what is the easiest hydroponic diy set up

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bambam123

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what type of hydroponic system is the easisest for a beginner. And where can i find a tutorial to making one?
 
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Old in the Way

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You need to read the threads at the top of the hydro section and I mean read them thoroughly....consider them hydro 101 then you will either have an answer to your question or so many ideas swirling around that brain of yours that you will return to ask well researched specific questions from which we can offer advice instead of suggesting and providing blueprints for a diy op.......happy reading

1. Get a harvest every 2 weeks
2. Harvest a pound every three weeks
3. Al B FaQt
4. Hydroponics

.....to clarify, you can read the others as you like
 
Florida Girl

Florida Girl

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bambam123 said:
what type of hydroponic system is the easisest for a beginner. And where can i find a tutorial to making one?
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If you aren't set on a full hydro system you might want to check out the Hempy method. It's a passive hydro system done with a soilless medium.

I love the Hempy method as it's simple and you can either feed manually or setup a timer with water pump, sprinkler riser and drip hoses to water on a schedule.

Here's a thread with the 'how to' https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/59705-hempy-collective.html
 
theotherc

theotherc

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Florida Girls is right, Hands down Hempy Buckets. I love them! I use 2 gallon buckets with a hole drilled about 2" up for the reserve. I am currently trying sunshine mix in hempy bucket, and I must say I am really liking it.
 
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bambam123

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i read the hempy bucket and i'm interested in doing that but i'm still a little confused on how to make it. Won't the water just fall out of the hole?
 
Hydrotech364

Hydrotech364

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The marijuana growers bible is downloadable on limewire.Pretty basic air pump hose 5 inch airstone 6 inch net pot and a 5 gallon bucket to hold it all together.Download the bible!!!!!
 
Florida Girl

Florida Girl

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bambam123 said:
i read the hempy bucket and i'm interested in doing that but i'm still a little confused on how to make it. Won't the water just fall out of the hole?
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No... you drill the hole 2" from the bottom... which means you have a 2" reservoir for the roots to feast on. My experience is showing me the larger the container... the more inches you want at the bottom (larger pot...more roots).

I keep airstones in my external res. so it has plenty of oxygen...... with each watering you give the roots a good feed and the water coming down pushes the lower res water out the side hole.

It doesn't get much easier then Hempy. This grow I had a few problems..... but with hempy it's pretty easy to figure out what the problem is.

Here is a link to my first grow...which started out as 3 plants... but ended up with only 1 female... so the pics in this thread are my 1 girl. I grew Hempy... :D https://www.rollitup.org/harvesting-curing/102084-shes-coming-down-today-i.html
 
topfuel29

topfuel29

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BubblePonics DIY
Go to Wall-Mart
1- pack of Oasis Foam (the wet stuff) (Back in the crafts dept.)
1- plastic tote
1- Plastic tote Lid
1- Fish Pump
1- Fish Aquarium Air Stone
1- pack of Aquarium air pump hose

Drill some holes in the side of the tote for the air hose. (above the water Line)
Drill some holes in the lid for what ever size pots you want.
Hook it all up and Go.
Super Easy-- What ever works best for the individual.
 

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bambam123

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topfuel your setup seems very simple but i have a question that might sound stupid. How does the water get to the roots? Should the net pots be submerged in the water? I always thought they were supposed to be above
 
topfuel29

topfuel29

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bambam123 said:
topfuel your setup seems very simple but i have a question that might sound stupid. How does the water get to the roots? Should the net pots be submerged in the water? I always thought they were supposed to be above
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My Cups, I don't have pots. I just bought some little tiny cheap plastic cups
and made some hole in the bottom. My "Cups" are about 1-1/4 inches under water.
as long as you have oxygen. I have 2 air stones on a double pump.
 

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leggoeggo

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hydrotech364 said:
Listen to the princess,I cut my teeth on DWC build a bubbler bro:peace:
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wait, whats the difference between DWC and bubbleponics? I thought they were the same...?

I'm about to put my girls in their system:
rubbermade tote
4 net pots
clay pellet
pump
2-4 airstones

whats that then??
 
Styl!st07

Styl!st07

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If u go Hydro go with a flood and drain and use pots to put ur plants in that way u can move them around as use need to. In a DWC one the plants get a few weeks old u can move them around very easily and if a pump goes out or the power trips then they will die of over watering. A drip system is kind of a pain in the ass for a first time grow so the only thing left is to go with the Flood/Drain.

I woo read Al B.'s 2 week Harvest and read it front to back. Thats where i wood start, there is allot of great info in there and u will no what Im talking about when u read it. The flood and drain can get very exspensive if u go Big but keep it small and u will be OK.

I got all my stuff from the container store and home depot and spent a lil over $50. This is as easy as it gets
 

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