Diy dwc bucket Videos

+Kyle FletcherCan I have a link, please? Or the name?

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+Anthony Reyes How do you know? Do you have any photos?

Use a cage or trellis

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HI sorry for the late reply, im using the BEST there is! i have incorporated DWC with autopot. Meaning i am always in DWC but i do not need NO PUMS!!! to continiously refil. My plants drink all they need with oxystones air suppliment and the water does NOT go back into the tank like DWC today. this messes up the ph levels due to the salts generated. I rarely have to refill and my ph levels are NEVER affected. the water is all used up by the plants thus no wasre! gravity fed, NO PUMOS! Ultimate

Thank u for a detailed video. I use something very close to your buckets. I found after a few months, the roots wrap around the bubbler and makes it hard to pull the plant up. I also use a fish tank heater, and again the roots wrap around it also. I don't pull my plants up, but I do drain, then move to my flowering room. I wonder if fish tank tubing isn't cheaper than the 1/4 inch irrigation hoses. I need to check that out. But again, thank u for a nice video. Well done.

I'm going to try this. I think gluing the stone to the bottom seems unnecessary. If you rig a way to lift the airstone out the top without moving the net basket, you can drain the bucket with your drain tube and pour new nutrients through the hydroton. Then if you want to change the airstones (or inspect) you can pull them up through the top. I'm thinking maybe a 1" holesaw in the basket rim, then use one of those foam clone inserts around the tube to plug the hole?

Q: So, in regards to regulating the volume of water in the bucket, do you just fill it to , say, 80% capacity up to the netti pots - and then keep that same volume for the entire duration of the grow? Or, as the roots get longer and longer, to you steadily reduce the water volume? My assumption is that in a "Deep Water Culture" DWC hydroponic system, the whole purpose it to keep as much of the roots as fully submerged as possible.

5 Gal Bucket (Lowes) Sunsytems bucket lid net pot 6inch (online or local hydro store) Small airstone and air pump (Walmart) 1/4 in black hose for airline ( irrigation line Lowes) 1/4 in vinyl tee fittings (Lowes) 1/2 in x 1/2 in insert elbow (Lowes Plumbing) 1-1/8 in OD x 5/8 in ID Rubber grommet (Lowes Speciality hardware) 3/4 inOD x 5/8 in ID Clear Vinyl Tubing (Lowes Plumbing) Wire Green border fence (Lowes)

Just to help clarify - Hydroton is a brand name of LECA (Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate). Hydroton stopped production a few months ago and is getting harder to find at grow shops. There are other brands out there though. The name "Hydroton" is used as a general term for LECA. I just don't want anyone to be confused when they go shopping for hydroton and the store says "they quit making it". Happy growing!

very informational, i´d like some more informations, i´d categorize this movie as step one, you kind of helped us through how to make the most important "ingredient" wich is the medium i´d like to know, how about ph levels? im sure we all know how to measure ph, but what is the best ph level and how does one obtain this level? (long term) how often is it required to clean your mediums?

You know you can just use the water gauge insert idea, and run your air into the bucket that way. That's what I do. I just lift the lid to check the fuel, and run air through the bottom hole, like the water gauge. Same size bucket hole with grommet, just adapted down to air pump line outlet size via pvc pieces. Its the cheap way, really. It eliminates the need for an air stone.

He did have an in-line air check valve so that shouldn't be possible. Arguably somewhere down the road the grommit could fail and leak on the floor, but you're only looking at a 3.5-4gal spill You could put the pot in one of those plastic sement mixing pans if you were worried about that (if you're growing in the house for example). Good tip on the high volume stones.

Great vid sir.. I am doing a hydroponic 5 gal bucket system w/airstone.. I have had my water level (when pot is in and nested) near the top of the basket almost getting the top hydraton wet.. Should I loswe the water down to only a half inch above the pot to get air on the roots? Any advice would be great, thank you.

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I would like to use round river rock (small) or lava rock cuz the hydroton is expensive. Plus I would have to travel FAR to get them. What would be my down falls of the rocks I want to use. Scaring roots, heavier to work with, alge. give it to me man, I can take it.lol

Get a second 5 gal bucket and drill a hole in the bottom of each and run a length about 6" between the two. Leave your cuke in the first bucket and adjust your nutes in the other bucket. It will take a short while for the two buckets to come to equilibrium.

Indeed, I've just put together my first system based on research, and could have saved myself a lot of hassle when I got home and two hours wandering stupidly around Lowe's with a very depressed wife and 3-yr. old daughter had I found this video sooner.

@ parisnydude98 when the plants are young and just placed in system I have the solution a half inch above bottom of net pot. Once the roots grow down into the solution I lower the solution to a half inch below the net pots. How this helps.

greners.com (among others) has the product at least to see what he's talking about. They seemed to have a better price than alot on amazon. If you walk in a local hydroponics store they almost certainly have bags laying around for sale.

Just a bit of advice...the grommets will fit A LOT better in a 13/16 hole rather than the 7/8 hole that that he used. I found that under 4 gallons of water, the 7/8 hole leaked very slightly. I had no leaks at all with the 13/16 hole.

I tried your idea... I must say that it's a great design, and can easily be modified to suit any of your needs. I living in a tropical country, move my plants in and out doors, needless to say, we all know the complications involved .

About the nutrient solution...I made one bucket like that one you which you have made and I got stuck at the point where the nutrients come. I have All Purpose Plant Food 20 20 20, can I use that? I am trying to grow Tomatoes...

Just made one, turned out great. I was wondering how to actually use it for a nice grow. Are you suppose to let the water circulate 24/7 on its own till i replace water, or are u suppose have a certain watering schedule??

Would a top drip system be a good addition to this set up? I know that the aggregate wicks nuets and water up, but I want to make sure even at early stages that my plants can get what they need with little effort.

@Tyroneshoelaces714, out ready doesn't matter the size of the net pot, the issue will be supporting the large plant especially during water changes. Make the trellis higher and support the plant well. Good luck.

Dud you ought to use flat plane lid with centre pots so you can simply just remove the plant and roots to an awaiting cleaned prepared bucket to save all the buckets!!! but i love innovaters so THUMBS UP to you!

hi, Jksax914 i have been looking in to hydroton. one thing i cant seem to find is how long is the life span of hydroton. been looking online but cant find any information. do you know how long it last? thanks

@iceboxhog3, why hydroton is used is its ability to asorb the solution and hold moisture. So maybe lava rock would work if the ph of the stone isn't a problem. The river stone i would say no. Hope this helps.

How often do you change water? What kind of nutrients do you use? Distilled or reverse osmosis water? Sorry if this is a lot to answer, but you said feel free to post our questions...lol

Please respond...What is the name of those stones you are putting your plant in. I heard something that sounded like HY-DROTTEN??? Can you give me the correct spelling of that please?