I made earlier being bored i took the old fish tank apart to get the heater , pump & airstone out

Aint got a clue about hydro never done it , but could this be used for maybe cloning or even a 1 plant jobbo

Obviously if this will work the whole thing will be coverd in blackout & have holes in the top for the pot(s) , here's what i got 1 x heater 1x pump with airline & airstone and a nice lil tub , opionions/critsism welcomed

This is just a shot in the dark , if possible id lke to get it in the back of the flower room with a nice ak-47 in it , remember im a total newb to hydro , i dunno even if this will work , so please shed a little light on this for me

Pics of the 5 minuite job

More bubbles !!!!!!!!!!!! ! no it looks ok to me.

You sure you have never done hydro?

Enlarge middle pic mate

i have another air stone , do you think i may need one of those T-connectors to put 2 x airstones on the pump





Defo not mate but ive been reading the boards for year or so now ....

Well it looks good to me!

What are you going to use if for? cloning or growing all the way?

Depending on size's ect i may flower 1 or 2 (small-ish) plants init , always wanted a bash at hydro going to get a T splitter tomorow & put another air stone in there with a net pot or two & hopfully job will be a good one

bit O testing to do before i set it up in the g/r tho

Good luck then

Someone/anyone , Im having regrets all ready after a bit of reading ok , from what i gather an Ec trunchon is a must for hydro & i understand quite pricey , whats the chance's of growing hydro without one ?

Also how often do i need to correct the ph , add feed & top up , sounds complicated ... but id love ago , from what ive seen the yeilds from hydro are amazing & i wanna peice ....Help plz

You will need away of reading the Ec and Ph! sorry

I would say a ph meter is more essential.But you can buy cheap ph test kits so no probs

So I cant see why not

Owd

Cheers owd allready got one of them , brought it to ph water for my clones

So i will get by without the Ec meter then

I tried using one of those cheap kits, and found they varied considerably from my ph meter readings when I bought that... I got an EC truncheon for a fiver last year on EBay - bargain!!!!

You can manage without the kit Lawless, but your plants won't thank you for it. That hydro lark is like Science class!!!

I moved to compost this time in order to get some mothering stock... Don't know if my NFT tray will ever see active service again now!!!

Im sure we'll get ya through it mate

Start at quarter strength then up it slowly and read the plants

Good thing about hydro is if you fuck up theres always the good owd flush to help

Owd

Hi church the plan is/was to have this in the main room along side 4-5 plants in compost so if i fail i wont be left short

The ph kit ive got is one of those where you put the water in add liquid & check the colour against those onm the results card , supoose it will do untill i see if i can gras it , science class you say ... Great lets hope i have more luck than i did at school

nice one

cheers owd

all advice wlcomed thank you , right my minds made up i have the ph tester & black out( to cover the tub) allready , tomorow ill go & get 2 x net pots , any size prefence for flower?? and some clay pebble's (how much?) , think thats all i'll need to start

If all goes to plan & i find it quiite easy , who knows in months to come i may have a room full of these cheep yet cheerfull hydro thinymabob's

Cheers owd

I started growing with hydro just cos I wanted something to do which would involve me... And oh yes it did... 3 months of ph and ec obsession, wand waving and reservoir checking - a crazy 3 months it was!!!

I'm sure you'll find it fun Lawless - I know it taught me some fundamentals that have stood me in good stead since, and I still see household items as potential Hydro-gadget fare!

And of course, the difference in growth speed and yield will make it all worthwhile!!!!

hi lawless
ph meters are quite cheap ....on the bay
better than trying to guess the colour....

as for ppm meters...
a guy
terraponic losesthese for about 35 a time
may be worth mailing him for a private sale

but the shops want £75

set up looks good though mate
ive just added two 12" air stones(one per tub)(40 ltrs each)
and the bubbles are very nice(i did have to split and balance out the pump as one was more bubbles than the other )

since then added one of those co2 tabs....

the bubbles have multiplied about 4x as much

will put some pics up in me new diary

HTH

Nice one church

sounds good mate all that wand waving & ph'ing

At least if i try & fail or cant get to grips ive had ago at it .... id love to be getting 3 oz+ off 1 plant every grow it would bulk te overall harvest up very much , so how does one go about starting with clones straight of a plant , just plonk them in as i would with water only & the res touching the net pots once rooted lower the res to a fem mm below the pot , thats right , right

Nice one church

Thansk for the info Tb

Defo worth considering as i go along , i know ill get more into & have all the gear as soon as ive masterd it , if i do

So the one of the next grows may well be 2x plants in hydro alongside 4 or so plants in compost

again nice one for the info regarding ppm/ec meters