light proofing a white bucket?

You are right, I must be a chump for trying to help someone out. Then again I thought that was the whole point to this whole website, teaching & learning. And maybe when I said I was asking on someones behave, it was not so much me asking for someone else ( I guess I misspoke there).

My opinion on the green buckets was that they where not good, period. I just asked here to see if you guys agree with me.

BlasphemyFloyd said:

I agree, your roots look awesome, black buckets are superior to those green ones (IMHO). I have grown with a number of different hydro systems (including dwc bubble bucket like yours), different types of plants (fruits, peppers, herbs), learned that ANY light to the root zone is a bad thing, Period.

Btw BigBudda, what are you growing? I have some nice Habanero peppers growing as we speak.

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Sorry if I mistook your post for being "green" is the ultimate bucket. It is probably better then white for sure, but I have seen people grow just fine in white without any proofing at all. I use black because they are cheap and online, and I have to do NOTHING to them. I am all about making my work easier, even if it means waiting for the shipping or paying a bit extra to save my time that is worth tenfold.

Green is the ok for sure man, I am growing flowers for my wife she likes fresh flowers lol. Thanks for helping others too, I did not mean to offend if your post was directed at me.

No BigBuddah, you didnt offend me, the last post was directed at someone else. Thanks

BlasphemyFloyd said:

No BigBuddah, you didnt offend me, the last post was directed at someone else. Thanks

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Cool. Never stop being helpful, as you notice "helpful" is usually the last thought in most of the members here with the first being "how much can I make selling my illegal tweed!". Peace.

Thats really fucking sad, but I think your right. Thats why I have been hanging out by shroomery for a while, same problem over there ( trolls and smart asses) but atleast there are some cool people there too.

rockchalk0 said:

best way to light proof a white bucket and lid for dwc.

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Hey, I was in your spot around 15 years ago and came up with several good ways to handle the issue. First though ask yourself how much of an issue it really is. I did run a few black buckets and a few white buckets head to head with the same Shiva Skunk clone in each a couple of times. There was zero difference in yield or quality of the outcome. I vegged them up in the same net pots as the DWC buckets took (the whole set up was DIY) in an ebb and flow setup so I didn't have them in buckets for weeks before flowering. I'm pretty sure I moved the plants seven days before flipping the light cycle in the bloom room. Everything was the same but the color of bucket. I have since put a layer of panda film white side up over the lid and just cut an 'x' over the net pot hole. I don't do that to black out the roots or for algae, I do it for light conservation. Just a little more reflectivity for my huge lighting setup. At the time I was running six 1000 watt magnetic ballasts and the same number of 400 watt MH magnetics. These days I'm an all LED setup and only drip irrigation hydro in soil (some people don't consider that hydro but it is in every way that matters) unless I have a high performance plant with serious vigor that I want to push to its limits. In those cases I use DWC with as much air as I can give it. I've got a monster Sweet Pink from JD Short's Second Generation Genetics and she's one of the most vigorous plants I've worked with. She's going to be bucket run in my next cycle. It' really the best individual plant hydro setup you can get. I hope that helps, but here are a few other ways to deal with the issue. Tape some brown butcher paper or black construction paper around the bucket. The problems with that approach are pretty much all because of wetness and paper not getting along as well as you'd hope. My best way was to tape panda film over the problem areas, but black plastic sheeting worked just as well. And then there's black paint. If you go that way be sure to get a can of spray primer for plastics and a can of black spray paint and do it right. Honestly though, you may have better or worse conditions than I deal with but I don't think it's an issue worth being concerned about. Put your time and effort into getting the best genetics you can, give 'em a stable nutrient (TPS all the way for me anymore) and light environment and last but not least have good air movement in your space. An occilating fan is a must have. Those are key components of a good grow. Stay frosty - DyersEve

In case anyone is still reading this from time to time, I bought 18, 4-gallon from Affordable Buckets. They're 80 mil and took a real effort to cut the net pot holes in the lids. It's not awesome that they are only sold in sets of 18 but they save space if you're closet growing and are the least expensive DIY hydro option on the web for square pails. Another alternative that never failed me was the gray buckets and blue lids from Lowe's. I put my head inside of them before buying and they block light very well. The best part was the price.

ive used white buckets for years with zero issues.
They are thick plastic though, which means that no light gets in from outside.
it doesnt matter what colour they are, as long as they are light proof

rockchalk0 said:

no hydro store in town all hardware stores and farm store had only white and all amazon had was 15$ ones that didnt even come with the lid

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Tin tap works perfectly