Best Yielding Setup?

Im starting a 9x5 tent with these CXB3590 Led grow lights.

I want to choose a hydrosystem. Top Drip Feed or Aeroponics?

BigBisker said:

Im starting a 9x5 tent with these CXB3590 Led grow lights.

I want to choose a hydrosystem. Top Drip Feed or Aeroponics?

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RDWC. Hands down

Airwalker16 said:

RDWC. Hands down

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Is there a RDWC build list so i can go to lowes and grab everything.

Also whats a good ph doser and water temp gague

I'm doing ebb and flow in my 5x9. The ebb buckets on one side and a table on the other, but I might swap the table out for another bucket system. 2 systems = perpetual

Airwalker16 said:

RDWC. Hands down

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Better than Coco and perlite bro? Ebb and Flow?

Freddie Millergogo said:

Better than Coco and perlite bro? Ebb and Flow?

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I've never ran coco but I've run ebb and flow. I would say rdwc is just such a simple way to grow once you get it built and running. I can literally not check my shit for week if I want to.

With a 9x5 you could get away with rdwc, but that' too big of a tent imo. Too much water to cool given the # of plants you'll be running. That's why I like ebb and flow because water temp isn't as important plus you dont have to worry as much about oxygen in the water since it gets oxygen from the flood and drain cycle.

He's right about that. But it's a lot of hydroton for flood and drain.or use coco and pots

Airwalker16 said:

He's right about that. But it's a lot of hydroton for flood and drain.or use coco and pots

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Fuckin hate hydroton! LOL

Airwalker16 said:

I've never ran coco but I've run ebb and flow. I would say rdwc is just such a simple way to grow once you get it built and running. I can literally not check my shit for week if I want to.

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A huge reason why I'm loving DWC. There may be "more" tedious work but the management is so much easier..

Airwalker16 said:

RDWC. Hands down

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Gotta agree rdwc will give best yields not that it's "better" just seems to grow biggest plants. I do a rdwc with a 4x4x7 tent using

2 x 18 gal sterilite
1 x 23gal reservoir
Used 2" pvc to link it all
400gph pump to cycle
21wat air pump with flexible air stones they're amazing if you get good ones
To drain the system I attach a extension onto the water pump and run it to an exit that way

google "Coco Trees - growing in coco coir"
Read the entire thread...DJM is a master....lots of good info to be gleaned from that thread. He's pulling 2.5lb a plant, feeding 6x a day.

for max yield I would use rock wall and grow vert or in a chamber use the walls as your root zone lights in the middle

if you have height then I would go dwc or under current dwc or flood and drain or flow or aeroponic or some system with sprayers

if you have under 2m of height then unless your going full on and working on it every day and are going to spend out or build and test a proper system to make sure it has no flaws, then I`d just use coco and sacks

A good hydro takes 300 to 500mm of height at least, you lose height and need to drain the system make sure this is going to be easy if your going to have problems draining and cleaning the system then just go with soil or coco it`ll be less work

otherwise hydro is great as you get "soil" from the tap, no soil or coco to get rid of if you have any bug or rot issues or just like to use fresh stuff every grow, that being said find some good buffers, nutes and such cheap as hydro uses more water and more of your chemicals so what you "save" on not buying soil you can easy end up spending again on chemicals

but most of all buy a good ph tester and a good ppm meter, and have a back up ph tester !

ThaMagnificent said:

Fuckin hate hydroton! LOL

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I hate how they roll away into every corner with the mildest provocation.
I currently dig coco/perlite blends, the plants seem to, as well. I am not a yield hound myself, but the ones I know are all switching to Tupur coco DTW.

Tupur in pots average 2 a light never an issue of dialing in everything fed the same never nute burn oh ya and bet you'll pull 2 a light if not your first (you'll probably do it) then 2nd grow lol rdwc can hit bigger but any fuck ups what so ever fuck you and all plants eat different and are more sensitive roots in water than in a hydro drain to waste with tupur and bio-char

BigBisker said:

Im starting a 9x5 tent with these CXB3590 Led grow lights.

I want to choose a hydrosystem. Top Drip Feed or Aeroponics?

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you can get great results with just about any system type, it's all in your knowledge of how to grow and familiarity with the system you're using. 90% your knowledge, 10% the system.