Should i abandon dwc grow?

Weednoob · Oct 24, 2024

I have started a DWC grow a week ago and a business trio just came up for around the 7th week (I am growing a 10 week seed to harvest northern light)

I doubt i can find anyone reliable looking after my plant at that time.

Should i abandon the grow? Any alternatives to survive the week?

Its still in a propagator so not actually dwc yet

Brotofsky · Oct 24, 2024

Sorry about your dilemma. I think one of the many great thing about DWC is that you can walk away from it for a bit without it drying out. How big is your res, how long will you be gone?

Weednoob · Oct 24, 2024

Brotofsky said:
Sorry about your dilemma. I think one of the many great thing about DWC is that you can walk away from it for a bit without it drying out. How big is your res, how long will you be gone?

I have a 5 gallon res (20L). Unfortunately i will be gone for 4-6 days at a flowering period (2-3 weeks before harvest)

I can do something about the res. Have like a backup or something but what about not being able to adjust ph etc?

Brotofsky · Oct 24, 2024

Do you have pic of the plants now? 4-6 days with the roots suspended in water isn’t bad as long as you can control the other parts of your environment, ie light, airflow, temps.

Weednoob · Oct 24, 2024

Brotofsky said:
Do you have pic of the plants now? 4-6 days with the roots suspended in water isn’t bad as long as you can control the other parts of your environment, ie light, airflow, temps.

Its still germination so not really worth a pic.
I can control air, temp, light etc automatically. But during that time i am afraid that nutrient and water consumption will be too high. And with so much roots its not really 5 gallons of nutrients solution.

My main concern is that water, nutrients will run out

Olddude420 · Oct 24, 2024

No need to cancel grow. You can do it. Go look at PA Hydroponics YouTube videos. He talks about and installs an external 26 gallon tote reservoir (in one video) just for such occasions when you will be away. I installed one on my system but have not needed to use it yet, but it is there if needed. It just needs to sit a little higher than wherever water goes into your bucket/reservoir (whichever you have). It will gravity feed only if needed.

Weednoob · Oct 24, 2024

Olddude420 said:
No need to cancel grow. You can do it. Go look at PA Hydroponics YouTube videos. He talks about and installs an external 26 gallon tote reservoir (in one video) just for such occasions when you will be away. I installed one on my system but have not needed to use it yet, but it is there if needed. It just needs to sit a little higher than wherever water goes into your bucket/reservoir (whichever you have). It will gravity feed only if needed.

Can you send link?

Olddude420 · Oct 28, 2024

Weednoob said:
Can you send link?

I don't have a link, but if you go into YouTube and search "PA Hydroponics" Gary's videos will pop up. Scroll thru until you find the one on external auxiliary reservoirs. You can buy the part for filling from him and get the tote at a big home improvement store.

ajpapenfuss · Oct 28, 2024

I wouldn't scrap it I run 4 separate 5 gallon dwc no reservoir I change my water every 7 days it can make 7 days but it close

Almi57 · Nov 22, 2024

Here is the float valve you would need. https://shop.pahydroponics.com/youtube-channel-products/?page=4

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