Deep Water Culture (DWC) Hydroponic Bubbler Bucket Kit by PowerGrow ® Systems (4) 5 Gallon - 10" Buckets

Good quality - fast shipping - fair price - time will tell if it holds up. Directions were good, so at this point I am very pleased. (Very simple to set up.) This is my first grow using DWC. I am expecting excellent results. Just the fact that I do not have to use soil is a plus. I checked prices and this is the lowest I could find that would suit my needs. You will need to buy the clay Hydroponic Grow Media. You may need more than 10lbs. (Depending on the type of plants you plan to grow.) Good prices here at amazon. At this point I am pleased. Will follow up in about three months

Bought this unit for my first foray into DWC. Grew tomatoes in a smaller 2 inch net pot 10 gallon tub and it couldn't support the weight of the fruit. Picked this up and I am very impressed with the overall unit. Arrived 7 days earlier than expected. The company was out of the pictured air pump so they upgraded me to a larger and more powerful pump free of charge. That is awesome customer service!!! Assembly was minimal and I was up and running. It took longer to fill the buckets with water than it did to put the water levels in and hook up the air hoses. I highly recommend this item for anyone wanting to grow taller plants that produce larger fruits. I am totally expecting 1.5-2 pound tomatoes in this next grow.

Eh, it's 4 regular 5 gallon buckets in black without labeling on them, although the company sends their own labels if you want to brand them (why would you?) You also get what appears to be a great little air pump with four outlets and an airstone for each bucket to diffuse the air into smaller bubbles. You don't get a lot for the price, but it is a nice ready to go kit that doesn't require you to go out and buy buckets and baskets to fit them and tubing and an air pump separately... Not a bad deal for the first time grower! Could have come packaged better: you can tell that some fly-by-night operation just through this kit together because it was shipped in one box made from two cardboard boxes taped lengthwise together to make one shipping box. Ridiculous. But OK hardware

This is a great system. I was pleasantly surprised to find the seller had upgraded the air pump to a more powerful 6 outlet pump at no extra charge. Now that's great service. Now I just need to get two more buckets with fill tubes and bubblers since I have two more grow lights on the way. No leaks, easy assembly and works like a charm!

Concept is great and is a great product. Mine arrived missing the water level tubing and drain elbow and one of the buckets leaked but the seller quickly sent replacement parts and 2 months into my grow everything is working like a charm.

The setup was nice but I had a few issues with the product coming in. Pros - Good quality buckets. - A decent air pump - Good hoses - Easy to set up (Took me less than 20 minutes) Cons - One of the 1/2 Inch Barbed Elbows was broken upon arrival. Causing me to only be able to use three of the buckets. - Though each bucket act as it's own resevoir, you're going to need a seperate water pump for every single bucket in order to do top feed for your plants. - The rubber washer on the buttom of one of the buckets was not cut to size properly. Causing a long and tedious struggle to put tube and barbed elbow through. Causing an unecessary amount of pain for my fingers. I didn't use tools, decided to stay cautions since the elbows are low-quality plastic.

I think this is a great set-up. i am new to hydroponics and this system didn't break the bank. it arrived on time and it is working right now!! They also upgraded my pump for free because the one in the picture was out of stock. i would recommend this to anyone who wants to get into hydroponics but doesn't have a lot of money.

This product is pretty fantastic for the beginner, and the person who doesnt have the time, money, or tools to make their own DWC system. Understand that what you're buying is a group of 4 black buckets with some bells and whistles that happen to create bubbles (oxygen) for your plants. This product is created with 'im gonna open the box and go' mentality. And it delivers. It's definitely pricey for what it is, but I didnt have to mess around with a lot of work that I didnt have time for. They are made specifically with the DWC hobbyist or enthusiast in mind. At the end of the day, the only thing I really wished was that the pump was a little more aggressive, but it delivers the exact perfect amount of air for the roots, so I cant complain much. Overall, it gets a 5.