Blazeoneup's Recirculating Dwc Construction Tutorial!

[SpoCannabis]

Really, you can use whatever you like. Personally, I used a bubble cloner with no medium - just the neoprene pucks to hold the clone... I have found this works very well, and makes the transplant into their final 6" netpot lid homes very easy. Although, I have used just about all of the methods and they all seem to work ok. I think its more personal preference and garden profile, IMO. Hope this helps, good luck

 

[Asil]

What are people using as an alternative to ebb & flo tub outlets and is it leakproof?

Peace

I use pvc fittings with rubber washers. Works great

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[HellaFella420]

ebb & flow fittings are perfect tho! why would you....?

 

[njayjay]

Hi, I just bought a 264 gph water pump for my RDWC system and have everything hooked up and I just gave it a test run. Some the feeding lines at the ends of the feeding rows are not putting out any water at all, I can see the water fill up about halfway up the tubing but it looks like the pressure is not strong enough to push it through. Also some lines squirt out water much more strongly than others. Does this all mean I need a stronger pump?
Peace

 

[ajc0k]

hey guys i'm debating RDWC and coco drip to waste, i'm pretty much set on 24 plant RDWC.. running 24 plants in flower, and while those flower, have 24 vegging in another room to save down time between harvests.. what would be the BEST method for transplanting 3-4 week plants to the RDWC system??
use 18 gallon tubs 3-4 plants each tub in netpots, crammed under a 400 watt mh, or a 3x3 table, with what medium? no idea..

 

[HellaFella420]

njayjay hook your outgoing irrigation line up like this....

Water finds its own level, so the pump fills up the lower tube evenly then as the pressure builds it makes it up into the upper tube, this way the pressure is equalized as the system gains pressure....

If your system is very long the pressure will now be lower in the middle drippers, I have also added a verticle connection in the middle to compensate for this before...

essentially you want the lower tube to fill up "level" then it reaches the top tube where the dripers are at an equal pressure!

A NGW 264 is exactly what im using for my 12 bucket setup.... works fine.... in FACT i have a bypass on it so it only operating @ liek 1/3-1/2 pressure

Also using a larger diameter tube will allow a more equalized flow rate...

as for AJ:

I veg in this smaller pot full of hydroton, smaller plants while vegging, less space

Then I bury the smaller pot into the larger pot that actually goes into the system and sits in the top of the bucket, transplant with no shock, root damage, nothing...

 

[baddru]

Can this system be set up as a top feed instead of hooking the feed lines up to the side of the bucket?

 

[stealthroom]

what does a setup like this cost when you DIY , similar setups on HTG are about 574$

 

[sackoweed]

blazewun
howzit brother..?? just droppin by say lets puff.. peace..


sack

 

[2uptown]

sweet

 

[robertmarley]

blaze, i see you run benneficial fungi but why not bacteria too?

 

[phattybudz]

Anybody tried 1/2'' feed lines instead of 1/4''? Seems like it might be less prone to leaks because you could use T's and elbows instead of barbs...

And anybody have a surefire fix for the roots clogging the return lines issue?

Thanks!

 

[njayjay]

Anybody tried 1/2'' feed lines instead of 1/4''? Seems like it might be less prone to leaks because you could use T's and elbows instead of barbs...

And anybody have a surefire fix for the roots clogging the return lines issue?

Thanks!

i used adaptor t's and elbows with a 1/4 nozzle at the top and the 1/2 at the side(s) i definetly don't recommend poking holes in the hose, peace

 

[njayjay]

What are you guys using to seal around the tub outlets on the buckets? I'm getting leaks like a mofo, epoxy and silicone just ain't doing the job. The epoxy crumbles right off as the water starts to seep thru the gaps and the silicone starts to separate as soon as water touches it. Please some help!!

 

[Technique]

i've used 13mm t's on a 19mm feed line for the buckets. seems to work fine...


Now on another topic, i constantly get one bucket filling up more than others.. it has its own direct drain line and seems to fill up.. i've checked for blockages many times but find nothing!!

the feed lines are all running the same speed.. will fill up 1l every minute or so.... and none of the other buckets seem to rise above what the controller is at..

any ideas??

 

[Technique]

What are you guys using to seal around the tub outlets on the buckets? I'm getting leaks like a mofo, epoxy and silicone just ain't doing the job. The epoxy crumbles right off as the water starts to seep thru the gaps and the silicone starts to separate as soon as water touches it. Please some help!!

use ebb and flow fittings with the rubber seal on the inside of the bucket and you shouldnt have a problem... i use multigrips to get a few more turns on the nut to make sure they are tight.. no leaks at all..

 

[theblack]

I've read this whole thread more than once but I'm still not postive about a couple of things with the system. Maybe I missed it?

1. I think Blaz said the res. fills up the controller with ro water. Did I understand that correctly? ro water only? or is the res. filled with ro water ph balanced with nutes set at the desired ppm? If its only water, than those ppms must be pretty low by the 10th day(flush time).

2.How often is the system ph checked? if the ph has to be adjusted in the controller do u turn off the motor while adding ph up/down?

 

[Technique]

Hello Mr Black...

Mix all your nutes in the res.. and then release them into the controller..
Then fill up your res with ro water.. tho i use rain water from a tank i have at home.. which is about 6 on the ph side o things

i check ph often.. as with everything just to keep tabs.. but often dont have to adjust..

i'd start at 5.5 and let it drift up..

if needed adjusting.. i dont bother turning the pump in the res off. i just add a few drops and come back later to check.. usually i get it right..

Its a pretty easy system to get up and going. and doesnt take much to maintain.

 

[theblack]

Hello Mr Black...

Mix all your nutes in the res.. and then release them into the controller..
Then fill up your res with ro water.. tho i use rain water from a tank i have at home.. which is about 6 on the ph side o things
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If RO water is the only thing replacing what the palnts eat, than your ppms must be super low by the 10th day. If thats the case than the ppm suggestions by Blaze on the first page are a starting point only? How big of a drop do you get in ppm by the 10th day when you are in the last few weeks of budding? Must be big time.

I always thought the idea in any hydro system was to maintiain the ppm the same during the week? Than flush after a weeks or so.

 

[njayjay]

Some people top up with half strength solution I haven't tried yet I think I'm gonna do it thsi way when I start my shit