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I don’t see as many RDWC grow journals these days, so I figured I’d start one. I just finished my latest RDWC system with some modifications to improve performance, while minimizing upkeep time & effort. I run a perpetual grow set-up with 3 smaller tents in 1 closet in my basement. I travel...

Why’d you stop doing RDWC?

I get all that. And not that I was even on the receiving end, but I just go to political forums when I wanna be a dick...but that’s all in good fun.

I don’t see what the fuss is all about? I just to visit these forums because I like building hydroponics systems & growing MJ... with big fat gnarly, dank buds.

That sucks Myke! I’ve battled root rot before & its a bitch...lost a few plants in late flower, so now I go balls out to avoid it. I added a chiller & dropped my water temps to 65°, started adding HydroGuard weekly, upgraded to a 1000gph pump & even set-up my water chiller so it creates a 2nd...

1. Each bucket (including control station) has this elbow, which I rotate faced down, 5mm from the bottom while draining 2. The undercurrent pipes are only 1-1/2” so they stay full longer while draining with higher velocity than larger pipes 3. I built the system with the undercurrent pipes as...

That was quick work! And roots filling your bucket space in pre-flower is impressive. How long did you veg her?

I’ve used a combination fluming & waterfall set-up...using fluming in the control station & then the grow sites have waterfalls, plus the undercurrent pipes have a 90° elbow coming from the bulkheads outlets inside each bucket to help push the roots upwards. The current’s not strong enough to...

...just figured out a way to have the aerponics spray from both sides of each mesh pot for a more balanced application, so now it’s time to test it out with some seedlings head-to-head against Ebb & Flow.

...and here’s a pic of the slip elbows inside each bucket. So, instead of the system’s water pump taking in air & failing as soon as the water level reaches the top of the bulkhead, with this addition attachment it will keep draining until it’s almost empty. And since it’s a slip fitting, I can...

Sorry...I realized that on my last reply & switched to Airwalker. I sand the bucket, along the side of that top lip. For draining, I’ll attach another picture. There’s a cap about 10” above the pump & just right of the ball valve (circled in red). To drain, I just remove the cap & connect a...

Good question. I don’t use aerators in My DWC’s except for back-up. I also have one airpump in a E & F system I use for seedlings. It’s set to the same timer as the water pump which floods the tray severel times a day. On my last grow, I realized that my timer was set wrong on just one of the...

Hey Airwalker. Sorry, I just noticed your last message. I sand the down the side of the lip at the very top of the bucket...just where the small side of the hinged lid locks into place (see photos). The other end has the tear strip, so it already comes off pretty easy, plus I rarely have to...

Same with my buckets...there’s a tear strip on the large end of the hinged lids, but not on the smaller end. It just takes a few minutes to partially shave down the lip of the bucket on one end with an orbital sander, then It opens up much easier. I had to use a damn chisel to pry it open before...

I’ll definitely have to go back & check out your set-up COB. I also use the big side of the lid for full access to my control station & the reverse side for the grow buckets, but there’s still plenty of room to reach into the bucket through the small end to check the roots, filters & airstones...

Thanks. The only issue I have with these buckets/lids is that once the lids are snapped down in place, they’re a bitch to re-open. I ended up sanding down the lip on the bucket where the lid snaps in, just enough so it opens fairly easy, but still locks in place.

I get them off Amazon. They’re 5 gallon EZ-Stor buckets that are available in white or black & cost anywhere from $10-$14 each, depending on how many you buy. They also have either plain or hinged lids. I use the hinged lids because they allow access to the root zone when the plants are too big...