DIY coffee can hydro

Grower13 · Feb 25, 2012

I was building a couple more hydro pots for my house plants. My wife suggested I share my homemade hydro DWC coffee cans with you all. I've used them for a few of my house plants I keep at work.

They come in different size containers

use what ever size basket you have. Trace a line around the small end of your basket onto lid

use a sharp knife to start hole in lid

I cut the rest out with my heavy shears.

Grower13 · Feb 25, 2012

I cut slits in the lid to make the basket fit snug.

You can change containers very easily.

Grower13 · Feb 25, 2012

I paint the containers black

Drill a hole with knife point to get air hose in. I suggest you wrap the hose with electrical tape where it goes into container.

Run air hose down to bottom and put on an air stone

Get a dual port air pump and you can run 4 to 6 pots.

Grower13 · Feb 25, 2012

The plants I use these with love it. It is a good way to learn to use hydroponics IMO. I hope this is helpful and gives you ideas about how to build your own hydro system.

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ozzydiodude · Feb 25, 2012

looks good not much water room tho

OGKushman · Feb 25, 2012

Sweet idea!

Id stay away from electrical tapes and glues as they tend to degrade and mess with the reservoir. I would make the hole a little smaller and pull the hose in tighter.

BackWoodsDrifter · Feb 25, 2012

Interestin

BWD

WeedHopper · Feb 25, 2012

Gonna need more room and water for nice root system on a big plant. Thats perfect for clonning though,or maybe some Lowryders..

Grower13 · Feb 26, 2012

I was thinking stealth and micro....... maybe for those with height and space issues ........ the biggest container will hold almost a gallon of water and still keep the basket out of the water....... and your right weedhopper about the cloning....... I'll be building a bubble cloner out of one next...... 2 or 3 clones per coffee can.

I use these coffee cans for lots of things..... keep supplies in..... use them to set plants on to get closer to the lights...... the lids of the Maxwell house ones make good drain pans for 4inch square pots.

I'm not sure if you can flower with these...... but I just might find out in a couple months...... when I get the meds I need for the year...... I'll be doing some experimenting early this summer....... I got a bunch of kitty litter plastic pales to do something with to:48:

Hushpuppy · Feb 27, 2012

Those little hydro containers will rock some nice micro plants. The micro-hydro that I did for 4U2Smoke's "micro contest" did great. I ended up getting 1 dry oz off that little plant the grew right at 20" tall. The key is to keep the solution fresh and the bubbles going.

Grower13 · Feb 28, 2012

I've got a bubble cloner built out of one....... I used the sticky above and applied its plan to a coffee can...... I used a piece of old garden hose to make the tubes for the cuttings to sit in....... I'll post a few pics this evening after work. I'll be using it for some clones soon.

The Hemp Goddess · Feb 28, 2012

If you use hydrotron, you do not need a piece of hose for the cutting to sit it. Just stick it into the hydrotron. The problem with using a piece of hose to put the cutting in is that it is difficult (impossible) to remove without damaging the roots (and it is simply not necessary).

Grower13 · Feb 28, 2012

The Hemp Goddess said:
If you use hydrotron, you do not need a piece of hose for the cutting to sit it. Just stick it into the hydrotron. The problem with using a piece of hose to put the cutting in is that it is difficult (impossible) to remove without damaging the roots (and it is simply not necessary).

10-4 THG....... I wondered about that....... the one thing I'm best at in my growing is cloning...... I've cloned with perlite, vermiculite, rapid rooters, jiffy pucks, seed starter and plain ol water...... but never a bubble cloner...... yet.:icon_smile:

WeedHopper · Feb 28, 2012

When I uesd a Bubbler clonner I set my clone in a small piece of hose that I had precut down one side to make it easy to remove the plant from the hose.Then they went straight into a neopreme insert that set in the baskets that you normally put hydroton and it set in my 5 gallon DWC bucket lid..hxxp://www.bing.com/shopping/search?q=neopreme+inserts&qpvt=neopreme+inserts&FORM=HURE#x0y0

Grower13 · Feb 28, 2012

WeedHopper said:
When I uesd a Bubbler clonner I set my clone in a small piece of hose that I had precut down one side to make it easy to remove the plant from the hose.Then they went straight into a neopreme insert that set in the baskets that you normally put hydroton and it set in my 5 gallon DWC bucket lid..hxxp://www.bing.com/shopping/search?q=neopreme+inserts&qpvt=neopreme+inserts&FORM=HURE#x0y0

I think those would be the best to use....... I've got an old pair of neopreme waders in a closet...... :hubba:

The Hemp Goddess · Feb 28, 2012

Neoprene waders are not nearly thick enough to make inserts--you need neoprene 1/2" thick or so. You can buy neoprene inserts fairly inexpensively, however, there is absolutely no reason to put them in anything but the hydrotron. I like not having to disturb the roots much at all once they start growing.

Grower13 · Feb 28, 2012

Ok THG you convinced me........ like this?

ozzydiodude · Feb 28, 2012

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The Hemp Goddess · Feb 29, 2012

Grower13 said:
Ok THG you convinced me........ like this?

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Yup, just like that. See....they stand up just fine, no reason to put anything around the stem that might damage the stem or roots when trying to remove it.

orangesunshine · Feb 29, 2012

seems to me roots will be smothering the hydrotron---so what do you all do with the growing medium after harvest---cleaned and reused---or discarded

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