SmokinSwede
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How long can you leave the plants unattended between topping off in say a 5 gal bucket if you had to?
Thinking of doing dwc but I travel for work.
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0011StealTH
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i agree with the last post
it all depends on size of the plant it self
it all depends on size of the plant it self
BendBrewer
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If you built a rdwc system with a Reservoir and an extra water tank hooked up to the reservoir via a float valve it would buy you extra time. I have 9 big plants in about a 30 gallon system. I have a 5 gallon bucket on top of my reservoir that I have to refill about every 3-4 days. My water level stays consistent during this time. Would last longer if you had fewer plants.
SmokinSwede
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That is a good call, I will probably have to do something like that. Thanks
kanx
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It depends on how much the plant drink's, however unless it was a monster mother or big plants in flower, a 10L bubble bucket if fulled up with about 7L of water , should easily be able to go 5 days without much of a problem.
To give you an idea , my bigish sort of tree's in flower drink between 1.5L-2L a day.
This plant is approx 2.5ft wide both ways and about 3 ft tall with 2 600 hps bulbs hanging down vertical on either side of her.
To give you an idea , my bigish sort of tree's in flower drink between 1.5L-2L a day.
This plant is approx 2.5ft wide both ways and about 3 ft tall with 2 600 hps bulbs hanging down vertical on either side of her.
SmokinSwede
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That does give me a better idea, thanks man. I'm wondering if a cooler might not be a better option for me. Might give me a couple more days with the size and hopefully help with temps. It gets hot around here this time of year.
BendBrewer
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The next system I build I will be using 5 gallon coolers from HD.
Neumann
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Just to make it a little more confusing, I'd stick with what you have but use a bigger add reservoir. As the plants are drinking, the pH is going to change. The add water helps to slow down the swing.
vapedup
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I have a dwc system with a. Spray system also, and my plant will drink a gallon and a half in one day, sometimes more, sometimes less, but she is a very thristy girl! She is also in flower, vegg, she was fine, could go 4-5 days without topping off, once she hit 12/12 she gulps it down. Plants drink a lot in DWC, they sit in the soultion the whole time, so they fed whenever they want. Just make sure u have a large enough reservoir.