WHAT BEST NFT, FLOOD AN DRAIN OR DRIP?

[co dee]

What do u think is the best hydro system and why?

would love to hear some big yielding method's.

THANK'S.

CO DEE.

PEACE TO ALL!

[elcheapo]

You left out DWC! Also wick, hand watered and probably others.
I know for a fact that DWC is a big yielding method. Have a look at White Snoops grow for example.
Latewood will also vouch for DWC.
Although for a large scale setup it sounds like drip would be less maintenance.

[LOC NAR1958]

All are good and it seems to be what works for you. However most are using a drip system or a bubbler (DWC). These run 24/7 mainly because you don't have to mess with timers and trying to get the water schedual right for that system.
5 gallon buckets like water farm or hydro farm can really grow big trees. If that's what you want. Remember you have to have good light to grow trees.

[The White Snoop]

As loc said, DWC produces huge trees when vegged long enough. I would only grow trees w/ a 600+ lamp. You can still use DWC and not grow trees..just cut your veg time back. If you plan on 1-4 plants use DWC, 4+ plants use a drip. There both great systems and are easy to build, maintain, and clean. NFT works well But you grow smaller plants IMO.

I myself am stuck on DWC for now due to the crazy veg rate and yeild.

[u.g.u]

I use a bucket setup that is flood and drain that works great you do need alot of water/nutes but way less then a table. I think the drips are the probaly the best since they use the least water. So if you are using an expensive line like advanced at $900 a grow it should cut that in half so you could get 2 grows out of 1 batch of nutes. I am thinking of converting mine

[bongerstonerd00d]

Did you use an Aquamist system by chance ?


b0nger

[Zandor]

Those are all just the growing method. The experience, budget and room you have to grow is more of a consideration then how you grow.

But the most important thing is that you do grow!!

[trippruss]

flood & drain is quite easy for beginners, but as with any system you must nail down what your strain likes: watering schedule, nute strength, etc...

[Opie Yutts]

What's the best?

What's the best ice cream? What's the best car? What's the best dog?

The best hydro system for beginners, all things considered, is DWC, in my opinion. It is very easy and produces fantastic results. The best hydro system for advanced students is fogging. It is not easy to do correctly, and produces fantastic results.

Different strokes, and such.

[gsxxer]

fogging? what the hell is that

[oldnslow]

I agree with z, experience and envrionmental control are the key things that limit plant growth. Budget counts too because you need to have good gear to do the job right. So many times i see posts from new growers wanting to get 2lbs from a 150w hps, and a few cf's, using miracle grow.

A good ph meter and ppm meter will go a LONG ways toward a succesfull first crop, but they are fairly expensive to a new grower, and most try to get by without them at first. Most 1st crops fail or are pretty poor, mainly because the new grower did not start out with good equipment. A startup cost of a thousand dollars is not unreasonable for meter/s, a good light, hydro nutes, Ph up, ph down, calibration fluid, a timer/pump or two, and the actual grow system of your choice along with related hardware like airpumps/airline/air stones. Mylar/panda plastic? Lightmover? Good reflector? And a LOT more misc stuff.

But consider the fact that you never will need to ask someone for help again. And over time, and with experience, the very best smoke in the entire world will be yours. So anybody who is really serious about providing for themselves forever needs to consider the startup cost as an investment in your own future that will pay you back many times over. Good luck

[Opie Yutts]

fogging? what the hell is that

It's fairly new, and most poeple use too big of droplets, so it's just the same as a spray jet or something. Done correctly its expensive right now, and it puts a mist of very small droplets in the air, and that is the only method of feeding and moisture absorbtion the plant gets. Since the roots are in air most the time, the plant growth is awsome. Roots love oxygen.

There is some depate as to if this is the new hot way or not. Many think that it is a better producer by far than NFT or drip.

[plastik]

fogging is basicly a type of aeroponic system..kinda like hydro meets aero. I've thought of trying it myself. My system is a combination of drip and bubbler.

[dr bigbuds]

Aeroponics seems to be the best sea of green with quick flowering....dont expect trees....more like shrubs. The next I think is the bubble buckets. you can grow trees in these bad boys. little longer flowering than the aero. Also ive found than the flowers are considerabley more resinous in the aeroflo systems. The aeroponics systems are not for beginners. Bubble buckets would be ok for beginners just watch your ppm or if you can afford a ec meter GET ONE. Hands down I would say Aeroponics (again for the more experienced grower)

[Opie Yutts]

Also ive found than the flowers are considerabley more resinous in the aeroflo systems.

What? Really? Why?

Would this also mean the weed is more stoney? Doesn't more resin = more stone?

[mistyganjatree]

well although airoponics and deep water culture are both good!, i do feel a simple flood and drain tank is the most simple and economical to run, the whole of the pot of arlita is flooded with oxygen rich sollutions every three hrs or so, and the results are outstanding, never had a problem achieving excelent results and very good harvests!,,,
i would like to move to setting up a couple of rainforest sprayers to a couple of my tanks, and flower in that way! using bigger basckets.
basically choosing a type of system is a matter of taste, money, and understanding! for a begenier simplicity is a must! the bubblers can be good and are simple in some ways!,, but if you want optimum results you still need to check and correct PH and EC regularily, and the water quality is just as important,so you dont have to se up a timer to feed! big deal! all other paremeters are the same!,,,,
all hydro grows give on average one third more crop than in soil in the same conditions!. and normally will harvest one week sooner, and grow one week sooner than in soil!
so just going hydro,,in any way will give you numerous addvantages over soil, wether you choose aero flow, dwc, nft. ebb and flow, flood and drain, irigation,aeroponics,pasive feeds, wickfeeds,gravity feeds, aqua farms,is irrelevant,,the newest system is aeroponics, so all the excitement is surounding that right now!. choose one!, stick to it!, learn it! , get good at it!

and grow some megga crop!

welcome to the world of endless possibilties,,,,,hydroponics!

have fun!

welcome to the world of endless possibilities,,,,,hydroponics!