Dwc Better To Have Res Or No Res

No need for any of that.

If you've got a bucket, an air pump, and a stone you are set.

I keep my water line at the base of the netpot the entire grow.

I've only hand fed a couple of times with brand new seeds to keep them wet.

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You are complicating a simple problem.

Dont do drip feed, unless you read my journal. May save you the headache and money it cost me.

 

Keep it simple. I believe that's the whole point of DWC.


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The make-it break-it point for DWC has to do with your nutrient temps... I'm sure this sounds strange, but it's the most important determining factor whether or not DWC is for you, or not. 
 
You must keep your nutrient temps down around 68-70 degrees F.   If it gets much warmer than this, the dissolved oxygen in the water will work itself out of the solution, effectively causing your plants to drown (similar effect as overwatering your plant).   So, if you can't easily maintain a temp lower than 70F, then I would suggest a different method for now.
 
I would very highly recommend setting up a Hempy bucket.  These are so simple and easy to maintain, and they work fantastic!  Nutrient temps are not applicable, because your roots are suspended by perlite, which wick up the nutrients and have plenty of room for atmospheric air to surround the roots, thus delivering the much needed oxygen where it counts.
 
Best of luck to you!

 

The downside to a res is simple.

One plant gets sick, they all get sick. If youre a noob, youve just lost your whole crop.

The benefit to a bucket is that cant happen and if one gets sick, easy to quarantine.

 

Good call poke. Def an issue if you're new and can't diagnose problems your entire crop then becomes threatened


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If you can keep your nutrient solution at a pH of 5.8, PPM around 1000, and the temperature below 70F (if using a DWC type method) then you shouldn't really have any problems.  One of the best part about hydroponics is that you get to build a life support system for all of your plants.  The plants don't transmit illness through the system, as your comment suggests, however, if you have a deficiency in the system, most if not all of the plants will show you signs of this.   This is actually helpful, as the plants will "teach you" what they want.  That's how you learn to grow hydro!
 
If you're a noob, and are doing things to lose plants, then you're going to lose your plants.  Whether you're growing in hydro or dirt, you have to educate yourself and not rely on luck.  Plant losses will happen, but the better you get, eventually you won't lose anything unless you completely neglect them. 
 
So I disagree about the point of a reservoir. 
 
Without a central reservoir, you'll have to mix up and test every batch of nutrients.  Adjust the pH of every single plant site.  that's more risky than simply mixing up one big batch of nutrients, adjusting the pH then monitoring that every day. 

 

We can agree to disagree then.

 

I dont want a central reservoir. Shit starts leaking unnoticed and all the water hits the floor and all the plants die.

 

 
It does require some common sense to plumb a reservoir, but not much.

 

i run my rez a lot cooler than that guys 59-69 is how i roll 59 DEGREES to 69 DEGREES 

 

quote quote quote heres a quote for ya guys......run advanced nutrients ph perfect any line it doesnt matter. now freeze bottles 1 gallon jugs if yer running bigger than 20 gallon rez. keep the rez at 65. if it goes to 66 knock it down with a frozen jug. aeration is key guys......big commercial air pump lots of high quality stones....i run 6 12 inch stones on a 3.48 psi commercial pump. i also top feed drip 360 gph pump home made 12 inch feeders in a ring 6 holes drilled to drip. i run 15 on 30 off. works great. 54 gallon rez 3 gallon net pots. rings buried at least 2 inches down into clay pebbles so NO FUNGUS KNAT PROBLEMS they say 68 thats if you arent running serious bubbles.......i have plenty of oxygen hell the fricking pacific ocean temps are a mere 40 degrees here in washington but kelp grows just fine........aeration is key... most growing talk is hype.....TRIAL AND ERROR huh pokesmot? 5.9 ph? are u stoned? i used to think the same thing. nutes get close to lockout at 5.9 let em ride the scale bro!!!! u keep knocking em down with ph down and you will fry your plants. you keep raising em up with ph up and you will find out what nute lock out is all about. its a scale 5.5 - 6.5 for a reason. run it at 6 to start with. let it rise all the way past 6.5 yep all the way to 6.8 when they are young. knock it back down to 6.3 then wait a few hours. knock it back down to 6. let it ride to 6.8 again. once in bloom, not transistion, then you can start at 5.5 and ride it until 6.5 your plants will adjust the nutrient solution on their own to whatever they want for that feed. if they are HAPPY.if you are a beginner, use advanced nutrients ph perfect. until u know how to read a ph meter and a ec/ppm meter.......and i mean read and use it correctly

 

It depends on how many bubbles u have... More bubbles higher water level

 

Keep your water line the same no matter how big the plant is. Makes topping it off easier. That way with the water line you can tell just by looking if it needs water bud. What size light you using?

 

I set the water one rock deep on the net pot to start out, Once the roots grow you can let it drift down a little to below the net pot.

 

Good for you man!

Ill never regret going 600w. I do what snoop says before they have roots, but typically, i clone in water so my roots are always very long when i transplant into my medium.