509Zman420
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See now thats the way to do it!!!
Vert ScrOG DWC Bucket: Is it plausible?
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See now thats the way to do it!!!
strikinghigh55
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Lol. Yea. A 32 gallon soil grow that would take 9 months to finish (as well as a THOUSAND dollars worth of lights and set up costs). Sounds awesome.
Link me to that journal when you get it going...
Link me to that journal when you get it going...
509Zman420
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Actually one of my buddies grows in 35 gal containers and veges for 15 weeks after rooting... 1.5-2 lbs per plant... only 2KW of light per plant
strikinghigh55
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I guess if you have the luxury of tons of space, money, and time its definitely a viable option. But completely out of the question for me.
if you still want to do a vert single bucket style dwc you can elevate the bucket on like two cut pieces of 2x4 then make a small frame that the lid can be secured to but also making a seal with the bottom bucket so that when you want to change the water you can just take out the risers and unclip the bottom from the top and the top will stay in place allowing you to move the bottom bucket out with minimal disturbance to the plant and roots
twistedwords
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Yes, it is possible and you can do this 3 ways.
1. RDWC - You youtube how to create a RDWC with a sump pump in between the reservoir and your bucket. There is more than enough info out there to show you how.
2. RDWC - A second method of this is to just RDWC with a standard pond pump and you use a drip system back into the bucket. Again enough info out there on how to build it. Look up a water farm from General Hydroponics on how they do this.
3. Get some wire fencing material from Lowes or Home depot and make a DIY Vertical Screen and attach it to the Lid of your bucket. THis way you can take the lid off, the plant with it and put it in a second bucket that is your standby bucket. You basically have a second bucket on hand to transfer it to when you need to clean it.
1. RDWC - You youtube how to create a RDWC with a sump pump in between the reservoir and your bucket. There is more than enough info out there to show you how.
2. RDWC - A second method of this is to just RDWC with a standard pond pump and you use a drip system back into the bucket. Again enough info out there on how to build it. Look up a water farm from General Hydroponics on how they do this.
3. Get some wire fencing material from Lowes or Home depot and make a DIY Vertical Screen and attach it to the Lid of your bucket. THis way you can take the lid off, the plant with it and put it in a second bucket that is your standby bucket. You basically have a second bucket on hand to transfer it to when you need to clean it.
McNerdius
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i could be missing something here & i know i'm bumping a somewhat oldish post, but, well, i'm running a vert scrog dwc, so... w/e im posting it for whoever stumbles across this via google, as i did.
(fairly accurate) approximation of my setup:
Each tote (14" by 16" file totes from staples) is an independent vanilla dwc. (i like to run 2 strains at a time) the lighting is 3*55watt 2G11 PL-L per bucket. (basically a 4' t5 "bent" into a 2' form factor for those not familiar) They slide left to right as needed for adjustment. the screens are fixed about 1.5" to the outside of the netpots (reddish brown - hydroton colored
) The raised silver circles are access holes/lids. On the inside rear of the tote, i have marked 1 gallon, 2 gallons, etc (up to 6gal). All i have to do is take the access lid off and look in there. For draining water, i use a submersible pump. for adding water, i can either move the light to the left (or right) and just dump it in with a pitcher, or use the submersible.
(fairly accurate) approximation of my setup:
Each tote (14" by 16" file totes from staples) is an independent vanilla dwc. (i like to run 2 strains at a time) the lighting is 3*55watt 2G11 PL-L per bucket. (basically a 4' t5 "bent" into a 2' form factor for those not familiar) They slide left to right as needed for adjustment. the screens are fixed about 1.5" to the outside of the netpots (reddish brown - hydroton colored
) The raised silver circles are access holes/lids. On the inside rear of the tote, i have marked 1 gallon, 2 gallons, etc (up to 6gal). All i have to do is take the access lid off and look in there. For draining water, i use a submersible pump. for adding water, i can either move the light to the left (or right) and just dump it in with a pitcher, or use the submersible.