I DONT USE AIRSTONES ANYMORE, THEY CLOG AND STOP PRODUCING THE BUBBLES THEY DID WHEN NEW AFTER ABOUT 3 WEEKS FOR ME AND I CANNOT GET TO THEM TO REPLACE THEM . SO I TRIED THIS AND MAN IT WORKS LIKE NOTHING ELSE CAN! YOU JUST MAKE SUER YOUR FEED LINE GOES TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BUCKET AND PIERCE IT ABOUT 3 INCHES UP AND JUST PUSH YOUR AIRLINE THROUGH AND WHEN THE PUMP STARTS IT MAKES BULLBES JUST LIKE AN AQUARIUM POWER HEAD/VENTURI DEAL! IF YOUR AIR PUMP IS RUNNING YOU GOT BUBBLES, BUBBLES, BUBBLES. A PLUS TO PUTTING THE FEED LINE TO THE BOTTOM IS IF YOU PUT A BALL VALVE RIGHT AFTER YOUR PUMP INLINE YOU CAN SHUT OFF THE WATER FROM BACK SIPHONING WICH I FIND A GREAT PLUS BEAUSE WHEN I DO NUTE CHANGES I JUST LET IT BACK SIPHON AND IT DRAINS MY BUCKETS NEARLY DRY SO I GET A COMPLETE NUTE CHANGE AND IF THE POWER GOES OUT I JUST TURN THE VALVE OFF AND NO OVERFLOW. I JUST RECENTLY REPLACE THE BALL VALVE WITH A 1 INCH SPRINKLER VALVE WICH IS NORMALLY CLOSED AND PLUG IT IN TO A 24 VOLT TRANSFORMER FROM RADIO SHACK, WHEN ITS PLUGGED IN THE VALVE STAYS OPEN, IF POWER GOES OUT IT AUTOMATICALLY CLOSES PREVENTING OVERFLOW FROM BACK SIPHONING, THATS MY 2 CENTSCHECK OUT MY GALLERIE FOR A IMAGE, ITS NOT THE BEST BUT IT WILL SHOW YOU:smokin::thumbsup:
shaggytodope Reviewed by shaggytodope on . How to build and maintain your own custom bubbler DWC grow INTRODUCTION Hi all, I've been a member of the forums for a while now and I'm ready to contribute something hopefully many new growers can benefit from. This is technically my 3rd grow. The first was soil and failed miserably and the next was an ebb and flow hydro system. After much research, myself and my grow partner have decided to abandon the ebb and flow and go for higher yields while staying with hydroponics. The ebb and flow managed to yield 6 oz from three plants (strain ICE 2000) Rating: 5