GR's RDWC, Flow & Grow, 6 plants. Come join the fun!

My first true Hydroponic grow. Been growing in Coco/Perlite for aver 8 years now. I know that C/P is actually hydro but this truly feels like hydro.
Got a hell of a deal on an Active Aqua Flow & Grow 6 pot setup. I just love my hydro guy, he beat every price I could find on line by over $175, plus he gave me a shit load of freebies, a domed starter kit, 25 feet of 3/4' hose, a quart bottle of Hydro-guard, and a big discount on the two - 50 liter bags of Hydroton. Got to love this person.
OK, here is the start of GR's RDWC Flow & Grow! Got 7 Gorilla Cookies Auto's germinating now, plan on planting early this coming week in 1.5" rockwool cubes, once germinated will let the get good roots and in the 3 to 5 leaf stage before I put them in RDWC system.


Everything all hooked up
and tested for leaks, none noted.


Expanded clay pellets put into the grow containers and those containers sat in the fill container. I triple rinsed and drained the pellets then put them in a large container filled with RO water and containing 0.9 ml/gallon of GH Flora Grow, Micro and Bloom and pH'ed. Let that sit over night then rinsed them again prior to putting them in the grow pots.


The 55 gallon reservoir, with 36 gallon of pH'ed RO water.


Now we wait for the young ones and let's see how this grow goes. Y'all jump in and give advice as you see fit, this is new to me so I am asking for help.
Will move to a journal soon.

Not really RDWC,, more of a hybrid recirculate drain to waste if those in tainers are full with LECA.

myke said:

Not really RDWC,, more of a hybrid recirculate drain to waste if those in tainers are full with LECA.

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Not sure what you mean, please explain!

gr865 said:

Not sure what you mean, please explain!

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RDWC you have a small net pot and 3ish gallons of aerated water for roots ea plant.You have a huge net pot with only a little water.
Your roots arnt submerged 24/7, no deep water.
Hope that helps .

myke said:

RDWC you have a small net pot and 3ish gallons of aerated water for roots ea plant.You have a huge net pot with only a little water.
Your roots arnt submerged 24/7, no deep water.
Hope that helps .

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It is actually an ebb and flow system.
Had folks calling it RDWC so I ran with it.
I stand corrected!!

One of those live and learn moments!
Yesterday morning when I went out to check the continuing test on the system and the shop was wet, first thought was to look in the tent, no water there, then I looked over to the reservoir and saw that the lid was not on like normal. I got a predrilled lid that did not match my reservoir Yesterday evening when I pH the test water I had move the lid aside and did not get it back on the barrel correctly.
I have since switched out the lid with the proper one, drilled the holes and switched out the hardware for that lid.
Overall no real damage done, just a lot of cleanup and drying the shop out. I have sprouting seeds in the dome and they should go in the tent within the next week or so.
I removed the inner pots with the Hydroton to the back porch, raised the tent about a foot off the ground turned on all the fans I have to dry the shop out. Have begun filling the rez with RO water and should finish filling today.
I hope to have everything ready for the sprouting seeds by the end of the day.