An Idiot's Guide to DWC

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gnosh

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Great post, made a lot of different things clear. Any advice on DIY DWC 6 bucket guide? Looked at tons, my head hurts... more or less would just appreciate an experienced opinion.

Thank you again for the info:weed:
Edit: forgot to add that it was a multi bucket system
 
BloodHoundsRule

BloodHoundsRule

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P2010006.JPGThanks Japan for the great info. I did the bubbleponics/top feed set up on my first hydro grow. 11 gallon rez with pump set to feed for 15 mins every hour and 2 air stones in the bottom of the rez. It did produce good results with strain I was growing (Black Jack) but man what a pain to change and clean the tank weekly. Now I'm using a 5 gal bubble bucket on the same strain and its way easier to just swap out 5 gal buckets with fresh nutrients. Have backup buckets and air stones that I rotate out weekly. Do any of you drill a few holes along the top sides of the bucket for venting the root zone?
 
Beansly

Beansly

RIU Bulldog
Japanfreak said:
pH
People really stress too much over Ph. They allow themselves to become further stressed by people telling them their levels are too low or too high. The reality is that marijuana is happy at a wide range of ph. Anywhere between 5.0 and 7.0, it even tells you this on the back of your GH nutes bottle. These nutes have a buffer in them; which will drop most tap water (assuming you tap is not hard water and comes out of the faucet around 7.0) to about 6.0. What this means is that you will most likely never need ph up/down or a Ph meter to test your water. Of course you have to make sure that your tap water is acceptable to use in the first place. You can buy a paper test kit for a few bucks, that’s right, a few bucks. If your tap water doesn’t taste hard and it’s near 7.0 pH out of the tap you are golden. You should test it when the seasons change or every few months because many places use different sources for their taps at different times of the year and it might change a little.
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I don't know about the pH part. Once things start going bad your gonna WISH you had a pH meter.
I think.
 
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Micky59

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Hi can somebody please give me some clarification on res management only i am really beggining to feel like an idiot.
 
Herb & Suds

Herb & Suds

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DobermanGuy said:
sounds like you have the "little" bucket. No offense but fuck off. This thread says "for beginners". You expect people not to have a learning curve and just *poof* they're hydro masters??

good info btw.
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You know this thread has been dead for 8 years , right?:wall::hug:
 
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ConMer710

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@Japanfreak I made a 5 plant seedling rez and net pots out of red solo cups. The roots were sticking out from the bottom of the seed starter so I put so expanded clay in the cup the held the seed starter in as I dropped more in. At first I had the water level right at the net cup. After a few hours the plants started drooping. I raised the water level so it is not touching the seed starter but it is about an inch above the bottom of the cup. The plants don't look wilted but droopy. Any advice?
 
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