One input near the top of the 5 gal bucket, one output near the bottom of the bucket (4 or 5 inches up, enough so ewc can steep) draining back into the dwc rez. Inline pump pulls from the bottom of the rez and pumps into the top of the bucket.
Drop a nylon stocking ful of ewc or ancient forest on top of the airstone in the bottom of the bucket. Place bio filter medium of choice in the bucket. I'm using some Rasta Bob's Coco Mon I had laying around. Pot and shower scrubbers work great as well. As does rockwool. My system recirculates 15 minutes every hour.
Advantages: Lots of DO. Nice herd of bennies. Medium can be used to reinoculate after rez changes. Continuous fresh tea.
I designed this system as a preventative measure after inducing root rot in my previous hydro system. I will soon also be adding benny fungi to the system.
Drop a nylon stocking ful of ewc or ancient forest on top of the airstone in the bottom of the bucket. Place bio filter medium of choice in the bucket. I'm using some Rasta Bob's Coco Mon I had laying around. Pot and shower scrubbers work great as well. As does rockwool. My system recirculates 15 minutes every hour.
Advantages: Lots of DO. Nice herd of bennies. Medium can be used to reinoculate after rez changes. Continuous fresh tea.
I designed this system as a preventative measure after inducing root rot in my previous hydro system. I will soon also be adding benny fungi to the system.