[budahphaze]

yes air stones in buckets..air stones every where you can. The more oxygen the better!

[NyahBinghiMan]

very nice thread for starting newbies, i gonna learn you something too

[gardener60]

Nice setup and massive root growth. I would like to know before you put your plant into the bubbler what type of nutes did you use and what was the dosage. Hey i am just starting out and i just put 6 sprouted beans in rock wool cubes today and i have a seedling ready to go into a bubbler just curious. Thanks in advance.

[Sunshine buds]

Very helpful thread Dr. D

[Dr.Greenthmb420]

Simple DWC. works well for me!

[Dr.Greenthmb420]

I use less media however. The 3 inch net pots work well for me so far. But your roots do look wider at the base of the net pots. Heres some photos of start to mid Veg. First photo is a seperate system with same size pots.

[Unagi]

How often do these buckets have to be cleaned during a whole grow?

[littlegrow]

change the water once a week

[Unagi]

You only change the water? Isnt cleaning the bucket needed when you change the water?

[Dr.Greenthmb420]

Not needed. Basically the equivalent to soil transplant shock is Nutrient shock in DWC. You Want to retain a good amount of cultured bacteria so no scrubbing needed. Keep in mind this is a open root method which needs to retain additional symbiotic bacteria unlike soil, rockwool, coco, etc. Those retain it or contains it by itself. A good cleanser like "drip clean" does a good job of avoiding any concerns you are probably referencing. Use it start to finish.