Hydroponic Setup Question

[T.C. Bosby]

New to hydro, been reading around and had a few questions for anyone willing to humor me for a minute. The grow tent I have is 5x5x6'11" and the light is a 700 w (actual draw) COB LED.

I'm looking at various hydro systems and am unsure of how many would be appropriate for this tent. Any opinions on the following setups?

1) 2 x Under Current Solo Pro 6: http://growershouse.com/under-current-solo-pro-6-current-culture-ucsolopro6
2) 2 x Under Current Solo Pro 11: http://growershouse.com/under-current-solo-pro-11-current-culture-ucsolopro11
3) Super Closet Bubble Flow Buckets 6 Site: http://growershouse.com/supercloset-bubble-flow-buckets-hydroponic-grow-system-6-site
4) Super Flow 20 Site (http://www.natureshydroponics.com/super-flow-20-plant-site-aeroponics-ebb-flow-nft-grow-system)

Thank you in advance!

 

[Airwalker16]

Fuck all of those and build your own rdwc out of 5 gals black buckets, rubber donut grommeys, vinyl tube, some barbed fittings and s submersible pump.

 

[Airwalker16]

Simple. The pics are random just to try to show you different parts of it to help you understand how to build it.

 

[T.C. Bosby]

Thank you. Loving the look of that.

 

[Airwalker16]

.you use a submersible pump (in a filter mesh bag) in the res connected up to the wye "Y" fitting which supplies all the tees/4 way crosses. As the buckets fill, the res lowers, and the bigger 1" tubes feed water back to the res by gravity.

Make Sense?

Note that this displays both my main and my mini rdwc systems.

Main: 1/2" supply/ 1" returns
Mini: 5/16" supply/ 1/2" returns.

 

[PetFlora]

Or, in a 5 x 5 max of 4 average size plants, so twin split DIY F & D systems

 

[Airwalker16]

Or, in a 5 x 5 max of 4 average size plants, so twin split DIY F & D systems

That looks so overcrowded and complicated. .

 

[T.C. Bosby]

.View attachment 3765174you use a submersible pump (in a filter mesh bag) in the res connected up to the wye "Y" fitting which supplies all the tees/4 way crosses. As the buckets fill, the res lowers, and the bigger 1" tubes feed water back to the res by gravity.

Make Sense?

Note that this displays both my main and my mini rdwc systems.

Main: 1/2" supply/ 1" returns
Mini: 5/16" supply/ 1/2" returns.

Definitely makes sense. Looks like I'll be going to Home Depot this weekend.

 

[Airwalker16]

Definitely makes sense. Looks like I'll be going to Home Depot this weekend.

Gotta order the buckets online. They're cheap though. Get the taller ones. They're like 2 dollars more for a 3 pack and don't forget the ez peel lids. Alao, for the waterfall you want it up as high as you can go and there's a little ring lip right below the top of the bucket. Just use a razor and cut diagnolly into the lip inwards like 2" away from each other, score top and bottom where the ring meets the bucket, just in between your cuts a few times, then you can SNAP that piece out with your thumbs and get to the flat of the bucket to drill your hole for the grommet.

 

[Budley Doright]

That looks so overcrowded and complicated. .

Lol really? Why is his more complicated than yours? Not that any are really, and yup like yours better but complicated no just busy lol.

 

[Airwalker16]

Lol really? Why is his more complicated than yours? Not that any are really, and yup like yours better but complicated no just busy lol.

Because it could be cleaned up massively.

 

[Budley Doright]

Because it could be cleaned up massively.

Well yes true that lol. I was expecting better .