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there's bubblers everywhere! they're taking over!

Sorry for this but I just had to do it. I figure it (this topic) belongs here only because of a delusional state I've been in recently (past 5 years) I want to know if there are others like me, others who are stalked everywhere they go by... DWC! I have to vent, it's been going on too long. Like that kid in that 6th sense movie I see things others don't and they're everywhere. I'm talking about DWC bubblers. I go to the supermarket, at least 4 aisles stock them, I'm at a friends house... his wife is using one to dry the mop, aquarium shops are grow houses in disguise- take them fish out, add nutes, netcups and replace the lighting you could pull trees bigger than S.E Asian jungle sativa's with a big fishtank as a root space. Especially if you utilise the 24000K-32000K blue/purple spectrum tubes they stock as supplementary light! Widen that spectrum... oooh I love it. I fear the combination of strong Aussie sativa and DWC tutorials has taken it's toll on me. I used to hate taking my girlfriend shopping, now she won't let me come just in case we walk past a bargain store with plastic containers in it, and let's face it they're everywhere those places. God forbid I go inside and find 25 watt compact flourescents with a 6400K or higher colour spectrum for $3 each, which I inevitably do... I'll spend it all in there, the whole shopping budget. Why doesn't she understand? I NEED! those 60 litre bins with strong lids. 'But you bought some of those the other day' she says... 'no honey, they were only 45 litres..! now let's go home and put these in the room that's filled with plastic containers of all shapes, sizes and descriptions and watch some television ok?' I wish she could just have some empathy for me and my situation. 'Yes we have a room filled with more lighting fixtures and plastic than a house in the Valley where they are filming a giant titty fetish porno but what's wrong with that?' She stares at me, shakes her head in disgust then walks to the relative sanity of the kitchen. 'Oh yeah... I just remembered... that kitchen is full of them! I once saw a blender with a netcup in the lid, re-machined blades for creating water turbulance and a beautiful Sweettooth#3 bursting with life searching for the light it so desired, and eventually found... up in the Rangehood...
The moral of this story is don't buy manufacturers systems, they are merely an overpriced attempt at matching the efficiency of a mop bucket with a mop dryer net pot with an airstone in the bottom attached to a pump. Of course, we know they couldn't possibly outperform the likes of these:



As you can see... they're everywhere... there may just be one living in your closest...
welcome to my world: where if it's plastic and can hold water it's DWC waiting to happen...
I've just discovered Hempy buckets are lurking almost everywhere unnoticed by society at large. When they will realize they are superior to us in number and liquid holding ability, I fear it'll be TerminatorX100 with rubbermaid being the skynet in this battle for our survival... be prepared, run organics in the ground, do anything... just don't think for a second these containers aren't planning something...
 
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highonmt

Active member
Veteran
I find my self frequenting alleys behind resturants looking for mayo buckets, pickle buckets, icecream buckets DWC is every were....LMAO
 

bendoslendo

Member
Yeah dude, I always look at the rubbermaid storage container aisle at whatever store I go into. It as if somewhere deep in my subconscious I'm constantly asking myself "Can I grow with/in this?" Subconscious search heuristic or something like that. The mind is funny.
 
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cyberwax

Yeah dude, I always look at the rubbermaid storage container aisle at whatever store I go into. It as if somewhere deep in my subconscious I'm constantly asking myself "Can I grow with/in this?" Subconscious search heuristic or something like that. The mind is funny.

Lol man, i know this feeling too well :p Everything is a potential grow accessory :p
 

green_thumb...

Strain Whore Extraordinaire!
Veteran
Lol yea dude, I always have my chick bring 5gallon buckets with lids from her work,she says what the hell do you need 20 buckets for? I say I only have 16 when I get to 20 I'll tell ya,in my head I'll tell her I said 30 not 20 so when we get to 30 I'll tell ya. Lol

And I go down any isle with rubbermaid down it and stop by the garden center or lighting isle and the pet isle just to see what they have.

I think were all addicted to DWC,not a bad thing, just most people just don't get the obsession.
 

GeorgeSmiley

Remembers
Veteran
Yeah dude, I always look at the rubbermaid storage container aisle at whatever store I go into. It as if somewhere deep in my subconscious I'm constantly asking myself "Can I grow with/in this?" Subconscious search heuristic or something like that. The mind is funny.

Me too.... in fact my wife thinks it's hilarious when we go to the hardware store because almost every isle I mention something I could use for growing.

She loves me :asskick:
 
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forsakenangel

lol i used a pizza hut plate and a cereal bowl one time for an emergency temp dwc..worked like a charm :)
 

GrowerGoneWild

Active member
Veteran
Hhahahaha those things are cool..

I actually like the pink ones. :) I think its proper to put a mom in a bucket like that.

+K for ya.
 

FreezerBoy

Was blind but now IC Puckbunny in Training
Veteran
you noobs and your diy junk......

none of that shit works for the long run. atleast not for big boys.

My noob DIY E&F lasted 15 years. Still have it, just don't use it anymore. Noob diy cost $3.98. Your cost $3,999.98. Go play with the boys, we'll stick with equipment for grownups.
 
So I'm only mildly insane after all? what a relief... bendo summed it up perfectly, it's a constant stream of unconscious thought that pops up into the conscious mind whenever one see's plastic, tubing, containers etc. And I find I'm pissing my girl off more and more nowadays... Christmas shopping at K-Mart I went AWOL only to be found in the 'storage containers' aisle 30mins later by which time she'd finished our present list off... she wasn't happy.
 

Maj.Cottonmouth

We are Farmers
Veteran
I have the same problem, I was in a grocery store and saw the little plastic basket they have for you to put your crap in and thought "man that would be a great net pot replacement for two plants in the top of a rectangular tub."
 
you noobs and your diy junk......

none of that shit works for the long run. atleast not for big boys.

damn dude harsh...we all started somewhere and a good percentage of this site has no desire to ever be a "big boy"
Ive been lookin at your post for years digihippy but like Friend said, bite ya tounge mang! I hate seenin the negative vibes spewed all over IC...especially from a vet like you.

Now I gota say that this was my very first hyrdo set up, about 3 years ago now. Doin ebb n flow now but these worked great for dwc and teachin me about keeping track of pH and ec.
 

Shady Smoka

Active member
you noobs and your diy junk......

none of that shit works for the long run. atleast not for big boys.

You're a dick.....
Back on topic....

My name is Shady, and I'm a DWC-aholic too. Everytime I'm out I see soooo many things you could grow with. I think it's an advantage more than a problem.
 
If it gets out of control for anyone here and you think you can no longer take it I'd be happy to hold BubblerFiendsAnonymous meetings at my place every second Wednesday, I'll make sure all plastic containers/boxes... anything that holds water, will be well hidden. If I find a net-pot attached to my toilet seat or air stones in my bath tub however I will be forced to eject the person responsible.
 
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