This comment is from 2 years ago, but why do you even comment when you obviously have no idea what you're talking about? I hope you either learned a little more, or found a different hobby.
Dude. This guy here is. the. man. Ive never subscribed to any channels since the existence of youtube until i started growing and this was the first. Great videos and comparisons . Keep em coming . Knowledge is power.
ya, ive taken this to a whole new level, single buckets, not rdwc, and man it rocks, no weekly cleaning, no chillers, low volume water, a breeze to run, but it needs you there every day, not for long, you can setup automation but its very pricey as u need a system for each bucket, great for home growers, commercial, not so much. i'm gonna make a vid about it \m/ \m/ vids like this got me started, so thx \m/ \m/ oh and best of all, no media. at all :)
If you wanna keep your water temp cooler, put your air pump outside the tent. the outside air will keep your water temp cooler than the tent by default(assuming it is actually cooler outside the tent, which I would assume to be the case in most cases). My room temperature outside the tent is the same temp as my water inside the tent(70°F) and im pretty sure that's why.
Also good to keep it outside the tent cause you wanna be pulling in air from outside the tent. You keep it in there,it'll start circulating more co2 than o2 cause your plants natural phtoto process. 👌
Hey hey, this video is still helping. An idea for cooling the water is running a coiled water line through a small refrigerator (entering through holes drilled in the door) while still having access to store any items. A mixing valve can fine tun the temperature.
That's actually a pretty good way to chill your bucket without an actual chiller. Chillers are pretty expensive and if you grow on a budget, using something as simple as a frozen water bottle is pretty genius. I'd say the only thing to keep in mind is to use smaller bottles unless you're growing in a larger reservoir. Otherwise, great video and thanks for the tips!
Bmo Dex it can get your water too cold to where you’ll have to wait for temps to normalize again.. if you don’t want to wait, for a 5 gallon bucket I recommend 2 frozen water bottles until the ice has melted assuming you’re at 75 degrees. In 25 mins you should be at 63-65 degrees. Double check temps, nute ppm, and ph before placing plant back into Rez bucket.
@@lx9480 this is the information I've been looking for. I don't feel like buying a chiller. Do you keep the bottlers in the bucket and just replace daily?
More important then reverse osmosis and temp is cultivating microbes and make your res light tight! Hydro guard by botanicare, or voodoo juice and tarantula from advanced are a solid platform to start with! Definitely 100 percent more important than h2o2 or temps. I have seen water temps at 27 celcius and still have pearl white roots. That was with 2 air lines to each bucket with micro bubblers and hydroguard
it's cool you gave thumbs up to Botanicare ... I actually did some voice ad work for them. they're all really genuinely nice people. I enjoyed working with them.
To control water temps better, have a tiled surface under the reservoir, the ceramic will stay cool and keep your water stable as you heat it with an aquarium heater to temp. I would usually find some unused tiles a stone table top as a base would be better. Anything that will stay cool and basically radiate heat from the reservoir.
if you use a frozen bottle, make sure that your freezer is super clean, cuz you can bring some bad stuff to your reservoir from it. actually, idk if water temperature is SO important. for the first month of my current grow i had water temperature around 30C(sry i dont understand your strange F scale), and the roots have developed perfectly! Ive got a 200 l/h pump and some very good rocks with super-tiny bubbles.
Just went through our first grow with a DWC GREW 60 plants. All I can say is this. DWC is very expensive and you have to stay on top of everything because it can get out of control quickly. Shalom
+Aa interesting points ,if anyone else is searching for backyard aquaponics system try Panlarko Expert Aquaponics Planner (just google it ) ? Ive heard some interesting things about it and my m8 got great success with it.
Jaaa first you try to come with some amazing trick and you finally make the worst error you can make it. If the roots touch the ice will stress it so will hurt your plants. Pace! Ps: you said you have a chiller but you didn't show how to use it in a dwc system
My alternative would be get 1galon bucket grow em as big as possible for that bucket and switch them out to a 2 gallon. Bucket for the other half of the. Growning
Do you have a link to growing? This video basically only covers the setup. Which is great but doesn't cover growing like sunlight or insulation on the walls for temperature control.
So when changing out Nutrients and have you plant on a clean Bucket while washing out the old one correct and adding, how often. Do you feed every 3 days every other week and clean Out bucket for fresh set
DWC works very well... But.. DWC has to be monitored more regularly than other hydro systems like NFT and FLOOD & DRAIN. (& Others) This is because the roots can grow so quickly that they quite often start to block/partially block inlet and outlets in the pots. That said if you have time to check on the plants every 1 or 2 days then it's possibly the best method for yield. (When combined with HPS lights and a good environment) of course. NFT and Flood and drain systems work almost as well for growth speed and yield but those systems can happily be left on their own for 4-5 days without any problem. (Providing the Reservoir is Large enough.) I have in the past personally left NFT Systems with no checks for a week before. (I wouldn't leave them for a week on their own between week 4 - 7 of flower though as they suck up a lot of nutrient at that stage.)
