# DWC equipment list? **URL:** \ **Category:** Hydroponics\ **Created:** [May 6, 2018, 11:17am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/dwc-equipment-list/19354 "2018-05-06T11:17:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Whyteboy1994](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/whyteboy1994/32/120276_2.png) [@Whyteboy1994](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Whyteboy1994)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2018, 11:17am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/dwc-equipment-list/19354/1 "2018-05-06T11:17:07Z")
I’ve got my 5gallon bucket with two air stones in the bottom, the top has been made and sits about 1" above the water. Feeding General hydroponics flora-trio with cal-mag then topped off with Botanicare hydroguard. Blue dream fem will be the strain I continually grow from this setup. Two 600w MH/HPS lights; the room has a exhaust at the top of the room and stays at 30C° with the lights on and 23C° while the lights are off, humidity starts in between 30% and 55%. Will be scrogging for quite a while as long as possible anyway, hoping for 2 months. Vegging so long because my goal is 1lbs per grow (1 plant). What’s next on the list? What kind of equipment successfully works for you guys? ---
**Author:** ![TDubWilly](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/tdubwilly/32/423384_2.png) [@TDubWilly](https://ilgmforum.com/u/TDubWilly)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2018, 12:28pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/dwc-equipment-list/19354/2 "2018-05-06T12:28:05Z")
A five gallon bucket will probably only hold 3 gallons of water which a one pound plant will suck down fast once its mature. This can lead to reservoir imbalances. Allot of people here use totes instead of buckets so they can have a larger reservoir. Totes make things very easy. If you have to stick with buckets you can do what I did to add more water which is here > **[How to Build a Two-Bucket DWC System | High Times](https://hightimes.com/grow/how-to-build-a-two-bucket-dwc-system/)** > > Cultivation expert Read Spear details the construction of an inexpensive two-bucket deep water culture (DWC) system that’s simple, cheap, elegant, This also allows you access to your reservoir without having to lift your plant up ---
**Author:** ![Whyteboy1994](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/whyteboy1994/32/120276_2.png) [@Whyteboy1994](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Whyteboy1994)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2018, 7:00pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/dwc-equipment-list/19354/3 "2018-05-06T19:00:05Z")
Thanks! I sure didn’t think about that, those roots will get very big and will be drinking everything up within a few days. An imbalance is not what I need on my first Dwc! The link doesn’t show the instructional pictures on how to build it, I get the gist of what it’s getting at. Going to do some research on the whole thing. ---
**Author:** ![Whyteboy1994](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/whyteboy1994/32/120276_2.png) [@Whyteboy1994](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Whyteboy1994)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2018, 7:01pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/dwc-equipment-list/19354/4 "2018-05-06T19:01:27Z")
![0506180724a](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/d/1/d1418f2e760a59101bc3a7f32e8f7e7ca296eec1.jpg) ![0506180718](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/5/e/5ea6583c74893877d9f50ad2ddd3193ad6c7ab76.jpg) ![0506180722](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/3/8/383070f054ff77466de84e73709399a7eae06cf1.jpg) ![0506180725](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/b/6/b6f27094e3a6ca64bfe37908c2c0c94f9cd4bf3f.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Covertgrower](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/covertgrower/32/423081_2.png) [@Covertgrower](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Covertgrower)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2018, 8:59pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/dwc-equipment-list/19354/5 "2018-05-06T20:59:22Z")
Nice set up @Whyteboy1994 A larger tote would be highly suggested especially if you intend to fill that screen as full as I think you intend to. As @TDubWilly mentioned. She’s going to need a lot of water and nutrients and towards the end, she will be a hungry monster. Welcome to ILGM. ---
**Author:** ![TDubWilly](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/tdubwilly/32/423384_2.png) [@TDubWilly](https://ilgmforum.com/u/TDubWilly)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2018, 10:44pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/dwc-equipment-list/19354/6 "2018-05-06T22:44:57Z")
Mine looked like this ![20180324_223711](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/0/5/05b92b4c0d31ee9f08538ce05a2bceb5c7d2c2a8.jpg) ![20180324_221028](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/c/0/c0abf78bcae6436e9d70e003c54b5d780f09f943.jpg) This is another one I built for @Majiktoker, I’ll ship it out asap buddy!!! Lol ![20180503_201425](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/a/f/af30d855ceace57d42efca7310d42c29646b2b90.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![TDubWilly](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/tdubwilly/32/423384_2.png) [@TDubWilly](https://ilgmforum.com/u/TDubWilly)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2018, 10:45pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/dwc-equipment-list/19354/7 "2018-05-06T22:45:48Z")
You have a super legit setup there @Whyteboy1994 ---
**Author:** ![TDubWilly](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/tdubwilly/32/423384_2.png) [@TDubWilly](https://ilgmforum.com/u/TDubWilly)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2018, 10:48pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/dwc-equipment-list/19354/8 "2018-05-06T22:48:44Z")
This is the latest one I built for myself, I engineered it to hold almost 10 gallons ![20180424_214425](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/4/8/48ff528dfcebbfa418866329a3fce50238fecdc7.jpg) ![20180424_212149](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/8/3/83df62ff3690dcad402a7e83dc8edbc522c969bc.jpg) ![20180424_211952](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/b/e/be450292a6bce20c5e16dfb108a6871570eec761.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Grandaddy013](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/grandaddy013/32/98577_2.png) [@Grandaddy013](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Grandaddy013)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2018, 12:13pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/dwc-equipment-list/19354/9 "2018-05-08T12:13:48Z")
@Whyteboy1994 I’m using 20 trash cans. 2 plants, one reservoir. My plants are drinking approximately 5 gallons of water a day ---
