thanks for the advice, i am obviously new to dwc, but in my mind it made more sense to have a deeper res for the roots to hang and be able to gather oxygen. if i had a res like you are using as an example 4"x15"x20" then wouldnt the roots be completely saturated in the nute solution and not be getting as much oxygen? i welcome the advice so please keep it coming!I think your cooler as reservoir will be too small. Too small for good roots and too small to control pH fluctuation. If I were growing in an area that small I would want to use all the footprint I could to get maximum reservoir quantity. Here's my thought; water is 231 cubic inches a gallon.Your floorspace is 336 square inches, so one inch of water in a space 336 square inches would be 1.45 gallons. For every inch of height you make that reservoir taller you gain 1.45 gallons, so if you could find a container, 4" x 15" x 20" you'd have a reservoir of 5.19 gallons and still have 21 inches for light and a scrog.
i wouldnt be opposed to using that same cooler you have but im still unsure if the roots would be ok i there since its shorter than my little cooler. what are the measurements on that Flo?Neumann has a solid point !
Even something like my 2.1gal Igloo would be better.
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Once your plant matures and enters bloom, they'll drink that little cooler of water/nutes DAILY !!
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L x W x H = 13" x 9.5" x 9" and that's the outside dimentions.i wouldnt be opposed to using that same cooler you have but im still unsure if the roots would be ok i there since its shorter than my little cooler. what are the measurements on that Flo?
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I like the same ones NL posted back on page 31 too ! lmaohey flo, check it out, we got NL at it now....hahaha, good find there NL, i did actually see these but going by my fish tanks those things always pop off, i liked the sticky back zip tie holders i saw on here, i think was weedler, flo will remember...lol
NL don't stop there, keep researching, the more input the better
Lol turns out your cooler is bigger than mine! Do you think it would be ok to grow in yours? Im obviously thinking that mine is too small now, unless...do you think i would benefit from a rdwc in my little cooler?L x W x H = 13" x 9.5" x 9" and that's the outside dimentions.
[/QUOTE]...so heres what i have, stealth grow cabinet 25in tall, 16in wide and 21in deep. this is also a cfl grow, 8x 23w cfls total. 6x 6500k and 2x 2700k for veg. 6x 2700k and 2x 6500k for flower. heres my cooler lol its a one gallon thermos.