Bubble Bucket help please trying to set up 5-6 interconnected

[Kai]

My setup consists of this:

2 rubbermaid tubs with lids
12 plants per tub
2 air pumps, with dual tubing outlets
2 airstones per tub
Net cups
Hydroton

VERY self automated. HARD to fuck up. cut holes the exact size of the net cups, put them in as far as you can get them fill with hydroton and pot clone, ready to grow!

Heres a pic of my DWC mothers. This is nearly the same size reservoir I use for 12 plants at ONE time.

[5starfarmer]

You want to build a RDWC - recirculating DWC setup. Google.... ICMAG has some good tutorials as well.

[halitzor]

I'm currently running 3 buckets and a 4th one as the res outside of my tent. It works the way I do it but I could make it work better if I re-designed it.



Mine are laid out like this:









If I used 3/4 or 1" plumbing I could use a bulkhead pump and circulate the water by joining bucket 4 and bucket 1 to complete the series. But 1/2" plumbing doesn't allow the buckets to auto level fast enough and you will overflow the one connected to the output of the pump rather quickly.



I'm switching to one giant container instead of separate ones for my next grow. I am already extremely confident in my growing ability and I fully understand how MJ grows now, so I am not worried about the plants being in the same container like some people are.

[ocitown]

Originally Posted by halitzor

I'm currently running 3 buckets and a 4th one as the res outside of my tent. It works the way I do it but I could make it work better if I re-designed it.



Mine are laid out like this:









If I used 3/4 or 1" plumbing I could use a bulkhead pump and circulate the water by joining bucket 4 and bucket 1 to complete the series. But 1/2" plumbing doesn't allow the buckets to auto level fast enough and you will overflow the one connected to the output of the pump rather quickly.



I'm switching to one giant container instead of separate ones for my next grow. I am already extremely confident in my growing ability and I fully understand how MJ grows now, so I am not worried about the plants being in the same container like some people are.

If you use a tiny lil power head pump$20 it won't overflow,it's all you need.

[halitzor]

I'm already into flowering, not worried about it anymore.


I am certain the one giant container will destroy the bubblebuckets results... and my plants are huge already. The roots will have a LOT more room. I gotta look into getting CO2 now.

[ocitown]

Originally Posted by halitzor

I'm already into flowering, not worried about it anymore.


I am certain the one giant container will destroy the bubblebuckets results... and my plants are huge already. The roots will have a LOT more room. I gotta look into getting CO2 now.

The only real way to tell is GPW dry.Adding any pump inside a large type set up like that so it pumps solution up inside and splashes back is the BEST way to add DO to the solution,the closer the solutions temp is to 68F. will be just how much DO is actually there.

As temps get to 77F.the DO is a fragment of what it was at 68F. and 80F and above has very very little actually available.

Yhere are strains which can tollerate some opf these higher temps but not too many.

I ran 5 BB'S and got 1300grams with colas the size of soda cans.