Bubbleponic Setup Question

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walkewoo

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Hey everyone.

I am setting up a DWC/bubbleponic grow and had a question regarding the bubbleponic portion of the set-up.

If I wanted to run three plants in three separate 5gallon buckets, would I need three separate water pumps? Or could I have one water pump somehow connected to each basket supplying feeder tubes with water.

Maybe I am making this too difficult and missing the obvious answer. Thanks in advance for any help.
 
DivinePower

DivinePower

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Skip the water pump! Lots of air... lots of bubbles... lots of happy plants!

I skipped the water pump out of budgeting concerns the week I started my DWC bin up. I'm so glad I did! Simplifies it... keeps extra heat out... and its less to clean! Take a look at my signature and you can see the growth rates!
 
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caregivers

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I agree with DivinePower but....

If you really wanted to run one water pump then you probably would need a controller/resevoir. Or you could run a small cheap water pump in each. I found that water pumps in DWC are more of a hassle after my plants root; gets all tangled up and becomes a pain in the azz to mess with.

Happy growing!
 
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walkewoo

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Thanks for the help guys!! How then do you accurately water them until the roots are long enough to drink directly from the water?

Thanks Everyone
 
DivinePower

DivinePower

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You just want to keep the medium and current root zone moist - not wet. If you check it after its been bubbling a while there should be enough of a mist from the bubbles breaking to keep that going. If not... raise your water level a smidge or hand water - just dont over due the hand waterings. The less you hand water and the more you make the roots search, the faster you will end up with roots.
 
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walkewoo

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Great Stuff, thanks everyone. I am currently reading my way through those tutorials again...

Anyways if I were to be growing three plants in a 4x4x6.5 tent would you guys suggest I use three 5gallon buckets and have one in each or use a 15gal tote for all three.

Would the yield be effected either way, ease of use ect are things I am trying to consider in making this decision.
 
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xsteward01

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walkewoo said:
Great Stuff, thanks everyone. I am currently reading my way through those tutorials again...

Anyways if I were to be growing three plants in a 4x4x6.5 tent would you guys suggest I use three 5gallon buckets and have one in each or use a 15gal tote for all three.

Would the yield be effected either way, ease of use ect are things I am trying to consider in making this decision.
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Hey man, I also am new to DWC i am using 2 ,5 gal buckets in a 2x6x6.5 grow tent , i am out of room, i mis judged the DWC, make sure you flower them when they have reached no more than halfway mark between the top of the plant and the light.As you can see in the pic i might have F'd up
 

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walkewoo

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xsteward01 said:
Hey man, I also am new to DWC i am using 2 ,5 gal buckets in a 2x6x6.5 grow tent , i am out of room, i mis judged the DWC, make sure you flower them when they have reached no more than halfway mark between the top of the plant and the light.As you can see in the pic i might have F'd up
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Good call on that, so your seeing quite a bit of upword growth even after you switched to 12/12. Are you happy with the 5gal buckets or would you have any reason to want to switch to a tote?

Thanks everyone, anybody else have an opinion of 5gal separates or one large tote??
 
DivinePower

DivinePower

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Dont be to worried about letting them grow right past the light. I've done it although not optimal... I didn't see a major impact to the plants production.
 
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SIV3L

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how many gallons of water is in ur rez? You will need a pump that emits close to or MORE Liters per gallon as what you are using. Otherwise once your roots hit the water they will drown. drown I tell ya. I think most dual pumps are rated for 7.8 liters or about 2 gallons of water. If you had 4 gallons in your tank you would need 2 7.8L pumps to cover the amount of agua you are using. 7.8 or 8 if we round it + 8 = 16L giving you more than enough air to sustain healthy roots. Get it?
 
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xsteward01

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walkewoo said:
Good call on that, so your seeing quite a bit of upword growth even after you switched to 12/12. Are you happy with the 5gal buckets or would you have any reason to want to switch to a tote?

Thanks everyone, anybody else have an opinion of 5gal separates or one large tote??
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depending on the strain, my girls are at least 3 ft round, i am also using 1000 wt HPS light so they are growing wide as well, I made my own out of 5 gallon bucket and there is no way even 3 would fit in my tent , im growing Shamulin which is an indika dom hibrd :weed:
 
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xsteward01

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xsteward01 said:
depending on the strain, my girls are at least 3 ft round, i am also using 1000 wt HPS light so they are growing wide as well, I made my own out of 5 gallon bucket and there is no way even 3 would fit in my tent , im growing Shamulin which is an indika dom hibrd :weed:
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so far i manually put 1 1/2 gallons every other day and she drinks it all ,i was worried bout how to moniter the water i made these buckets myself.So far they looks good just getting to big
 
DivinePower

DivinePower

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You can veg them together but I'd grow them in their own 5 gallon buckets so you have plenty of room for the root ball to grow.
 
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xsteward01

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DivinePower said:
You can veg them together but I'd grow them in their own 5 gallon buckets so you have plenty of room for the root ball to grow.
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I would agree, seperate buckets, youll find that your plants will get pretty big at least mine did and they need room to grow, everyone has different ideas hope mine will help :peace:
 
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