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05-02-2012, 04:36 PM #1OPJunior Member
Round Vs Square Buckets in R-DWC ADVANCED
Hey folks,
So to start I've tried researching this topic everywhere and have only seen one thing on it. So the situation:
4x 5 gallon circular buckets in a fully recirculating R-DWC drip system with 1'' return lines and 1/2 feed lines on a 350 GPH submersible pump
all contained in a 3x3x6.5 enclosure.
So my question is: Is there any real advantage to using square buckets OTHER than to maximize space utilization? In my situation space is NOT a concern and I already own like 10x 5 gallon buckets. What my plant and soil science prof told me is that in circular buckets with actively moving water you can run into the issue of roots essentially "strangling" themselves causing them to die due to being cut off from the main root stem. Whats the truth to this?? I know that making the drain have an outlet at each opposite side of the bucket may reduce this "spin" effect of the circulating water... but if there's a serious upside to using square buckets... I'm willing to spend the 30$ to switch to square from circular. Also most of the professional botanists doing R-DWC on IC mag and such are ALL using square buckets...
Anyone have a concrete response to this?? :wtf:ml2242 Reviewed by ml2242 on . Round Vs Square Buckets in R-DWC ADVANCED Hey folks, So to start I've tried researching this topic everywhere and have only seen one thing on it. So the situation: 4x 5 gallon circular buckets in a fully recirculating R-DWC drip system with 1'' return lines and 1/2 feed lines on a 350 GPH submersible pump all contained in a 3x3x6.5 enclosure. So my question is: Is there any real advantage to using square buckets OTHER than to maximize space utilization? In my situation space is NOT a concern and I already own like 10x 5 gallon Rating: 5
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