DIY 3 Gallon Rubbermaid DWC

diggitydank420

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Well, I only have 3 big ones in a tub right now. I've been really selective as to who gets the full 8-10 weeks.

I've got 6 clones in another tub and 4 soon to be mothers in another.
 

SomeGuy

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Looks good. Seems like probably only 4 per bucket would be a good idea. Hell thats still 8 of them...LOL Have you been lollipoping?
 

diggitydank420

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Looks good. Seems like probably only 4 per bucket would be a good idea. Hell thats still 8 of them...LOL Have you been lollipoping?
Yeah, I've been toying with bagseed and seeing what I can get away with. Those 6 in the tub on the right are clones from one that I gave to a friend with an HPS. Whatever strain it is, it grows TALL! Those clones are 2 months younger than my oldest and only about 8 inches shorter.
 

koolhand77

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dig, kinda curious about your nutes. I have a smaller set than you but, i just bought some maxi grow for vegging and maxi bloom for flowering just wondering how to do this so I get it right. I did put 1/8 teaspoon in one and a half gallons of water and mixed it till it disollved. NowI just put a seedling in the cup last night as I willbadding one tommrow. howlong should I stay at 1/8tsp? the lable said1/4 tsp for one gallon but I herd nevergo by that. How do I flush the plants before flower to switch over? thanks for your help.
 

diggitydank420

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dig, kinda curious about your nutes. I have a smaller set than you but, i just bought some maxi grow for vegging and maxi bloom for flowering just wondering how to do this so I get it right. I did put 1/8 teaspoon in one and a half gallons of water and mixed it till it disollved. NowI just put a seedling in the cup last night as I willbadding one tommrow. howlong should I stay at 1/8tsp? the lable said1/4 tsp for one gallon but I herd nevergo by that. How do I flush the plants before flower to switch over? thanks for your help.
I use GH's Flora series (liquid). With a rez of this size I start with full strength.

Then I add back 1 gallon at a time @ half strength for first add-back, 1/4 for the second, and plain ph'd water until it's time to clean out the rez (every saturday) and then start over.

I don't have a PPM meter, so I stick to GH's feeding schedule and never use more than directed.

But mine is a 3 part system.

An example of my feeding for my flower tub, the 2 gallon rez gets:

  • 2tsp Floragro
  • 4tsp Floramicro
  • 6tsp Florabloom
  • 2tsp Liquid Koolbloom


 

skitzo

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wow, i just stumbled across this thread. im trying to prepare on what i should do for a 1x1 HydroFarm grow. i guess i will be using the GH 3 Part Flora series, since i've been reading so much about it.

sound good?
 

koolhand77

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I wish I didn't get my maxigro yet ut oh well I can add things like big bloom and what not. But, definetly go with this next time.
 

skitzo

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I use GH's Flora series (liquid). With a rez of this size I start with full strength.

Then I add back 1 gallon at a time @ half strength for first add-back, 1/4 for the second, and plain ph'd water until it's time to clean out the rez (every saturday) and then start over.
Could you explain this to me, still a little new to this hydro growing.^^

I'm trying to find out exactly how big my pots are going to be so I can get an idea of how much nutes I should add. General Hydroponics website is acting like an ass right now though.

For now, lets just say I have a 2.5gallong reservoir for one plant....what should I do for nutes oh yee wise one? :)
 

diggitydank420

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Could you explain this to me, still a little new to this hydro growing.^^

I'm trying to find out exactly how big my pots are going to be so I can get an idea of how much nutes I should add. General Hydroponics website is acting like an ass right now though.

For now, lets just say I have a 2.5gallong reservoir for one plant....what should I do for nutes oh yee wise one? :)
Ok, this isn't rocket science. And I'm getting tired of answering the same question in the same thread over and over.

The directions are on the bottles, that's how I use them. Nothing more. There is no secret to it.

Buy your nutes and then ask me about it.
 

Legacy187

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good shit Dude! I was gonna buy the stealth hydro DWC but i kept looking at it like man i can do this myself. I have everything but the bucket. I think i might need more tubing also anyway. ++REP cause I am gonna build your version next paycheck. I have the floranova start up kit waiting to be used. so it works good? the nutes i mean
 

diggitydank420

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good shit Dude! I was gonna buy the stealth hydro DWC but i kept looking at it like man i can do this myself. I have everything but the bucket. I think i might need more tubing also anyway. ++REP cause I am gonna build your version next paycheck. I have the floranova start up kit waiting to be used. so it works good? the nutes i mean
I hear Floranova is a good set, but I use the 3 part Flora series.
 

nunya binnis

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i made a few changes to my setup.

-used 4, 6" airstones and daisy chained the ends with two inputs (one at both ends) and use both air outputs on the pump for each tub. i use one pump per tub.

-use a pump rated at at least 100 gallons. or a luft pump.

-ran the tubes out the sides of the cover using small slots i cut in. (aids in changing the whole reservoir instead of just part). and no silicone inside the res.

other than that, i think this is a great setup. we'll see what it yields in a few months.
 
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