ok went and bought 5 gallon buckets from lowes along with a 64 gallon trash can for a res. Now i think ill order the grommets and hose/fittings from online.
Well I plan to switch over to ebb&grow system very soon. I ordered a Monster control bucket (5 gallons). Has anyone had success making their own buckets? Or do you know of a site where i can order only the bottom buckets for the system? This thread is very long and don't have time to read...
I am also switching from aero to dwc/ebb. With much thought i figure seems best to go straight into hydron clay pellets. But I think I will start clones in rapid rooters instead of my cloner.
Why do you want to clean it?? do you see mold?? why can't you just pick the top up, what are the roots wrapped on?? they are pretty strong normally and withstand some gentle pulling (be careful!). I think I would just flush the system with fresh clean water if I thought I really needed to.
there are a ton of ways to feed your plants from easy measure and more to complex mixtures. I use advanced sensi grow/bloom with a few adv additives they offer mixed in. The main thing is to keep those ppm right! You can nuke your plants quick in hydro if you run them too high. Find a food...
wont hurt to leave stones on other than straining the pump more. How often to flood and drain is up to you. The whole purpose of draining is to supply oxygen to the roots so if you are using air stones in each plant u could leave flooded 24/7. Like the person above said since you have air...
heat the tube with bic lighter on end you want to put on stone, jus for a second!! it will melt a little letting you put it over the barb on the stone.
jus my 2 cent