is this system a good buy?

[tevnig]

And about how much work is it to keep it runnings in good shape. what will need to be done to the weed plant itself?? thanks

[tevnig]

opps forgot the link. eBay: Aeroponic Hydroponics System & 150 Watt HPS Grow Light (item 290129125392 end time Jun-17-07 14:00:16 PDT) (http://cgi.ebay.com/Aeroponic-Hydroponics-System-150-Watt-HPS-Grow-Light_W0QQitemZ290129125392QQihZ019QQcategoryZ4355 5QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

[Zandor]

The tub is going to grow alga you will need to cover the tank to keep out the light.

[JackHerer]

I found this link from a message here somewhere. Haven't used the kit or drip system just thought it looked good value for the price.

10 Gallon Drip System (http://landmsales.com/6_plant_drip.htm)

My humble opinion is that 150W HPS or MH is not enough so for the it you are looking at you would eed to budget adding another light. I just got a 600W on ebay for £42 or approx $84 so you could possibly put together a better system.

[tevnig]

thanks zandor thans jack tons of help.

[5150]

you could make your own for probably cheaper and buy the black rubbermaid tub.

[Al B. Fuct]

A few things... Like others have said, you can duplicate this system for lots less than the quoted price- and a 400 is a much better sized light for something this size. A little clever shopping at ye olde dollar junque shoppe, a hardware store and an aquarium shop and you're home and hosed. If you use a 400 and DIY the rest of it, you should still come in well under $USD200.

This system looks like a water-pumper type aero. Whenever you force nute solutions through a small aperture, for a drip or an aero, the spray/drip apertures require frequent cleaning or they will clog. They may just clog anyway! :D A filter on the pump intake is highly desirable if not totally necessary.

There's a way around this clogging issue in aero, though. You could flood the tubes to 1-2" and put air stones/bubble curtains in the bottoms of the flooded tubes. The bubbles breaking the surface of the water create a fine, highly oxygenated nute mist without forcing nute sol'n through a nozzle. Still would need a water pump to move nute sol'n up to the PVC pipes in this system.

A simpler way to do it is to eliminate the PVC pipes (and water pump); just use a fairly deep storage tub (~18-24") or rubbish bin, fill 1/4 depth with nute sol'n and put bubble curtains in that. Plants in netpots of clay pellets would sit in appropriately sized holes in the tub lid.