Just got my card and want to try growing with a top fed drip system with a recirculating resevoir. Been doing the research and ended up building one. The resevoir is a 20 gallon rubbermade with an airstone and a water pump. The growing chamber is a another rubermade but longer and shallower and sits on top and drains into the resevoir. The pump is hooked up to 1/4 inch tubing which top feeds six 4" netted pots. Still gotta get a timer. I plan on growing from seed and I know that the babies must have sufficiant root mass before putting into the pots. My question is what should I start them in and what is the best growing medium to use with this set up? Can I start the seeds in a root cube and then put the cube into the pots with say Hydroton? And what should I set the on off times at? Also since the nutrients drain back into the res will my root zone sustain enough moisture to prevent them from drying out inbetween waterings? Was thinking about adding a fogger unit that would float ontop of the nutrient res and funnel fog into the root zone to keep up the humidity if necesary. This is just a side experiment not sure if it will even work but any advice would be appreciated.
natureboy Reviewed by natureboy on . First Attempt at Hydro, Have a few questions Just got my card and want to try growing with a top fed drip system with a recirculating resevoir. Been doing the research and ended up building one. The resevoir is a 20 gallon rubbermade with an airstone and a water pump. The growing chamber is a another rubermade but longer and shallower and sits on top and drains into the resevoir. The pump is hooked up to 1/4 inch tubing which top feeds six 4" netted pots. Still gotta get a timer. I plan on growing from seed and I know that the babies must Rating: 5