Deep Water Culture (DWC) Hydroponic Bubbler Bucket Kit by PowerGrow ® Systems (4) 5 Gallon - 6" Buckets

This setup is great and comes complete with good quality durable equipment made for long use and can help you achieve high quality and abundant yields absolutely love growing Deep water. I prefer it to a flow system because it helps isolate problems and allows individual attention to plants that may need it . The five gallon size gives room for huge root growth . As another reviewer said the price point you cannot match buying individual component

$157 to buy separately, drill your own holes, cut your own hoses or $99 complete, just plug and play? I'll go with option two.I'm extremely happy with this DWC kit, it works as advertised, comes with everything you need to get up and running except nutrients and growing stones. My plants are doing great and are very happy in their DWC buckets. You couldn't build a system this cheap buying the parts at retail (at least from my local hydro store).Here's a rough estimate, using Amazon pricing: Elemental O2 Pump, 254 gph,Hydrofarm HG5G 5-Gallon Black Bucket, Hydro Flow Rubber Grommet 3/4 Inch, Bag of 10, Deep Blue Professional ADB12296 Silicone Air Tubing for Aquarium, 25-Feet, Deep Blue Professional ADB12296 Silicone Air Tubing for Aquarium, 25-Feet, 6" WIDE LIP BUCKET BASKET LID - ROUND PLANT CONTAINER WITH MESH BOTTOM + Twin Canaries Chart - 5 BASKETS, Jardin Aquarium Cylinder Air Bubble Stones, 5-Piece, Blue, screws and piece to hold water level gauge $4 (??guessing).A grand total of $157 to build the same system yourself. You can't beat this package and it works perfectly. If you are even interested in experimenting with hydroponics, this is a cheap, easy way to get started. You will not be disappointed.

The bucket, the air lines, and the air stones are all top notch. Solid professional feel. The air pump is fine, I prefer a larger more industrial type pump such as the Hydrofarm AAPA70L 60-Watt 70-LPM Active Aqua Commercial Air Pump with 8 Outlets, but this pump is good for the system it will service.I added an airlift pump to each bucket to bring water up to drip down to get the plant going and rooting into the water reservoir. Just lets me get them out of the propagation tray early. An airlift pump is one of the cheapest and easiest thing you can make. Google it.If you like to go the home made route on everything, your not going to save much money -- if any -- hand making this our of backyard buckets and hose.

This is a great system for the price! I'm a long-time indoor gardener and I usually build my own Deep Water Culture systems from parts. This time around I decided to buy this system to save some time and I'm very glad I did.This is one of the few high-quality Deep Water Culture (DWC) systems that I was able to find at a price (from this seller) low enough to compete with a scratch-built DIY system. And the parts in this kit are definitely high-quality.The buckets are impressive: Thick-walled, durable and utterly light-tight. If you're accustomed to using hardware store buckets you'll be surprised by the thickness of these buckets. Each bucket comes with its own Hydrofarm brand lid with built-in net pot and General Hydroponics grommets already installed- good stuff.The airline inlet holes are drilled through the sidewall of each bucket, near the top instead of through the lid. This makes lifting lids for a peek at the roots (in the early stages of growing) really easy. It's also really easy to lift the lid (plant and all) off of one bucket and move it carefully to another bucket. This is a nightmare if you're using a system where the airlines are plumbed through holes in the lids. If your growing project involves moving plants around, this is a nice detail.The included air pump is powerful and quiet. It features a dial to adjust air flow and runs the four airstones with power to spare. The airline tubing comes in pre-cut lengths, ready to install.The system is easy to assemble but some buyers may wish for more detailed assembly instructions, perhaps with diagrams. I noticed that the manufacturer's website has an area for knowledge and tutorials, which may be intended to provide better instructions but it's currently empty. Hopefully they intend to provide online assembly instructions there.I contacted the manufacturer (PowerGrow Systems - not the seller) via email to ask a question and they replied right away. Small businesses get huge points from me for providing personal service to their customers, and I felt well taken care of when I dealt with PowerGrow via email.If you are new to hydroponics you'll need a few more things to go with this system before you can start growing:-Grow Light (unless you're planning to grow in sunlight or a greenhouse)-Hydroponic Media (hydroton or growstone pellets) to fill the pots-Hydroponic Nutrients to feed the plants-pH Adjustment Kit to monitor and maintain proper pH levelsAs you can see, I'm pretty happy with my purchase. I hope this review was helpful for you :)

This worked pretty good but the bottom hole and the hose are kind of a pain, the hose is clear so it gets dirty and tries to grow algae and its not real easy to clean the hose. I ended up just removing the hose and taping up the bottom hole and haven't had any issues. Good starter set but you can make your own setup for less than half the cost of these.