which hydro system?

[ohana farms]

Im going to be running 6-1000s in sealed room w/2ton A/C ect...
I have a 24plant limit, so they will be trees. I saw that ebb&grow bucket system, and Im looking into that drip system from waterfarms (buckets also.
Anyone knows which is best, for maint. and growth

 

[pimpjuice]

ebb & grow buckets are pretty cool. The downside to them is they are relatively small & the 1/2in fittings are lame, I'd build my own out of 5gallon buckets if I was you, way cheaper also.

you need this kit http://www.aquahub.com/store/product39.html 87$ with shipping
and some homedepot homerbuckets will do the trick for 2.34$ a piece x 49 = 115$
a 45 gallon rubbermaid heavy duty trash can etc =50$
3/4inch barb t's 24 x 1.50$ = 36$
3/4inch grommets = 30$
2 danner mag drive pumps = 120$
3/4inch tubing probably 30$ worth

You could build a better ebb&grow for about 450$ and 1 afternoon of work

 

[pimpjuice]

You'll probably see me building up one of these systems sometime in the new year. I managed to get my hands on a 1/3hp regenerative blower for 150$ a while back so mine will be pimped out with airstones blowing during the fill (flow) cycle.

 

[TheGreenBastard]

I'd have to say make your own big ass bucket system.

 

[zenoonez]

If you are doing trees I would do rdwc. Just a set of bubble buckets which circulate water from a main res. Use 5 or 10 gallon buckets are let those babies grow.

 

[Vegan]

if i were to buy one not diy

UC system hands down,,
if i were to build one
rwdc with 2" return lines..

Im going to be running 6-1000s in sealed room w/2ton A/C ect...
I have a 24plant limit, so they will be trees. I saw that ebb&grow bucket system, and Im looking into that drip system from waterfarms (buckets also.
Anyone knows which is best, for maint. and growth

 

[ohana farms]

isnt that ebb&grow bucket system a RWDC. Sorry for the lame ?

 

[zenoonez]

isnt that ebb&grow bucket system a RWDC. Sorry for the lame ?

Is that a specific brand? When I hear ebb and anything it says to me that water is pumped in then drained out, what I mean by dwc is that the bucket stays full and is actively aerated by air stones in the bottom of the buckets.

 

[pimpjuice]

ebb & grow is put out by c.a.p. and green trees hydro. NGW is coming out with one also, but same problems, small containers & 1/2inch fittings. My main gripe with RDWC is having to use a chiller, I'd rather hang another light up and make more $.

 

[ohana farms]

yeah deep water culture, i get it thanks. PJ thanks for info on that site

 

[TheGreenBastard]

I'd rather hang another light up and make more $.

just 'hangin another light' doesn't necessarily mean more money.

 

[Medical]

Ever thought of Bio Buckets? 24 plant limit... 10 flower... 10 clone/vegging... 4 moms. Supports big growth.

What about vertical, you could potentially run way less wattage.

 

[Medical]

I'd rather hang another light up and make more $.

Medical grower!?!? not money grower. Some of us grow because we need meds not because we want to make money.

 

[zenoonez]

ebb & grow is put out by c.a.p. and green trees hydro. NGW is coming out with one also, but same problems, small containers & 1/2inch fittings. My main gripe with RDWC is having to use a chiller, I'd rather hang another light up and make more $.

Personally I would build my own and insulate the buckets and lines, for a extra 100-200 bucks you can have a much more efficient grow and that chiller can run sparingly.

 

[TheGreenBastard]

Ever thought of Bio Buckets? 24 plant limit... 10 flower... 10 clone/vegging... 4 moms. Supports big growth.

What about vertical, you could potentially run way less wattage.

I'm not a med grower (from texas) but I thought the 24 plant limit only counted towards mature plants in most states?

 

[pimpjuice]

 

[hazy]

Hey, you should check out Hydrosun's thread (lemelemeupgrade or something like that). He's using a UC system. (a form of rdwc)

 

[pimpjuice]

just 'hangin another light' doesn't necessarily mean more money.

RDWC doesn't exactly mean more money either, or more smoke however you want to equate it. I'm pushing a 2k electric bill each month so I'd rather not have cool gear like chillers sucking amps.

 

[ohana farms]

mature plant limit 6 but im growing for 4

 

[ohana farms]

whatz up w/ the bio bucket. know where I can get info on the set-up?
things have sure changed, for the better.