So far they are holding up well. There is a little give side to side, but it's not been a problem. Could probably tighten it down more by drilling a few more holes and zip-tying those up the sides, instead of just wrapping around. I've already extended the ones on the 32 gallon setup, just by adding a coupler and another section of tube to each.Malarky said:
Thanks for the sub! The tubes are just for support. Basically, it's 1/2" PVC zip tied to the net pot. I drill a hole in the bottom of each tube to zip-tie/anchor it, then add a few up the side. It's something I've come up with that I'm trying out. I can extend it by adding couplers and more tubes. I think for future ones, I'll drill more holes to pass string/wire through, and wrap around like a tomato cage, for additional support. Without that, they can be added at the coupler joints. You can see how I made it in the 32 gallon kratky build video I posted a few weeks ago.hotjohn said:
Thanks for the kind words. I haven't done a side by side comparison of circulating vs non-circulating, as far as same plants, in same size containers, exact same nutes, etc..., to determine if one does better than the other. But, the Kratky plants are performing really well, enough so that I'll probably push more toward those type setups next year. What I really like is the simplicity, low cost and ease of setup. Assuming you have a large enough container and nutes for the whole season, it's truly fill and forget. I transferred some plants from DWC late in the year, but I hope to get a good idea by season end of how much they consume, to gauge long term setups for next year.hotjohn said:
