Simple single plant high yielding DWC from beginning to end.

Sounds great ttystikks.

I've always believed there is more than one way to do anything right, it's finding what works for you that makes all the difference in the world.

I've noticed that when changing air pumps and gaining pressure also dropped our water temp's. Not enough to be an issue but the numbers were obvious. Regardless of room temp (reasonable temps) more air flow will lower water temps. Right now our room temp only changes by 5 or 6 degree's 68 to 74 when light come on, and our water temp stays steady at 63.

3squared said:

Sounds great ttystikks.

I've always believed there is more than one way to do anything right, it's finding what works for you that makes all the difference in the world.

I've noticed that when changing air pumps and gaining pressure also dropped our water temp's. Not enough to be an issue but the numbers were obvious. Regardless of room temp (reasonable temps) more air flow will lower water temps. Right now our room temp only changes by 5 or 6 degree's 68 to 74 when light come on, and our water temp stays steady at 63.

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I use waterfalls, there are no air pumps anywhere in my house.

Never heard of them.

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Never heard of them.

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Lol yes you have, they're the same ones in rivers everywhere.

Instead of pumping water from one end of the RDWC to the other, have it supply each tub from a fitting in the lid. Pumped water pours through, hits the water's surface in the tub and instant aeration.

Not familiar with the undercurrent systems. Seen them and I understand how they work but never really got into any details about them. Our's are all self contained so no pumps or connections used. Just a few air stones and an air pump for aeration and to circulate the water.

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Not familiar with the undercurrent systems. Seen them and I understand how they work but never really got into any details about them. Our's are all self contained so no pumps or connections used. Just a few air stones and an air pump for aeration and to circulate the water.

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If it works, I'm not here to tell you different. I had problems with DWC so I went to RDWC. Had problems with that too so I redesigned the system, simplified it and now it's a champ. It does need water chilling, however.

Never tried rdwc. 3 reason's that made us go this rout.
1. We can run different strains at the same time, as in a 8 week strain and a 10 week strain.
2. If a problem develops and we have to take down a plant, the problem is confined to that single plant and does not effect any others.
3. Clean up is washing out the cooler at the end of flower. Nothing else to clean or flush or parts and pieces to reassemble.

We are toying with idea's to replace individual air pumps and even air stones, but nothing that changes any of the basics of the system. In boredom we think of ways to cut power consumption but again, it has little or nothing to do with changing any of the basics.

I do appreciate reading about other styles and methods. It proves time and time again that there is no one right way to grow and the sky is the limit for anyone wanting to reach for it.

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Never tried rdwc. 3 reason's that made us go this rout.
1. We can run different strains at the same time, as in a 8 week strain and a 10 week strain.
2. If a problem develops and we have to take down a plant, the problem is confined to that single plant and does not effect any others.
3. Clean up is washing out the cooler at the end of flower. Nothing else to clean or flush or parts and pieces to reassemble.

We are toying with idea's to replace individual air pumps and even air stones, but nothing that changes any of the basics of the system. In boredom we think of ways to cut power consumption but again, it has little or nothing to do with changing any of the basics.

I do appreciate reading about other styles and methods. It proves time and time again that there is no one right way to grow and the sky is the limit for anyone wanting to reach for it.

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1. I've never run a monocrop in my RDWC, not sure why this myth keeps coming up.

2. That's happened here, and no problem. The one goes away and the rest stay and finish. Why would there be a problem?

3. I do NOT do all this, or even nearly any of it. Obsessive sterilization just gives the pathogens a head start.

There are infinite ways to grow, but the possibilities narrow as one begins to hunt for solutions with better performance and efficiency.

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Now we need our 3 gallon bucket filled with fresh water and nutes, ph'ed to 6.0.

Stones are rinsed and ready.View attachment 3581449 View attachment 3581451
Drop the basket in the bucket and fill with grow stones. I hold the plant in place as I fill the net pot

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dude, how do you use those "rooters"? looks pretty damn nifty and I'm already growing leery of rockwool.

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dude, how do you use those "rooters"? looks pretty damn nifty and I'm already growing leery of rockwool.

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We use an e-z cloner. In a cloner we can leave the cutting in there until we are ready to pull them out.http://www.amazon.com/EZ-Clone-LMI90-EZC30-Machine-30/dp/B000AXVNDU

You could trade out your rockwool for rapid rooters which is a much cheaper solution to the problem you're having with the rockwool holding to much water. I've used them from time to time and never had a problem dropping them into my system, and always use them for popping seeds.

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We use an e-z cloner. In a cloner we can leave the cutting in there until we are ready to pull them out.http://www.amazon.com/EZ-Clone-LMI90-EZC30-Machine-30/dp/B000AXVNDU

You could trade out your rockwool for rapid rooters which is a much cheaper solution to the problem you're having with the rockwool holding to much water. I've used them from time to time and never had a problem dropping them into my system, and always use them for popping seeds.

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Thanks for the info, sir (or ma'am who am I to assume). Since the clones I purchases came in RW there's probably not much I can do this time around, right? But they would work for me if I wanted to create my own clones or germ from seeds, I imagine? Have you ever created any posts that talk about this process? I've never cloned a plant before; not afraid to learn, though.

Right, but it seems like you've got those under control so no problem. And yes, for next time keep it in mind.

Don't think I've posted much of anything about clones, other then trimming the leaf tips to stimulate root growth, which I do when cloning and a few weeks into veg.

This is our end goal for every plant going into flower:

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This is our end goal for every plant going into flower: View attachment 3594047

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root porn. question on the leaves you trim - what's your method in determining which ones?

Note to readers. As we move cuttings from the cloner to buckets there is a time line of a couple of weeks for the plant to adjust. While I am counting them as weeks, they are not actually counted on our chart as weeks of veg.

Week 3 water change. Plants have come back from their higher ph levels and started to shoot up and out.

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root porn. question on the leaves you trim - what's your method in determining which ones?

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Here are a few pic's to show you what I mean. I start at the stem and slide my fingers up the leaf gather the ends together, then I tare the ends off. I'll do this on 3 or 4 of the lager leaves and it will stimulate root growth.

Any issues with pests growing out in the open of your basement like that? If so, what do you use?
- thanks

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Any issues with pests growing out in the open of your basement like that? If so, what do you use?
- thanks

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We've gotten gnats a time or two over the years so we lay down sticky traps. That's it.

Another week and another water change. Starting to clean up the lower branches and a few are in need of some tie downs.
Plants have massive stalks and look to be progressing as we'd hoped.

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Another week and another water change. Starting to clean up the lower branches and a few are in need of some tie downs.
Plants have massive stalks and look to be progressing as we'd hoped. View attachment 3600841 View attachment 3600842 View attachment 3600844

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is your medium some rockwool grow chunks?

BTW, I'm strongly considering ebb and flow table in veg, and a flo n gro system for flower... does that mean I can't write in the DWC category anymore?