ACTIVEAQUA RS5GAL4SYS Root Spa 5 Gallon Hydroponic 4 Bucket Deep Water Culture Grow Kit System with Multi-Purpose Air Hose and Air Pump, Black

This simple, but wildly effective, system is just perfect. I only have 3 tomatoes in DWC this year, but will expand next year. My plants are huge and healthy and setting lots of lovely fruit. Sitting on my patio with the sound of the bubbling is magical. The air pump is practically silent, I have to feel it to make sure it's going (it's always going lol). I've filed the buckets three times since I put them out, that's less than once a week (I'm sure it will increase over the term of the grow, but soooo efficient). I live in a very arid climate and keeping my tomatoes satiated is rough, these are PERFECTION. Just check those pictures, look at those roots. I'm in love.

Great system for my first grow op. I did find it difficult to access the water to check level and pH once the plants became larger, but resolved the issue by adding some cooler spigots to the buckets at the level I felt was my preferred water height. Obtaining samples for pH was then a breeze and I could tell how much water was in the bucket by whether it reached my spigot. I bought the four bucket setup but then could only fit two in my tent. Having an extra pair of buckets ended up making changing the water way easier. I plugged the two extra air outlets with a piece of the hose and a “goof plug” I had from my garden sprinkler system, giving me turbo bubbles in the two buckets. The same objective could be achieved by tying off a piece of hose I expect. While I’m sure one could put this kit together for less it was a good value for me as a first time grower.

I bought these buckets so I could change out my grow buckets rather than move the plants to another container until I can wash and sanitize my buckets. They were more affordable than others I looked at and the buckets work great! No leaks in the tubes and I’m a happy grower.

It is good for hydroponic growing. As a first time grower using hydro it can be very expensive on the electric bill. It’s much harder to maintain plants that grow I. The hydro buckets. This way of growing is not for the weak.

well I really like the buckets and the pump is strong and very quiet one of the blue hose leaked when I added water but just played with it a min and was great after that so don't freak if it happens just a wiggle and twist and should be fine … but if I buy more I am for sure buying from you again

This is the 2nd root spa kit I have bought. The 1st one was perfect and still in use. The 2nd however had a broken bucket and a missing blue air hose. If it wasn't for the broken and missing components I would have giving it 5 stars and I have before. Super easy to use and clean, plus you probably can't find the same quality product for this price.

I love how no air stone is needed! This is so brilliant! It's called flooming, and an air stone is a nasty host for unwanted biological growth like bacteria.. The only thing I don't like is that there is no easy way to drain entire bucket unless it is on raised platform. What I did was drill a hole on each of the nets to allow me to use a battery powered siphon to get it out without ever having to remove plant from bucket or moving bucket. This is really needed if a scrog setup is desired like in picture.

The buckets are supposed to have a rubble seal where the water level indicator is inserted, however one of my four buckets was missing it, rendering it useless. I ended up buying a rubber stopper for it but am still very unsatisfied as I cannot use the water level indicator now. I also bought the buckets under the impression there was a hole where a tube for an air stone could be inserted but there actually is no hole, it’s designed to bubble through the water level indicator, so don’t get confused by that, I ended up drilling my own hole. Aside from this, the buckets are nice enough and the water level indicators that work do their job fine. If all four buckets came in the correct condition I would say it is worth it however one of mine is faulty so personally it was not. If you don’t care for water level indicators, I would recommend just building your own set up.

Works l8ke a charm easy to care for great product

Works really well

awesome little system.... add aerator stones

Works great each bucket is is own resivour ... so you have 4 total can not connect with out buying extra parts a extra bucket and pump which I am way to lazy to do / look up I know can make these 10-20$ for 4-5 I just want them rofl :p they do great 1-2 at a time any more I get confused don't have space due to no 5th bucket lol but okay I guess are what they are and they GrOW

Great just cant find it anymore