looking for bubble bucket grow guide

[michaelpeg]

Im looking for some noob instructions for growing in a bubble bucket, looking for information such as what ppms at what stages, water level info, how often to drain etc basically enough information to start growing in a bubble bucket if you are completely clueless about how to grow in it. if someone could link me to a good guide i would appreciate it.

EDIT-darn i guess i should have posted this in hydroponics

michaelpeg Reviewed by michaelpeg on 09-01-2009. looking for bubble bucket grow guide Im looking for some noob instructions for growing in a bubble bucket, looking for information such as what ppms at what stages, water level info, how often to drain etc basically enough information to start growing in a bubble bucket if you are completely clueless about how to grow in it. if someone could link me to a good guide i would appreciate it. EDIT-darn i guess i should have posted this in hydroponics Rating: 5

[Horsemanrocks]

Michael,
Try starting with Latewoodâ??s Legacy http://boards.cannabis.com/hydroponi...cussion-3.html
Many say that itâ??s good place to start.
Some say a little difficult to understand. I read it through onceâ?¦..the second time I made notes in my own languageâ?¦.all together, that I could understand. Most of what you ask for is there, itâ??ll just take a little personalizing.
Good luck to you sir,

HMR

[michaelpeg]

thanks, i checked it out but i think i need something dumbed down a little more. It has great info on nutes and stuff like that but I have never even seen a bubble bucket in person and i dont know anything about it. I dont know how much the roots need to be suspended or anything like that. Do all the roots need to stay wet? These basic questions and more are the ones I don't know. I guess im looking for a guide the same calibre as the noob instructions for growing the dankness but for bubble buckets.

[LOC NAR on probation]

Have you ever seen a fish tank with an air stone bubbling away ? If so , then you have seen one. They come in many different shapes and sizes. Buckets are just easy to find and use. Most do one plant der bucket. 10 or 20 gallon tubs can handle many more.

It depends on your room and how tall and the light.

Tell us what you can afford in the way of lights and things and room.

When you do a bubbler, you place a netpot ( look them up ) in the lid of the bucket. Place an air stone in bucket. Bring water level just to the bottom of the Netpot. The idea is for the air bubbles to splash the netpot. Never let the netpot sit in water (unless EBB and Flow). partly fill the netpot with hydrtron rocks or lava rocks. Place rooted clone or seedling in and fill the rest of the way. Place in bubbler. Mix your nutes and away you go. to start you may have to hand water with water from the bucket untill the roots start to hang in the water.

Did I say keep the PH from 5.2 to 5.8. This is what the PH gods say. Do not stay from the PH path or certain DOOM will avail you.

[michaelpeg]

Thank you very much, hard to find such basic info. i guess i have seen one then, i used to have a fish tank. i plan on building a 5 gallon bubble bucket, and if thats all there is to it is a container, hydroton, netpots, bubbler, nutes and airstone I think i will be fine. I guess the reason I was so confused was looking at the instructions here: Lets Build a Bubble Bucket *Step by Step* - Grasscity.com Forums all kinds of pvc fittings, multiple holes drilled, are these all necessary? and how do you know how high to have the water? I guess its okay for some of the roots to stay completely dry?

[Horsemanrocks]

Michael,
An important starting point is to decide whether you want just 1 bucket or more. You can build a very nice bubbler bucket without the need for circulation. But for multiples the circulation factor makes the initial build more complicatedâ?¦..but the maintenance from that point onâ?¦ simplified.
For a single bucket, take the time to look at the Weezardâ??s galleryâ?¦â?¦heâ??s worked simplicity to the nâ??th degree.

I guess the reason I was so confused was looking at the instructions here: Lets Build a Bubble Bucket *Step by Step* - Grasscity.com Forums all kinds of pvc fittings, multiple holes drilled, are these all necessary?

All that is unnecessary for a single bucket.

and how do you know how high to have the water

LOC NAR did that one above.

I guess its okay for some of the roots to stay completely dry?

Nothing is going to survive â??completely dryâ?�. Thatâ??s one of the reasons for the bubbles, to aerate the solution and to splash enough moisture onto the roots to keep them from drying out.

Againâ?¦..luck to you.

HMR

[michaelpeg]

ok good im only doing one bucket to see if i am any good at growing like this, thanks. Just need to know like the water levels after the seed or clone has lots of roots, does it stay the same through all stages or do i keep it just to the bottom of the the netpot the whole grow?

[cigarettes42]

ok good im only doing one bucket to see if i am any good at growing like this, thanks. Just need to know like the water levels after the seed or clone has lots of roots, does it stay the same through all stages or do i keep it just to the bottom of the the netpot the whole grow?

same through out the whole grow.

[michaelpeg]

ah thank you very much. sorry a couple more questions, in a 5 gallon bucket, where is the 5 gallon mark? is it at the rim of the bucket? I want to know so I kind of know how many gallons I actually have in the bucket so I know much nutes to give them. I hope this makes sense. and how much does the pH fluctuate day to day using only general hydroponics flora micro,gro,and bloom?

[michaelpeg]

what do you guys do with the plant when you need to change the water?