Would you build your own hydroponic system or buy one?

I have been reading about hydroponic system and thinking for my next grow to switch over from soil to hydroponic. Im curious for those who have built your own system do you wish you just would of bought a premaid one? Or is your DIY system holding up and working great.

I know from experience you get what you pay for but It seems so easy to build one out of a rubber maid tub pump and air stone and almost crazy to spend $200+ on a system.

Any feedback is great. Im looking to do a sea of green in my grow room. Its 48" by 24" by 60" Would like to get atleast 12 plants in there. Any feedback is welcome.

I guess it would all come down to cash.
If you have money to blow, but one that is tried and proven.
Otherwise you can build one that works great with all the necessary parts and pieces for around 75 bucks
Only issues I have found with a DIY, is the lids are not water tight. So after going through several I have found one that does a great job with no leaking.
Only its 18 gallon, so its a bit small. Others are using coolers. Those do not leak, as they have a great seal. I will prob move to a cooler myself after this harvest is done.

It all depends on your ability. You could screw 3 up cheaper than buying one. I don't like tubs , after time they swell ,let in alot of light & are not insulated. Coolers work very well. I made one out of a 15.5 square planter. Sturdy no light leaks and if I need to i can put it in a cooler. was going to add a pic

diy to the end

can be used for aero or dwc, hope this helps

Don't ever buy a hydro system. They are extremely easy to build. The markup is rediculous. It is insulting how much hydro companies tax you for that shit

Diy only way to do it

i have to admit that i spent $60 some bucks on a cloner from botainicare, and although i love it and it works great, it is easily something that i could have built for around twenty or thirty bucks, if not less..
after going through this with the daisy cloner, i often am checking out other hydro sets online and see the price that companies dare charge for the sum of all the parts, and it really is crazy and can usually be made just as well, sometimes even better depending on experience and handyman ability.. i say figure out what your looking for, check out some premade units and get a good idea of all what is involved with making one, and go ahead and find the parts needed to make it, and do so yourself..
the feeling that you will get knowing that you made your own system and it works great will be well worth the time and effort required to make it..
goodluck with the grows.

I'd say it depends on the system you want.
If you want a CAP Ebb & Gro I would just buy it, I recently came across The Under Current, A recirculation dwc if I wanted that I'd just buy it.
Ebb & Flow you more or less have to diy and everything else diy
I guess unless you want those 2 systems i named, diy.
Even then if I already had those systems I would just copy them and diy if I wanted another lol

And when it comes to those cloning systems just use rockwool and a dome

rdwc is so fucking easy to build a retarded hamster could do it in his sleep
if ya need a hand pm me
i have built ebb and flow
aero
dwc \ pump
drip
nft

alright sweet! Thanks for everyones input. Looks like Im going with the DIY route.

Lol, a retarded hamster eh? Between that comment and your Avatar... I'm gonna assume u drink coffee....

Find what kind of hydro system interest you and google it. Look at every web site and video you can find. You can google " HOW TO BUILD ... " and they will show you how to build your system. Only buy what you can't build. Look at the system that you CAN buy and figure a way to make it for less.

What do you have more of: Time and tinkering skills or money? There is nothing difficult about building a system. So the next question is: What's more valuable to you, your time or your money? If money is no issue and you don't enjoy building a system than jut pay for one. Otherwise build your own.. I think it is always a good idea to build them as they will break so if you built it, it is easier to identify and fix problems...