any ideas people? self watering systems for multiple plants

[tyler_ hobbyist]

Any items are welcome

[Daskahn]

Bubbleponics? Bubbleponics with a dwc?
only requires about 5 minutes a day and about 30 minutes a week give or take

[GanjaGed]

Flood and Drain allows a lot of flexibility.

[IanHale]

I'm running a top fed dwc. 5 tanks. 5 plants each with plenty of room to flatten out and grow upwards. Checking on the plants is easy and quick. System maintenance is cake.

changing out 5 tanks of water (approx 25 gallons)
total time: 2 1/2 hours.

Draw the 5 gal
let it sit 24 hours
add your junk (nutes and supps) and PH 5 mins per tank
drain res, fill res. 10 mins per tank or so.

then you're good to go for 7-10 days, keep an eye on your temps (water and air) and add just ph'd water to top off if they're looking low.

[tyler_ hobbyist]

This will be in soiless (promix)

[GanjaGed]

Coco runs in F&D fine, not sure about pro-mix.

You could run them on a tray/table and drain to waste or recirculate, which ever would be appropriate. That's one of the beauties of an F&D set up, the versatility and options it allows.

For example if you wanted, you can set up a drip feed in the tray, or go F&D or a combination, drain to wast or recirculate, hell I'm pretty sure it can be run as a DWC if desired. pretty much any medium. NFT style. Once the tray/table is set up it's easy to make attachments for different options, letting you switch up between grows or if you set up dual trays instead of a table you can run side by side grows using different nutes, mediums, styles.

It seems an amazing system. I almost feel like I must be missing something because I just don't see why it's not the go-to hydro set up. Guess I'll find out on the new grow

[tyler_ hobbyist]

I was thinking run a water pump off a timer and run a garden hose off the water pump and put a shut off valve on the end of the garden hose and either drill holes in the garden hose or insert misters into the garden hose. What are ur thoughts

[Daskahn]

There's much more simple ways to do it.. if you like I can show you

[Daskahn]

Here's my example.. I'm sure you can creat a table at the top to hold the promix just and drain holes along the bottom I'm actually really intrigued with the idea and might try it in the future
just imagin instead of a plant basket and promix tray

[tyler_ hobbyist]

Its a great idea but my space will be to big and that would be costly to do that thank u very much for the imput tho I appricate it

[tyler_ hobbyist]

This was my idea. Any input and sugestions are very welcome

[tyler_ hobbyist]

Lights im gunna run off clothing lines that are suspended over the areas, im gunna be useing 1000w hids and 350w 200w and 100w leds over head and 400w mids for side lighting. I was gunna do them in rows and run them on a drawer system so I can pull each row out and trim/what ever. (rows are gunna be 2feet wide by5 feet long by 1foot deep) 4plants per row. I have angle iron that will get drilled into the wood and old garage door wheels that will fit and that will make it like a large drawer. Then ill have a long 1x1x8 (wood) to gentaly seperate branchs to pull the drawers out. This way I can mylar a smaller space use less co2 and utilize more light. I will have fans on the side walls on swivels to move air and I will have my ac/dehumidfyer in the corner vented out.

[tyler_ hobbyist]

Then the boxs will be made outa wood 2x4's and window screen with plastic on the bottom

[tyler_ hobbyist]

All the stuff I need I just have laying around thats why I thought of it lol and input would be appricated

[tyler_ hobbyist]

[Daskahn]

Dude I built that system can hold ten plant for 20$ how many you planned on having
pump 10$ walmart
tote 5 walmart
baskets 50cents at local hydroponics store
clay pebbles 4$
i can grow up to 6 with this and I'm currently got 4 bushy ones I'm just saying it's cheap and easy and effective if you got an extra 20 you can add a top feed system which I hear does wonders

[Daskahn]

I'm pretty sure you could switch the clay pebbles for promix but eh it's just advice I'll show you a picture if you like

[Daskahn]

If your going large scale here's my idea take like 9 of these line em up and bam.. your barrel idea remain but is a pre mix resavoir pump water in and out as needed if your going small scale a single one works
again about 20$ bucks minus the light. works wonders very cheap very easy to maintain

[IanHale]

I started them in 2 containers and moved them to their own tanks. Explosive growth.

[Daskahn]

This is basically the idea I was trying to present this set up is a bit cleaner and has less per container but the idea is the same if this was me though I'd put atleast two per container but that's me

[IanHale]

These pics are 8 days apart

[tyler_ hobbyist]

So is that like dwc set ups?

[Daskahn]

Aka bubbleponics without the top feed.. Ianhale has dwc bubbleponics with the top feed I have without I find after a few weeks the top feed becomes less effective but idk haven't done a side by side of the three methods

[IanHale]

There is a top feed you just can't see it as the fed runs from the pump to the net pots internally.

I started with 2 tanks and 8 plants. Initially intended to keep best of each pair. One plant per tank allows me to really bush them out in vegetative. Grow tall during transition and fill with fat buds on 10 main colas per plant during flowering.

[tyler_ hobbyist]

Thats a damn gd plan u got there I tryed bubbleponics and im more of a soil person to be honest.

[Daskahn]

Soil is more natural and general makes the plant have more earthy tones.. hydroponics generally makes the plant stronger and in my opinion is easier to regulate.. can't really over water and what not.. easy to check for root rot and all that.. but in the end it is your grow. And it's always better to have your own twist to set you apart.. I seen this one system that was similar to your go but at the bottom was a fish pond.. and they would pump water to the top let it fill to a certain point and after it would drain rapidly and start over it was so cool..