Ohhh, that makes a lot more sense than what that guy told me, that a bigger net pot means a bigger root mass. Thank you for explaining. I'm going to be using the DWC for my moms so I guess 10 inch would be the best.

Ok, I just came across another dilemma. I plan on cheaping out and using the orange Home Depot buckets that are a quater of the price as the black ones. Aside from light getting through the orange plastic (I'm going to cover them to block light penetration) is there any reason I shouldn't use them? I read before that it's best to use buckets made from food grade plastic, and I doubt these are. Is it a really bad idea to use them anyway for DWC?

Thanks again, I really appreciate everyone's help with my noobness
smileyface Reviewed by smileyface on . DWC Water Level? Hey guys, so I've been growing up until now, decided to switch to bubble buckets. Can't seem to find out much info on how high the water level should be. From my understanding, when adding a clone with relatively short roots to a 5 gallon bucket, the water level should be about an inch or 2 from the bottom of the basket so the roots are partially in the water and partially out.... is that correct? What about when the root system has matured and they are resting at the bottom of the Rating: 5