My way is cheaper, easier, highly mobile, and well-suited to my needs.
I believe you are proposing the equivalent of buying a 747 to go to 7-11 for a Big Gulp.
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THIS ttystikk. There are plenty of good reasons to plumb shit together. And plenty of good reasons not too. The underlying grower and constraints of the grow-op are the important issues here -
not whether or not RDWC is an objectively better method given unlimited budget and a totally malleable grow space
RDWC is a very effective grow method - for those who have experience, an appropriate space, and the funds. Folks without a harvest to fund equipment purchases will likely find a chiller by itself unrealistic - considering a 1/10hp chiller will set you back like $350 - before you spend another $200 or $300 or so plumbing the thing up. Assuming you are pretty handy.
Folks growing in a spare bedroom or other finished space might also be hesitant to plumb out plant sites and pump around hundreds of gallons of nuted water. A pinprick leak undetected for even a few hours could cause immense damage to a person growing in a carpeted basement or the like.
ttystikk said:
QBMo and I share the opinion that if one is going to try a DWC approach, do RDWC. Who are you to judge his skill level, and for that matter, why are you assuming this person is so stupid they can't read a thermometer?
ttysttikk said:
I continue to take exception to your persistent mischaracterizations of the 'complexity' of RDWC vs. its benefits. Like I said, stick to what you know, and stop talking shit about what you don't.
For some reason you have reduced the
very real complexity of RDWC systems to a "thermometer." This is laughable ttystikk. Fucking laughable.
Let's see: Multiple fittings per plant site, water-tight plumbing, designing the circulation, accounting for fe loss due the pump in the fert recipie, proper water aeration and airstone placement, and a fucking $$$ chiller with the electricity (extra amperage those things get thirsty) budget to run it.
Have I forgotten anything ? Because you listed "thermometer" as the only requisite difference between the methods. Which, to reiterate, is just grossly absurd.
So - for the cost of the
least expensive chiller than hydrofarm makes - the 1/10hp model - not including any fittings, pumps, or anything else - I could build a dozen complete standalone 5-gallon hydrobuckets. That won't leak and do not require fixed plant sites or another several hundred dollars and a decent bit of expertise to plumb together.
And just to nitpick one last point:
ttystikk said:
It's fine as a hydroponic approach, within its limitations. One of those is a bad reputation for root rot, which RDWC is less prone to
Oh bullshit. First off, pump foul-ups can kill an entire RDWC run in 12 hours - secondly - root rot problems that plagued really experienced growers (guys that could grow you under the table ttystikk) more or less killed the MPB following around here not so long ago . .