**Author:** ![Whyteboy1994](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/whyteboy1994/32/120276_2.png) [@Whyteboy1994](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Whyteboy1994)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2018, 9:59pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/dwc-equipment-list/19354/10 "2018-05-09T21:59:53Z")
Thanks guys, am planning on buying all my equipment for the said project. Gonna post pictures within the next few days. ---
**Author:** ![Whyteboy1994](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/whyteboy1994/32/120276_2.png) [@Whyteboy1994](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Whyteboy1994)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 2:38am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/dwc-equipment-list/19354/11 "2018-05-12T02:38:24Z")
![0511182235](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/e/0/e06d02ba4d90730dadeaae9515c0a12d2ba5d1bb.jpg) ![0511182236](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/b/4/b4921aa0458bb354054825921a0673fe368403ca.jpg) ![0511182235a](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/6/f/6f38282009a832746dab46355d8f19e8ae5af0e0.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Whyteboy1994](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/whyteboy1994/32/120276_2.png) [@Whyteboy1994](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Whyteboy1994)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 2:39am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/dwc-equipment-list/19354/12 "2018-05-12T02:39:17Z")
I finished finally, now what’s the next step guys? ---
**Author:** ![Covertgrower](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/covertgrower/32/423081_2.png) [@Covertgrower](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Covertgrower)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 3:19am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/dwc-equipment-list/19354/13 "2018-05-12T03:19:41Z")
@Donaldj and @peachfuzz are more experienced in hydro than myself they can better assist you. @Whyteboy1994 ---
**Author:** ![Whyteboy1994](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/whyteboy1994/32/120276_2.png) [@Whyteboy1994](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Whyteboy1994)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 3:27am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/dwc-equipment-list/19354/14 "2018-05-12T03:27:41Z")
I was thinking starting with a clone the first time in hydro, I’ve got a sour diesel growing outside right now nice and healthy. She’s around 1 1/2 months at the moment. It was suppose to be an auto but it’s still vegging hard. ---
**Author:** ![Whyteboy1994](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/whyteboy1994/32/120276_2.png) [@Whyteboy1994](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Whyteboy1994)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 3:28am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/dwc-equipment-list/19354/15 "2018-05-12T03:28:21Z")
![0509181943](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/b/d/bd297616bd0d447c24abde7fd07d30a643f28312.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![peachfuzz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/peachfuzz/32/38092_2.png) [@peachfuzz](https://ilgmforum.com/u/peachfuzz)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 3:30am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/dwc-equipment-list/19354/16 "2018-05-12T03:30:39Z")
You will need a lil pump to pump water to the bucket with the plant in it… about 30 min every 5 hours so you don’t heat up the water… The bucket with no plant in it is your control bucket , where you will check ph , ppm , add frozen water bottles if needed and instal recirculating pump… 😉 ✌🕶 ---
**Author:** ![Whyteboy1994](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/whyteboy1994/32/120276_2.png) [@Whyteboy1994](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Whyteboy1994)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 3:32am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/dwc-equipment-list/19354/17 "2018-05-12T03:32:17Z")
Have any reliable pumps in mind? Or where would you recommend getting one? ---
**Author:** ![peachfuzz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/peachfuzz/32/38092_2.png) [@peachfuzz](https://ilgmforum.com/u/peachfuzz)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 3:41am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/dwc-equipment-list/19354/18 "2018-05-12T03:41:04Z")
Here is the simplest rdwc systems that I make… hopefully you can make sense of these pics… 😉 ![20180208_194632](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/1/f/1ffe45f026a4f634c1a803441c16b1de17cd40c5.jpg) As you can see , I pump water from the 5 gallon bucket to the 3 gallon bucket and all together the system holds 5 gallons of water and has 2 air stones in the plant bucket with two 2 liter frozen bottles in my control bucket if needed… that 5 gallons includes the 2 liter bottles… the pumps I use are lil fountain pumps that run 75 gph which I run 30 min every 5 hours … plenty of circulation… 😉 I can put up more pics of needed… I get my pumps from lowes for $19 bucks… They have a built in filter and work like a charm… I’ll see if I have a pic… ![20180414_183456](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/a/8/a8722340d59d4cc76102228a849ba5a672f8cef2.jpg) ✌🕶 ---
**Author:** ![peachfuzz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/peachfuzz/32/38092_2.png) [@peachfuzz](https://ilgmforum.com/u/peachfuzz)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 3:52am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/dwc-equipment-list/19354/19 "2018-05-12T03:52:51Z")
Here it is together and here is a pic of how well it works under cfls mind you… ![20180414_183551](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/0/9/095db9a7a972ceb28efb29ada08930331a7cf189.jpg)00 Clones going in… ![20180209_200941](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/7/6/7661cb790d80fb802854e7c9b2f1feac3f8e5e29.jpg) And here’s what they turn into… 2 foot tall by 4 foot wide just about… ![20171223_225418](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/8/0/805d934371e428b5657d95c6c72d2f7eecc6e9ed.jpg) Wrong pic , but you get the picture… I’ll see if I can find the pic I was referring too… ![20171014_195855](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/0/1/011a13931ee91da4862e6d9e5a6537e1ff5ba7c2.jpg) Dangit… wrong pic again… hard to tell pics… using my stupid phone… those are my rdwc veg totes in the last pic… the pics above that are my clone overflow area… ✌🕶 ---
**Author:** ![Whyteboy1994](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/whyteboy1994/32/120276_2.png) [@Whyteboy1994](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Whyteboy1994)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 10:02am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/dwc-equipment-list/19354/20 "2018-05-12T10:02:22Z")
Awesome, will I need a separate 24 hour timer to run it automatically every five hours? [Next page](https://ilgmforum.com/t/dwc-equipment-list/19354.md?page=2)