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chronichydro
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single bucket means small space...you have the same issue im dealing with....youll love DWC ....leave tap water out overnight to degass ...do not use water softener water....top up with plain water that has been degassed and pH to the level your using ...i tend to stay low to reduce osmotic pressure but ive let it drift up when i got lazy....try to keep pH at somewhere around the high 5's or low 6's...change nutes every 7 to ten days....just my opinion but think about using a rubbermaid type container with a scrog for small space
chronichydro
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14 gallon is huge......try 2 to 3 gallons per plant in DWC
tonsoffuns419
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this thread helped alot in deciding how i was going to run dwc i hope it can help you
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=13327
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=13327
Shady Smoka
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Yes, you can transfer the seed into cubes when there's a 1/2" taproot. And yes, a 1000w is too much for a seedling. I use a 100w cfl until they're like 5" or so.
You're gonna want to put fresh, ph adjusted water in as needed to maintain the proper water level inside the bucket.
I dump out my nutes and start fresh every 10 days or so (or once you've put back the same amount of fresh water as they're are nutes).
For example, I use 5 gal buckets. Once I put 5 gals of fresh water in my res, I start over with fresh nutes and repeat.
Hope I made sense and helped you out...I just woke up
Shady Smoka
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Sorry....double post
no offense man but your questions illustrate that you need to do more research before attempting a hydroponic grow, even a DWC can have complications you aren't ready to deal with yet.
and i'm not criticizing you man, but hydro can be tricky, especially if you're new at this so if this is your first grow i'd strongly recommend you pop some bagseeds and grow them out in dirt, if you can get them to finish in dirt you will have learned a tremendous amount about the plants and how to care for them, THEN maybe you could consider hydro.
anyway, i think that bud grown organically in dirt is the best tasting bud you can get so if quality is what you're after rather than quantity only, learn to grow in dirt organically.
peace, and stay safe, SOG
btw, here is a pic of my closet grow from a couple years ago when i still grew under CFL's. ...anyway, note the 2 black bins with the red handles and the red cups, those are 7 gallon DWC's i made for a hydro-SOG i ran for almost a year, i had 4 of them, each under it's own CFL lightbar with 8 bulbs for approx. 200watts per bin. (i harvested 1 bin every 2 weeks and yielded about 3.5 to 4 zips per bin)
and forget what a CFL is 'rated' for, or 'equivalent' too, the only relevant number is the actual wattage, my light bars ran either the 23watters or the 26's which amount to approx. 200watts per fixture.
and while i liked the growth rate, hydro is a pain in the ass.
and i'm not criticizing you man, but hydro can be tricky, especially if you're new at this so if this is your first grow i'd strongly recommend you pop some bagseeds and grow them out in dirt, if you can get them to finish in dirt you will have learned a tremendous amount about the plants and how to care for them, THEN maybe you could consider hydro.
anyway, i think that bud grown organically in dirt is the best tasting bud you can get so if quality is what you're after rather than quantity only, learn to grow in dirt organically.
peace, and stay safe, SOG
btw, here is a pic of my closet grow from a couple years ago when i still grew under CFL's. ...anyway, note the 2 black bins with the red handles and the red cups, those are 7 gallon DWC's i made for a hydro-SOG i ran for almost a year, i had 4 of them, each under it's own CFL lightbar with 8 bulbs for approx. 200watts per bin. (i harvested 1 bin every 2 weeks and yielded about 3.5 to 4 zips per bin)
and forget what a CFL is 'rated' for, or 'equivalent' too, the only relevant number is the actual wattage, my light bars ran either the 23watters or the 26's which amount to approx. 200watts per fixture.
and while i liked the growth rate, hydro is a pain in the ass.
The smaller the res, the faster the disaster. A 3 gal bucket will be lucky to hold 1.5 gal of solution. Some of us can't provide daily maintenance. Business often takes me away for 2 weeks at a time. My 18 gal tub holds about 12 gal of nutes and allows semi monthly maintenance. I can go 3 weeks but, the plants pretty pissed off when I get back.
Some might argue a 1K veg is overkill but, it's not dangerous to the plant. Brand new seedlings sprout looking for the full power of the sun.
Hydroton doesn't wick, be sure water level has contact with the pellet or rockwool until you can actually see roots. Minus direct contact, the pellet can dry out, killing the plant in less time than a good nights sleep. When roots can span an airgap, lower the waterline. Some maintain a 1" gap religiously, mine drops 4-6 inches before addbacks. Depends on how high your bubbles burst.
Some change the res every week, I wait for signs of stress, often going 10-12 weeks. Another benefit of a large tub.
chronichydro
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i guess since i loved visiting my grow maintenance was a joy to me i thoroughly loved working with my grow...i had daily issues with large strains but with the variety available now you can get some beauty genetics that will do absolutly fine in a 3 gallon pail or less...however i agree with someotherguy that your questions show lack of true study on the subject ...all these questions have been asked and answered many times on this site but still i have seen many new growers acheive great success working hydroponics but when i think back on it now these new growers had alot of people behind them helping. this is a great site and these guys are truly genius with some of the solutions to common gardeners...good luck my friend i hope you acheive what your looking for
Count me as one of them. Didn't have a DWC clue till I came here. Before IC, I measured indoor colas against my thumb. Now I measure against my forearm. Dang you IC!
3 gal is certainly doable, we've had people growing in 1 oz shot glasses. Still, for beginners, or wanderers like me, a larger tub is more forgiving.
