DWC Sytem opinions

[DismalDude]

Hello farmers,
I am thinking of switching from soil to DWC in the near future and have been looking around at complete systems. I found this one and it does seem to be exactly what I'm looking for to go into my 4x4 tent.
I'm looking for feedback/advice as to what my fellow farmers think of this system whether it be good or bad and if bad what recommendations would you suggest? Thanks for looking!

http://www.amazon.com/AquaBuckets-Gallon-Culture-Hydroponic-System/dp/B007I6ZVUI

 

[IndaVI]

Sup dude? Looks like a good rig... You can easily fill your tent with that an with minimal veg time too... Growth with a system like that will be explosive... I grew in dwc for a couple years with great success them moved to a different house with well water and was beset with slime... Had to invest in a r/o unit and a chiller to get things under control...

 

[IndaVI]

Have you thought about wether you will run sterile or bennies? If you don't have a cool res ( under 70) bennies are the way to go. Either way it will be a fun challenge that can be VERY rewarding....

 

[DismalDude]

Have you thought about wether you will run sterile or bennies? If you don't have a cool res ( under 70) bennies are the way to go. Either way it will be a fun challenge that can be VERY rewarding....

Sterile for sure.I know that system has the filter but I've never done DWC before so I would go sterile for at least one run to get my weed legs. ;) I was thinking that I'd insulate the buckets for temps.

 

[DismalDude]

Upon reading a bit more it seems the best way to go would be with a chiller.I'm looking hard at this one.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000W4S45C...TF8&colid=1M517LPP8UKML&coliid=I33PYNPRL05JDW

 

[IndaVI]

You might consider rotating some cold packs or frozen water bottles in the controll bucket to chill things down a bit... Then again I live in the Caribbean where things tend to be on the warm side... Res temps might not be an issue!:D

 

[IndaVI]

That will do the trick... Set that baby on 64 degrees ... Maybe a little dm zone just to be safe and you will have monsters in no time!

 

[DismalDude]

Thanks for your feedback IndVI,much appreciated.Will be looking to order in the next two months for sure.Meters,PH kit,chiller,DWC system,calibration solution,Dm zone gold,and Rockwool will look to run me about $670 with tax.

 

[IndaVI]

The meters can be a b!t@#! I've had some good ones and a lot of crappy ones now I'm back to drops for ph and a blue labs wand for ppm.... The Hanna ph checker was a decent ph meter... Anyways good luck man and keep us posted!

 

[e4ian]

(in the day)I went from soil too Nft too Nft and Coco Coir to rDWC (and h/w coir plants!)
DWC offers the fastest way to grow with the biggest Yield
Nft was finee too..

 

[FooDoo]

Frozen water bottles is ghetto and will not work.

64 is too cold. You'll slow your growth down. 68 is great . 66 is a lil bit better but depending on room temp the buckets will condensate and sweat a little at 66.

If you're doing buckets like that cheap amazon system I would build my own for a third of the cost.

If you want to buy a system, the only one worth spending retail pricing on is under current.

Get yourself a bluelab gauradian that will constantly read pH, ppm and water temp.

In a 4x4 I'd go with a 1000 watt light . that's 62.5 watts per square foot. Which is more then enough. A 600 watt would be 37.5 watts per square foot which is just barely "OK" but not near the ideal 50

 

[IndaVI]

I've been ising hydroton in my net pots but am thinking about switching to a chow mix...
Also I have some hercules pots... Will they work for net pots in dwc?

 

[dieselgrower]

Frozen water bottles is ghetto and will not work.

64 is too cold. You'll slow your growth down. 68 is great . 66 is a lil bit better but depending on room temp the buckets will condensate and sweat a little at 66.

If you're doing buckets like that cheap amazon system I would build my own for a third of the cost.

If you want to buy a system, the only one worth spending retail pricing on is under current.

Get yourself a bluelab gauradian that will constantly read pH, ppm and water temp.

In a 4x4 I'd go with a 1000 watt light . that's 62.5 watts per square foot. Which is more then enough. A 600 watt would be 37.5 watts per square foot which is just barely "OK" but not near the ideal 50

 

[dieselgrower]

Try 2x400 its closer to a 1000

 

[IndaVI]

I built a dwc out of a cooler once... Frozen water bottles worked well only had to change em out every couple days