Round Or Square

[Dman]

I'm setting up a new bubble type system and have a ton (lol hundreds) of 5 gal pails. Question is would a tote be better than 5gal pails? I was going to use them in series with each other for watering IE: 1 reservoir pail, 1 lead pail, and 2,3,4... just leveling pails. Is there a problem with running lines between pails? Is that to much water in a bubble type system? I would think if the net pot sits in the top it would be about 3.5 to 4 gal of water per 5-gal pail. I would think it would be easier to separate them if I had too. Also, would it be too much to get 2 plants in 1 pail? Space wise I think the totes would be better but I guess I'm worried about to much water in the early stage of the plant. Thanks

[DLD420]

Check out Bubblegrowers grow post. Very helpful and will answer all your Questions. Good luck

[Grow Thread]

it depends on how big you grow your plants really. obviously you can fit as bunch of squares/rectangles in a room better than a bunch of circles.............. BUT if you grow your plants pretty good sized, it doesnt matter what you have them in because the plant will be bigger than the container and the containers will not be side-by-side anyways.

 

soooooooooooooooooooooo............................ i just always use the 10gallon totes instead of the buckets. that way if i am growing them small, i can fit 2 per tote, and if i am growing them big, the 10gallon tote holds 6 gallons of water/nutes and gives the roots more room to grow than the 3gallons of water/nutes and smaller space for roots to grow in the 5gallon bucket.

 

AND....................... 99% of the time, a 10gallon tote is a couple dollars cheaper than a 5gallon bucket w/lid anyways....

 

i still have a couple 5gallon buckets laying around................ but i use mostly 10 gallon totes now......

[Dman]

Yes, he has been very helpful to me. I must have read every page. So I guess using his 10gal tote for 2 works mathematical 1 plant for 5gals. Could you conceivably get 2 plants in 1- 5gal pail or would the root system cog when maturing?

[Dman]

lol thanks posts must have been seconds apart.

[Grow Thread]

. Could you conceivably get 2 plants in 1- 5gal pail

 

no

 

there is no reason to try all that............ there just isnt enough root space for 2 plants in one 5 gallon bucket............ trust me

[Grow Thread]

one plant.............. one 5 gallon bucket:

 

no way you are getting 2 in there

 

and you can see how the roots were obviously restricted............ and choking the air stone also. this doesnt happen in a 10gallon tote.

[Grow Thread]

lol thanks posts must have been seconds apart.

 

no problem

 

yup, looks like we are posting at the same time

[bobandtorey]

one plant.............. one 5 gallon bucket:

 

no way you are getting 2 in there

 

and you can see how the roots were obviously restricted............ and choking the air stone also. this doesnt happen in a 10gallon tote.

 

 

WOW

[Dman]

ha ha, I saw that pic. It must not have set in that it was in a 5gal pail. darn beastly!

[SublimeWind]

If you have the buckets, use them...

 

I was going to do the VERY same thing, but, I was going to cut the bottom out of one bucket and silicone it into a second bucket, to allow for MORE water in the system (water IS your buffer in the system. Near the end, they'll be sucking a LOT of water, changing your EC level DRASTICALLY as the water level drops, less water more EC change as water level falls)

 

I was also going to place the WHOLE system in a circuit (linked with 1/2 poly). I was going to have an outlet AND an inlet going in/out of my controller AND I was ALSO going to place pumps (small ones mind you) on the in/out to circulate the water/fert mix amongst the buckets..

 

Just a thought, I MacGyver as much as I can..