Help me on New DWC,RDWC,DRIP setup

[Biatchzxz]

What's doing guys and gals. Ok so I've been sitting here contemplating on how I want to do this. So I got a small tent 2X2X3ft(tall). Now. I'm currently running my Mothers in Organic Soil and planning on taking some cuttings and throwing EM in A hydro system. I'm going to maybe just do 2 plants. 2 buckets and planning on making a Scrog from PVC. So what I'm really debating and trying to make a decision so I don't run into issues later on.

Now. I've been researching and reading a bunch on different setups. I've down straight 5 gal DWC in the past and worked out great. Prolly one of my best runs ever. Now what I really want to do is try to get this 2 bucket system together with either Recirculating , Drip etc.

Ok so basically i would essentially want 2 buckets + Rez(control) either to have a Drip system/feed line into net pot. but don't want to have water temp issues with a water pump in control bucket. But then I was thinking maybe just run 2 separate buckets and using a Res as we'll but maybe just having the Res as the drip bucket so feeding the 2 separate Dwc from the Res(control) bucket maybe on a timer or something. I would assume that can work without any issues of overflowing the 2 buckets since the drip would be so minimal and the plant water uptake would balance EM out. Hope your following me and i make sense. Or maybe running the water pump not in water but having it just suck water from the Res bucket of Tote through a barb with tubing. And then shoot up to the 2 buckets. I don't know if that's going to be ok or not! I'm really confused and I can't make a decision. And I'll be using 2 square buckets that I assume are 5 gallons. Maybe less. Now I am limited on height so for me to do this I want to scrog the shit out of them and same some vertical space. I want to be able to run a separate control bucket at least. To make life easier for Res Changes. Like even use the pump to suck water out of each bucket using a tube and drainage fitting at the bottom of each bucket. So that's kind of what I'm thinking

essentially. I would love :

1.) Ease of Control since it's a small tent and tight and if I Scrog lifting the net lots would just get a little nuts and tough
2.) having the health of my root system and growth top notch. Heard having some type of top feed or line into or little below the net pot
3.). Having the separate Res to mix my nutes ,check Ph,ppm etc..

4.). Both buckets will have there own air stones in them too which is not an issue.


So hopefully I made sense and gave you an idea of what I'm looking to do. I apologize if I'm all over the place. Just been OVERthinking this for a minute and I just want to make this system work Smooth and proper and not having to mess too much with the 2 grow buckets.
Please Any Feedback or input is greatly appreciated. Whether negative or positive doesn't matter. Help me make this decision so I can start building. I have most of the parts I would need for either system. But want to make a decision so I can make sure I get what I need before I start drilling holes in stuff .

Thanks so much in advance. Always love hearing why you guys have to say

 

[ASMR]

Dont assume the buckets are 5, they could be 3! Take a minute to measure.

Moreover I think RDWC is great and a small water pump for 2 buckets in your rez will not give you heat issues unless the environment your plants will be in will be under 50% humidity. But Im also not against recirculating drip.

Will you be suspending the plants or filling the buckets with coco or perlite or something? all those help maintain humidity for the roots.

Why not drip feed to waste if you require ease on rez changes? his way you always feed your plants a clean solution providing better growth. It's not my style though.

 

[Biatchzxz]

Dont assume the buckets are 5, they could be 3! Take a minute to measure.

Moreover I think RDWC is great and a small water pump for 2 buckets in your rez will not give you heat issues unless the environment your plants will be in will be under 50% humidity. But Im also not against recirculating drip.

Will you be suspending the plants or filling the buckets with coco or perlite or something? all those help maintain humidity for the roots.

Why not drip feed to waste if you require ease on rez changes? his way you always feed your plants a clean solution providing better growth. It's not my style though.

Thanks for the response
I did measure them. . Of course. Yeah. My temps are and RH is always under control so. I'm assuming that small pump won't cause heat issues in Res. I'm now debating on whether to just use the tote as the grow tub. Using 2 net pots in the lid and then using something else for control. Now. My question is regarding tube size. If I can use 1/2" or 3/4". I do have some 3/4" ebb n flow bh fittings with screens. But if I don't need 3/4". Then I'll just have to get some 1/2" bh fittings. So size on supply and feed lines what is the min. I would need to use only lets say 2 buckets + control bucket.

 

[ASMR]

3/4 inch drip lines are big but if you already have them use them, I say keep the buckets, keep the plants slightly higher to give the roots space to grown down so they don't hit the res as fast but if space and height are an issue use the tote since a bucket over a tote might as well be 3 feet high already.

But I wonder if you are needlessly complicating things for yourself rigging the drip system, if the 3/4" tubing that you have fits the pump just set it up directly and use a T barb to split it for both plants, hope youre not using a 396 pump.

 

[Biatchzxz]

3/4 inch drip lines are big but if you already have them use them, I say keep the buckets, keep the plants slightly higher to give the roots space to grown down so they don't hit the res as fast but if space and height are an issue use the tote since a bucket over a tote might as well be 3 feet high already.

But I wonder if you are needlessly complicating things for yourself rigging the drip system, if the 3/4" tubing that you have fits the pump just set it up directly and use a T barb to split it for both plants, hope youre not using a 396 pump.

Oh. I forgot to say. Yeah a drip line is not something I need to have. I just need the basic RDWC setup really. Tell me if I'm getting this right or not. I'm going to try and RDWC for dummies this real quick. Maybe it helps another person as well

Which from what I gather is just. Me connecting the 2 buckets together like so:

......... 1.....2........Control(outside tent)

...........[_]....[_].......[_]
............L____|______|

[hope that little diagram makes sense to you and it comes out the way it looks like on my
Phone]

Right? Using either 3/4" or 1/2". Connecting to the bottom port of the pump ? (When I take off the cap n filter off the pump ) Now that line the connects the 2 buckets sent to the control is called the supply? Or feed?

Then i need the water to recirculate back into the buckets. So that line connects to the top port of the pump which "pushes" water out using whatever size tubing.it has a few different size tips I can use. Now that would go from the pump -split? Into each bucket using a T barb or Y barb. Like hitting the bottom of the net pots which would be considered the feed? Supply? Line. Using 1/4" tubing essentially would be great split from a 1/2" tube reduced to 1/4"? This is me brainstorming a little too so forgive me. Just trying to make paint the picture for you guys that I have in my hollow skull hole brain thing

*My pump is a ECO 185 which is like 158 Gph so nothing crazy.


So hopefully. You can guide me using that and correct me where I'm wrong or confused. Thanks guys

 

[ASMR]

I thought you where going to use the tote and ditch the buckets, I'll draw a basic diagram you decide

Is this what you where going for? http://imgur.com/yyeANvD

 

[Biatchzxz]

I'm still debating on if to ditch the buckets or not. But the image you drew up. Would mean that my buckets are elevated and the drain holes are at the bottom using gravity to drain. My buckets would be all at the same level. As well as control.

Remember. Buckets inside tent and control bucket outside. So need to have those 3 recirculate each other Or is that undercurrent

 

[ASMR]

No, no under current and I only drew it that way because you thought about keeping the them to get an idea of what you where going for.

With 2 plants you could even go organic in a hempy bucket with super soil and it would be way easier, or bubblers in a half gallon container which only needs air and not a water pump. You have a lot of options but if you have the nutrients for it and a timer, DTW doesn't seem like a bad option either.

Did you decide on anything? Why do you want a control?