Hey all, as some of you may know I still have a month or so before I can start my second grow. Therefore I have lots of prep time to think about what I want to do. I've already set my heart on a single plant/pot recirculating DWC system. I've been researching bubblers retailing around �50 but they seem pretty basic.
Link: http://www.odysseyhydro.com/brummie-bubbler-90-litre-system-dwc
I got to thinking and after some research I realised one of the most important features of the set up is the tray or large netpot which is constantly top fed - and I don't like the look of the rectangular one in the previous link. I then started to wonder what would make the best "large" netpot and came to the conclusion that I could use one of my 15L Airpots providing it fits inside a 20L DWC bucket (the only size I have available to me for free). So i started to read again, couple threads on afn and elsewhere and came across this beast of a set up, similar to some I've seen on this forum but designed for one huge plant, and it even incorporated a 6L airpot!
Link: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/brummy-bu...arden_PlantsSeedsBulbs_JN&hash=item53f2156c38
Obviously, this set up looks awesome but I find it rather pricey at �160..I want to use the same idea but just with a 20L bucket to start out rather than a 90L resovoir.
Did a few measurements earlier and the Airpot WILL fit inside the bucket acting as a huge netpot to be top fed. Basically I just wanted to get some opinions on this set up because I can;t find anyone doing the exact same thing (so far). I love a good DIY project so would appreciate some feedback, I'm just worried about fitting a water pump inside the bucket along with airstones but thats a dilemma for later on I guess.
If the space turns out to be limited my back up plan is to convert my water butt into a large DWC bucket and place the Airpot on top of that. It's a 100L tank so depending how low I chop it up, I can have a pretty deep reservoir for those roots to go swimming
. I'm aware that this is a long rambling post (been treating myself to some Northern Lights Blue got me on a nice level ) so if I get time later I'll draw some sketches and add a couple photo's about what I have in mind - should help to illustrate my schemes Cool:
Take care for now
Link: http://www.odysseyhydro.com/brummie-bubbler-90-litre-system-dwc
I got to thinking and after some research I realised one of the most important features of the set up is the tray or large netpot which is constantly top fed - and I don't like the look of the rectangular one in the previous link. I then started to wonder what would make the best "large" netpot and came to the conclusion that I could use one of my 15L Airpots providing it fits inside a 20L DWC bucket (the only size I have available to me for free). So i started to read again, couple threads on afn and elsewhere and came across this beast of a set up, similar to some I've seen on this forum but designed for one huge plant, and it even incorporated a 6L airpot!
Link: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/brummy-bu...arden_PlantsSeedsBulbs_JN&hash=item53f2156c38
Obviously, this set up looks awesome but I find it rather pricey at �160..I want to use the same idea but just with a 20L bucket to start out rather than a 90L resovoir.
Did a few measurements earlier and the Airpot WILL fit inside the bucket acting as a huge netpot to be top fed. Basically I just wanted to get some opinions on this set up because I can;t find anyone doing the exact same thing (so far). I love a good DIY project so would appreciate some feedback, I'm just worried about fitting a water pump inside the bucket along with airstones but thats a dilemma for later on I guess.
If the space turns out to be limited my back up plan is to convert my water butt into a large DWC bucket and place the Airpot on top of that. It's a 100L tank so depending how low I chop it up, I can have a pretty deep reservoir for those roots to go swimming
. I'm aware that this is a long rambling post (been treating myself to some Northern Lights Blue got me on a nice level ) so if I get time later I'll draw some sketches and add a couple photo's about what I have in mind - should help to illustrate my schemes Cool:Take care for now
