Easy Homemade Hydroponic System

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Punani Jack

Can someone please elaborate a little more about this grow method please?

It seems simple enough. I have a feeling though that I am missing something. Are you using the airstones to oxyginate the water or for the purpose of making bubbles so water splashes on the roots or "pot" of the plant? In the case of the latter then surely you must neede quite a powerfull air pump to create enough water agitation. Well it must be powerfull compared to my aquarium air pumps anyway...

I think this is the route I may take with my grow. So any additional info would be great. And Im dropping around $500 on ligting so I am serious!

---

a standard aquarium pump is all you need for a 5 gallon bucket or a 8-10 gallon tub.
If you go with a big, let's say 33 gallon tub you will need a double airpump with 2 airstones instead of 1...Some dwc growers will use a dbl airpump with 2 t's, and put 4 of the .88 airstones in bottom...I have also seen where a guy at OG used 4-4" airstones off a dbl pump with 2 t's, his results were fantastic.

I started and still grow with this method, among others...last go 'round I grew a nice sexy orange skunk tree that provided me with 6-7 ounces after drying...good luck

6-7 oz ? lol What you do lose a oz and you still looking ...lol...=))

Support the underside of the rubbermaid tub it will cave in after a short amount of time. You can build a frame with PVC to support it and that would help. fyi.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by BlueDragonSmoke

This is the method I use...but I use 2 $30 air pumps for a fish tank with 2 air stones connected to each pump.....it is to splash on net pots and cause humidity under lid for root system....but in my method I didnt use net pots ....im poor in all so I used disposable plastic cups and I put 6 cups together and drilled holes in all at one time...lol and I didnt use Hydroton either...member i am poor...lol I used lava rock 20lb $2.49..bring them home smack the bag with a hammer a few times cause I thought they was a little big...lol and wash them ...no soap ...test the water you r using then soak the lava rock in the same water over night and test ph again to see if the rosks you got are ph nuteral... any way this is about the cheapest way to grow and it REALLY works well....I do 4-6 plants every time I grow depending on the good clones I have and no problems ... or even with that set up add a little water pump and some drippers on a timer and you have best of both worlds ....(drip/bubble) WOW watch them grow...lol hope this helped some

---

this is a great method.
I do this also...as far as the lava rocks, great stuff. and suggesting breaking them up is good advice.

another note on cheap rock grow medium...pea gravel was the 1st, hydro grow medium and is still used in certain areas, today. You can use any Inert rock/substance, Including a variety of 5-6 at wally's.
the difference is, some are heavier than others and harder for the roots to move, but they work...Other choice such as lava rock are lighter and retain more moisture.

that is why the market of large perlite, hydroton, coco*, and others is growing, with new products all the time.
* I learned something new yesterday. coco is treated like soil; In respect to nutrients and PH...didn't know that. lw

I've got to ask...

POSTMANDAVE:
How the heck do you make your pictures so "perfect"??

They have the white background... nothing around them... Jesus! It's like a catalogue or something! :)

Nice work buddy! ;)

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by BlueDragonSmoke

6-7 oz ? lol What you do lose a oz and you still looking ...lol...=))

---

very funny. The reason for the variance is, because I don't really ever weigh everything(don't care) and I smoked a shitload 2-3 ounces I estimate...For some reason I had cause to weigh 1/4lb???:D LOL:cool:

Turtle. White mylar on a cloning table. I wish it was me that took them but it was some dude that does pics for a living. the flash on the cam reflects of the mylar and then he messes about with them on his computer and they come out like that. Cool though innit. Wait to you see the ones that I'm putting on ebay for me and mobay grow boxes and clone boxes. They will be real pro. We have both decided to try and beat all these rip of grow boxes by making boxes with superior products fitted and at affordable prices .Yeah we will be doing it to make money but not to rip people off like most of these grow box suppliers do .The Postman.

Everything is high now days ....it sucks....plus your plants wont know a difference what you use ....lol

this is a great hydro sytem it uses the space perfectly!

nice thred postman
you come up with some really good ideas i think i will be attempting this one someday as i have always wanted to do hydro
cheers postman :)