RDWC Top Feed Drip Hydroponics Systems 6 Buckets + Reservoir, Recirculating Deep Water Culture Hydroponic Bucket System, 5 Gallon Hydroponics Grow System Kit with Water Pump, Air Pump

Instructions were pretty useless, so look for videos for assembly. I recommend laying out the buckets where you plan them to be before sizing tubes. The reservoir bucket's white valve had a small drip leak just as most other people's did; I wrapped the leak with pipe thread and e-tape which held it back until water residue healed it. Still not confident in the valve, but it's been dry since. It's not the cheapest RDWC kit, but it works and the all-black plastic keeps out light, where as the cheaper kits have translucent plastic that allow light leaks leading to problems. Set-up took a couple hours.Biggest CON: No dump valve to empty/change the water. There was an extra valve included, but not a hole drilled... Didn't realize this was a problem until after it was running. Not a game changer though.Biggest PRO: It worked as it should. It's plastic buckets and hoses, not rocket science.

I really like this set up so far…I built a platform so I could move the set up easy and clean behind it. The overall set up wasn’t hard, just took some time and patients. Don’t rush, and this kit will turn out very nice. I am at the point of letting my water gas off and did a system check, everything worked as expected. I would recommend rinsing the clay pebbles…none of the videos suggested that, that are on the reviews. Other than that…I’m impressed.

The media could not be loaded.  As long as you make your cuts correctly when adjusting the tubes and really connect them tightly there should be no leaks. Test run it first before adding to tent and if it does leak re cut the wire and replace. it'll work, I'm buying a second

The water pump, water splitter and terminator all have 3/8" hookups, but I got 2 reels of 1/4" hose. They are different lengths, or I would assume I got 2 air hoses. I do need 1/4" water hose for the splitter outputs, but it is definitely a 3/8" input. I got some 3/8" hose from a hardware store, and it fits perfectly. It also perfectly fits the grommet that goes in the side of the bucket for the hose between the pumps and splitter. So it is possible I am missing parts. The parts list labels 2 hoses as air hoses, but the only other hose I got was the 1/2" that is used for the return hose, and it does not fit these parts, either.It works really well, despite the missing hose. I was able to easily buy 2 feet of 3/8" hose, which is working well as a replacement. The whole system, once assembled, is leak-free and working well.

For the price if your looking for a DWC set up it could work, to make RDWC you will have to do a bit of work, add a pump, reservoir, return plumbing etc… I would post pictures but it would be unrecognizable as I had to redo the entire system. Still the air pump is strong, buckets are buckets and surprisingly the tubing and cheap plastic fittings don’t leak and are of solid construction

So far I've used this system to grow strawberries and raspberries and kale and this system is great. The pump did stop working only after I cycled it on and off to keep the stems from rotting and causing diseases. But the system can be used outdoors which is where I'm using it and it's doing great.

Everything came in. Set up unit with dry run. No leaks found. Looks like good product so far.

The media could not be loaded.  This product so far looks great, no leaks and easy to install. Everything is running perfectly as described. will post an update in about 6 months with the results... This thing paid for itself ten fold. Results in! 1.5pounds in a 2.5' tent. Only used 2 of the four pots. Great set up!