Should you grow indoors in soil or hydroponics? We look at both setups and run through the good and bad points of both.
In episode 1 we look at the Alien Pro RWDC (Recirculating Deep Water Culture) system and compare to a basic soil setup.
http://www.alienhydroponics.co.uk
Equipment: Alien Hydroponics Pro RDWC system
Light: MIGRO 600
Tent: Bloom and Grow Box 1.5M x 1.5M (5×5)
Nutrients: General Hydroponics part 2 FloraDuo, Canna Calmag, Vitalink PH up and down, Bluelab PH pen and Tuncheon nutrient meter.
What’s the spacing between your pot centres on the rdwc alien system?
What's the method to draining the Rdwc system?
thats nice
The alien is a nice setup. My only opinion is that your air pump and electronics should be off the floor and higher than the system. In case of a power failure, the water won't siphon back into the air pump
I was getting better results with Hydro during the winter months, but it is far too hot here in the summer time. Temperature management wasn't practice. So I went back to organic.
9:43 out of an 11:47 video dedicated to a cluster fk. Why not just do an advertisement for the Alien thing? Pretty obvious what the “results” will be.
That's a lot of piping I will stick with coco and fabric pots
I went back to soil because Hydroponics was too much work and far too expensive as far as the bills go plus all the materials and supplies you have to have like pumps heaters coolers sprayers all kinds of stuff air stones. With the lights I get it around 2 to $300 a month with the Hydroponics it was six to seven hundred dollars. I'm also disabled so the work of Hydroponics was too much for me to because it just everyday you were had to be down there for an hour and a half or else it be too much, a jungle and you wouldn't be able to do anything and you get disease and all kinds of problems from there.
You have your extraction set up wrong. Your filter is going to get clogged with dust. Do you grow?
Unfair test. Should be identical clones
Very helpful, been scratching my head for past few hours lol
thanks for all your videos. you have taught me a lot. peace.
why not a 600 vs 600 to keep the test even?
Grower's Love. Just subbed you up, and I hope you will do the same for me.
Great video, great set up!
These lamps are amazing so two extra in one tent only one winner 5 lamps in each be better Shane
Looking forward to this series
I think your soil pots are too narrow and deep as roots like to also spread. This is not a problem with hydro. Also your hydro setup has more wattage so the comparison isn't fair. Were you looking to do a fair comparrison?