8-12 plant bubble flower box

so started my second grow and thought i would try and do a mixture of bubble and hydroponics ( when i can afford a pump lol ) my box is bought from the powned shop for £3.99 bottom sprayed with paint so to reduce light to the roots ( in hinesight i would have covered in relective sheeting eh) peace of 7mm mdf wood with 8.7cm holes for my pots these will then have clay balls placed inside when clones are fully ready the pump and the air stones all came to about £3o

The box


inside the box
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does any one know if that will be enough space for all the roots to grow remembering i only got a small amout of hight but i dont want them to sufercate each other eh


question? do you think there is enough bubbles to cover the area and can i continue growing without a pump for the time being ??
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the room



will be using ionic grow hydroponic nuts
with 125watt veg energy saving light bulb
temp between 78-89f humidity around 50 -70


please look in my gallary for the rest of my grow room pics and mutent clone i have found.

i would like to ask all what would be the best kind of seeds would work best in this system i am looking down the road at big bud ora cross with big bud and using a sea og grean system to grow your thoughts will be muchly apresciated

Well, first off, wood may work ok for your box, but mdf and water don't work. You'll have trouble with that soon.

And you're gonna need a pump. After all, it's hydroponics.

HTH

thanks for the advice potroast the pump is a comming as soon as i start my new job and got my first wage packet but what type of pump would you surgest for this system??the woold has been covered by reflective sheeting both top and bottom so fingers crossed it will be ok for this grow then i can develop the system better will the bubbles be sufficient for the time being and do you think the depth of the box is ok so the roots wont strangle each other, i can always get the next box up with more depth if needs be.

dump that mdf and get a piece of plastic 1/4" and if its clear paint it black and on the black painted side put your relective sheeting.That way the clear plastic is down facing the water.Peace

sweet idea and will sort it out after i have finished this grow and reeped the benafits eh but i resently bought a bubble bucket and it worked really well so was trying to copy it in this 8-12 plant system and will try and sort pump out soon

and i got 4/8 plants now with significant root growth any idreas on how big the roots need to be befor being transfered to my flower box

your thoughts please...........

mrfloaty said:

sweet idea and will sort it out after i have finished this grow and reeped the benafits eh but i resently bought a bubble bucket and it worked really well so was trying to copy it in this 8-12 plant system and will try and sort pump out soon

and i got 4/8 plants now with significant root growth any idreas on how big the roots need to be befor being transfered to my flower box

your thoughts please...........

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For like 10-20 bucks you could buy a rubbermaid storage tote and just cuts holes in the lid, with a utility knife, it will give your roots more space to hang. Drill holes for the air pump if you have too. I would actually buy two, it helps if you need to refill or clean one.

Amazon.com: Roughneck Storage Box: Home & Garden

You can do a drip or something with a mister in it.
Aeroponic V-Shape Mister

I'm planning on using mine with the drip for seedlings but once those roots hit the water I'm gonna pull the water pump out of the drip system and use it in the mister system. Once your roots hit the water you really don't need to drip anymore. If you need more info just PM me, SmokerE is pretty good with this stuff too.

As for pumps you want a water pump, the kind they use in aquariums or water gardens, and some air pumps and airstones, and some sort of manifold to distribute the water
SH Hydroponics > Water & Air Pumps
SH Hydroponics > Netafim Six Outlet Irrigation Manifold

You can find this stuff cheaper if you go to a Wal Mart or local fish/pet store. Yeah your MDF is gonna cause problems.