Hydroponics Bucket Grower for UNDER $40! DIY Build. DWC Deep Water Culture hydro grow station.

Deep Water Culture (DWC) hydroponics bucket that is surprisingly easy to build! Its only four basic things that will cost under $40 and take a short afternoon to make.
How to make it fast, cheap and easy to build.
You can transplant mature plants or start plants from seeds to grow in this thing.
This video is shot with the Sony Alpha a6600 mirrorless camera set atop a Ronin SC gimbal by DJI. B roll with Nikon D500 and DJI Oslo Pocket Camera, although that one was out of focus and I didn't realize that until editing.
Nutrients I use:
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Air Bubbler
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Net Cups:
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Camera used to shoot this video: Sony Alpha a6600
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[@rambofan1]

Yes! Now I can grow.... tomatoes

[@maskedautos7996]

Suuuuuuuurreeeee tomatooooos 😎😎

[@rambofan1]

🤣 yes sir just finishing curing my 1/2lb tomato crop as we speak 😶‍🌫️

[@maskedautos7996]

@@rambofan1 👍👍👍😎😎😎😎😂😂😂 keep growing

[@xeleema]

@@rambofan1 Did this process work for your . . . tomatoes?

[@rambofan1]

@@xeleema yes it does. I collected rainwater and used that mixed with nutrients

[@Samantha-cp1qm]

I've seen a many videos on this subject , but you are the only one to make this project relatively easy.

[@quintinmurrell9089]

The best. Also the instructor was awesome

[@WWambition]

Great quality

[@icanthc]

enjoyed this video brother. Chill and informative

[@cash8936]

First time here , amazing video am going to try it thanks man

[@seanshaw436]

This guy could sell anything. Or make anything look easy fun and effort less. Great video !!

[@lbicleaningconcierge8146]

awesome video!!!

[@GraceNcube]

You KNOW what I’m gonna grow:)

[@dingdang3845]

Thank you! ❤

[@nailwall1078]

I like this guy

[@yclare1]

Great job.. never knew it was so easy to get started with hydroponics.. thanks 😊

[@riverbendgrowing420]

dont do this ur gonna waste money js

[@webstercat]

Paddle bits can work but … thanks for making this video

[@MrRaptureLTD]

I can't really figure out exactly why I like this guy, but I fuckin' like this guy! Dude, I work in engineering and love that you escaped it....I also.....grow...things.....but rock on buddy guy!

[@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE]

Hahaha, thank you - and yeah, having all the knowledge that I learned from engineering is priceless; who knew the jobs would be so commonly boring!

[@MrRaptureLTD]

@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE Well said! Like watching paint drying over drying paint!

[@beansncornbred2576]

Thanks for the video, I definitely won't be using this to grow anything illegal that's for sure.

[@whoizthis7654]

With this bucket you will definitely grow algae on the roots. YOU MUST PAINT THE BUCKETS BLACK OR buy black buckets directly

[@SkylineBNR34]

Could always use hole saws instead of those bits, would make less of a mess and you can get them in huge sizes if needed.

[@Hydroronphone]

Rather than drill for the airstone... drill 1/4" hole to pass the airline through, then connect the airstone after passing the airline through.

[@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE]

That sure would have been a cleaner way to do it!!

[@Hydroronphone]

@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE posted mostly so anyone following will hopefully drill for the airline, either way love the foam float idea, very easy to follow for new growers!

[@AlexConstantinou]

It was at this moment I paused and came to the comments. Love you bro but that's some funny shit 😅 It's like choosing joggers over jeans because your sneakers can't fit through the leg holes.

[@bigwetrobot]

I built two!

[@michael_rodriguez]

How did it go?

[@kalemacpherson2270]

You def know what Im gonna do 😏🌱🍁🚬

[@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE]

Youre... getting some sun, growing a tree - raking the leaves and having a smoke!

[@mildsoup8978]

2 nails and some string will make a perfect circle

[@thomasthompson3813]

Good luck keeping the algae from blooming. You need black buckets and a net pot that fits over the bucket to keep the light out.

