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there doesnt hav to b space.n u will get every answer under the sun on this.kinda no right or wrong answer.i do use space but not immediatly.wen u drop roots below cup,yur levels shud b high enough to reach 1/2" over bottom of netcup.do this until yur rootball fills n with mass(rootball same circumference as netcup)then u can drop levels to wherever as long as roots r submerged at bottomOn a related topic how much space, if any, should there be between the bottom of the net pot and where the roots hit the water?
yes.once u hav even a couple roots hangin u dnt need drippersSo as of now it would be best to raise the nutrient level to the bottom of the cups and stop the drippers?
All the 5 gallon buckets are connected at the bottom with 1/2" tubing to the 5 gallon res. All buckets have the same level of water so right now it's a little under half way full with a total of 15 gallons of water. The res water pumps to the plants through the drippers and returns through the bottom tubes.How do u hav 5gal pots,with a 5gal rezi?drippers or no drippers thats a gal per pot...recirculating system u shud hav 25gal rezi,fill....drain..i gues i just dnt understand wat u got going on.but like already said the airstone will mix..id trash the drippers n go dwc imo
i get all that.do u hav airstone only n rezi?All the 5 gallon buckets are connected at the bottom with 1/2" tubing to the 5 gallon res. All buckets have the same level of water so right now it's a little under half way full with a total of 15 gallons of water. The res water pumps to the plants through the drippers and returns through the bottom tubes.
Air stones in each bucket:
Why is it that a 5-gallon rez isn't big enough isn't the only thing the reservoir for is to run the pump and to add and mix nutrients in?
I don't know where the not having an air stone in each thing came up but I do have one in each pot including the reservoir. sorry for the misunderstanding.
The only reason I'm running drip was because I was just waiting to start the dwc side that's all.
I don't see what's so weird about my system? And I'm not attempting to be argumentative I'm attempting to get better understanding. Honestly could just be about the way I explained my system. From what research I've done it except that I run drip instead of hand-feeding in between.
your original comment is what spurred the air stone discussion.Is it really necessary to have bubbles in each pot?
I've read the whole thread and am a little confused but I think I know what you are trying to figure out.I'm running a recirculating 6 x 5 gallon bucket & 5 gallon reservoir DWC/drip system. It drips until it gets to the point of sitting in the solution.
My question is this,
How low should I let the roots drop before I switch off the drip?
On a related topic how much space, if any, should there be between the bottom of the net pot and where the roots hit the water?
Is it really necessary to have bubbles in each pot? I would have thought that the dissolved oxygen, if enough for all plants in system, would travel throughout all the buckets naturally? They're all connected by return tubing at the bottom so it just seems likely is all.
I have bubbles in all the buckets but I just didn't get why.
I've been considering having another five or ten gallon bucket on a raised platform above my 5-gallon res. that way I can mix all my Solutions in the bucket that's risen above everything else and just have it gravity feed into the systems Reservoir.
Easier is the most important thing for me and they grow system. I'm actually Medical not to judge anybody who's not but it just goes to the story of my life and my grow. About 10 years ago I was in a huge motorcycle accident when I used to race. I broke for vertebrae almost died twice punctured lung brain hemorrhage the whole shebang. And I'm still really fucked up 10 years later so easy as a very important.
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