First hydroponic grow

[Tyzombie86]

I made a DWC out of a 5 gallon bucket my question is how often do you change out the bucket an how often do you add in your nutrients ? Any advise would be appreciated ! My nutrients I’m using for this grow is general hydroponics flora micro, grow, an bloom. I will be using great white an recharge as well

 

[rkymtnman]

no offense but there are 99 pages of great info to help you here:

Hydroponics

All right! Hydroponics is what I know, and hydroponics is the way I grow! :bigjoint: This forum will be great, we can discuss anything hydro. No dirtbags here, We haul water! We can compare the different nutrient salts, and all of the additives. Plus the kinds of soilless media and...

rollitup.org

 

[oill]

no offense but there are 99 pages of great info to help you here:

Hydroponics

All right! Hydroponics is what I know, and hydroponics is the way I grow! :bigjoint: This forum will be great, we can discuss anything hydro. No dirtbags here, We haul water! We can compare the different nutrient salts, and all of the additives. Plus the kinds of soilless media and...

rollitup.org

He's got 99 pages but...........

 

[Tyzombie86]

He's got 99 pages but...........

Thanks !

 

[Herb & Suds]

Thanks !

WELCOME to RIU

 

[rkymtnman]

I made a DWC out of a 5 gallon bucket my question is how often do you change out the bucket an how often do you add in your nutrients ? Any advise would be appreciated ! My nutrients I’m using for this grow is general hydroponics flora micro, grow, an bloom. I will be using great white an recharge as well

here's a summary of those 99 pages:
1. pH in range
2. don't overfeed
3. don't get root rot

good luck! start a journal and you'll get plenty of help

 

[Billy the Mountain]

Recharge is a solid product but it's not designed for dwc.

You can pour it through your net cup at res changes though.

 

[Tyzombie86]

Recharge is a solid product but it's not designed for dwc.

You can pour it through your net cup at res changes though.

Thank you how often do you change your res ?

 

[Billy the Mountain]

When I did 5gal buckets(3.25g net vol.) I never did 100% res changes. I'd drain off a gallon a couple times a week if I remembered, ~30% or so at a time.

I only did full changes if something was out of whack.

Unless you already have a commitment to 5gal buckets, a 15-20 gal tote is much better dwc option. The larger res. volume provides stability.

I use coco now, same results, less effort.

 

[Tyzombie86]

When I did 5gal buckets(3.25g net vol.) I never did 100% res changes. I'd drain off a gallon a couple times a week if I remembered, ~30% or so at a time.

I only did full changes if something was out of whack.

Unless you already have a commitment to 5gal buckets, a 15-20 gal tote is much better dwc option. The larger res. volume provides stability.

I use coco now, same results, less effort.

Thank you so much for that advice I grow in coco right now, just wanted to give hydroponic a shot I’ve had a ton of success with coco! your response is excellent I thought for a second this site was just filled with trolls no offense but I’m not searching through 99 pages to get the answer you just provided . When you grow in coco what size pots do you use ? I’m currently using 7 gallon fabric is this overkill ? I have a 4x4 grow tent set up looking to maximize my grow space thanks again !

 

[Billy the Mountain]

Thank you so much for that advice I grow in coco right now, just wanted to give hydroponic a shot I’ve had a ton of success with coco! your response is excellent I thought for a second this site was just filled with trolls no offense but I’m not searching through 99 pages to get the answer you just provided . When you grow in coco what size pots do you use ? I’m currently using 7 gallon fabric is this overkill ? I have a 4x4 grow tent set up looking to maximize my grow space thanks again !

I use 3 gal. fabric pots w/ coco. They get fertigated 3x daily w/ an automated drip setup.

7gal is a little overkill but does have the advantage of allowing less frequent fertigation if you're doing so by hand.

 

[Tagmaster]

here's a summary of those 99 pages:
1. pH in range
2. don't overfeed
3. don't get root rot

good luck! start a journal and you'll get plenty of help

i like it

 

[Herb & Suds]

i like it

Ok
WELCOME to RIU

 

[rkymtnman]

I thought for a second this site was just filled with trolls no offense but I’m not searching

too bad you didn't. you would have realized that this 1 way billy provided works but there are a few other methods that a noob to dwc probably would have better results with.

and by the way, suggesting to do some research beforehand is hardly trolling. but whatevs.

 

[Tyzombie86]

here's a summary of those 99 pages:
1. pH in range
2. don't overfeed
3. don't get root rot

good luck! start a journal and you'll get plenty of help

I use 3 gal. fabric pots w/ coco. They get fertigated 3x daily w/ an automated drip setup.

7gal is a little overkill but does have the advantage of allowing less frequent fertigation if you're doing so by hand.

That

too bad you didn't. you would have realized that this 1 way billy provided works but there are a few other methods that a noob to dwc probably would have better results with.

and by the way, suggesting to do some research beforehand is hardly trolling. but whatevs.

thanks for your comment I wasn’t gonna search through 99 pages of people asking different questions than what I asked I signed up for this site to ask question

too bad you didn't. you would have realized that this 1 way billy provided works but there are a few other methods that a noob to dwc probably would have better results with.

and by the way, suggesting to do some research beforehand is hardly trolling. but whatevs.

cool beans !