Thinking about rdwc?

stiffnuts12 said:

Ok so if I keep the res outside off my tent, shut all heat to the room off and use a water chiller. Would it work? The basement is where the force air heater is and is warm if not the warmest part of the house.

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Hmm. Well then lol. Small Bsmt? My forced air furnace is also in my bsmt but I have most ducts closed so my bsmt stays pretty cool. Every situation is unique I guess.

myke said:

Hmm. Well then lol. Small Bsmt? My forced air furnace is also in my bsmt but I have most ducts closed so my bsmt stays pretty cool. Every situation is unique I guess.

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Ya its small like a 20 by 20 its a weird area

I have a 5x5,I play around with different ways.Last run was 3 rdwc 5g pails 1 coco and 5 organic.Dont have to commit you whole room.
A simple system like two totes with a flexable hose between 1 1/2 .one is plants (2) other is res.It can be 20' away just takes more hose.Small pump runs 1/2" hose to the plants to make waterfalls.Simple and cheap.

So the water in the buckets needs to be 65 to 68. But what about the leaf suffic temp 84 degrees or so right?

I'm trying to get a understanding for this sorry for all the questions

stiffnuts12 said:

So the water in the buckets needs to be 65 to 68. But what about the leaf suffic temp 84 degrees or so right?

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Yeah,this is why the cool bsmt is perfect.My room can be 80f in the top half but down on the floor were my cold air comes in will be 70f.

I grow the hydro plants taller before I trellis so the canopy is higher in my room where its warmer.

stiffnuts12 said:

Why do I see ppl saying rdwc is difficult. Am I looking at the wrong path as far as hydroponics goes? Please share your experiences so I can weigh the pros and cons

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RDWC is probably the easiest method, with spectacular results. However, it doesn't replace practice growing in general. Take a look at my grow room thread below. I made several improvements along the way, so you'll see my room morph over time.

stiffnuts12 said:

Or am I making more of a headache than it's worth?

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BTW, I find RDWC much easier than soil. Plus, there's no heavy lifting of bags of soil. All the weight is in the water. The totes and pipes weigh nothing. The trick is to run plumbing into the grow space and have a way to drain the water later.

JSB99 said:

RDWC is probably the easiest method, with spectacular results. However, it doesn't replace practice growing in general. Take a look at my grow room thread below. I made several improvements along the way, so you'll see my room morph over time.

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I see no link or thread?

rdwc results are hard to beat but you do have to commit to being around pretty much every day for about 10 weeks.

stiffnuts12 said:

I see no link or thread?

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The link is in my signature box, below named "My RDWC/UC Grow Room"

JSB99 said:

The link is in my signature box, below named "My RDWC/UC Grow Room"

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I don’t see it either. Maybe because he’s on a phone ??

rkymtnman said:

rdwc results are hard to beat but you do have to commit to being around pretty much every day for about 10 weeks.

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Longest I feel comfortable leaving a running grow is about 3 days, even with automation.

GBAUTO said:

Longest I feel comfortable leaving a running grow is about 3 days, even with automation.

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not to brag, but i do waterfarms drain to waste and can go away 2 weeks. the trickiest part was finding nutes that would be stable pH that long. but it can be done!!! lol

rkymtnman said:

not to brag, but i do waterfarms drain to waste and can go away 2 weeks. the trickiest part was finding nutes that would be stable pH that long. but it can be done!!! lol

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So by stable you mean a nutrient line that breaks down slowly over a course of 2 weeks?

So is the rdwc waterfall setup imlooking at decent?

stiffnuts12 said:

So by stable you mean a nutrient line that breaks down slowly over a course of 2 weeks?

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not really. pH stable for a week or 2. so it basically will stay b/t 5.5 to 6.1 (roughly).

stiffnuts12 said:

So is the rdwc waterfall setup imlooking at decent?

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what is your goal? do you have a plant count to worry about? do you like to be precise or is "close enough" good?

that fallponics is a proven system. you could DIY for much cheaper if that's your style.

I'm chasing yield man. I can do 4 plants