I was thinking about keeping the light at the top of the tent and setting up the screen to be about 6-9" from the top of the WaterFarm to allow me to get under there to be able to clean it up when in flowering. Now if I wanted to add an air stone, do I drill a hole in the bottom bucket or the top bucket?
You can either drill a hole in the bottom bucket(above the waterline!) or run it through the tube that feeds the drip ring. Don't drill a hole in the top bucket. However do this to the top bucket, drill as many 1/4" holes as you can but be careful to not drill too many or you'll jeopardize the structural integrity of it and it'll collapse with all the hydroton and roots in it.
I have often wondered how they work - I suppose the roots get into the bottom bucket do they?
Is that big enough? I'm going to scrog next grow and I got 2inch - Do you think I've gone too big?On the screen they are 1"x1"
Let me know how you like your system. i am thinking of buying a bucket systemHere is a image of what the WaterFarm Kit looks like while its running just so that some people will have an understanding of how the system works.
When I run the system I will be using a commercial pump and the timer schedule based by GH of: 30min ON | 1hr OFF while the light is ON and of course OFF when the light is OFF.
You could build one for half the price and learn something at the same time. It's nice to just buy a kit, but they are a rip as soon as you see how they work and how easy it would have been to build the same thing.
I agree, I have built so many systems but there is nothing like running matching equipment.
Suppose it's no stress as you could make the holes bigger if need be and I could make mine smaller with a little squeeze.
Honestly, you're right but waterfarms are really cheap. For 60 bucks you get everything you need and it's of really great quality.
EVERYTHING! All you need to do is add the plant.