Nice tutorial, thanks (I saved it to my list of useful hydroponics-related videos). Is that tomato though? And isn't that small bucked gonna be, well, too small for the plant once it gets big?
But....the tomato will keep growing and growing, even in a small container, wouldn't it? And personally I'd want it to be as big as it's necessary for me to pick the highest amount of tomatoes from it :)
You are completely right. Some tomatoes will grow beyond that capacity, there are a few that will be constrained within the pot and vine outwards if not managed. For large grows, like this one, it is encouraged to relocate the plant once it begins to bud or flower, either to a larger pot or a permanent bed for the best yield. For the initial stages, it is more practical to start in smaller pots, like the one used.
I kinda wanna try this but damn its so expensive compared to traditional gardening. If i was on a well this maybe be a little better option but being on treated city water this could present an issue. Juice isn't worth the squeeze
All I'd like to know is do i really need a vent system for the tent or can i use a fan or something and what the heck is a chiller and what does it look like. when some 1 says chiller they dont show it or they ned ever post the link to it on amazon or to the place they can buy it
Hold your breath no plants cant either. You dont have to have it on constantly set a timer so it cycles thru the day half hour or hour at a time. More us better but you can go part time. Keep in mind air stones when turned off can syphon water back thru do keep your pump higher or put in a check valve.
Do you really need pH up? When is the pH ever going to drop below 5.5? Also, if you're going to start growing don't forget about the little things. Personally I forgot to get a thermometer now I'm stuck guessing water temps. I might throw my hygrometer in a bag in the water that's all I can think of.
You can use a PH meter to determine your waters acidity. Nutrients should be administer in an organized schedule. Signs such as leaf color can notify a deficiency or excess of certain nutrients.
It all depends on your irrigation system and material of the bucket. A general guide to when a bucket should be cleaned is when you notice mineral deposits, usually made noticeable by a white ring or discoloration on the walls of the pot. Another indication is if the roots begin to look look malnourished or rot.
Changing the water frequently is a good idea, as it will help reset the pH level and reduce any chance of root rot, bacterial growth or any adverse agents. Add nutrients to the reservoir once or twice a week. If unsure, lean towards underfeeding and add more if showing yellowing or discoloration. It is easier to better for the plant to have less food and add more than to flush out the plant of all nutrients and start over. Pay attention to the plant, it will tell you what it needs.
I’ve never heard of air line tubing called “ONE FOURTH INCH” 🤔. FYI...It’s really called by name...“Quarter Inch” tubing. Yes, I get the Math. I’ve just never heard the numerical fraction words used as its name. 😎
In conjunction With the system you provide on your website, besides the tent and light, what else would I need? Do you still need a traditional 6 inch duct with carbon filter and dehumidifier?
The difference between a failed or successful DWC grow would be using Hydroguard by GH or not using it. I literally have seen a 3 inch 1 week and a half old plant with root rot grow to a foot tall by week 3...seriously use it...
Thanks for the great advice! There are many products available for the growing community that fits individual needs and budgets. Check out our web-store for more products that may suit your needs.
When first setting up your dwc do you add your nutrients in or should you wait a few weeks ? I have a seedling in rock wool I just added to my dwc with regular ro water should I add nutrients to water any advice is appreciated thank you !
The ice is too cold and if it touches the roots it can stunt them or kill them so I’d say find a way to keep the ice down or tie it around the reservoir maybe
@America First hey thanks for the reply. i put my clone in my dwc bucket with roots just barely showing from the cube and i had to keep the water level high to keep it wet. it all worked out and now i keep 2 gal of nutrient solution. i got some root slime pretty bad but i put hydroguard in and its been pretty good ever since and explosive root growth.
Yes, that is the point of RO, you start with a clean slate for your nutrients. You start with RO, add Calcium-Magnesium supplements, then add your hydroponics nutrients. The calcium and magnesium in tap water are not readily available to a plant, but the one you add in RO is. Take care!
from my understanding tap water is usually treated and has traces of chlorine and kills good bacteria used for keeping the plant healthy. also ro water is stripped of all nutrients so you need a mag and cal solution
just bud Tap water is ALL I use anymore! No Cal Mag issues..EVER! Chlorine helps roots stay sterile and clean after rez change.. then add cup of 3% H2O2 into clean rez.. AFTER 2 days of rez change, in goes voodoo juice for 2 weeks! One of my little routines for dwc.. Gotta wait 2 days for chlorine to evaporate & H2O2 to fully turn into pure water! End result is dead larvae (if any), Root Rot gets nice and dead ( not all as root rot is a bastard like no other.. I be had minor cases in dwc, but this routine works great!) bad bacteria killed! Hybrid dwc grow (Sterile to Live) oh..ALWAYS keep temps low ( 60- 67) and PH @ 5.4- 6.3!
