Single bucket dwc change ideas?

Jonny Jetson

Jonny Jetson

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How's it going everyone. Just wanting to see if anyone has an easier way to do a bucket change on single dec buckets that will end up in a trellis. Had problems in the past when I ran dwc trying to change the buckets with the flowers in the and over the trellis. Checked youtube and a couple other places but found nothing that would help me prevent damaging the flowers during a bucket change.
 
Jypsy Dog

Jypsy Dog

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Jonny Jetson said:
Nice setup. I don't think I have the patience for making that. I've ran 6 single buckets in a tent but had trouble changing the water out because of the trellis.
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I just lift the entire setup from one bucket to the next. Gives me a chance to get the fresh bucket stable. Stole the plans from here.
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rob333

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Jonny Jetson said:
How's it going everyone. Just wanting to see if anyone has an easier way to do a bucket change on single dec buckets that will end up in a trellis. Had problems in the past when I ran dwc trying to change the buckets with the flowers in the and over the trellis. Checked youtube and a couple other places but found nothing that would help me prevent damaging the flowers during a bucket change.
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does ur bucket have a drain hole ? mine all do ;)
 
GBAUTO

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^^t
That's the easiest solution.
I just used a 1/2" rubber grommet and barb elbow with a tube up the side. A small pond pump makes it easy to dump into another bucket.
It's a hassle if you have multiple sites-that was the reason I made a UC system.
 
5BY5LEC

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Yeah, back before my friend built his rdwc he used to have single dwc buckets I would take care of for him from time to time.
They all had a 1/2 bulkhead and hose coming up the side. I would drip nutrients or ph adjuster into the hose, then use a turkey baster to push the water down from the hose into the bucket to mix it. To drain it he would just hook a pump up to the hose. FIll it through the same hose. The lid never has to come off.
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Here is how it looks.
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The hose will move back and forth so you could probably just tip the hose to the side to drain it.
 
thenasty1

thenasty1

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try a shop vac with a long, thin hose attachment. slide the lids over a bit without raising them off the bucket and vac the old water out
 
Jonny Jetson

Jonny Jetson

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GBAUTO said:
^^t
That's the easiest solution.
I just used a 1/2" rubber grommet and barb elbow with a tube up the side. A small pond pump makes it easy to dump into another bucket.
It's a hassle if you have multiple sites-that was the reason I made a UC system.
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Would you happen to have a link to the build?
 
Renfro

Renfro

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Jonny Jetson said:
How's it going everyone. Just wanting to see if anyone has an easier way to do a bucket change on single dec buckets that will end up in a trellis. Had problems in the past when I ran dwc trying to change the buckets with the flowers in the and over the trellis. Checked youtube and a couple other places but found nothing that would help me prevent damaging the flowers during a bucket change.
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You need a controller reservoir and a recirculating system. Then you can drain the system from the controller.

Do you have a floor drain handy?
 
ChiefRunningPhist

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I just cut a hose long enough to reach my bathroom tub (maybe 25ft?) and attach a little pump (66gph, but looking to upgrade to maybe 150gph, just don't want a ton of pressure through 3/8 tubing) to one end and drop it in the bucket through the top.

I know what you mean, and a tip that you're probably already doing is not to snap the net pots onto the buckets. Keep them loose so that you can just slide the net pot over a few inches to drop the pump in. Makes it much easier to check your roots or circulation pressure too.

I pump my nutes in as well. I mix in 5gal buckets and then use the same little transfer pump used for draining the system, to pump the mixed nutes into the system/control buckets.
 
Jonny Jetson

Jonny Jetson

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Laughing Grass said:
I've never cleaned my buckets during the grow, just empty and refill. The plants in that pic are getting chopped in the next couple weeks. The only down side is I haven't seen the roots since Sept 10th.
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So im obviously over thinking not being able to clean the buckets during the grow. This pretty much answers it. I was always stuck on trying to clean them out every res change.
 
Jonny Jetson

Jonny Jetson

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ChiefRunningPhist said:
I just cut a hose long enough to reach my bathroom tub (maybe 25ft?) and attach a little pump (66gph, but looking to upgrade to maybe 150gph, just don't want a ton of pressure through 3/8 tubing) to one end and drop it in the bucket through the top.

I know what you mean, and a tip that you're probably already doing is not to snap the net pots onto the buckets. Keep them loose so that you can just slide the net pot over a few inches to drop the pump in. Makes it much easier to check your roots or circulation pressure too.

I pump my nutes in as well. I mix in 5gal buckets and then use the same little transfer pump used for draining the system, to pump the mixed nutes into the system/control buckets.
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Thank you for that. And yea, I've learned the hard way not to lock the lids onto the bucket. I'll def try dwc again. I was under the impression that everyone had to clean the buckets out every res change. Killed my darn back doing that. That's why I went away from dwc
 
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