Help Please - First Go At Hydroculture (dwc)

[Dutchcity]

 

[Northernpop]

Wow, that's a sweet setup pal. Mine looks small (2x3) and sh** in comparison, but I've knocked some decent weed out. Lol.

Happy growing !!

 

[Northernpop]

One more hydro Nubie question..... If you have to empty and scrub the hydro container every seven days, how do you do that when it's full of roots?

Please put me out of my misery !!

Happy growing.

 

[EventHorizan]

Ah, ok. Like temps and ec? My ph and ec probe finally came from china today, but reading through my main reference book (cultivating cannabis in the 21st century by C.K. Watson), it states that every hydroponic system must have the reservoir changed and throughly scrubbed every 7 days. With this, potentially two feeds a day, and temp issues, I think it seems a difficult thing to do. And very time consuming compared to soil.

Any other comments on hydro guys?

Peace out.

Bro im on vacation with shitty signal.. I will give you the thread to read on dwc first time ans i promise u will be sold.. Mon n8ght i be back..

 

[Northernpop]

No problem, and cheers. Have a great holiday pal !!

Oh, and I think I'm trying to assemble a aeroponic system. Lol. Low pressure spray bars on a timer.

 

[Northernpop]

Dwc does sound the easiest though !!

Happy growing.

 

[OldManRiver]

How warm can the water be when using +life? I still need to try this but have not had time to get to the local shop.

Thanks,

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I used hydroguard, my reservoir was at high 70's and everything was fine.

 

[EventHorizan]

Just checking in with my shitty signal.. Im in the sticks u might say lol...

I catch up with you tomm....

 

[EventHorizan]

One more hydro Nubie question..... If you have to empty and scrub the hydro container every seven days, how do you do that when it's full of roots?

Please put me out of my misery !!

Happy growing.

U dont have to scrub a dwc bucket every 7 days... Horse hockey...
HOWEVER...
In flower u will have to add water ever day or ever6 other day and readjust ppm and ph...

My thread which is the star wars themed thread.. First 40 or so pages outlines my first use of dwc.. And all the advice i got plus mistakes i made.. I urge you tobread it.. The thread is over a 1000 pages. But the first 40 are really valuable

 

[EventHorizan]

I used hydroguard, my reservoir was at high 70's and everything was fine.

I used hydrogaurd too.. It worked good..
But now i use +life cause its cheaper and has more species of beneficial bacteria...

 

[EventHorizan]

It never drops below 65 at night, but rises to up to 89*f in some evenings.

Thats pretty warm.. I say if you are gonna do just one plant the build a dwc bucket out of a 27 gal tote. I got some really good ideas for you.. Im 9n the way back from my mini vacation so i share them with you when I get home...

 

[Northernpop]

Thats pretty warm.. I say if you are gonna do just one plant the build a dwc bucket out of a 27 gal tote. I got some really good ideas for you.. Im 9n the way back from my mini vacation so i share them with you when I get home...

Yes, I'm looking through last year's temperature and humidity notes now (nerd), and it does go up to high 80's in there. However, I've been keeping an eye on the temps in a gallon of water in grow, and it hasn't reached 73*f, despite the grow room being about 80*f a foot higher up.

It's really appreciated Evenhorizan, and I've already bought the spay nozzles, ph and ec meters, grommets, and pump, so it's too late to back down now. My long suffering wife knows this by now. Hahaha.

I'm buying this box that holds 100 litres and even has wheels for transport. What do you think ? ...... the second pic shows a good YouTube diy tote aeroponics system, that I'll attempt. If it holds 50 litres the temps should never rise too much.

Peace out !!

 

[Northernpop]

Will this setup be ok with an adjustable internal pump of 285 litres per hour (3w), or 400 litres per hour (5w) ? I fancy the Hailea HX800 or HX1500

Cheers !!

 

[Northernpop]

Will this setup be ok with an adjustable internal pump of 285 litres per hour (3w), or 400 litres per hour (5w) ? I fancy the Hailea HX800 or HX1500

Cheers !!

 

[Northernpop]

I bought the aeroponic container (tope?). It's 110 litres. Also, my spray jets have arrived.

Getting there.....

 

[Northernpop]

So, Will this setup be ok with an adjustable internal pump of 285 litres per hour (3w), or 400 litres per hour (5w) ? I fancy the Hailea HX800 or HX1500 or something similar.

Happy growing !!

 

[Northernpop]

Please advise guys, I've got my low pressure tope container, and need to know the best gal/hr or litres/hour to go for. I don't want to overdo it, due to engine wattage (noise and heat). I'm thinking between 400 litres/ hour to 1000 litres per hour.

Cheers in advance.

 

[OldManRiver]

Please advise guys, I've got my low pressure tope container, and need to know the best gal/hr or litres/hour to go for. I don't want to overdo it, due to engine wattage (noise and heat). I'm thinking between 400 litres/ hour to 1000 litres per hour.

Cheers in advance.

The lower range will be fine.

 

[Northernpop]

Cheers oldmanriver !!

Ordering now. Even the lower pump should mean a full 2 to 3 full pump cycles per hour at 15 mins on and 15mins off.

How's best to clean these containers then, have a spare to dump the plants and lid into, or should I just use a cleaner/good bacteria to kill pythem etc.?

 

[OldManRiver]

Cheers oldmanriver !!

Ordering now. Even the lower pump should mean a full 2 to 3 full pump cycles per hour at 15 mins on and 15mins off.

How's best to clean these containers then, have a spare to dump the plants and lid into, or should I just use a cleaner/good bacteria to kill pythem etc.?

I never clean mine during the crop. I use some hydroguard to be safe, but generally I just dump and fill.