DWC May Try it Again

[hydrochronic]

If noise and space are not too much of an issue, have a look at 'bong coolers' - google it. 

It's kind of a passive cooling method which might do the trick for DWC and quite cheap if you can plumb up a DWC you can plumb up a bong cooler too. 

[Gazza2001au]

I had a look mate its a evaporator cooler not what i need but i don't think i will be running a chiller either as usually refrigerator items usually are loud or with another hum noise i think it would drive me nutty

 

i am actually getting some wickedly fast growth from coco right now i don't know if its the plants genetics or my LED's but fuck they are fast, 13 days from soaking seeds and i have 3 nodes

 

still trying to work out which way to go, DWC i can only fit 3 buckets, coco pots i can fit 4 or 6

[Sir PsychoHashy]

That's sorta my approach, coco in hotter weather simplifies things so much.  I've been doing coco grows summer/autumn, and flood and drain autumn/winter, no chillers or excess bullshit, and good results.  But I have to confess that the only reason I haven't had a crack at DWC is that I'm too worried that I would fail.

[smj81]

I know bugger all about hydro so in just wondering what system do you use for Coco? That's the growing medium right? You can't use that in a dwc system?

[Sir PsychoHashy]

Coco is an inert growing medium, as are all the others  like perlite, hydroton, fytocell etc, so unlike soil based mediums they have no nutritional value for plants and need to get everything from hydroponic nutrients, though I have heard of coco grows using only soil based fertilisers, but I wouldn't.

 

DWC is the same in that the plants still have to get everything from a hydroponic nutrient solution, difference being there is no medium and the roots simply dangle in the solution.  You still need something like Rockwool and or hydroton in the net pot as a base and to get them started, but after that it's all about the angle of the dangle.

[Sir PsychoHashy]

Systems for coco, a few options.  Hand water run to waste, pump fed on timers, even heard of adventurers trying flood and drain.  My personal favourite is Tropf Blumat drippers, require a bit more setup, and they need monitoring and maintenance, but give a huge reduction in time and effort, and nutrient use, along with maintaining an ideal rootzone moisture level.

 

But if you want super simple newbie start up, just hand water run to waste, sorta just like growing pot plants (pun intended)

[Gazza2001au]

How would i go about heating the water in winter when temps are -2 and if i only run two solo buckets? with no res

[Just for fun]

Heat pads under the bins might work.

[Gazza2001au]

Never thought of that

[Tunkers]

Heat pads under the bins might work.

Beat me to the punch mate. You can also get those home brew warmer belts, they wrap around your buckets