[@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE]

I agree it is a mystery, yet it’s one year later and I still haven’t developed any problems with that. It’s probably because these live in my warehouse which is normally dark, and just have lights hitting the foliage. But your advice is good to everyone else

[@anthonymarkowitz6824]

Lol i dont believe it. With that bigass hole for the air line tube im sure light from the grow light would 100% grow algae and the orange bucket would be letting light in which would also grow algae so just admit that this guys right and the video you made is faulty as heck lmao and good advice to everyone else is to not follow your instructions

[@nealrousseau]

3:24 styrofoam screeEEEECH! 🤯🦻🏻👊🏼☠

[@user-xu7ql1eq2x]

Wouldn't you have to adjust the distance from the light as the water level lowered ? , so either add water or adjust height for consistency.

[@sc5770]

I Use pool noodles no basket or rocks needed and still grows SAVE MONEY Buy Bucket with lids cut 2 1/4 hole and pool noodle cut 3 inches long then cut half inch out turn that around put back in Now it will hold your plants again Save lot of money

[@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE]

SMART!

[@SnappySnapfire]

Don't use foam use a lid. You don't want you plant resting on the root ball. Yes change water once a week and only use half of what is recommended on the bottle.

[@reddxiii5931]

Just a thought, instead of a paddle bit ,try hole saw bit(mostly comes in various size packs 2-10inch) and can just be pressed trough and is very very safe...unlike carpet knife that will cut u

[@1111DAH]

Why not drill hole for hose not airstone

[@joshwa82]

@@1111DAH this is what i was just saying lol

[@JoelAz909]

@@1111DAH Or cut a little notch just big enough for the tube, right off the edge of the netcup's hole. Then access the stone and tubing from the one hole..

[@Vudujoose]

A few concerns, the foam firstly is a great idea in theory but not so much in practice due to root rot. Secondly, the tubing used should be black, letting any light in the water can be a bad thing. Otherwise yeah, good on ya.

[@cinidorito4167]

There’s a reason why companies sell grade proof plastic buckets, you’re having people eat plastic now 😅also the tubing needs to be black or you’ll get algae. The channel Ditch the flock actually shows you the right equipment

[@williambarton3294]

I live in Ohio building one now lol Thanks

[@christopherboismier8511]

I wonder how much weight the foam can support

[@vincentvega8690]

I would consider just using the regular lit and put the netcub in there. At least for bigger plants. Some plants need to have the base above the NS or you get trouble with root rot

[@Mike-in3cq]

What is a lit? I'm looking to do something like this but want to make sure it's done right.

[@clintjackson9778]

What if you wanna grow something heavy like a cabbage? That foam won't float then

[@damiondeville]

This is a very informative guide for the "MacGuyver" grower. cheap and effective! 5 *'s!

[@freedomoperator6502]

No matter what power setting it is on, it will use whatever wattage is says. No matter the setting, it will either use the power or dissipate unused power as heat.

[@robhogan1085]

Any reason why you used a paddle bit to make the big hole for the bubbler? You could just punch a 1/4" hole in the foam that just fits the hose. Leaves less area where the lights can reach the roots. I've been doing DWC in totes....water levels are a pain in the ass. This is a better method and for sure it is easier to water.

[@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE]

I’m going to go with ‘brain fart’ For why I made such a big hall, I already had the paddle bit on because I was using little baskets on the other bucket, and that Rock was pretty big I don’t know why I didn’t think of just disconnecting the rock from the hose

[@robhogan1085]

@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE You rocked it... didn't split the foam after you warned us not to do that with the paddle bit. I grabbed a pencil and just stabbed a hole. I'm switching out my DWC with this plan system this weekend. Thanks for the ideas bro!

[@robhogan1085]

@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE I went to Lowes all hung over this morning and changed my 2 DWC bins to 4 buckets. New time save tip: Instead of using a magic marker, I put the bucket on top of the styrofoam and stomped it. Perfect circle. My grow tent looks a lot better now , because the buckets say "Do It Right!" Cheers man. I should have never listened to my buddy 2 years ago....yelling at me because "Pot don't float". He shot me down and talked me out of this idea.

[@amstrogaming9109]

use a serated blade to cut foam next time

[@MasterKenfucius]

Go with the Kratky method and you can do the same thing for $4.

[@dakotamoone1959]

are these food grade that are bpa free?

[@ajaxx9492]

Awesome build! Has the weight of a mature plant ever been and issue with the floating foam system?

