Roseman's DIY Bubbleponics Tutorial

hi roseman im a big fan of yours, you should be up for some sort of award for all your input to the web ,
my pal just bought a bubbler bucket setup which has an air pump but no water pump . is it possible to water the rock wool manual until the roots hit the water ?? the set up came with too 20 ltr buckets an air pump and too air curtains ph down bloom+ veg .

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justaman said:

hi roseman im a big fan of yours, you should be up for some sort of award for all your input to the web ,
my pal just bought a bubbler bucket setup which has an air pump but no water pump . is it possible to water the rock wool manual until the roots hit the water ?? the set up came with too 20 ltr buckets an air pump and too air curtains ph down bloom+ veg .

can

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Lots of people grow in a plain DWC system successfully, by starting clones or sprouts with roots already present. Starting a seed in a DWC is not so easy, and YES you can water the cubes by hand frequently, like every two hours and it can survive. You can also make a simple DRIP system, but poking a hole in the bottom of a large plastic coke bottle and letting it drip our, or secure a tube in the hole, running to the grow cup.
There are lots of successful DWC growers here on this site, and they can better advise you.. Welcome to RIU, hope you stick around.

hi roseman im a big big fan , and need some advise , a friend of mine has just got a bubble bucket set up {2too 20 ltr buckets an air pump 2 air curtains ph down bloom and veg an ph test chart } which has no water pump . is it posible to water the rock wool manually until the roots hit the water , the set up manual says nothing about a water pump , just plug in and go but we cant work out how the seed will get water before it its roots grow . and after seeing your set up we thought somthing was missing but the supplier said thats all he needed .

can it work with out a water pump ? p.s sorry if im in the wrong place its first post , cheers

thanks roseman, the coke bottle sound a good idea, every 2 hours is to short a time

This thread is so freakin helpfull!!

My grow area is staying 84 degrees with the air conditioner off, and about 80 with it on. Not perfect, but good enough for me. I have an oscilating fan on them, a ceiling fan on, and two wet bath towels hanging in the closet, dripping into 5 gallon buckets. I also have 2 cups of water sitting on each top of the tanks and the bucket. My humidity is up and down, hanging as low as 40% and sometimes up to 48%.

I did get a little leaf tip burning, about 1/4 inch of curled up and yellowed and cripsy leaf, on two of the bucket plants from over feeding while they were too young. But the growth rate is amazing! I have enough lumens so that they can eat the bigger meal.

I adjsut my pH to close to 6.0 everyday, and every day it goes to 7.0, and I adjust it back down .5.....usually twice, in 8 hour intervals.

I am very satisfied.

Hey Roseman,
Hey i purchased the bubbleponics complete system after reading about all the benefits as opposed to building my own set up... I ordered the system like 10 days ago and i have not received a shipping # or any other info... Should i be worried? Also, i live in California and im planning on buying clones from a dispensary /Club when my system has arrived, If u could choose any strain to grow what would u advise? I like Indicas and i have seen u refer Black Domina to other members

sorry wrong place...

You seem like the right guy to ask. I'm starting my first hydro grow and have a basic question about adding nutes. So if I mix a reservoir full of nutes and check the ppm the next day and its decreased to I add more nutes to keep it at the same ppm or do I wait until the next week and change the water and remix nutes? Basically I'm not sure how you go about adding nutrients is it a mix one reservoir at a time type thing or do you adjust (and how do you adjust)?

If its been discussed in detail please link me I've read the forums for a couple days looking for my question particularly and came up short.

stonernickvta said:

Hey Roseman,
Hey i purchased the bubbleponics complete system after reading about all the benefits as opposed to building my own set up... I ordered the system like 10 days ago and i have not received a shipping # or any other info... Should i be worried? Also, i live in California and im planning on buying clones from a dispensary /Club when my system has arrived, If u could choose any strain to grow what would u advise? I like Indicas and i have seen u refer Black Domina to other members

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you need to phone them. They send a confimation email when they get an order and they send a Shipping email to you too.

I love Northern Lights, it grows big, gives a big yield, is powerful smoke and a great high.

spawnie69 said:

Hey Roseman,
I am hoping you can give some advice on the following. I have nute burn or something else?

I am on my 2nd week of 50% mild flowering using Adv Nutes. Week1 looked good; week 2 now looks like the pics.

The trichomes are coming up clear and some cloudy. I am ready to flush and I was planning on using 50% of full flowering but I am hesitant because of what looks like burn? Not too sure.

Once the roots hit the water I took off the hoses and the pump and just use the bubble stone.

These are auto lowlifes ak47/blueberry.
I am using dual spectrum (both lights) on with 5 hrs of darkness. Ph looks okay at 5.5-5.8.

Your thoughts are appreciated. Sorry about the pics, my cam sucks.

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I am always glad to help anyone and answer any questions, but this is not the thread for that. This thread is a Teaching Tutorial about MY grow, and not a thread for other people to post pics of their grow in. I have no knowledge or experience with auto-flowering, with 19/5 light, or Advanced Nutrients.
Any grower can see you got some serious nute burn, and about to get Nute-Lock.

If you have questions about YOUR grow, please invite me to YOUR thread, or go here:
Questions about Bubbleponic Growing Thread
or here:
Roseman and purpdaddys guide for my Bubbleponics setup from Stealth Hydroponic

Posting YOUR grow in someone else's thread is called
Hi-jacking a thread.

lJamiel said:

You seem like the right guy to ask. I'm starting my first hydro grow and have a basic question about adding nutes. So if I mix a reservoir full of nutes and check the ppm the next day and its decreased to I add more nutes to keep it at the same ppm or do I wait until the next week and change the water and remix nutes? Basically I'm not sure how you go about adding nutrients is it a mix one reservoir at a time type thing or do you adjust (and how do you adjust)?

If its been discussed in detail please link me I've read the forums for a couple days looking for my question particularly and came up short.

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That is covered and answered on page 9 in this thread.
I really suggest you read the first ten pages of this thread.
Or go here:

Starting Nutes Post # 10395

- Drain and Replinish # 10395

Roseman said:

If you have questions about YOUR grow, please invite me to YOUR thread, or go here:
Questions about Bubbleponic Growing Thread
or here:
Roseman and purpdaddys guide for my Bubbleponics setup from Stealth Hydroponic

Posting YOUR grow in someone else's thread is called
Hi-jacking a thread.

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Please everyone this is a tutorial thread.no posting grows or asking questions that DOESNT pretain to this grow...post you questions in the above threads i can guarantee you an answer.Please follow rules! Not to be an ass or anythimg but kust respect our minds is all we ask!

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS THE HIGHEST IT SHOULD GO BECAUSE I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH HEAT TOO AND IT IS ALL CFL'S (10- 23W SPIRALS AND I ALSO HAVE 6-65W SPIRALS). I STILL HAVE A PROBLEM WITH HEAT AND IT HAS ME CRAZY BECAUSE IT GETS TO 85 W/O THE AC ON ALL DAY. I HAVE A 3'x3'X4' GROW AREA (BUILT IT MYSELF) WITH TWO 4" INDUCTOR FANS FROM HOME DEPOT WHICH ARE AT THE TOP PART OF THE BACK WALL OF THE BOX. ANY ADVICE ON HOW TO GET THE HEAT DOWN WITHOUT USING THE AC ALL DAY? (ONE SMALL OSCILLATING FAN AND ONE OF THE DUAL FAN WINDOW FANS ALONG THE BOTTOM OF ONE WALL AS THE INTAKE FAN)


SORRY WRONG FORUM I GUESS

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WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS THE HIGHEST IT SHOULD GO BECAUSE I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH HEAT TOO AND IT IS ALL CFL'S (10- 23W SPIRALS AND I ALSO HAVE 6-65W SPIRALS). I STILL HAVE A PROBLEM WITH HEAT AND IT HAS ME CRAZY BECAUSE IT GETS TO 85 W/O THE AC ON ALL DAY. I HAVE A 3'x3'X4' GROW AREA (BUILT IT MYSELF) WITH TWO 4" INDUCTOR FANS FROM HOME DEPOT WHICH ARE AT THE TOP PART OF THE BACK WALL OF THE BOX. ANY ADVICE ON HOW TO GET THE HEAT DOWN WITHOUT USING THE AC ALL DAY? (ONE SMALL OSCILLATING FAN AND ONE OF THE DUAL FAN WINDOW FANS ALONG THE BOTTOM OF ONE WALL AS THE INTAKE FAN)


SORRY WRONG FORUM I GUESS

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Temperatures, Humidity and Reducing Heat is in Posts # 73, 74 and 75 a few pages back in this thread.

BLACKMESSIAH7 said:

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS THE HIGHEST IT SHOULD GO BECAUSE I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH HEAT TOO AND IT IS ALL CFL'S (10- 23W SPIRALS AND I ALSO HAVE 6-65W SPIRALS). I STILL HAVE A PROBLEM WITH HEAT AND IT HAS ME CRAZY BECAUSE IT GETS TO 85 W/O THE AC ON ALL DAY. I HAVE A 3'x3'X4' GROW AREA (BUILT IT MYSELF) WITH TWO 4" INDUCTOR FANS FROM HOME DEPOT WHICH ARE AT THE TOP PART OF THE BACK WALL OF THE BOX. ANY ADVICE ON HOW TO GET THE HEAT DOWN WITHOUT USING THE AC ALL DAY? (ONE SMALL OSCILLATING FAN AND ONE OF THE DUAL FAN WINDOW FANS ALONG THE BOTTOM OF ONE WALL AS THE INTAKE FAN)


SORRY WRONG FORUM I GUESS

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Though not ideal, 85 is okay. I wouldn't let it go beyond that. At about 90, growth will stop.

Come on peoples no hi-jaking I want to see this through.

My sincerest appologies to the community.....not a hi-jacker, just didn't see it before i replied. I too am interested in seeing it all the way through that's why i am subscribed...keep up the good work bubbleheads!!!!!