just started a new grow and was pretty set on doing dwc but now I"m back to thinking about recirculating drips and wondering which I should do.
anyways here is my little brainstormed setups with a list of pros and cons and your inputs would be appreciated.
Growing 3 plants in a 20"x36" (5 sq ft) grow tent under a 250w mh for veg and 400 (hopefully) hps for flower. budget at this point in time is a few hundo I need an inline fan, new metering tools, and the equipment for the hydro setup I choose.
DWC would be three 5+ gallon buckets w/ 5" or 6" netcup in each. one unit per plant. I would use a couple small air pumps to supply oxygen and hydroton as a medium to put my plug starts into.
supplies needed: buckets, lids, cups, hydroton, air pumps, air line, air stones.
pros: different buckets means more customizable nutrients, no clogging of drip lines
cons: standing water, difficult to access the reservoir
Recirculating drip setup would be kitty litter trays and 3 gallon buckets placed inside of 5 gallons to achieve a height increase. the buckets would be placed in the trays and holes poked so there would be no standing water in the bucket itself. each tray is a reservoir for its respective bucket. medium would be perlite or hydroton, most likely
supplies needed: buckets, medium, drip irrigation, water pumps, trays
pros: different reservoirs, easy access to reservoir, low maintenance
cons: lines could clog, slightly more complicated, harder to empty/move and probably more expensive to set up.
input appreciated and definitely repped
anyways here is my little brainstormed setups with a list of pros and cons and your inputs would be appreciated.
Growing 3 plants in a 20"x36" (5 sq ft) grow tent under a 250w mh for veg and 400 (hopefully) hps for flower. budget at this point in time is a few hundo I need an inline fan, new metering tools, and the equipment for the hydro setup I choose.
DWC would be three 5+ gallon buckets w/ 5" or 6" netcup in each. one unit per plant. I would use a couple small air pumps to supply oxygen and hydroton as a medium to put my plug starts into.
supplies needed: buckets, lids, cups, hydroton, air pumps, air line, air stones.
pros: different buckets means more customizable nutrients, no clogging of drip lines
cons: standing water, difficult to access the reservoir
Recirculating drip setup would be kitty litter trays and 3 gallon buckets placed inside of 5 gallons to achieve a height increase. the buckets would be placed in the trays and holes poked so there would be no standing water in the bucket itself. each tray is a reservoir for its respective bucket. medium would be perlite or hydroton, most likely
supplies needed: buckets, medium, drip irrigation, water pumps, trays
pros: different reservoirs, easy access to reservoir, low maintenance
cons: lines could clog, slightly more complicated, harder to empty/move and probably more expensive to set up.
input appreciated and definitely repped