[@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE]

Nope! And I even left a plant for a month while I was on a long working trip and it grew WAY too big to be healthy but it was still standing, at probably 6 feet up out of that bucket

[@ajaxx9492]

@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE Wow, thanks for this, I definitely have to give it a try

[@MissCookie8260]

Flips over from the weight

[@twosongs7396]

Is that bucket food-grade? Otherwise chemicals like BPA could leech into your food

[@CarlosCabrera-mx2to]

As a grower I can see the following problems: Light leakage: this causes algae growth you will want a dark bucket with a lid. The basket should not be submerged in water this will cause root rot. Temperature is a huge factor again to hot it will cause root rot too cold it will stump growth

[@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE]

I love hearing from a grower! It sounds like its a miracle that my plant grew so big! It eventually got tall enough I had to suspend some little ropes down from the truss above my set and it only died one day when I had a power outage while I was out of town for a week so the air pump in the water wasnt providing the roots with air.. Good points! I guess the warehgouse is quite dark, most of the time, except for the lights that are specifically aimed at the leaves so that solved the light leak - and the heat must have been a coincidence to be healthy..

[@CarlosCabrera-mx2to]

@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE also depends what you growing. My girls are pretty special when it comes to nutes, light and temperature.

[@user-vj5ty1ex1m]

How fo you keep the ph level stabil?

[@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE]

It’s not very precise, but I use a digital PH meter from amazon, and these PH up and down chemicals. Atlas Scientific pH Up and Down 250ml (8oz) www.amazon.com/dp/B00P1MQWK4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_S2jxFbK00T9TX

[@Spencerrcr]

How loud is that pump? Asking cause I do propagation via grow rack and lights, but I'm interested in hydroponics as well, but live with roommates. Wouldnt want a loud pump that'd disturbed anyone

[@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE]

That pump is really quiet. If there’s anything else at all going on in the room you can’t even hear it. It definitely won’t bleed sound out of the room

[@MissCookie8260]

Super quiet and you can get them as low as $10 on Amazon with all the pieces needed.

[@ObiWanCannabi]

not sure i like the float idea, cool concept but if you have light leaks at the side your roots and water will go green with algae

[@mcduck5]

The buckets let light through anyway

[@willytaylor1940]

@@mcduck5 black buckets are what you need

[@SamuelJMoe]

How big and heavy of a plant can you grow in that

[@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE]

The plant I had in there got to about 7 feet tall when I left for a month and had a bunch of flood lights on it - and that thing was still loving life, so I think it’s pretty stable overall!

[@SamuelJMoe]

@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE thank you that's awesome

[@moddudlar3894]

sorry. had to skip the foam cutting part

[@karunald]

doesn't a tall plant tip the foam?

[@thedestroyer3879]

You can you the lid from the 5 gallon bucket or wood

[@huckilt]

7:39 there’s enough space of foam you coulda made 4 circles if you would have not jus cut one hole almost directly in the middle of the piece.

[@KingNeptune151]

What type of foam is that?

[@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE]

Your friend has shared a link to a Home Depot product they think you would be interested in seeing. FOAMULAR 1 in. x 2 ft. x 2 ft. R-5 Small Projects Rigid Pink Foam Board Insulation Sheathing www.homedepot.com/p/203553730

[@KingNeptune151]

@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE Thank you, and good idea

[@ITSJUSTBERG2020]

But won’t the plant be to heavy? Seems flawed

[@riverbendgrowing420]

ur forgetting heat issues and light leaks

[@riverbendgrowing420]

and a dead plant

[@1979Spica]

Spade bit, not paddle bit

[@stainpain77]

you know theres a four pack at HD FOR 110 bucks right?

[@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE]

Way less fun! Sometimes you just need a project

[@geraldblount4159]

Ask him about root rot and the oxygen the pumps that you need not these little pumps you need oxygen in that water the oxygen creates friction that creates Heat if you have lights that creates Heat you have to keep your water temperature down you need a chiller this 60 to $70 for a mini chiller

[@peterclauter9132]

That’s a really cool bucket. Can you answer Scott’s email? I heard that also helps plants grow. I bet he’ll even subscribe.

[@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE]

Peter Clauter whoops!! I snuck off to Minnesota for a couple days and totally forgot about Scott! Don’t tell Scott. I’ll get back to him.

[@peterclauter9132]

SPACE DESIGN WAREHOUSE sweet! I think I’m using the KZbin comments section correctly. Also there’s this giant frog on my window that I think is trying to get in. Maybe he’s homeless and I wanna help.

[@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE]

I think you should help the frog. It would be easy and it probably means a lot to him. And for sure, I’m certain this is the way the comment section is supposed to be used. Similar to the Venmo comment section.

