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Buddahbear
11-08-2006, 05:10 AM
For vegging, I'm doing regular ass old buckets for flowering.

Root clones/start seeds on the window sill with the heating pad and humidity dome. Distilled water sprayed as needed.

AERO DWC. For vegging young plants.
2 Nebulizers. (Foggers)
dual output air pump and airstones
rubbermaid container 4-5 gallons with sealable lid.

cut holes in the lid to fit rockwool plugs, roots grow into fogger, nebulizers fog roots, air pump provides oxygen to roots.

As long as it's light tight do you think this will work?

Racerx
11-09-2006, 12:25 AM
Sure! I use a bubbler/aeroponic cloner along side regular rockwool cause I enjoy comparisons. So far, the bubbler roots 50% faster then just plain rockwool. 1.5 weeks instead of 3 weeks.

I simply use a 2.5 gallon rubbermaid container with holes in the top (about 1/2"). I use neoprene collars to hold the clones from fallin in (but cut surgical tubing and other things can be used) The water level sits about 2.5" from the top, so about 1.5" from the stems. I had an extra 4 port air pump so I am running 4 airstones (way more then enough). Check water level every 3-4 days. I just keep it running 24/7 (when I use an actual aeroponic system I run a schedule).

When there are roots about 1/4" long, I transplant directly into soil. You can also transplant into rockwool when they have root bumps. I dont like waiting for Rockwool cause you cant see the progress and Im not doing hydro so I dont need rockwool.

I do not use a humidity dome, never needed it with the bubbler. I do use it for around 1.5 weeks with the plain rockwool. No Wilt if your worried.

JackdaWack
11-09-2006, 09:48 PM
where can u get foggers?

Splifted
12-19-2006, 01:55 AM
where can u get foggers?

http://www.mainlandmart.com/foggers.html

rollone
12-19-2006, 03:45 AM
edit: disregard