Amnesialocal Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 21 hours ago, cannaboy_420 said: Each manifold comes with 12 dripper lines so if you were growing 4 plants you could have 3 drippers per pot, they use a pump to feed them and I have that set on a timer, very reasonably priced too Don't you have problems with salts blocking the drippers? And how do you clean them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannaboy_420 Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 No I don't have any issues really, I clean the filters out every other week or so and it works pretty well, I use growers ark nutrients too so can only say about that nutrient line 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flamedodger Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 NFT is good, little to no pipe work, although you do need a pump. They’re not cheap though, mine is nearly £100 now (424) and that’s without pumps, heater, matting and rock wool cubes. Fits in a 60x120 snug as a bug. I haven’t used it for years, but will get it on again at some point this year 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbillybob Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 if you can bear a pump, id deffo go wilma with hydroton and drip rings, its so easy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rigsby Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 On 30/05/2024 at 15:31, badbillybob said: if you can bear a pump, id deffo go wilma with hydroton and drip rings, its so easy. I can vouch for this....real easy to use. Check my diary: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbillybob Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 yeah ive changed my mind about the hydroton, use coco, its miles easier 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu914 Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 3 hours ago, badbillybob said: yeah ive changed my mind about the hydroton, use coco, its miles easier Why have you decided on coco over pebbles bud? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbillybob Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 growth rate is much slower to be honest, and they arent feeding as much in the hydroton. mo idea why. i ven opened up the drip rings to make the contact area wider thinking that might help. only advantage with hydroton is ec/ph is more stable iv e vegged these for around 6 weeks now and they look like about 3&1/2 week old cuttings. also coco feed once a day or twice in bloom. these are getting fed 15 mins every 2 hours all day im cutting my losses with this lot, flipped them today, will see how they go in bloom. ill leave the mh lamp for a week the throw in either hps or new led when it arrives, (probably new led to be honest) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu914 Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 I can only think the pebbles need far more waterings. Mine are on 15min off 45min... ...tried it with longer off times but then they begin to droop. If you think about NFT and DWC roots are constantly submerged but then temps become critical, my method gets round that....btw...did you wash the pebbles before use? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbillybob Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 yes i did but obviously still lots of clay coming off them. i used to gold bag which is usually good i will up the feeds to once an hour then mate and see how they go 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Mix Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 I used to use clay balls in Wilma’s. I always cleaned the clay balls thoroughly before putting in the system. Think I used to do four cycles in veg cycle and the same in flower. Been almost a decade since I used a Wilma They do the job 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbillybob Posted Monday at 19:02 Share Posted Monday at 19:02 1 hour ago, Arthur Mix said: I used to use clay balls in Wilma’s. I always cleaned the clay balls thoroughly before putting in the system. Think I used to do four cycles in veg cycle and the same in flower. Been almost a decade since I used a Wilma They do the job i started at 2 a day in veg then upped it to 4 a day in veg, but they just didnt look like they were growing very much (cuts) i will see this one out but will go back to coco after in the wilma 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavlp20 Posted Friday at 10:10 Share Posted Friday at 10:10 I used to use Wilma and setup a few for mates always clay pebbles I quickly learnt to do away with the drips or rings and just used to use the open pipe worked a treat fast growth not as quick as rdwc but had some good results on a 4 pot system also changed to the smaller pots 9lts rings a bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MistYGr33n Posted Friday at 12:07 Share Posted Friday at 12:07 I’m running in coco at the moment but will be getting a hydro system for certain as well. I love the NFT systems. I’ll run both coco and hydro but the coco will be mainly for mothers and cuttings. This is the 4th grow staggered since November last year. I cannot be arsed with the watering of multiple coco plants. I made it worse by staggering the grows so I have twice the work in a day. I’m 4 weeks into flower now so soilder on but I’ve got 20 clones or so. I think I’ll choose the best 5 and fuck the rest off lol. MistY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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