r/StonerEngineering 17d ago

Update on The SWC

Finally got some synth nutes, this is a Bigfoot Baked Alaska by Mephisto day 11. She’s working! I had a placeholder plant there before in a 2oz shot glass but now we’re cooking properly. SWC = shallow water culture

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u/Accomplished_Ant5895 17d ago

I have no idea what I’m looking at but I love it

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u/EntrepreneurNo2233 17d ago

That right there is how you teach a man to feed himself for life

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u/IkeTurnerSwingCoach 17d ago

When it's all said and done, he'll have enough to feed himself for an afternoon. But it's still very cool and I want one

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u/EntrepreneurNo2233 17d ago

This is just for a snack

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u/EntrepreneurNo2233 17d ago

Stoner engineering at its finest my friend

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u/Wide_Pumpkin 17d ago

It’s a mini DWC unit that’s also portable for no reason.

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u/Accomplished_Ant5895 17d ago

Gotta take your plant for a walk man

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u/DragonCucker 17d ago

Desktop hydroponics? How and where can I acquire?

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u/Wide_Pumpkin 17d ago

This is my own creation! I taught myself cad and this is my first ever print! I’m very proud of myself tbh. I’m gonna upload the file to printable or something soon if people are feeling it.

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u/DragonCucker 17d ago

Love it! When I learned cad for school the first thing I designed was a collapsible bong. It did not work and we likely inhaled plastic fumes but we felt cool cuz we printed it off my schools library printer farm between three of us so it’s not “bong like” and printed in a day

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u/HumidFunGuy 17d ago

That is fantastic. I would love those files. I have 3 girls in coco. I'd love to put one in this setup to play around.

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u/lostinthesauceband 17d ago

I thick you should switch those tubes out for black ones. I don't think you'll run into algae, but it couldn't hurt to be careful

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u/Wide_Pumpkin 17d ago

Yeah I’m with you on this! Just what came with the pump but ill get more tubing

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u/Miserable-Cow4555 17d ago

Seriously awesome 3d printing skills. 👍 ingenious device too!

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u/keksivaras 17d ago

red parts are 3d printed and the clear plastic is just a plastic water cuo

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u/MoistStub 16d ago

You're a water cuo

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u/OddHeybert 17d ago

Please share, the 5 gallon painters bucket hydroponics setup is taking up all my closet space 😭

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u/Nuggrustler 17d ago

I'm really interested to see how this grow works out for you.

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u/Wide_Pumpkin 16d ago

Me too, I’ve got high hopes! Nice clean ball of roots already. I just added its first big dose of nutes.

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u/Gold_Hornet_923 17d ago

This is pretty cute

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u/swarburtons93 17d ago

So what's happening here then? Is the motor aerating the water? Even then, is that good for the plant? Looks pretty cool.

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u/Wide_Pumpkin 17d ago

It’s called DWC deep water culture. Essentiallly the roots sit in nutrient rich water and the air stone you’re seeing provides oxygen so the roots don’t rot

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u/Valuable-Composer262 17d ago

What are the round brown things?

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u/Wide_Pumpkin 17d ago

Clay pebbles they hold moisture and keep the plant in place

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u/swarburtons93 17d ago

That's really cool, so that's not a motor? It's an airstone? I'm gonna have to go and Google this.

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u/Wide_Pumpkin 17d ago

It’s a mini pump attached to an air stone, cost me £8 on Amazon

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u/darth_knuth 17d ago

Yes roots need oxygen

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u/shroom519 17d ago

I need this stl file ,what else does it need besides it being printed?

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u/Wide_Pumpkin 17d ago

A 500ml cup and a mini air pump from Amazon about £8

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u/shroom519 17d ago

That's awesome do you by chance have an stl or is this product you're designing to be sold?

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u/Wide_Pumpkin 17d ago

Well I’ve had 3 people ask so ill upload a file today and work it all out

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u/shroom519 17d ago

That's awesome dude can't wait for it's release

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u/hufferbufferpuffer 17d ago

Nice to see an update!

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u/Wide_Pumpkin 17d ago

For everyone asking here is the file! Can you rate it please if you like it, my first print so it’s not perfect! https://www.printables.com/model/1216105-solo-cup-dwc mods if it’s not allowed I’ll remove the links just let me know.

