Using four 5 gallon bubbleponics buckets with a top feed and gravity fed reservoir. Top feed with gravity fed reservoir circulates a flow to each plant of about 5 per hour. Each bucket including reservoir holds about 3 gallon making system 15 gallons. Geminated seeds directly in the rockwool in its present container. Started with store bought drinking water and had to add Cal-Meg, now am using well water and need for Cal-Meg has lessoned. LST has been challenging. All growing better than expected. Growing in a custom L shaped grow room 5x10 + 5x8 (about 90 square feet area), along with other plants.
My EC is higher then recommended or I'm reading it wrong. I have been told to add water to my reservoir to lower EC, yet with my well water the EC is already high. Can someone help enlighten me? Using a hydroponic circulating system (DWC with a top feed).
The girls are beautiful and very healthy, congratulations on the work.
I'm curious about this gravity feeding system of yours, let's exchange information about it.
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@eriinho,
I'm using a standard Bubbleponics bucket raised off the ground just above reservoir height. I cut the sight tube on the side to slightly more than 1 inch below the basket. Put a tee in at the level to create my gravity drain to feed the reservoir. Then I used a $11 pump from Harbor Freight to pump my feed lines.
The solution height in the bucket is a little adjustable by sliding the tee up or down on the sight tube. Flow can be adjusted to do 1 to 4 buckets at least.
I am intrested in where you got the panels on your walls I just have my room painted flat white which is quite reflective , but I do need some panels for some other areas around my AC unit.
REGARDING THE PROBLEM WITH THE SIZE...YOU COULD JUST KEEP THEM IN THOSE BUCKETS (OR A LITTLE BIGGER ONES) AND KEEP THE FLOW IN CHECK WITH A RDWC SET UP. BUT THAT WOULD BE A PROJECT FOR YOUR NEXT GROW BC DOING THAT DURING A GROW IS POSSIBLE BUT LABORIOUS.
GOOD LUCK WITH EVERYTHING ❤️🙌
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