bubble bucket build.....

http://forum.grasscity.com/general-indoor-growing/121335-lets-build-bubble-bucket-step-step.html this is the design i am building. my wuestion is, what size air pump? does it matter. here is what i have done for now....waiting for work to borrow drill bit. any advice would help, new to hydro.

i would say a simple 5 gallon aquarium pump thats what i got and there dirt cheap hose and stone also!

Get the biggest pump you can afford.....trust me, that single bucket is gonna turn into two, maby three! Then you can run 2 buckets w one pump.... LOL Also dont forget to drill a "drain/fill hole in the top. Good luck...and I find that the round airstones work better than the flat ones.....get a splitter and put two or three round ones in there rather than one big one that wont lay flat....fishing weights will hold them in plce. Feel free to browse my Journal.....just click the link

check out my setup...ive got 150 gallon pumps in each bucket....more air less chance of root rot...plus i add hydroguard just to be safe...

https://www.rollitup.org/dwc-bubbleponics/190197-first-grow-done-right-pics-4.html

stickyburke said:

check out my setup...ive got 150 gallon pumps in each bucket....more air less chance of root rot...plus i add hydroguard just to be safe...

https://www.rollitup.org/dwc-bubbleponics/190197-first-grow-done-right-pics-4.html

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thanks for the advice, here is what i got done today, tight budget right now. some is better than none.......

hi guys i have question i know that ph have to be betwen 5.5 6.5 but i grow in 5 gal. bucket i can`t keep ph more than 5.0 without bufering. ph down and up works only when water is fresh. so that means 2 days max. other ways i have to por shit load of ph up in to it. and that is not good for the plant. so what i`am doing is changing gal. of nutes a day its only way to keep the ph kind balance. byt its still 5.0 5.5. is that big deal?? or that have to be exzact on 6.2 or 6.0 i don`t know.

bady said:

hi guys i have question i know that ph have to be betwen 5.5 6.5 but i grow in 5 gal. bucket i can`t keep ph more than 5.0 without bufering. ph down and up works only when water is fresh. so that means 2 days max. other ways i have to por shit load of ph up in to it. and that is not good for the plant. so what i`am doing is changing gal. of nutes a day its only way to keep the ph kind balance. byt its still 5.0 5.5. is that big deal?? or that have to be exzact on 6.2 or 6.0 i don`t know.

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ok, i baught a 20 gallon pump, with the same airstones as the guy who origionally made it. also i baught the net pot that fits over the bucket like a lid. here are some pics..... ok, i have a 3" rockwool cube, and i got hydroton. how do i go about starting growing? i have seeds only. do i soak the rockwool? and do i sprout the seed in a towel, then transplant into the cube? do i water the cube by hand, until roots appear, or keep the water level to the bottom of the cube until roots appear. thanks.

i put my seed in the rockwool and filled the water in the bucket so the net pot is halfway submerged, then i made sure to keep it wet and put a cfl light on is about 2 inches away 24 hours a day until i see it sprout. people are going to say different things but that is what worked for me.

dwcattempt said:

i put my seed in the rockwool and filled the water in the bucket so the net pot is halfway submerged, then i made sure to keep it wet and put a cfl light on is about 2 inches away 24 hours a day until i see it sprout. people are going to say different things but that is what worked for me.

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half way? ok...well where was the rockwool compared to the water level? i am soaking 1 3" cube in 5.5ph tap water right now. suppose i will do it for at least tommorow night. what else do i do, never been down this path b4.

you want to fill you bucket all the way up so when the lid is on the netpot is sitting halfway in the water until you spot roots, then drop it so the water is right below netpot, this causes the roots to search for water like if they were in soil.also if you use tap water make sure it sits out for at least 24 hours to let the chlorine evaporate out otherwise it can cause problems. also no nutes until 3 weeks and keep lights within about 2-4 inches from top of plant

dwcattempt said:

you want to fill you bucket all the way up so when the lid is on the netpot is sitting halfway in the water until you spot roots, then drop it so the water is right below netpot, this causes the roots to search for water like if they were in soil.also if you use tap water make sure it sits out for at least 24 hours to let the chlorine evaporate out otherwise it can cause problems. also no nutes until 3 weeks and keep lights within about 2-4 inches from top of plant

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great response, but, if i place water level half way up net pot, how deep do i place my cube? my tap water has little to no chlorine, but thatnks. and i have a 400 hps, 2-4 inches seems extremely close?

also, whats a good ph for the water in the bucket (resivior)

just starting my first bucket grow........ four in all, nice to see everyone's input, thanks

my understanding is that you want the water right at the bottom of the netpot to start with. if you submerge it in the water you could drown your seedlings. the air bubbles cause enough moisture to keep the rockwool and hydroton moist. rockwool holds moisture very well. this is just what I got from doing research not actuall experience. you might want to read up on it a little more. I could be right but I could be wrong so dont quote me on this. once you see roots you can let the water level drop an inch or two below the pots. hope this helps. I plan on starting my bubbleponics setup soon. cant wait.

i keep my ph between 5.7-6.5

dwcattempt said:

i keep my ph between 5.7-6.5

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i took all my soil out of the cabinet. this is what lays here now. the plants shown were in soil/dying. we shall see the progress. or decline, this is my first try ay hydro.

i have a five inch circular air stone under my widow....it works great in my setup...u can get em at petsmart....go there...good stuff

those were in soil????man i tried that once....nothin else ever grew off of em

all i do is soak rockwoool in 5.2 to 5.8 ph water....drop a seed bout a quarter inch down...put them in a plastic baggy and put them on the window sil for a day or two...open it up once a day to get air in...works great

stickyburke said:

i have a five inch circular air stone under my widow....it works great in my setup...u can get em at petsmart....go there...good stuff

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i have a 2 airstones.

stickyburke said:

those were in soil????man i tried that once....nothin else ever grew off of em

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yeah i see that. its ok, just a test. thanks for reply.

stickyburke said:

all i do is soak rockwoool in 5.2 to 5.8 ph water....drop a seed bout a quarter inch down...put them in a plastic baggy and put them on the window sil for a day or two...open it up once a day to get air in...works great

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plastic bag huh? ok, will try. how long do you keep them in the window after they sprout? and what do you do with them.