hydroponics/bubbleponics system help!

MojGniew

MojGniew

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Well I bought this system because buying all of it seperatly would have cost me more.

I wanted to know if I can leave my plants in this system for the plants whole life? Or will they need to be moved to a bigger area?

Here is a photo of a similiar, at least the size is correct. Its a 10 Gal, with 3 inch net pots. Ill be growing 5 plants.

 
goldengirls4life

goldengirls4life

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those are way cheaper to build yourself.i have the same size container and the most expensive part was the water pump ($30).i built the whole thing for less than $50.the plants stay in the same spot the entire grow.im 3 and a half weeks into veg.things are looking good
 
msdsm39

msdsm39

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3 inch pots are a little small. If your plants get very tall they will need lots of support. Good luck

MojGniew said:
Well I bought this system because buying all of it seperatly would have cost me more.

I wanted to know if I can leave my plants in this system for the plants whole life? Or will they need to be moved to a bigger area?

Here is a photo of a similiar, at least the size is correct. Its a 10 Gal, with 3 inch net pots. Ill be growing 5 plants.

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smokertoker

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That setup will work for the entire life cycle. If you have the room I suggest installing a hose and valve to drain the water to make changing the water easier and put the container on something to raise it up to make it easy to drain all of the water.

I use about an 8" deep container and its fine for me. holds 5 gals.
 
MojGniew

MojGniew

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goldengirls4life said:
those are way cheaper to build yourself.i have the same size container and the most expensive part was the water pump ($30).i built the whole thing for less than $50.the plants stay in the same spot the entire grow.im 3 and a half weeks into veg.things are looking good
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I got mine on ebay with everything included for 40 with free shipping. and i didnt have to do anything :mrgreen:



smokertoker thanks for the advice. What kind of valve should i get, where can i get it?
 
goingreen2008

goingreen2008

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hell yeah i built my from lowes everything but the water pump anyway.

I used 4 six inch pots cuz i figured there is no way in hell 6 good size ladies could fit, like in the stealh but maybe 5? thats what i went for at first but couldnt fit because my T feeder is to tall for the 10gal i had to use my 5th pot hole.

How good are your air stones??? i im using one 24" and one 12" stick and i dont think there is anough bubbles?
 
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smokertoker

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What size aquarium is your pump made for? I use a double nozle air pump that is for 20-60 gals, in my 5 gal res. Right now I just using little end stones, my 6" stones are clogged and I've been slacking on throwing them in some bleach water.
 
goingreen2008

goingreen2008

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cool i have another pump and i think im going to hook up some more stones but was wondering which stones where the best or does it depend on the pump?
 
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smokertoker

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water can only hold so much o2. I don't think the stones really matter... Like I said I switch between the 6" long stones and just the little end stones and I don't see an difference either way as long as air is getting through them.
 
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smokertoker

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yes of course... You probably already have your water saturated with o2 though, so there would be no need for an additional pump. Maybe if you want to just have more coverage of bubbles you can get line splitters and just add a couple more stones to your double nozzle pump.
 
goingreen2008

goingreen2008

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yeah i was thinking about that too! Its my 2nd attempt since my girl fried my first ones so i was wanting to do everything the best possiable
 
GAMEBRED

GAMEBRED

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I'm 2 weeks into veg with my stealth hydro system and all is going great.I'd grow just 3 plants as it gets kinda cramped.I have 5 going and I had to tie them off to open a spot for the light to get in.
 
goingreen2008

goingreen2008

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smokertoker said:
yes of course... You probably already have your water saturated with o2 though, so there would be no need for an additional pump. Maybe if you want to just have more coverage of bubbles you can get line splitters and just add a couple more stones to your double nozzle pump.
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check these pics out! Ill think ill be ok!
 

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