DrRabbit said:
Some of us prefer quality over quantity and almost always are flowering only single plants of a particular variety. You can't do the practically using your approach.
Yea really. QuaterbackMo is describing a monocropped, large-scale/commerical setup as the only hydroponic setup that could possibly make sense.
When the OP asked the most basic questions regarding hydroponics.
Suggesting an OP who asked a question as basic as the pros and cons of hydro - should immediately jump into a RDWC, much less one of the behemoths from cch20, is a recipe for total disaster.
I'm impressed with your thoughtful and diplomatic replay DrRabbit - I think you've made excellent points and I agree with all of them.
To wit, it is probably below me to pick apart Quarterback's poor advice, but his post smacks of a certain sort of smug certitude, and I find it really obnoxious:
QuarterbackMo said:
I think the reason everybody is giving him rdwc tips is because rdwc is the only practical way of doing dwc
Correct. When you are monocropping large grow-ops. Not when you are posting really simple questions.
QuarterbackMo said:
I did standalone buckets on my first grow ever because of bad advice on which is superior and it was the most time consuming pain in the ass to keep up with way of growing anything that was ever brought to the growing world
Bad advice? On which is superior? Based on the sole parameter of time spent adjusting the plant sites each day? When the OP described exactly zero of his grow parameters?
Seriously dude what are you even talking about?
QuarterbackMo said:
. I wish I would have started with a cch2o or similar setup.
This statement is just bizarre. Anyone with "years of experience" wouldn't be so cavalier about recommending a multi-thousand-dollar system (before lights and the rest of the motherfucker) to someone who is asking about pros and cons of hydroponics - much less imply they'd be all set to start with a complex RDWC like the UC.
The UC is
not a place to start.
Statements to the contrary are just cocky.
QuarterbackMo said:
This includes water levels, ph and everything else that comes along with dwc growing. Have fun keeping up with even 4 plants in a standalone setup everyday.
Holy shit did you just seriously describe like 12 minutes worth of work?
QuarterbackMo said:
Thats 4 different ph's, 4 different water levels, 4 different eating habits
Yea maybe. That is kind of an assumption - and again - it sort of isn't relevant if you are good at your nutrient-recipes and good with your strains.