I have a very basic bucket setup where when I go to change the ph I have to take the plant off to allow easy access to the nuts beneath. Any easy methods that the pros use?
Wiggla, I have a Water-Farm for my mother. What it is, is a 5 gallon square bucket, with a shorter bucket that fits inside of it with a bunch of holes in the bottom. there is a Hallo that drips water in the grow medium from the rez in the 5 gallon bucket below. Which only holds 2,5 gallons because the plant bucket sits inside of it.
What I did to increase my res volume, and also make it much, much easier to change out the nut water is this. I drilled a hole in the side of the rez bucket at the bottom, and then placed a fitting in this hole that you can put a 1/2" hose on. I then took another 5 gallon bucket and did the same thing. I then connected the two buckets together with a 1/2" hose with a shut off valve between them. When I need to do a Water change, I take the hose off the extra bucket and drain all the old water. I then replace the hose, and mix a full 5 gallons in the extra bucket. When the PH and PPM is correct, I open the valve and half of the Nut Water flows into the plant Res. As the plant drinks water, more of the water drains from the extra res to the plant res. It works great. i do not now have to lift my plant out to change the water. Plus I doubled my res volume.