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So Im gonna be growing some autoflower white widow and 3 of them will be in soil but I want to try hydroponics without a huge investment.
This is my design I whipped up in an afternoon with spare aquarium parts and random other stuff.
I have a few questions though, first off will this even work?
Is the net pot ok?
Will the aquarium gravel work alright? should I replace it with perlite or just not use anything and let the roots hang free?
Will the perlite work like that in the net pot? I plan on planting the seed about 1/4 inch above the waterline, after germination using the paper towel method.
My timers both only have 30 minute intervals. I plan on running 2 hours off, 30 minutes on during the 18 hour lights on cycle. This will probably change after testing how long the gravel and perlite stay wet. I am concerned about letting the pump run for 30 mins but I have heard it works for people to do so.
The net pot will be duct taped to the thermos and there will be a black trashbag duct taped on as a lid to prevent light leaking in when everything is ready.
The total volume of water I will be using in the reservoir is 3 gallons.
Any advice on this is welcome!
This is my design I whipped up in an afternoon with spare aquarium parts and random other stuff.
I have a few questions though, first off will this even work?
Is the net pot ok?
Will the aquarium gravel work alright? should I replace it with perlite or just not use anything and let the roots hang free?
Will the perlite work like that in the net pot? I plan on planting the seed about 1/4 inch above the waterline, after germination using the paper towel method.
My timers both only have 30 minute intervals. I plan on running 2 hours off, 30 minutes on during the 18 hour lights on cycle. This will probably change after testing how long the gravel and perlite stay wet. I am concerned about letting the pump run for 30 mins but I have heard it works for people to do so.
The net pot will be duct taped to the thermos and there will be a black trashbag duct taped on as a lid to prevent light leaking in when everything is ready.
The total volume of water I will be using in the reservoir is 3 gallons.
Any advice on this is welcome!
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