Looking to get a hydro system

Any suggestions on where to get a new hydro system?

Honestly the best option is building one from parts you get at your local garden store, wal-mart and home depot.

You need the following:
($10) 2 or 3, 5 gallon buckets (preferably black, light proof. Otherwise you will need a can of flat black spray paint for plastic)
($4) 1, 10 inch net basket
($15) 3 pounds hydroton or coco grow medium
($20) 1, aquarium water pump and tubing
($15) 1, aquarium air pump and 4 inch air stone and tubing
($100-$600) whatever light set-up you want
($10) 2 fan
($80) grow nutrients, botanicare or fox farms whatever you want
($10) liquid pH up and down
($20) PPM/TDS/Temp meter (EBAY)
($.99) hydrogen peroxide
($5) rockwool cubes
($4) 24 hour timer
($6) PVC Ball valve
($15) Surge Protector
($8 ) Super-Thrive
($30) pH meter
($.99) Teflon Tape

If this interests you, I will write another reply how to put it all together.
Let me know

Pogmahthoin said:

Honestly the best option is building one from parts you get at your local garden store, wal-mart and home depot.

You need the following:
($10) 2 or 3, 5 gallon buckets (preferably black, light proof. Otherwise you will need a can of flat black spray paint for plastic)
($4) 1, 10 inch net basket
($15) 3 pounds hydroton or coco grow medium
($20) 1, aquarium water pump and tubing
($15) 1, aquarium air pump and 4 inch air stone and tubing
($100-$600) whatever light set-up you want
($10) 2 fan
($80) grow nutrients, botanicare or fox farms whatever you want
($10) liquid pH up and down
($20) PPM/TDS/Temp meter (EBAY)
($.99) hydrogen peroxide
($5) rockwool cubes
($4) 24 hour timer
($6) PVC Ball valve
($15) Surge Protector
($8 ) Super-Thrive
($30) pH meter
($.99) Teflon Tape

If this interests you, I will write another reply how to put it all together.
Let me know

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That would work.. But for initial start up you could make a DWC(deep water culture) which basically is a rubber maid with 2-8 4 inch holes cut in the top, filled with water and nutrients. All you need for this set-up is :

1) 20gal Rubbermaid (not see-through)
2) 2-8 Net pots (look like little mini colanders, they have slots in the sides and bottom)
3) Aquarium air pump (you can pick one up for under 30 dollars, as cheap as 10 but i'd recommend getting one for a 20-30 gallon fish tank for better aeration)
4) Aquarium airstone (can be anywhere from 3 dollars to 15 dollars)
5) 1/4" Air line (aquarium) I'd get a green tube or a black tube so algae doesn't build up in the tubes (you can get about 12 feet for 4-6 bucks)
6) Rockwool cubes to start clones or seeds in (4 bucks for about 25 of them) [be careful not to overwater if you germinate in them... just mist them 2-3 times a day.. i'd recommend just germing in paper towel]
7) Clay pellets (cheap)
Nutrients (try to get a good 2 or 3 stage hydro nute set)
9) Lights of your choice (CFL's you can build a light-kit (reflector and mounting) for about 40 dollars with 2 43 watt bulbs.. I'd recommend making 2 of these [look up how to build CFL grow light, all you need is A/C duct, a dual-socket lamp fixture, lamp cord, and some chain to hang it by] or you could get a HID for 70-500 dollars

Those are just the materials, but I think this is the easiest hydro system to construct/maintain.. good growth and yield as well

Hope that helps =)

^oh yeah I build one similar to that for $100 and change

if you dont want to build anything you can pick up a whole bubbleponics unit plus 150 HPS light for $160 with shipping off ebay.

goddamn thanks everyone . i was hoping to get a link but yall broke it down for me and it looks to be cheaper than what ive seen.

thanks