[@larryfisher5198]

The liquid level needs to be a couple inches below the bottom of the net pot. This looks like an ingenious way to murder a plant

[@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE]

I do wonder, then, by what miracle the plant I put in this system grew so large.. I ended up with a healthy 7 foot hemp plant that lived in the warehouse for about a year before I moved it to the back yard to save space and basically forgot about it.

[@ApexGuardian]

for kratky method the water should barely touch the roots. for this method (deep water culture) the roots are submerged abd get a 24/7 air pump

[@geraldblount4159]

What about the heat in the water root rot it's going to happen hydroguard doesn't always help you got to chill the water with a mini shrimp chiller straight into the bucket water temperature got to be under 65 are you going to have major problems done it millions of times you'll have more problems than successes

[@nomchompsky2883]

I made something similar except two buckets for about $600.

[@JonathanLopez-tw8ef]

Cannabis what else

[@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE]

I’ve got a bonsai tree growing in there currently! Cannabis isn’t legal in Florida...yet

[@JonathanLopez-tw8ef]

@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE I've heard them call it that in some places lol just kidding I grow lots of stuff soil and hydro

[@twosongs7396]

I thought the pump went IN the water… to pump water back up and so forth…

[@JonathanLopez-tw8ef]

Should have just got lid also black

[@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE]

A lid wouldn’t sink down with the water level as the plant drinks it; that’s the reason for the floating foam. Should have been black, though, I agree!

[@JonathanLopez-tw8ef]

@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE I get that but roots also love air with out some water now that also depends on the plant good convo

[@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE]

@@JonathanLopez-tw8ef I was under the impression that this was the entire point of hydro because Ive got a pump constantly shooting air bubbles onto the root mass all the tim all day long. Im not expert, though - just experimenting.. I will say this plant is EXTREMELY healthy looking

[@JonathanLopez-tw8ef]

@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE Good keep it up have fun and good growing

[@honestpat7789]

You can go both ways, and get great results. This is more kratky, but with aeration and not really DWC

[@digitheprodigy6504]

Weed weed weed 😇🙏🏿

[@maxmiller565]

You have one huge light leak with your floating system. You are just asking for TROUBLE!!! Your roots should be in complete darkness. Not a fan... Sorry 😐.

[@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE]

I actually didn’t know this! And oddly, I’ve grown 4 extremely healthy plants with this system since making this video. My setup is in the back of a warehouse with lights only on the foliage though, so maybe I’m just getting lucky. Of course sun light would wreck the roots

[@jamesalexander8393]

The HomeDepot orange bucket is not food safe. Please don’t use this bucket to grow food in

[@huckilt]

That DEWALT vacuum sucks… no pun intended, didn’t even suck up most the debris…

[@redartisanwolf6716]

It more expensive then amazon an all the time you can get a set up of 8 with everything for 160 bux. This is cool but not practical

[@starsurfer1977]

Those are not food grade buckets. You will leach plastic into your plants. Don't use non food grade buckets!!!

[@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE]

Good tip; especially if you’re growing food!

[@LEXX9090]

Hydroponic grow are a waste of time! I stop using it due to too many PH issues not to mention the cleaning issues are a nightmare

[@lawrencehiskey216]

You mean you're not very adept at using the system.

[@johnames6430]

why make a video on this if you aren't an experienced grower? Everyone these days just puts up videos over-estimating their knowledge...you don't want light to get in there 🤦‍♂️

[@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE]

I make videos about what goes on in the space warehouse. This is literally just what I was doing that day. I grew, from a seed, a VERY healthy 🌱 in that bucket; 4 feet high and full of buds. Now it’s got a Bonsai tree in it. Seems to be loving life. Maybe because there’s not much light in the warehouse other than what’s directed straight onto the leaves

[@WWambition]

@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE I appreciate your efforts. You helped me! We are all learning along the way. This vid cut my work time in half.

[@matthewbridges6016]

Whitin the first 10 seconds your already about 20 bucks over your 40 dollars you claim...this is a bullshit way for one plant...lmfao

[@Spiritually_Evolving]

Nice way to be constructive! Have you added any intelligent remarks on how to make the setup better? No, that's right you just want to be a complete tool with stupid remarks.

[@TODD-KOBELL]

You might be helping out Harry the homeowner. But you're not helpful to me when you can't name any of the items you're working with correctly. Why would I stay and listen?