rdwc res size question

I currently do soil and hempy but want to make a switch too rdwc sometime in the future. So I bought all the materials today to build a rdwc and fuck around a little. I want to build one five gallon bucket rwdc. Should I go with another 5 gallon bucket for my res or use a 18 or 20 gallon tote? My main goal is to learn to work out of the res (control ph, ppm, temps and do add backs). Will the 5 gallon be enough to get the experience to scale up later on. My feeling is go with the bigger res because it will be more stable but I would hate to clean up a newbie mistake.

Youll have a way easier time with a bigger res. Go with a 10 gal.

John

thanks man thats what i thought

Howdy,

BubbleMaids rock...almost done my second grow and have realized....It's not rocket surgery.

Second time around used 1/10 of the nutes, only changed rez once the whole grow, didn't test pH (meter broke) ... result was bigger plants...go figure..

Cheers,
SilverSerf

whew, glad to here its not like rocket surgery. I would imagine that is the most difficult. Thanks. Thats how i want my rdwc experience to be. right now doing hempy and it can not get any easier and impressive. Wish I would have started hempy from the beginning.