Quote Originally Posted by JackdaWack
yeah ur gonna have to use grow rocks as medium and if the roots are submerged u need to get an airstone with the air pump. best/easiest way to grow hyro right here. the rocks dry out in about 45 mins so i water every 30 mins for 15 mins works great, stay away from rock wool and that kinda medium with this setup it makes things difficult and complicated, u could run them 24/7 also but i think its good to give the roots a break. i see why u put the holes where they are
Hmmm, well the reason I decided to go with the rockwool cube covered in hydroton is because of that "Mr. Green's: I Grow Chronic" movie off of pot-tv.net. He uses rockwool cubes just sitting on an irrigation tray for vegging. That's what I was shooting for with this setup, but instead of the tray for drainage it'll just drip back down into the resevoir.

If I used just hydroton how would I get the seedling into it? Just plant the seed and water like any other medium?

Thanks again for the advice guys, I'm just trying to get this right the first time around.
sth Reviewed by sth on . Just built my drip system - thoughts? Howdy, I just finished putting together my first hydroponic system. I'm wondering if you guys think this will still work with inset 5.5" net pots? My concern is that the roots could wiggle their way through the rockwool and hydroton into the resevoir. Here's some pics: It's a 10 gallon rubbermaid tote so the bottom of the pots will probably sit about 6" away from the nutes. If it is an issue I was thinking of just putting some removeable screening just above the water line to Rating: 5