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Air Pump for DWC

BeaverHuntr

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I just bought a air pump at my local hydro store for my DWC . I purchased a big ass 110 liter per min / 112 watts will this be suffiecent enough for my reservoir its a 120qt ( 30 gal ) Ice chest. Is this over kill or do I still need another pump? Thanks
 

HydroGal

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Definitely can't have too many bubbles. Depends how big you're planning on growing the girls. A 30 gal res should be able to hold 4 small plants or one big mofo. Or anywhere in between.
 
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SCROG McDuck

I just bought a air pump at my local hydro store for my DWC . I purchased a big ass 110 liter per min / 112 watts will this be suffiecent enough for my reservoir its a 120qt ( 30 gal ) Ice chest. Is this over kill or do I still need another pump? Thanks

Is this res in a cabinet or a whole room?
Room: then more plants, cabinet fewer..
How big a bloom area? 12 dark <strict and 12 on

That pump will do the job tough....
 

mule420

Member
Load up on the 6" air stones and put 3 or 4 in there! And keep the air pump out of the light! Try to stay below 72*F in the rez. And cut a extra hole in the cooler for Ph, water fill, etc... I put a towel and a small fan blowing in the extra hole when not using it... Peace and puffs
 

BeaverHuntr

Member
I will be putting 3 air stone in 5 gallon igloo coolers. I live in the desert so I want something that will keep my reservoir temp at 68 for a few days at a time. The spare room I am using has a small walk in closet 5' x 6' x 8' high. I hung up the mylar and ran the AC duct into the closet. I will be using 5 gallon igloo coolers as my reservoirs. I have a 1000W HPS/MH light which I will use for both vegging and flower, 6'' can fan with carbon filter ( 400 CFM ). Any recommendations?
 

jm420

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Veteran
Definitely can't have too many bubbles. Depends how big you're planning on growing the girls. A 30 gal res should be able to hold 4 small plants or one big mofo. Or anywhere in between.

I grow 4 trees in 18 gallons under a 400 3 inch netpots,but even better is 8 trees scroged with a 3x5 screen under 3 4oo
So deprnding on the size of the cooler with some sort of traing or screen i bet you coud get 8-10 plants,Search scrog and lst you will double your yeilds
 

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