DWC Explanation....?

Deep Water Culture... it seems like everybody is using this type of system... can somebody tell me a quick explanation of an easy setup... like what pumps it uses and what not. I guess I'm also interested in those setups that have like 50 little buckets and what not... and a main resevoir... how does that work? This may seem like a ridiculous question... but... how does the pump not over flow the smaller resevoirs? Is there an overflow pipe or somethin? If any of this doesn't make sense... just lemme know and I'll explain... I'm blazed... thanks for understanding.

dwc you dont use small buckets or resevors
quick example // you have air pump pushing air to your air stones that are placed inside a big contaner.. (rubbermaid, 5gl buket)

plants ontop with roots hanging into the water
thats DWC deep water culture

do a search i think i put up a link here for a good mediumless DWC thread awhile back

FAQ dude.... go to the FAQ @ Overgrow.com

DWC: You have a bucket. You place plants on top of the bucket with mesh-pots... You place air stones at the bottom of the bucket. The air bubbles rise and 'pop'... with each 'pop' they spray the bottom of the plants' roots with water.

There, DWC. Want more? FAQs

I just bought one off Eaybay, cost me $41.00.. Build it yourself.. for less than $15.00.. you can get everything at Wal-Mart, except for the mesh pots and the nutes..

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http://www.overgrow.com/edge/showthread.php?t=500382

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Go to wally's buy 5 gallon bucket and lid...$6 a dual airpump 8-9 bucks a few 1" airstones or 2 5" for a couple of bucks...order 5" netpots or forget lid...go to 4hydroponics.com and buy bucket lid/netpot all-in-one for 5 bucks...you can buy a bag of lava rock also, for $3...and there you have it DWC system all you need is a 400w or biiger light and your set.

Thanks for clearing that up~!

So what about those systems that have those huge garbage can resevoirs... and smaller individual buckets... how is that single garbage can watering all the others?

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Originally Posted by Absolut Chronic

So what about those systems that have those huge garbage can resevoirs... and smaller individual buckets... how is that single garbage can watering all the others?

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http://www.simplyhydro.com/system.htm

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IMO the easyist and cheapest way would be DWC
check the link on my Other post Above

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Originally Posted by Absolut Chronic

So what about those systems that have those huge garbage can resevoirs... and smaller individual buckets... how is that single garbage can watering all the others?

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All the little buckets have floating valves in them, like a toilet. When the water level drops the valve opens and it gets filled with solution from your large reservoir. Once it reaches the proper level it closes, keeping your buckets full.

Oooooooooooooooh!!! Thanks lemon!!! Wow... that's amazing... if anybody knows of pics to show this, that would be dank... thanks again!

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Originally Posted by lemonboy

All the little buckets have floating valves in them, like a toilet. When the water level drops the valve opens and it gets filled with solution from your large reservoir. Once it reaches the proper level it closes, keeping your buckets full.

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Yeah... you can also connect with hoses/PVC pipe all the buckets, and then have one 'distribution' bucket to which all hoses connect.

Now, your toilet floating valve is installed only on this distribution bucket. All the buckets will mantain the same level as your distribution bucket.

Understand? I realize I might be too stoned to be writing this in-coherently...