stupid DWC ??

[tinytoon]

this is probably a simple stupid question but what is the easiest way to do a water change in a 5 gal DWC bucket?? I dont run DWC as of yet but thinking about doing a mother plant this way and continuing E&F in my cab and tent. so if I have a 5 gal bucket, netpot lid, airstone and pump what would the simple method be?? just didnt think popping the lid of and exposing roots to light to change water was a good idea but I have no clue hehe :wtf:

tinytoon Reviewed by tinytoon on 10-05-2009. stupid DWC ?? this is probably a simple stupid question but what is the easiest way to do a water change in a 5 gal DWC bucket?? I dont run DWC as of yet but thinking about doing a mother plant this way and continuing E&F in my cab and tent. so if I have a 5 gal bucket, netpot lid, airstone and pump what would the simple method be?? just didnt think popping the lid of and exposing roots to light to change water was a good idea but I have no clue hehe :wtf: Rating: 5

[DreadedHermie]

Just need another bucket. Mix it up exactly the way you want, set it along side the DWC, and just swap 'em. No biggie. Brief aeroponic experience for the plant! :thumbsup: I've seen peeps be positively brutal on roots and the plant didn't seem to mind(?):wtf:

[darealbrain]

yeah all it is is transplanting.

[disrupt86]

try not to do it in direct light,but u wont ave any problems.i personally just use an exact empty container,some people fill it with straight water and swap it over,just be fast about it if u are going to do it empty.

[tinytoon]

I knew it was something simple :jointsmile:

[MerryPrankstr]

Go for it Tinytoon, I don't know why I resisted as long as I did.

I'm running 6" net basketa with coco in 5 gal buckets with a 5" disk airstone right now and it seems like they're growing in fast forward.

18" in 8 days !!!

I premix the water and swap the buckets and I'm done.

M.P.

[Mother]

Tinytoon,

I'm curious why you want do grow a mother in DWC? If you need the rapid growth I suppose it makes sense, but if you don't, you're just exposing yourself to more things that can fail. For example, if your power goes out, a mother in soil will be fine for a few days, but in DWC your mother dies. You also have to rely on air pumps, which can fail. Just trying to save you some headache.

[tinytoon]

hmmm didnt give the power outage a thought but the reason behind it all is ..
1) never done DWC and thought would give a try and would like to change my 4x4 tent into DWC instead of E&F.
2) we have been doing continuous clones .... we clone about a week before flower so we can start the next grow and tired of waiting on plants that fall behind.
3) have 2 grows atm 2x3x6 cab which will stay E&F and a 4x4x7 tent which the E&F setup in the tent is wasting alot of space so thought turn that into DWC.
4) thought to start 1 DWC (mother) to get my feet wet (no pun intended) and get used to it before chamging tent over.

now I have a quick question ....... I understand in DWC if the airpump stops then the plants can basically drown, so if power goes out or pump dies what is an estimate on time before drowning would occur?? and is PH a real pain to try and keep in line?? my E&F trays hardly ever change much more than like +/- .4 or so

[thebeachman]

Ithink the ease of DWC is worth the risk,theres alot that can go wrong with any system,I leave 4"humid zone between my pot and H2O.The bubble will
mist up to wet the medium,eventually long roots find the water but,there is always humid air in that four inch zone and the power can go out and it doesntkill the plant,helps prevent root rot also.:hippy:

[thebeachman]

Check this out.[attachment=o229047]
Those wet roots are at least 8" from the H2O,its all in the wicking properties I could shut down the pump and
thew would stay wet,while the submerged roots share the O2 the unsubmerged roots take up,the result is no suffocation.:hippy: