Looking to buy a stealth hydro system. What is the difference between DWC and bubbleponics. I am teetering between the DWC with 4 pots and the 6 pot bubblepnics. The only difference I see is that the bubbleponics seems to have an airstone twice the size as the 4 pot DWC. Also since the watering or feeding of the plants is automatic how exactly does that work. Is it a timer system that decides how often to feed the plants. I was wondering if plants can get overwatered as it is automatic. Any advice on these systems is cool. I was also considering the one pot DWC. However I like the 4 pot that comes with 6 months of nutrients and ph test strips.
What is the difference btween stealth DWC and Bubbleponics?
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Why don't you do research beyond just what one store sells and as a result you will understand the differences. DWC is like "cola" and bubbleponics is like "pepsi." There are tons of dwc systems, some use feeder tubes some don't. At any rate they are silly simple to make, if I can do it anyone can, and you can save more than half what you buy one of those things for and have better components. The nutrients and everything else that comes with off the shelf systems is usually below average in quality and chosen because of the profit margin it provides the seller.
Ok everyone always says that. Make it yourself. I'd rather pay a few extra bucks and not have to worry about any mistakes or trial and error. I just want to know the difference, and really cant see much difference besides the names, and number of pots. As for nutrients I'd rather go with the nutrients designed to flow through the system, and dislove or whatever than to take chances with stuff not made for this kind of system. Their stuff seems to work pretty good.
IMO with that attitude you should stick to buying weed. Growing weed is a journey dude, you don't get the true experience if you go in a tour bus. Retail DWC systems are sold at inflated prices because people are lazy or afraid to build their own. It is extremely easy to set up a DWC with all sorts of tubes/sprayers/bubbles, and you've made the effort to ask peoples opinions, so you should stick it out and listen. If you're so cnvinced that you dont want to do what "everyone always says" then don't waste our time asking.
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Stealth hydro doesn't "design" anything. They buy everything in volume on the market then repackage it and triple the price.
Ok I dont mean to be rude to anyone. My original post did ask the difference between stealth dwc and bubbleponics. It didn't say anything about how to build one. Everyone has preference and thats ok. I do enjoy the growing aspects, just not fabrication as much. I know I will need spend time to make this hobby a success, I'd rather spend it on other things than building the grow system. Theres plenty of other stuff to do, and I am learning from, and value your advice. "I just need to buy my bud" is a kinda rude comment. I, like many, have done that for years, and want to grow and save like everyone else. I just choose to buy a system, which like the lights, seeds, and everything else pays for itself in the long run. So does anyone know the difference between a dwc and bubbleponics system besides the airstone?
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The short and sweet answer is, DWC systems use ONLY air pump with stones. The stealth hydro lovingly referred to as a "Bubbleponics" unit uses not only an airstone or two, but a drip irrigation, or fogging, misting, or spraying aeroponics unit as well. Basically two systems in one, deep water culture and aeroponics, drip feed. Easy enough?
smppro
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dwc just has airstones, bubbleponics has airstones and a feeder tube that tuns to each pot that is constantly on. No real difference other than the bubbleponic is supposed start plants off quicker in early veg. I know you dont want to make your own but they are really simple. Big tote, put a couple airstones, cut holes out of the lid, fill it with water.
Thanks for all the extra advice. I will research that extra info as well. Thanks for helping me to understand the difference in dwc and bubbleponics. I think I like the bubbleponics system a bit more. Seems more advanced and I could benefit from a jump in vegetative growth.
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Growers using just bubbles (the real bubbleponics) get growth rates that beat the crap out of the feeder tubes regularly. The real difference is this: once roots are in the water it is all dwc. "Bubbleponics" is just another variation on dwc as is ebb and flow and wicks and all manner of drip systems. The difference is in the period before the roots are in the water. One basic approach is any watering from the top as in drip and feeder tubes and hand watering. The other is from the bottom as in the variation of dwc that relies on bubble action to feed from the bottom. The only real advancement is aeroponics which takes the roots out of the water and grows them in misted airspace.
I'll tell you something else. The only new growers who don't move beyond whatever they start with are those who give up. Everybody moves beyond their starter system which is another reason not to spend much on it.
I'll share my 2 cents.
I'm on my 2nd grow and I use the SH system, which is great for starting seeds/seedlings. After about 19 or 20 days(or once the roots are in the water), I'll transfer them into 3.5 gal buckets for the remainder of the grow.
The critical part in growing hydro is the first two weeks and the SH system makes life easier for both you & for your seedlings.
This is just my opinion.
I'm on my 2nd grow and I use the SH system, which is great for starting seeds/seedlings. After about 19 or 20 days(or once the roots are in the water), I'll transfer them into 3.5 gal buckets for the remainder of the grow.
The critical part in growing hydro is the first two weeks and the SH system makes life easier for both you & for your seedlings.
This is just my opinion.
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What is it that, for you, makes the SH system different from other systems? Do you really think the addition of a submersible pump and feeder tubes is an innovation or an advantage? Just wondering what edge you think that provides.
Dude, I've read many of your post pertaining to your opinion on the SH system and I'll leave it at that.
You sure can and many have. Some newbies(myself included)would rather buy a complete set-up and learn from it. I personally wanted a "plug & play" kit to understand hydro, ph, ppm, H20 temps, air temps, types of lights, etc, etc.
So I guess my point is: having a premade system makes it much easier to learn how to grow via hydro for your 1st time.But if you rather go out and buy the needed material, by all means do so.