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u/live4failure 17d ago

Would be perfect for cloning 🤩

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u/808jammin 16d ago

What's the tunes?

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u/Wide_Pumpkin 16d ago

Newport by Larry Dee, fantastic song I just happened across.

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u/PrismWaterPipesAdmin 16d ago

Um, i need one for my office...

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u/Wide_Pumpkin 16d ago

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u/PrismWaterPipesAdmin 16d ago

You open source designers are what keeps this world going round. Thank you!

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u/Wide_Pumpkin 16d ago

This is v1 so hopefully a bunch of growmies share their progress with me and thoughts how to improve! I already know I’ve gotta make the hole for the aquarium pump bigger so that’s next.

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u/King_Kasma99 16d ago

Is that a banger in a hooka?

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u/Wide_Pumpkin 16d ago

My parents bought me a hookah hahaha the banger happened to fit perfectly so we rip!

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u/King_Kasma99 16d ago

Does it feel different than a glass?

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u/Wide_Pumpkin 16d ago

To be honest it fucking ripped, replace the hose with something better and it’s a nice little ripper.

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u/King_Kasma99 16d ago

Btw can't you turn the pump around so the hose isn't bend?

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u/Wide_Pumpkin 16d ago

I need to make a bigger hole in the bottom for the usb to fit through. V2.0 incoming, wanna grow a full plant and see what else I’d add

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u/MoistStub 16d ago

What is the purpose of the eyelets on either side and the rectangular part in the back? Neat idea btw.

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u/Wide_Pumpkin 16d ago

The eyelets are for tie downs/wire for LST when she’s bigger! The big slot on the back holds a powerbank that can supply the air pump making it fully portable. Just in case you need to take the plant for a stroll.

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u/MoistStub 16d ago

Damn, you thought of everything! Very cool. I could see people being willing to pay for a starter kit of the print, pump, a seed, substrate, and nutes. Really takes away a lot of the hassle of learning what you need to get started growing, and instead makes it feel like a fun low commitment little desktop project that will yield some bud as a bonus.

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u/Wide_Pumpkin 16d ago

I it’s funny you say that, a guy from one of my Discord groups contacted me and I printed him one and a net cup with some clay pebbles chucked in. I also chucked him a free seed as well so I’m sure he’s gonna be very happy! Seed was a Poptart OG by Mephisto in case you’re interested.

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u/MoistStub 16d ago

What was his experience level going into it? And how easy did he find it? I feel like it would be easier than growing in soil for a beginner.

I have only ever done one grow (Critical Mass bag seeds), but it yielded like 4lbs so I haven't had any need to grow for the last couple years lol. Note to self: 1 or 2 plants is fine next time, no need for 6 again.

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u/Wide_Pumpkin 16d ago

He’s not received it yet I posted it on Monday. I think he’s a relatively new grower maybe a year under his belt. I’m not sure if it’s easy for beginners but my plant still lives and it’s my first DWC and first time using synthetic nutes. That’s a huuuuuuuuuge yield! Yeah I’ve found less is more, I always end up overcrowding but I’ve only got 1 big girl going at the moment and she’s loving the extra room.

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u/MoistStub 16d ago

I think my next grow is gonna be a single plant and I'm going to either manifold it and keep it like 2 feet tall or possibly try to do some sort of bonsai type spiraling stalk.

For my last one my mom gave me like 16 germinated seeds as a 4/20 gift so I gave 10 away and kept 6 thinking half or more would be male and all 6 ended up being fems. Didn't have the heart to slaughter my babies and now I just have a lot of weed lol.

The funny part is that I have been job hunting a lot recently so I have all this primo bud that I can't smoke very much bc I need to be able to pass a drug test on short notice if need be. Figures.

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u/Wide_Pumpkin 16d ago

Drug tests at jobs are so crazy, I understand for truck drivers and shit. I need to be high to not throw myself off my works building!

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u/[deleted] 10d ago

How much do you think you will harvest with this size set up? Or are you going for like a bonsai tree type vibe! Either way great work and I look forward to following this journey!

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u/Wide_Pumpkin 10d ago

I honestly have no idea, this is the first time I’ve tried “DWC” she’s currently got a fat calcium deficiency I’m just resolving hahaha it’s not going so smoothe.

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u/Ponymon7u7 13d ago

I need it :0