DIY 5gallon recirculating DWC?

redlube

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• Oct 5, 2010

• #1

O.k. i have grown off and on for 15 years, soil and hydro. Recently started again, and now with the internet and all its information, I cannot find a name for the system i am using. Its made up of 8 5 gallon buckets. 2 rows of 4. elevated just above the rez. each row of buckets is connected at the bottom to the next bucket until it is back at the rez. 1/4 feed line in top constantly flowing. 20gallon rez, 250gph pump, 2 airstones, and stones in bottom of buckets.

is this DWC?

 

redlube

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• Nov 5, 2010

• #2

so here is an update, one month after previous pictures. starting flowering sunday.

 

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SusanWinters

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• Nov 9, 2010

• #3

Stadium Method?

 

redlube

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• Nov 9, 2010

• #4

SusanWinters said:

Stadium Method?

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Not sure, I googled "Stadium Method" and found nothing. I am yet to see any information on elevating your plants above the res in a RDWC setup.

 

redlube

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• Dec 19, 2010

• #5

Taken 2 weeks ago

 

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SCCA

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• Dec 19, 2010

• #6

do you have water in the tubs with an air stone? if not then that is an old school drip system sort of an early nft. i knew an old man that used a system like that to grow tomatoes for many years. if you could post more details that would be awesome.

 

redlube

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• Dec 19, 2010

• #7

what you want to know?

 

SCCA

Active Member

• Dec 19, 2010

• #8

what kind of pump feeds the drippers? are the plant buckets full of water? what size res do you use?

 

redlube

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• Dec 19, 2010

• #9

250gph submerged pump, 1 1/2 inch of water in the buckets, pump on while lights on. 20gal res for 8 5 gal bucsket

 

SCCA

Active Member

• Dec 19, 2010

• #10

cool, that definitely sounds like an old nft system. do you use some sort of manifold for the drip lines?

 

redlube

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• Dec 19, 2010

• #11

ya i strap a 1/2 inch line to a 2x4 and have It 1/4 inch lines coming from that. it works quite well for me. Would like to know how to supercharge it a bit tho.

 

SCCA

Active Member

• Dec 20, 2010

• #12

it would be very easy to convert that set up to a dwc system by simply raising the level of the res and adding air stones in the buckets. are the buckets full of hydroton or is there open space around the roots?

 

redlube

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• Dec 20, 2010

• #13

the plants are in 10" top hats full of hydroton, there is a void below.

 

SCCA

Active Member

• Dec 20, 2010

• #14

if you increase the water level and add an air stone to each bucket you would have a dwc system. give it a try, you might be surprised by the results.

 

redlube

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• Dec 20, 2010

• #15

i guess when there is more water in the bucket water temps become more crusual?

 

SCCA

Active Member

• Dec 20, 2010

• #16

you still want them in an acceptable range, but a larger water volume is easier to keep at an even temp.

 

redlube

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• Dec 20, 2010

• #17

i will uploade some updates here in a bit

 

redlube

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• Dec 20, 2010

• #18

here are some pics i just took about 20 minutes ago

 

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NoDrama

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• Dec 21, 2010

• #19

You have a Closed Loop Hydroponic Drip system. Nice setup. +rep

 

redlube

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• Dec 21, 2010

• #20

I as well come from the land of the ice and snow, with a midnight sun and where the hot springs blow!!!!!! where you at?