One for the newbs: cheap and simple hydro, but very effective

[savonavo]

honestly the loudest thing is the fan and the exhaust fan. the ballast is semi-quiet and the overall noise from the fishtank bublers is only as loud as most peoples fish tanks.

Hope this helps, this system isnt that loud - my brother sleeps in the room where the closet setup is and he sleeps sound every night and he is only 10 feet away.

 

[Reinhold]

nice thread with some nice setups, hey Dr.D I was wondering in your opinion what do you think would be better Im planning on doing a 4 plant DWC grow and was wondering if it'd be better to get one of those big cooler and set that up for 4 plants or do you get 4 buckets to grow in?

 

[savonavo]

i know my name is not Dr.D but I have read from others on these threads and i have experience in using rubermaid tubs for 3 plants each, if I were to do it all over again I would use 5 gal buckets with 1 plant incerts in each for best results and ease of maintiane.

I use 4 tubs with 3 each, and every time I have finished there was at least 2 or 3 plants that were choked out by the size of the others. If you use individual buckets this is much less likely to happen.

 

[Reinhold]

lol none the less Savonavo you answered the question my friend.
I was thinking buckets would be better to but just wanted some other opinions and advice before I go out and purchase one thing or another. and no problem at all that you answered the question I only addressed it to the doc cuz it seems like no one will anser my questions if I dont address them lol but thanks man anyone elses thoughts are welcomed.

 

[ghostdog]

feel like giving up

 

[!PeAcE!]

why are all the leaves yellow and the buds perfect?? can someone explain this cause i know its some sort of technique to divert all energy to the buds
anyways any help will be greatly appreciated
PEACE!!

 

[!PeAcE!]

are they yellow because of the flush?? and say your strain is exspected to be chopped at week 9 do you stop feeding at week 8 change the water with fresh 5.8ph water and let the plant flush itself?? and is that how the leaves turn yellow?? i just finished reading this whole thread and am pumped now... well no i lied im tired as shit goodnight!!
PEACE
cant wait to go dwc!

 

[Mr GreenJeans]

!PeAcE! wrote: are they yellow because of the flush??

Yes. Here's an example from this summer - this was my best timed flush to date.

 

[Dr. D]

Yep they are yellow due to a well timed flush...that plant in the pic is minutes before the chop....peace

 

[Guest]

plant in first pic

plant in first pic

hi dr d the plant in first pic is superb at what height did you flower it cheers alza....

 

[Dr. D]

Hi ALZA, im not sure how tall it was bit it is in another thread of mine she was vegged for around two weeks.

 

[Guest]

cool thanx

cool thanx

hi dr d thanx for quick reply.that plant has got me the bug to try bubblers.so i will order 2 tomorrow only cost 25 pounds each..superb all the best with your grows alza....

 

[litteringand...]

This is definitly what I am doing for my first grow. Thanks for breaking it down and making it so simple folks. I am pretty sure I can do it. One question though when the roots get bigger isn't it hard to look for roor rot? or are they less susceptable to that when they mature?
peace

 

[englishrick]

looks nice

im doing the same style for a test run next i think

do you guys think that is better than nft or rockwool
rick

 

[savonavo]

When to flush Dr.D? I am nearing the last two weeks of my grow and I am wondering if there is a general number of days before peak harvest time that would be good to flush and use clean water?

I am thinking on 4 or 5 days before the day I chop for peak harvest, does that sound about right?

 

[Dr. D]

Hi savonavo id start your flush about now for a good flush and keep your eye on the ph too...peace

 

[dayoungn]

my first go at it

my first go at it

its been in the bucket prolly bout 3 weeks. these things grow fast

 

[kinfolk]

hey i got a question for you . how do you start a seed . im woundering how do you get from a seed to a plant in a hydro system such as yours . im doing the same thing as you but i can't figure out how they transplant into the hydro systems . like can i juss wash away the dirt from the roots as im transplanting and juss place the plant in the net pot . and when you transplant into net pot how deep do you have to plant . like i have a 10 inch net pot in a bubbler and could i juss have the buttom of the roots touching the buttom of the net pot and it'll still grow . or do you have to have all the roots touching the water or the buttom ?

 

[funk_buddha]

my first attempt with lowryder in dwc got me 2 males.

They've only actually been in the cooler for 2 days, i've been watering them by hand since the beginning, only made the jump when i got the pump.

for now they have a 45w cfl, but i have more light for them when i get some females and more experience.

 

[funk_buddha]

i've got some of this sodium bicarbonate stuff for aquariums, that should lower the ph right? isn't that just baking soda?