What materials are required for a hydro grow show? Is it difficult to construct one? Where can you find the stuff you need? How handy do you have to be?Can you get creative about it?
It's pretty easy. You need something to hold the water, a pump, and air pump, and some hose. The supplies are easy to find. They are usually easy to put together. You can make it as simple or as complex as you like.
We'll begin with the container.You can handle containers in three ways.One container can hold everything.You can use two containers, a reservoir and a holding pot.Or you can create a multiple container system.
In the single container system the reservoir and plant holding container are combined.You put the water/nutrient mix in the reservoir, and then pump it over the plant.Once pumped to the top the solution flows over the plant roots and then flows back to the reservoir.The hardware, pump, air pump and hoses, are right in the bottom of the same container.It is as small and simple as you can get.The problems crop up when it comes time to service the pumps, or if the roots grow into them, or you need to change the solution.
Two containers obviously take up more room.Changing the solution and accessing the pumps is much easier, though. Keeping the roots away from the pump avoids clogs and root damage.Even better, you don't have to move the plants to get into the reservoir and access the pumps and solution.
Many plants and one reservoir qualifies as a multiple container system. In this arrangement you can access the hardware for all the plants all at once without disturbing any of them. It's a good system for multiple plants.
Multiple, two or single container is your decision to make. Each method has its good points and bad points. Make your choice and get to work.
It's pretty easy. You need something to hold the water, a pump, and air pump, and some hose. The supplies are easy to find. They are usually easy to put together. You can make it as simple or as complex as you like.
We'll begin with the container.You can handle containers in three ways.One container can hold everything.You can use two containers, a reservoir and a holding pot.Or you can create a multiple container system.
In the single container system the reservoir and plant holding container are combined.You put the water/nutrient mix in the reservoir, and then pump it over the plant.Once pumped to the top the solution flows over the plant roots and then flows back to the reservoir.The hardware, pump, air pump and hoses, are right in the bottom of the same container.It is as small and simple as you can get.The problems crop up when it comes time to service the pumps, or if the roots grow into them, or you need to change the solution.
Two containers obviously take up more room.Changing the solution and accessing the pumps is much easier, though. Keeping the roots away from the pump avoids clogs and root damage.Even better, you don't have to move the plants to get into the reservoir and access the pumps and solution.
Many plants and one reservoir qualifies as a multiple container system. In this arrangement you can access the hardware for all the plants all at once without disturbing any of them. It's a good system for multiple plants.
Multiple, two or single container is your decision to make. Each method has its good points and bad points. Make your choice and get to work.
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