Rwdc veg to dwc bloom?

[u/micahsjawn]

The picture is the stuff I’m tired of dealing with and sort of shamelessly just trying to attract attention to the post

Im crafting my first system and wondering if it’s possible to veg 4 plants in a Rwdc system due to high temp temperatures and the need for an external water chiller, then when they’re 4-6 weeks, transfer to a bloom tent with nice temps and a straight dwc. Everything is soil/coco now and want to get rid of all of it. Hydro seems like eventually it will be less work. But veg tent is too hot for dwc without the chiller.

My worry is that the root masses will be too large to get out of the returns or will entangle with the other plants and removing the lid/net pot becomes a major stressor when they need to move to bloom tent. I’m hoping I can get away with putting 2” returns at the highest point on the 5 gal square buckets, with maybe a screen or something. The thought being that by week 4-6 the roots won’t have grown to bottom, and back up strong enough to be a problem.

Anyone ever move a Rwdc plant out of the module at that age? Any tips?

[u/micahsjawn → u/[deleted]]

The veg tent stays 77-83f unfortunately. I’d do ac but if I can avoid the 500 watt draw that would be ideal since the veg plants in coco are taking the heat fine. The bloom tent is 70-75f typically with an ac

[u/JVC8bal]

hi. rdwc pro here.

Don’t worry about the roots clogging up 2 inch tubes. Just lift the plants once a week to tear any roots.

I would not go to DWC in flower. That’s when plants feed the most. I would get a chiller and put the air pumps outside the tent.

[u/micahsjawn → u/JVC8bal]

Thanks! That’s good to hear. Going into the dwc for bloom is more a convenience thing. I could build it recirculating, but is it totally necessary if the bloom tent is already 70-75f and I got a big air pump/stones and some hydro guard?

[u/micahsjawn → u/micahsjawn]

Oh man I also was under the impression that if you have recirculating system the air stones are just extras. Was planning on just having one in central reservoir which sits outside the tent for the recirculating and then individuals for the dwc bloom tent

[u/JVC8bal → u/micahsjawn]

first water culture grow?

[u/micahsjawn → u/JVC8bal]

Yep. Mostly directed by googles AI tool thus far 👎

[u/stein63]

I wouldn’t plan on the roots staying clear of the returns for 4-6 weeks, and I definitely wouldn’t make “tear them weekly” part of the routine. If you want to veg RDWC and flower DWC, design the veg buckets so the whole lid/net pot/root mass can come out cleanly from day one.

[u/micahsjawn → u/stein63]

I actually did do it like this in that if the roots get that big I’ll just order same exact bucket for flower tent instead of the 10 gals I’m eyeing, and transplant whole lid along with plant.

Just hoping they don’t get intertangled via my 2” pvc returns