Methods on keeping colas up in buckets?

Interested on hearing your methods and or pics on keeping your huge main colas supported in bucket dwc?

I can tie from above but I need to switch out nutes so I need to raise it up and move it if need be.

Thanks.

Anyone?????

A bamboo stick is always a good choice, with a couple of pipe cleaners.

Tomato cages actually work pretty well also if you sort of bend the bottom ends out to make a stand out of it.
KnB

Yea but this is a bucket that I need to remove top to get change it out. Not sure how to manage those with out not being able to remove bucket.

BigBuddahCheese said:

Yea but this is a bucket that I need to remove top to get change it out. Not sure how to manage those with out not being able to remove bucket.

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That seems to be one of the major issues with just straight DWC...but RDWC doesn't suffer from this issue since you have an additional bucket to do all your nutrient solution maintenance from Might want to consider it for your next grow...all you have to do is put return lines in the base of all your containers that lead to one master bucket and a small pump that pumps the nutrients back out into the other buckets...when you want to drain or maintain the system you just do it from the one bucket...that's what I'm planning on setting up at some point here in the next few months

You could always create a mini scrogg on each bucket.. i found a diy method on the forums for that. Pretty simple pvc work and some zip ties.

KISS, keep it simple stoner , i use a tomatoe cage on each bucket and have a hole in the lid itself for adding and removing water from the bucket w a flap of black plastic to cover so light wont get thru..
i never remove the top of my bucket the entire growth, in fact its snapped down on the bucket so that sturdies up the tomatoe cages that are drilled thru the top of the buckets and bent under the lid.
Just use twist ties and tie heavey colas to anywhere on the tomatoe cages that gives them proper support!

bubblebucketguy said:

KISS, keep it simple stoner , i use a tomatoe cage on each bucket and have a hole in the lid itself for adding and removing water from the bucket w a flap of black plastic to cover so light wont get thru..
i never remove the top of my bucket the entire growth, in fact its snapped down on the bucket so that sturdies up the tomatoe cages that are drilled thru the top of the buckets and bent under the lid.
Just use twist ties and tie heavey colas to anywhere on the tomatoe cages that gives them proper support!

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That sounds like a great idea do you have pics of this?

You could also use the hole people use on the side for a level meter and drain out waste, refill though the top into the rockwool.. just an idea.