You know what i never really thought about that. 3 plants in my room would give each a 4.5x2.2 area to grow into. Does hydro really get bigger and produce more than soil based. And how do autos do in hydro
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Not necessarily but definitely a lot faster 
Well that’s not true either 
Things happen alot faster in hydro, you can see your changes.
You can push your Nute numbers
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This was a 12 zip auto, a photo period would have netted a pound easy with a little more veg time 
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I’ve got to fire the spaghetti maker back up 
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12 zip from 1 auto?!?!?!
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Yeah buddy, she was a plump one
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And what nutes do you use
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Currently Mega Crop, formerly Jacks
Ok and for water tempsnin the totes. Can it be in the 75s
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The temperature of the nutrient solution is generally optimum between 60° F and 75° F. Some plants such as lettuce, alstroemeria and strawberries like it near the lower end, whereas tomatoes, cucumbers and cannabis do best near 75° F.
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Ok my grow room isnbetween 62 on low end and 81 on high end so this could work
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Use a root inoculant to keep pythium at bay
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I prefer to use hydrogen peroxide when needed and run in a sterile environment.
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G.F.F. for the Win
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Greetings, brother.
I bought these 2 DWC 5 gallon bucket set up, do you think I should trash the idea of them and go with something different. I am going to use your schedule and nutrients you hooked me up with and wanted then to see what your recommend tote size to match your amount of nutrients and such. I definitely want all of you guys help when I start out in March. I am very open to your ways not mine.
Take care
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morning growmie… I like having the totes as the container instead of the bucket…it gets me more space for nutrients and the roots to spread out and has a lower profile than the bucket…also easier to completely drain like I like to do evert 7 days… I use the 12 gallon tote for my grows…allows me to have up to 6 gallons in there at one time…
what my 3x3 tent looks like…
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Greetings, brother.
First thank you for your time and support.
1.Is this for one plant then?
2.Can to many air stones create a problem if I ditch One of the buckets I was just going to put two stones in the 12 gallon tote your recommending.
- I can not lift so I was wondering you say how often you change out your tote that I was going to put a drain valve in the bottom, or do you clean out the tote by hand completely and set the plant in a bucket until you clean.
Take care
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yes only 1 plant in the tote… I believe in not crowding for a better product…I run 4 air stones in my tote…the hole in the front of the tote is where I access it … I use a aquarium stick pump to pump in and out as needed…
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Greetings, brother.
Do you do 1 or 2 plants I see 2 spaces and I grow autoflowers I was wondering about over crowding by using both holes. I didn’t know if both was for photoperiod plants.
Take care
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Ive been using hydro for about a year and a half on indoor veggies.
I know others have way more insight than me, but here are a couple things I ran into on my journey so far…
Air stones clog! And once roots grow to a point its hard to get to them. Work around is to blow air from a compressor through the line.
Some rdwc rigs use air to push water up a line to put water on top of the roots. Others use a separate pump. Pump is more reliable.
With pumps and multi bucket systems you need to have a catch basin that will hold at least 2/3 of all the water in your buckets incase something gets clogged and overflows.
Roots can also grow into drain lines
I got rid of the air in favor of a pump and a watering ring. Its a trade off…
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