what is the easiest hydroponic diy set up

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bambam123

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i'm still trying to understand the concept of flood and drain. Where do u put the plants? why are there two buckets. I think i'll go with the dwc and use two pumps so incase one goes out the other one will be there
 
Styl!st07

Styl!st07

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One bucket holds the water and the other one (clear container on top) holds the plants that are in pots. The water stays in the bottom bucket till the pump turns on. the pump moves water up to the top clear tub and waters the plants. There are 2 lines in the top tub ones for the pump to bring water to the plants and the other one is there for the over flow. This will keep it from going all over ur house floor.

All u have to do is build what i have show u and put ur plants in pots filled with hydrotun and 1" rock wall cube and ur done. U dont even have to use hydrotun, u can use perlite too, but i wood get the Big and Chunky kind that way it can stay in the pot better.

Please read Al. B's 2 week harvest it will make u understand. If u read this thread u will understand everything im telling u. Its tells u everything about flood and drain systems, what to use as medium, and how to use the system.

If u have already read it then u need to read it again so when u ask ????? u know what u are talking about

Read first then ask ?????????????????
 
doogleef

doogleef

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Styl!st07 said:
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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Hey Stylist,

I like the mini f/d table you made there. Nice and simple. Did you get the flood/drain fittings at home depot? What is that second black thing in the bottom of you tub, air maybe? Thanks!
 
Styl!st07

Styl!st07

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doogleef said:
Hey Stylist,

QUOTE] What is that second black thing in the bottom of you tub, air maybe? Thanks!
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The bigger pump ($15) with the hoes is to fill the flood table, the second lil pump ($10) with no hoes connected to it is the recycleing pump. This is to keep the nutes stired up, sum ppl say u dont have to have one but it only cost me 10 bucks to add that to my system. I like to make sure every thing is all mixed at all times.

Im glad u like it, its very simple to put together.

I forgot to say that the only thing u might not find at home depot is the flood/drain connection, but if ur crafty u can rig sumthing together from the parts at home depot.

But yes i did find those connections at the hydro store. :leaf:
 

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doogleef

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Cool. Thanks man. Nice little setup. Rep +. I could probably fit one of these next to my normal table and use it to flush 2-3 plants a time for the last couple weeks of their flowering cycle.
 
Styl!st07

Styl!st07

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doogleef said:
Cool. Thanks man. Nice little setup. Rep +. I could probably fit one of these next to my normal table and use it to flush 2-3 plants a time for the last couple weeks of their flowering cycle.
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Thanx for the rep buddy

U can do it !!!!!!!

I can fit aleast 6-12 pots (5 1/2") in my flood table but 12 is pushing it uless u do a SoG style grow and chop the lower 1/3 of the plant so they have elbow room.

What happen to Bam Bam? R U STill Out Thr?

What have u desided my friend? do u need any more advice?

Good Luck with ur grow :leaf:

- Styl!st
 
Hydrotech364

Hydrotech364

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bambam123 said:
i'm going to go with the dwc but where can i get a good medium for it
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Any hydro shop,I even tore up rockwool cubes for one bubbler grow.I still use my 6in net pots and a 4in rockwool cube with hydroton rocks around it.Now that its winter im doing soil,Super Skunk.They are still in veg and stink up half my house.:weed:Ps you can use a 4in rockwool cube Just make small incisions in the bottom of the cube,makes it easier for the roots to grow.When youre not seeing growth in the plant its growing root structure.They will look like little ladders hanging from the bottom of the net pots.
 
Knally

Knally

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hey bambam 123, how ya' doin'?

I haven't been growing long, at least successfully. For most part I have a simple diy system.

10 gallon tote with 6 gallons of nutrient, ph'd water
4 to 6 plants in 2 inch rockwool
3 inch net pots with hydroton medium
drippers
water pump
air pump
air wands
GH 3-part nutes + Cal-Mag and HydroGuard
2 2 ft. 4 bulb HO T5's

I had 5 failed grows in soil before putting together this simple system that has worked for 6 straight grows for me. I got everything at local stores except the nutrients and T5 lights. I have been impressed with the root development and size of my grows and yield per plant with it. I have added stand alon GH Waterfarms to flower I use the tote for vegetation.

I attached some pics of my last grow of Dutch Dragon and Strawberry Cough grown in the diy tote system.

Good luck. Go Green ... Grow
 

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