Don Gin and Ton
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roots are fine sitting in just water for ages, i've had a plant cutting in the office in half a pop bottle for best part of 7 months, root system is fine with just tap water too.
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jinky j
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well if thats the case fuck the powercuts lol, im defo still going to give it a shot i only need to get myself a air pump and 4 big air stones/cushions with some iws elbows and sealing glands which are as cheap as chips the air pump is the most expensive piece of equipment, ive also just cracked some jack the ripper seeds to look for a mammy plant as im pissed off with fem seeds.
ldnsharkkid
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I used to run ebb and flow tables and one day the timer controlling the watering packed up, i used to visit the room every 3 days and when i arrived EVERYTHING was crispy and dead, and as a result i switched to using soil, with better results and a lot more forgiving if you miss a day or two of watering......
ldnsharkkid
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I agree that hydro/aeroponics will accelerate growth and improve your yield but like i said its a lot less forgiving when things go wrong....also with the equipment you need to buy, air stones, pumps, tubing, timers its a lot cheaper to buy a pot and a bag of soil, and the end result will be better IMO...
jinky j
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ive been in dirt and coco for ages hence me wanting a wee change im just looking for rapid growth in veg and it would appear dwc pisses all over dirt for veg, well looking at that hygro hybrids youtube page and after looking at how to grow dwc im thinking holy fuck 6 wks veg and it was massive and i want a wee piece of that shit lol.
ldnsharkkid
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Yeah i get ya i done it the other way around started with hydro and now run soil lol if your around it everyday then sure go for it ive seen amazing results with dwc....
Don Gin and Ton
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wtf is an air cushion? giz a link please.
aye ebb n flow will fuck for sure but dwc your roots are still sat in water. i'm running coco next to the dwc. coco is better than soil i reckon but not much in it.
jinky j
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aye i agree its alot less forgiving i will just have to be on my A game lol and if it fucks up then i will just have 2 look at it as lesson learned but if your on top of it and not overfeeding the plant to fuck and your emptying the water res every 5-7 days and checking every nite then in theory it should be all gravy BUT and theres always a BUT, but if its not all gravy then i will be smoking fuck all and i will be a complete failure but i need to try and god loves a tryer.hahaha.
jinky j
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fuck knows don, moggys mentioned it earlier i just thought it was sum fancy air stone lol but im on the fuckin hunt the noo so if a find a air cushion i will gee you a link maybe it was a whoopy cushion lol.
Don Gin and Ton
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aye when shit goes wrong, it does fast in hydro of whatever sort, think dwc is bout the best forgiving wise.
Don Gin and Ton
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surely it makes no difference what th bubbles are coming out of it's the size of the pump blowing the air?! i super glued foam to the bottom of my bucket to make sure the bubbling would b as quiet as poss.
jinky j
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the only air cushion i could find and i wasnt looking long but it appears to be a air pump for a aquarium in other words a air pump lol. http://www.tradezz.com/buy_9835627_aquarium-air-cushion.htm
jinky j
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good thinking it would act like a noise reducer, does it make much of a difference to the bubbling noise. and im looking at a 20 litre per minute pump fuck knows if thats pure overkill lol
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jinky j
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holy fuckin shit they plants are massive, now thats what im looking for well thats me 100% convinced, im going dwc. cheers for the link bud.this is what DWC can do, search for "krustybuckets" for more info
Don Gin and Ton
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i dunno to be honest, i'll check on mine n see how much air they pump tonight. mind on sat the pump was against the metal frame of the tent and my lass was like wtf is making that buzzing, and this is downstairs btw!
i got one of these and it's ok noise wise, but you can always just put them in a placcy tub like you get shrooms from the supermarkets with foam under them.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190-LITRE-AIR-PUMP-FOR-AQUARIUM-FISH-TANK-FULLY-ADJUSTABLE-FLOW-RATE-/310363538009?pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Fish&hash=item48431bc259
did you mean 20 or 200? 20 might be a bit under powered for a big bucket.
i got one of these and it's ok noise wise, but you can always just put them in a placcy tub like you get shrooms from the supermarkets with foam under them.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190-LITRE-AIR-PUMP-FOR-AQUARIUM-FISH-TANK-FULLY-ADJUSTABLE-FLOW-RATE-/310363538009?pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Fish&hash=item48431bc259
did you mean 20 or 200? 20 might be a bit under powered for a big bucket.
jinky j
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20 litre per minute im thinking it might be a bit to much and it is for the big ass bucket about 60 litres but when you put the net pot in it will go down a bit so say 50 litres of water in the bucket. and thanks for the link as they pumps are about £25 cheaper than what i was looking at. i think im looking in the wrong places lol
Don Gin and Ton
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mines a 26 litre and it's fucking heavy full of water, not unliftable obv but i wouldn't fancy walking far holding it by the handle.
indikat
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I am luggin 50 l smart pots so have to wait fer the soil to dry before attempting the lift up two flights of stairs, not every day thank fuk but I wouldn't wanna move anything that big soaked or full of water, jus been out choppin wood...love it
jinky j
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aye and if mines 50l am well putting my back out lol, i will be doing them in 20 litre buckets for veg then into the big ones come flower and they will not be getting moved as fuck trying to move 50 litre of water plus there getting scrogged so i wont be able to move them i will diy some iws elbows and tubing onto the side so i can empty the water, 2 big pots in a 2.4m wide tent, i could do like 4 20 litres on each side but i just want 2 big fuckers, again it will be trial and error but hopfuly i get there.