Hey everybody, I need help with a new system that I'm setting up. My only experience in hydroponics was a setup my roommate and I previously had that was DWC. My new setup that I am considering is for flowering that will consist of 4 8' PVC 6" in diameter pipes housing 6 plants per pipe (24 total) spaced approximately a foot apart sitting in 3 1/2 net pots with hydroton. I will be using a 1000w HPS on a 6' track. I plan on setting up two of these systems for flowering to house a total of 48 plants. The two 1000w lights will be connected for ventilation and also utilize a carbon filter. I plan on using PVC elbows coming off the PVC pipe to drop off into a reservoir with a water pump to run a DFT system. I will also use a an air pump/air stones in the reservoir for oxygenation.

The main questions I have are... Can anyone give me any suggestions for improvement on this setup and how will the yields be using DFT (NFT)? Should I even bother with using drip emitters or are they not needed, especially due to the common clogging complications? Depending upon the feedback I receive, I am planning on setting up an identical third system using a 600 or 1000w MH on a track for veg. My plan is to house 72 plants with 24 clones undergoing the rooting process over a week or 2 in humidity domes and then vegging for just over 2 weeks and flowering for 60 days. This will house 3-24 plant setups that will carry a rotation with between two flowering setups and a veg setup to harvest a 24-plant setup every month. If this is of any concern, I previously grew Skunk #1 in DWC and will be starting my first 24 as purple #1. I would love to hear any suggestions or things I should look out for running DFT. Also, I would like to hear any opinions on DFT versus NFT. Is NFT an optimal type of system for what I am trying to do? Thank you so much for any helpful advice.
AcelinJ Reviewed by AcelinJ on . I have a new setup and I need help! Hey everybody, I need help with a new system that I'm setting up. My only experience in hydroponics was a setup my roommate and I previously had that was DWC. My new setup that I am considering is for flowering that will consist of 4 8' PVC 6" in diameter pipes housing 6 plants per pipe (24 total) spaced approximately a foot apart sitting in 3 1/2 net pots with hydroton. I will be using a 1000w HPS on a 6' track. I plan on setting up two of these systems for flowering to house a total of 48 Rating: 5