Never put ice in your dwc bucket your roots will touch it and be shocked from the cold from the ice, only put ice in a res witch the roots don’t sit in with the ice. Rdwc can use ice in the res not a dwc.
We do not sell a complete recirculating kit, but we do sell all the components needed. Check out our other videos that demonstrate different growing systems or call us at 1-888-621-0062 for more information.
My friend is new to this. She has a grow 3x3 grow tent and will be using one bucket. She purchased the 6 site Bubble Brothers for some reason, to discover that she won't be squeezing 6 plants into a 3x3. She has a 400 LED which produces massive amounts of heat. She doesn't have ventilation for the tent because she's growing in a small room without fresh air. It's the only option she has. Is there any way to create fresh air in the room? Thanks!
For every 10 growers only 1 will go grow hydro, out of 10 hydro growers only 1 will be good at it. If you can get it down, Buds will look like they dipped in Coke, you know when you have legit hydro
killerdemo yes I don't get it what is wrong with the other 99% of growers? Why can't they get it right. Literally everything you need to know is online at their finger tips and the steps to a healthy grow are basically like grade school technicality.. my 1st grow I remember looking at this OG Kush and thinking my plants look like Arnold Schwarzenegger standing in the snow.. And they were perfect I never had a single problem with them no deficiencies no tox no burn no lock nothing. The end result was thousands of crystal white solid golf balls with basically no stems.. sticky.. smelt like the summer of 98 walking into my family home and seeing entire kitchen table full of S.A. Buds sitting in front of the air conditioner.. smelt like bubblegum.. my 1st grow was literally the easiest thing I ever did. . Follow the recipe.. got a problem flush hard. How hard is that.
All these guys make it sound so easy, its not. Don't even try hydo without a water chiller ($500- $1200) Better have plenty of spare time too cause its constant ph and nutrient adjustments. Most of these places just want to sell you a few buckets , honesty isn't the best marketing strategy lol.
are the larger 12 in net pots better than the smaller 6 in ones? I imagine more potential for light getting into reservoir but also more room for root flexibility and growth idk tho
also thought water temp was ideal at 60-65? isn't 70 deg when algae and root rot can creep? just started learning so any guidance appreciated, btw great videos
Pot size is dependent if you intend to transfer to a larger pot. It is perfectly fine to start with a 12" pot, but there is a large waist of nutrients and space that will not be utilized until the plant is larger. 6" pots save space and are more efficient with the distribution of nutrients and water, but require the need for future transplanting. The temperature largely depends on the plant, as the average flourishing temperature for most crops is between 65 and 70. Though, you are correct that higher water temperatures can increase the potential for algae and adverse bacterial and organisms, this type of grow system requires regular maintenance and water circulation to prevent those short comings.
@@TheOwlOfTheNorth Because whether you like it or not you're still going to encounter tools and all sorts of things that utilize the imperial system. Don't be lazy just learn it.
@@TheOwlOfTheNorth What happens when you get an american made car and you need to do work on it? have fun spending a couple hundred at the mechanic for something that takes 5 mins
Po co zasilać wodę w uprawie hydroponicznwj sztucznymi nawozami skoro na świecie mamy tyle naturalnych lepszych nawozów ,wystarczy wsadzić w rajstopę glebę bogatą w składniki mineralne plus humus i mamy dobrą uprawę hydroponiczną ,ciemne wiaderko by glony nie rozwijały się .
Flint Great question! It depends on the temperature outside as well as where you're placing the buckets. If it's directly on the ground (cement), then you would have to use an ice bottle every once in a while to cool down the water. If you have the buckets raised on a pallet or something similar, it can help and you don't have to cool it down as often.
That advice is wrong, concrete is a perfect wick of heat. Setting your buckets on wood which is an absorber of heat would be unwise. Take foiled bubble wrap and wrap your buckets. That will keep your temps down. And anyone thinking of using the ice bottle method is insane. Ice will melt in under an hour and back to shocking your roots. You will kill your plants with that routine. Another method is to put your reservoir in the ground. Ground temps stay around 75 degrees 6 inches under the soil.
Turtleseedswhale s Great question! It's surprisingly simple-- find a bucket of similar size, find the plant you want to change the water for, take the DWC cap off and carefully move the plant and all the roots into the extra bucket. Then, rinse your used bucket, refill with water and nutrients (make sure you measure for pH and PPM!), and put the DWC and roots back inside the bucket. Hope this helps! Oh, and Turtleseedswhale s , thanks for watching!
is it true that. the bigger your roots the less water you put in your reservoir to help the roots breath? But what if I have a c02? so i wouldn't have to lower the water?
