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Leca Clay Orchid/Hydroponic Grow Media - 2 lbs.
Made of 100% natural clay. Pebbles are of uniform, round shape. Inert, pH-neutral, clean and decorative. Comes in a 2 lbs. package.For Orchids - porous structure provides excellent aeration and acts as a water reservoir.The size of the pebbles is perfect for medium to large Cattleyas and Laelias.For Hydroponics - Ensures good root aeration and prevents rotting, excess acidity and soil pests.Will approximately fill: twenty-four 2" pots, or eight 3" pots, or two 5" pots.
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6 Reddit comments about Leca Clay Orchid/Hydroponic Grow Media - 2 lbs.:

u/wobblyparadox · 11 pointsr/SpaceBuckets

Combination of parts from Amazon and ebay. Not all of them are necessary, fittings and Brute trashcans and such are from Home Depot.

u/blenheim45 · 2 pointsr/PipeTobacco

does the air channel look like it is meant to have "anything" in it? A normal channel will be at or about 5/32" of an inch.

I think your answer may lie in using the expanded clay such as [Nording Keystones] ( http://www.smokershaven.com/browseproducts/Nording's-Pipe-Keystones-100-gram-Large-Bag.html) however if you look around hydroponic supplies you may be able to find a suitable generic substitute, as this is commonly used as a growing medium. The most common form is the "pebbles" which are a trifle large to use in the bottom of the bowl at 8 to 16 mm. The 8mm would probably work, remember these are round for hydroponics, so 16 mm is .63 Inch in a bowl that is only .6 wide, and is 1.5" deep. i mean, they could be broken with a hammer, but I am sure that you can find smaller "expanded clay pellets". ... and I think I have with ones for growing orchids Here on amazon and $9.11 gets you two pounds, as compared to the $8.50 for 100 grams (less than a 1/4 pound).

You put the pellets in the bottom of the bowl to absorb any moisture in the smoke, throw out when they get clogged and dirty (5 bowls approx, on the Keystones).

u/banduu · 2 pointsr/Hydroponics

Here's what I have so far and my quick write up.

My dad started the tomato plant that I am using in soil. He had too many for his garden, so I used that instead of starting one from seed in rockwool. My next plant will be started from seed.

I picked up a 5 gal bucket and Lid from Home Depot. <$5.

I cut a hole in the Lid to fit the 3" Net Cups. I put one right in the center. I quickly found out the cup it too small to support the plant so I had to use a support stick. I just bought this 6" net cup bucket lid.

The plant is supported in Expanded Clay balls. I chose this material as apposed to 'Hydroton, Coco coir, Viagrow stones, pearlite...' because from my very little research I found the clay to be the most environmentally friendly and easiest to use, disclaimer: I could be very wrong here.

The nutrient solution used General Hydroponics Maxi Grow. Simple to use, add X scoops per X gal of water. I am about to switch to Maxi Bloom. She is flowering and starting to produce fruit. I do now know when the best time to switch solutions. I am learning by experiment here.

To keep the nutrient solution oxygenated, I used this Air pump,two of of these air stones, and tubing. Any items will do, I used this products because I know an employee of Penn Plax and got them for cost $. Any pump will work, I got a two outlet pump for future expansion.

You should also be sure to have the correct pH for your particular plant. Here is a chart and a great site. I used this pH Test Kit and pH adjust.

It's that simple. Right now the plant is outside and gets about 8 hours of sun. I plan on keeping it outside as long as possible, then will bring it in and have to choose a light source for it.


tl;dr What I used for my first DWC tomato plant experiment. Step 1: Click all links above. Step2: Buy. Step 3: Tomatoes

Edit: Also, Watch this video

u/AlaskanThunderfunk · 2 pointsr/PlantedTank

I actually grew mint in the back of my all-in-one 4.3g planted when I had it set up in my dorm room this spring! It grew like crazy, but that area of my room didn't get much natural light, so all the mint leaves wanted to grow up under the bulb after a couple weeks. It was really neat and made use of the unoccupied space in the back of the tank.

I grew the mint in hydroponic plant baskets that I designed, modeled, then 3D printed. It was originally a personal project idea, but it turned out to be my entry for a 3D printing competition. For my growing media I used LECA, which are those expanded clay balls. The water flooded the b (and plants)askets about 0.5-1" up. The roots were healthy and grew down through the holes and dangled in the water. As far as growth goes, you can always cut mint back as much as you want since it grows like a weed. Everything worked like a charm for me!

u/gookgrower · 1 pointr/microgrowery

This is my first grow so I just started looking at things on Amazon to be honest. Here is the link for it. I like the cosmetic effect also!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004IAM29K?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00

u/reticulatedspline · 1 pointr/hydro

If you want simple, cheap and portable then DWC is the way to go. My DWC lettuce setup was super cheap to build and can be moved around easily, and I've had several very successful lettuce grows with it. I just bought a $15 container store plastic drawer and drilled some holes in it for net pots, and piped in some air for airstones. I used two of these powered by one of these. Medium is rockwool based in clay pebbles housed in standard plastic net pots.

So tallying it all up...
Container - $30 (could probably have found something much cheaper)

Air pump - $16

Air stones - $6 x 2 = $12 (could also have probably gotten away with smaller/cheaper stones)

Net pots = $6 (for a dozen, so that's 9 sites plus 3 to grow replacement seedlings to swap in)

Clay pebbles = $10

Rockwool = $16 (for a sheet that will last you through many harvests)

Lettuce seeds = $2

Grand total = $86 for absolutely everything needed (assuming you're using sunlight) you need to grow.

There's a few places I noted where you could probably buy cheaper than I did, so You could probably do the whole thing for under $70.

In terms of tools for assembly you will need a dremel or something similar to cut the holes, since the plastic is pretty tough. I suppose you could manage with some very heavy duty shears, but it would probably be a nightmare to cut by hand. And a drill for the air hose holes. Some black spray paint to keep down algae growth in the water supply would be good too.

Can't speak to climate, but leafy greens are pretty hearty and have continued to thrive during a few very high temp days here, so I suspect they'd do fine in Florida temps.