possibly the cheapiest DWC

tigerblowztreez

tigerblowztreez

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pretty self-explanatory. i like this setup because it doesnt take up much room and costs less than 5 bucks to make. perfect for people who just want 1 or 2 plants in their grow space. first i spray painted the outside of the cup to light proof, then cut out the hole for the net pot, drilled a hole for the air tubing, and you're basically done. i ran out of rockwool so im tryin to see if this paper towel to DWC takes off just for fun. thanks for your time! :joint:
 

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tigerblowztreez

tigerblowztreez

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yes lol 1$ for the drink so free cup basically lol. 4$ bucks for airstones and tubing. obviously the medium you choose to use will be the main expense.
 
HowzerMD

HowzerMD

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That's awesome. I have a little mini DWC on the window-sill in the kitchen I made out of a TupperWare container.
 
dadio161

dadio161

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I made a similar one using a small plastic coffee container . It's already RED .
I took a small air pump and stone from a old fish tank that was sitting in the shed .
Next I am thinking of making a small FLOOD and DRAIN from a pump from a old fountain I saw in my shed too .
 
Twentythree

Twentythree

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the roots will fill the entire cup and the plant will drink a half to a whole gallon of reservoir a day. Try changing to a flowering schedule immediately to prevent enormous root growth. Or prune the roots. Or transfer to larger reservoir when the time comes.
 
endofwed

endofwed

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In my humble opinion, this thread would be a lot more exciting if you kept growing in that cup and not move to a bigger res!
 
tigerblowztreez

tigerblowztreez

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also, i just had a thought.. i think this would be a good alternative to vegging a couple plants in huge tubs, this would save a ton of nutes. or maybe im just crazy lol
 
gudkarma

gudkarma

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since i dislike going from seed to hydroton (dwc), that would make a totally rad : dwc clone cup

...actually, it's the perfect size to get those roots nice & long before transplant to a larger bucket.

i'd imagine with that air pump, and some t's or a manifold, you could run several cups.

very cleaver & it would allow you to save on nutes.
 
chittychitty

chittychitty

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very nice i've been trying to hatch a bubbler cloner system myself, was thinking of using a bunch of big plastic cups, 3" net pots, the tiny twin airstones you get at wal mart for like 39 cents, an air pump, a bunch of tubing and a bunch of t splitters.
 
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