mowgly
Active Member
hi mate if u have 5 minutes wud u please have a look at my post ?We'll build the system ourselves...it's way too easy not to. The only real modification from the original Under Current is that we'll be using smaller and flexable hose between the buckets. I need the ability to move the buckets around a bit...pet peeve of mine. I believe that the air stone with large enough pump adds more than enough oxygen to the roots. My current DWC test buckets just have this and the growth is nothing short of explosive. The main reason for connecting 10 buckets to a common res is to add some nutrient solution buffer capacity and to make solution changes and adjustments easily done at a common location for every 10 buckets. Also, if an air stone should fail, the circulating water would provide areated water to the plant regardless. I'm not even sure that I'll go with the second res hooked up to the float valve to automatically add water. First off, it will take up precious room. Also, I believe it is important to force ourselves to have to go and check everything everyday. I don't mind having to be at the grow everyday...I just don't want Helper D to have to spend 3+ hrs/day just draining buckets, mixing solution, and watering. Not to mention transplanting and soil disposal time. I also have to admit that over the years, my most prolific grows have been hydroponic.I started this grow soiless because I wanted the reliability while we sorted out the rest of the room's systems. Now that we're there. I'm ready to crank it up a notch. My hat's off to the Under Current designers for designing a DWC system that allows movable buckets (with our modification), a centralized solution tank, and doesn't rely 100% on each air stone functioning perfectly.
The changover will take place over the next few months. We have plants in all stages of growth right now.
basically how to get 200 onces per crop
wuld like the input of proper growers
thx
peace