I highly reccommend the Emily's Garden type set up. This is what I started hydro with. It was sooo easy, and the results were incredible for this old soil boy. You really cant beat DWC for ease of operation and fantastic results. You could also easily make these for much less money. I made a few for about $35, but you could get by on even less if you use one air stone and a smaller pump.

JT: city water will not hurt your plants as long as the chlorine is neutralized, the PH is correct and the PPM is not too high, and the tempurature is correct, and it is changed at least every two weeks or more. I don't see any reason for carbon.
Opie Yutts Reviewed by Opie Yutts on . easy user friendly beginner to hydro system hey all im looking for the simplest hydroponics growing system on a small scale for personal what do you recommend ebb and flow or areo or others for a new bee to hydro i got the soil thing down pat but this will be my first run with hydro i own a nutri dip tri meter already thats one step down heres what i found so far that caught my eye whadda you think all adivce really appreciated and can i start seeds in these systems or clones only Worm's Way - Microgarden Worm's Way - Aero Machine Rating: 5