Aqua-ponics

[Gatekeeper777]

Aquaponics is the method of growing a plant while it is totally submerged in oxygen rich water and nutes.
like a flood system that covers the whole plant leaves and all but never drains.
I have tried to clone from this method and had NO LUCK. Has anyone heard of this and if so tried it?
What was your success rate?
thanks

[aireoponics]

yea i call it aireoponics but aquaponics works for me too check out my journal
http://boards.cannabis.com/plant-problems/175280-root-rot-aireoponics-journal.html

im growing in a 18 gal tote with roots fully sumirged in water with 2 giant airstones pumping oxygen to the roots whats nice about this method is that you cant over water your plant and the more oxygen you give them the faster they grow.

[bongkarma]

i think they are called DWC deep water cultivation where the roots dangle into the nutrient oxygenated solution

[Weezard]

yea i call it aireoponics but aquaponics works for me too check out my journal
http://boards.cannabis.com/plant-problems/175280-root-rot-aireoponics-journal.html

im growing in a 18 gal tote with roots fully sumirged in water with 2 giant airstones pumping oxygen to the roots whats nice about this method is that you cant over water your plant and the more oxygen you give them the faster they grow.

Aloha, aireoponics.
I use, and love DWC myself but;
I think you missed this bit, brah;

"flood system that covers the whole plant leaves and all"

Interesting, but lighting might be a problem, yah?:D
And, if, (an; dat's a big if):D, it can be done, I don't see much point in it.:wtf:

Like to see someone try it for giggles, though.

Aloha,
Weeze

[headshake]

Aquaponics (IPA: /ˈækwəˈpɒnɪks/) is the symbiotic cultivation of plants and aquatic animals in a recirculating environment.

covers the whole plant? wtf?! why would you submerge and entire plant into water or nutrients?


-shake

[stinkyattic]

Aquaponics is a pain in the everlovin' ASS. I've done it professionally with food crops... fish plus plants equals a lot of money spent purifying water and scouring around for low-salt fish feed. What you describe is not aquaponics.

Aeroponics has roots suspended in a mist chamber in the dark.

Ebb n Flow aka Flood n Drain has periodic flood cycles that flood only the ROOTS of the plants.

DWC has roots in a bucket in the dark with LOTS of oxygen being bubbled through it... the opposite of aeroponics.

Under no circumstances should the plants be subjected to long periods of total immersion, as it suffocates them.