How to Build a Hydroponic System Under $30 – Deep Water Culture Hydroponics
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In this video, I show you how to set up a deep water culture hydroponic system for less than $30. This cheap hydroponic system is perfect for beginners.
If you want to learn more about how a dwc hydroponic system works, keep scrolling.
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VIDEO CHAPTERS 📖
00:23 Materials for DWC System
00:56 Cutting Holes for Net Cups
01:15 Drilling Holes for Air Lines
02:02 Cutting Tubing for Air Lines
02:40 Connecting Air Lines to Aerator and Air Stones
03:24 Planting Tomatoes in a DWC System
04:41 Conclusion
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What We’re Building
The system we’re building is commonly called a dwc hydroponic system. DWC stands for deep water culture.
Most people look for DWC systems without knowing the method is actually just water culture hydroponics. The addition of the word “deep” just means the system is at least 8 to 10 inches deep.
How Does a Deep Water Culture System Work?
A plant is suspended in a net cup above the nutrient solution in the reservoir. The reservoir in this case is a bucket. As the root system of the plant grows it relies on dissolved oxygen in the water to survive.
In the system we’re building, an air pump (aerator) oxygenates the water. Without this aeration, the nutrient solution (water) would become stagnant and a fully submerged root system would die.
OR raise the air pump ABOVE the bucket. Unless you live south of the equator, water flows uphill there. 😉
Could you grow small cherry tomato plants with this system?
Best thank you ❤
Where do I find website
What is the purpose of the air stones??? Why does it need air bubbles? Also, why wouldn’t you use a carbon filter for the water? I’m a complete newbie and I’m trying to keep my bamboo alive. I thought about a fish tank filter to keep the water fresh, but now I’m seeing you have air stones.
I buy from baker creek also. 👍
Is the link working ? I can’t see the cheat sheet
Update, your Website is sending error codes.
The cheat sheet is gone??? 😢😢😢
I have to say after watching just two of your " DIY " video’s…
" There is a guy sharing the right kind of info…" from simple to beyond, and for us " learn by doing " set of folks!
KUDO’S brother, I signed up for your content ( all of it ) and proud to have done so!
Respectfully, Seth
The farther I go down I can tell this guy reads his comments an tries to connect with his audience. Great video!
Best explanation without useless information!
From experience, use larger baskets better for supporting larger plants
take the video down there is no store wtf
Thanks for your videos ! I´d like to download your "cheat sheet" but the website is unvailable. Any chance getting this ?
Unfortunately the cost is a lot higher if you’re just starting out. You need to buy nutrients, ph/ec meter, pH down, clay stones, etc.
Awesome video with all the info i was looking for. I tried going to the website for the cheat sheet but i just kept getting a error 😢
Thats not 30$
"1/4 inch drill bit is roughly the same diameter as 1/4 inch tubing". 😂🤷♂
Links don’t work for cheat sheet.
Amazing channel 🎉
How do you change reservoir nute/water? Thanks
Hmmm…does this work for "other" plants too? 😏
Glad I found this channel!
you could also just put the air pump on something that is higher than the water line, so in case the pump fails, water doesnt just run into the pump
hi can someone tell me why does this rig have to be aerated? i have 0 idea on how these things works
sir could you recomend your average net cup distance from water level in your standard 5 gal setup?
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I would make sure that air pump ie higher than the water Incase a power outage, so it doesnt burn the pump up.
What did you use to mix your nutrients? Do you need to have any pump to keep the nutrients mixed or the air pump is good enough?
What is the name of the air stone in Spanish?
PUT AIR PUMP ABOVE WATER LINE, OR IF POWER GOES OFF, WATER WILL SIPHON DOWN INTO PUMP, DESTROYING IT, VOIDING WARRENTRY 😢
Would this system work outside in say my backyard? I was wanting to grow something like strawberries and perhaps corn in a hydroponic system, but I’m not sure if those kinds of plants would be too big or if you can grow something like strawberries where you don’t really harvest the entire plant.
How do you get away with not chilling the water or running a recycling reservoir where you are chilling the water?
Best explanation, Thanks
I love this video but how do you know when to replace water that has evaporated. Do you just lift the lid and check ?
If the air pump is higher than the water level in the buckets, you won’t need the check valves. Save some money , set the pump on top of a flipped over bucket or box .
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I don’t get it are you using fish or fertilizer
Are you saying you can grow tomatoes in just nutrients and air bubbles in a bucket
Send link to cheat sheet
Looking to grow marijuana. What size hole would I need
Hello my friend. When the water level drops, do you fill up again at the starting point or lower? Thank you
How do you change the water if need be?
Great guide! I’m just looking to get started with hydroponics myself and found this quite useful. Looks like your website is having some issues right now and cannot be connected to, unfortunately. Was eager to check out the getting started guide you mentioned. Thought you should know it appears to be down!
Great guide thanks for sharing I’m gonna have to try this out!
You need to pre soak your stones
To change water and see water levels I’d install a L-piece followed by a 35cm clear hose like on a waterfarm (ghe). Lifting the lid to change water really sucks later on when the plants are huge
Will u send me 1 for free pls I wana learn
What is water PH ? Please..🙏🙏🙏