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Is there a minimum height for DWC reservoir?

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Is there a minimum height for DWC reservoir?

geemonty Jan 20, 2022 4 Replies 3,333 Views
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I have been growing in soil for about a year but just started my first DWC grow which is doing amazing and I am loving the method. I am going to change my second grow to DWC as well but I have some height constraints in the location I am growing in. Is there a minimum height for a dwc reservoir? I was hoping I could maybe get a shorter tote from the big box store and make my own to get a few more inches of growing height in my space vs using the standard 5gal bucket. Nothing I found so far seems to really address this except for one post I found suggesting 10" from bottom of net pot. Would something like this or this be too short? My space is small so was hoping to get a few more inches for grow height this would give me ~5.
 
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your DWC tote can be any size. What matters is that smaller container are harder to stabilize and they don't have enough room for roots to grow in water.
 
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your DWC tote can be any size. What matters is that smaller container are harder to stabilize and they don't have enough room for roots to grow in water.
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Thanks for the quick reply! I was looking at these in the store and was concerned with the room for the roots and how that might interfere with the air stone etc. Do you think I would run into problems with these more squat containers? I'm am growing in a cupboard so I have a very small space so that 5" would be amazing if this would work. I guess I could try it and if it has issues I just switch to a 5g bucket.
 
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i had trouble stabilizing 5 gallon. It's easier when its above 10 gallon
 
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i had trouble stabilizing 5 gallon. It's easier when its above 10 gallon
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I'm at 10 gallon per plant and it's still not enough. People might call me crazy but I'd say at least 10-20 per plant.
 
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