water culture?

[kuba1a2b]

hey i was wondering if this is going to work well w growing bud...also i was wondering how hard it is to maintain

[Stemis516]

yes it will work

its called deep water culture as you seem already to be aware...do a little search on it, i started doing it about a year ago(in buckets, not one big tank like you) and i will never go back...i just love it

if you have one big reservoir, it will not be hard to maintain at all...the only thing i can say initially is depending how big your tank is (cant tell from the diagram) you may need a few more airstones...one under each plant perhaps?


also you will need to black out the aquarium somehow, the roots/tank should not be getting any light

[GoldenGraham84]

power to the buckets! good luck kuba.

[trinitybound]

I think you'd be better off with a plastic reservoir. A glass aquarium isn't the best thing going, it's heavy you have to lightproof it and worry about breaking it. Do a search here and you will see lots of people use rubbermaid tubs. I have some that I bought from Home depot, they are 18 gallon ones made from recycled materials, they're black and they come with a lid for under $5. Very nice

[LOC NAR on probation]

The hardest part is changing water and that doesn't have to be. Just depends how you do it. Oh and get the air pump above water level or a backflow device. Just in case the power goes out so it won't siphon back through the pump. That can be messy.

[dejayou30]

You will also want to make sure there is an airstone under each plant or your roots will rot off. Also get a very powerful air pump. Providing enough air for the roots to survive is tough (at least in my experience) but possible.

[kuba1a2b]

thanks for the input guys,,,
i was just wondering how much air should i be pumping into the water for 2 27Liter rubbermaid containers
peace