DWC Bucketeer Tutorial?

Whats up guys this is my first post , just joined the site. I have been searching the site for days looking for a good tutorial/write-up for the stealth hydro DWC Bucketeer kit. Is there a good one Im missing on the site or one you guys know of from a different site? Im looking to setup a dwc system in the next month.

Thanks

what i suggest (an what i personally do) is buy 3 or 5 gal black buckets and net lids, commercial air pumps, air stones, hose and go check the DWC tutorial in the FAQ. GL

Thanks for your reply man, the diy sounds like the best route for me to go. Im a little cramped for space vertically so going with a 3 gallon bucket instead of 5 would help a lot. Is the three gallon any different to maintain than a 5 gallon?

Fosta420 said:

Thanks for your reply man, the diy sounds like the best route for me to go. Im a little cramped for space vertically so going with a 3 gallon bucket instead of 5 would help a lot. Is the three gallon any different to maintain than a 5 gallon?

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..anyone??

Fosta420 said:

..anyone??

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Negative my man. Exactly the same. Just less water in the res. Virtually any container with a lid can be used for dwc. From a Rubbermaid container to a Tupperware container. If light cant get in and the bottom is water proof then its usable.

the bigger the res the easier it is to control ph. Other than that the same.

ya here you go:

step 1: parts:
bucket
netcup
hydroton
airpump
airline
airstone
plant starter
water
meter
nutrients/pH control, etc.

step 2: starting
start plant, once plant has leaves, 100-200ppm nutrients

step 3: putting in bucketeer
assemble bucket, netcup in bucket, hydroton in netcup, plant starter in hydroton so that light isn't hitting it if its RW, air pump to air line to air stone/diffuser at bottom of bucket fill bucket to bottom of netcup with water and ppm adjust with regular vegetative nutrients to 250-300ppm and gradually increase

step 4: aggressive veg, ppm of around 800-900. pH should always be 5.5-6.5.

step 5: flower around 950-1100+ or so

tips: keep res topped, measure solution strength often, get hydro nutrients which are pH adjusted, wrap your bucket in foil tape, and get nice big netcups like 6-10 inches.

Ok cool, I figured the 3 gallon would be different because it obviously holds less water. Wasn't sure if it would be harder to keep all the levels right or if there would be any evaporation issues.

& Thanks alot for that write-up dbo

Also, if im going to build my own system, would there be any advantage to build it bubbleponics instead of dwc?

A tutorial on how to put together a five gallon dwc grow bucket.


Buy all of this here. http://www.americanag.com/index.php Most items = free shipping.

First buy this A "web basket". http://www.americanag.com/proddetail.php?prod=PO1300



Put that in one of these. Five gallon Bucket. Lowes


bucket's will work. Three dollars.




Then buy a medium. (hydroton here) I suggest going to lowes or home depot. Find recycled tire mulch


(10$ for life) or lava rock or pebbles. Any rock or


rocklike substance will work. Hydroton is 10 dollars for 4 liters or so. eBay or the same hydro store as above has it.


Cheap.


Then buy a 5 watt airpump (12$ on eBay) at either a hydro store or a aquarium store. 10 bucks or so.

The formula for airpumps in DWC is one watt of air pump power per gallon of water in bucket.

Then buy an airstone (1.00$) or or an airtube. A few dollars max.


Here is a killer deal http://www.americanag.com/proddetail.php?prod=PU1531&cat=138. (free shipping)



Then buy the flora micro hardwater, flora grow, and flora bloom from the same hydro store. Look in the nutrient


category under GENERAL HYDRO. This is the stuff the astronausts use. It will last many, many grows. eBay has a 12


dollar tripack that will last one or two. Pay attention to bottle size, eBay=caveat emptor. (use yer head, lol).

Here (11$)= http://www.americanag.com/proddetail.php?prod=HY208


here (11$)= http://www.americanag.com/proddetail.php?prod=HY209


here (11$)= http://www.americanag.com/proddetail.php?prod=HY207


Feed 15 ml grow, 10 ml micro, 5 ml bloom in veg per gallon or RO water.

Feed 0 ml grow, 8 ml micro, and 16 ml bloom in flower per gallon in RO water.

If under hid lights. Under cfl feed 0-5-10 in flower.

If you want to use tapwater buy this (11$) http://www.hydroasis.com/hy/productdetail.aspx?id=2189&product=flora-

micro-hardwater This is the hardwater/tapwater version of Micro. It works like a charm.



You will need to start your seeds. Soak them in water for 24 hours first. In the dark. Then place them in these.


Rapid Rooters (12$ for 30 pcs). Then right into your system with a plastic clear cup over the Rapid Rooter for humidity. Also break a peice of one and place it over the hole. This is so




their is some dark for the seed until she sprouts. Here


http://www.americanag.com/proddetail.php?prod=PO121 this is for rapid rooters. As always it does pay to shop


around.




Also you need airline tubing from the aqaurium store for three dollars. Colored would be

better.



that should be it.

oh man, yu guys, I love coffee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I saw this one on another website. I've built a few and they make changing out the res pretty easy.

http://forum.grasscity.com/general-indoor-growing/121335-lets-build-bubble-bucket-step-step.html

I can't believe no one posted a link to Roseman's tutorial:

Roseman's DIY Bubbleponics Tutorial

haha LT, this is the first time I read this post and that is the first thing I thought...Rosemans tutorial, and Tea's post will get you going in the right direction!! Welcome to growing!!

i cleaned up my diy. Let me know if it is easy to follow for yu. Google pics has it all. lol.

Lt Shiny Sides said:

I can't believe no one posted a link to Roseman's tutorial:

Roseman's DIY Bubbleponics Tutorial

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oops I thought I did post that link, I went and found it right after posting and went back to edit, but apparently brainslipped it.

its really easy tho. seriously.

Thanks alot guys, think I'm going to start building a bubble sytem off of rosemans tutorial sometime this week.

what is worng with mine. Way less moving parts. way less money and chance of error. I germ and sprout in one. Just pore some water thru it once a day or no and also just raise the water level until you have it at the rr plug. THat is what I do and it works fine. I dont see why all the need for a dripper. Kinda dangerous I bet.

Haha no offense tea tree & thanks for that write up, I was just leaning towards the bubbleponics now over dwc but im not sure yet.