Intense shit...Intrigued I be. I am diggin the growing in the clouds concept...Ill be watching you 2:greenthumb:
whiskeytango
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Intense shit...Intrigued I be. I am diggin the growing in the clouds concept...Ill be watching you 2:greenthumb:
whiskeytango
The man wants pictures.Quote:
Originally Posted by Opie Yutts
Then pictures he shall have.
It's quite simple really.
The pipe sits on the bottom for support.
I cut a notch where I want my water level.
Any size container will do. I chose this size so an air leak won't cause an overflow of my 5 gal. bucket
Keep it as close to the top of the bucket as you can.
Don't want to crowd the girls.
And if you keep it short, a failure of the quick disconnect won't dump enough water raise the level much.
Previously had 1/4" clear plastic tube running up the side of the bucket for checking water level.
But, it rapidly gets nasty and hard to read, (I'm frikkin' old.:))
This tells me at a glance, how much transpiration/evaporation is happening.
That's a good indicator for plant health and needs.
That, and I won't need to float the mister.:)
Plan to attach a second pipe that runs to the bottom and Ls out the side near the top. That should make nute change a breeze.
I'll pump out the old, and, with the aid of second disconnect fitting and a funnel, just pour in the new.
Then plug in a bubba-jug and go find something to do with the spare time I now have.;)
Hey!
New acronym; GITC.
Come in handy for confusing noobs:D
Won't be long before I'm "Growing In The Clouds" too.
Thanks Opie
Weezard
Thanks Weeze, looking forward to seeing it up and going with plants and all.
There was an odd post on the revenge of the leds thread that sent me a wiki-ing, and I found this;Quote:
Originally Posted by Opie Yutts
"Cannabis was also known to the ancient Assyrians, who discovered its psychoactive properties through the Aryans.[26] Using it in some religious ceremonies, they called it qunubu (meaning "way to produce smoke"), a probable origin of the modern word 'Cannabis'.[27] Cannabis was also introduced by the Aryans to the Scythians and Thracians/Dacians, whose shamans (the kapnobataiâ??â??those who walk on smoke/cloudsâ?) burned cannabis flowers to induce a state of trance."
Qunubu, who knew?!
So, now ya know.:)
Aloha,
Weeze
i have been reading this post, and i think i might have a solution, both for the fogger heat problem and the what fogger to get for the best money problem. what if you had, say, a 5 gallon bucket as a dedicated reservoir with your fogger and your nutrient solution in it, connected at the top of the bucket with say, 1" pvc, to the container that has your plants? you wouldn't have to top off the res that often, and it would eliminate the heat problem. i have also run across this 5-head ultrasonic fogger for around 100 bucks. the droplets are guaranteed <5 microns, the page says it doesn't clog as long as the nutrients are 100% water soluble, and it is much cheaper than a nutramist fogger. i would think 5 heads would produce plenty of nutreinty fog. it even comes with a plastic floaty ring to keep it submerged in the correct depth of water. anyway, here is a link.
Alpine FG201R Super Power Pond Fogger includes floating ring - Lawn & Garden - GrabCart Compare and Buy Home & Garden Products
hope it helps! :jointsmile:
Aloha, Opie,
Any progress?
Weeze
hi there....
i put a 90ml single outlet fogger at the end of my 20L nft tray(where the water returns back to the resevoire...
i ran this fogger from week two of veg... i ran it for 24 hrs for one week and the roots exploded. seriousely i have never seen root growth like it...
trouble was i didnt give the roots any time to breath. i was getting funny weird problems which at first associated with overwatering.... i removed the fogger but things didnt get any better. iv found out it was a micronutrient defficiency caused by the water company.
so... the fogger is back in the res
i have now chnaged to one miniut on and one miniut off....
i have added a 25mm water proof chipset cooling fan...it pulls the fog out of the res and blows it back into the res water.. this seems to condense the fog back into water and so there are no nute/water losses while still clearing the root zone in seconds. one miniut off one miniut on with a 4 second for fog fill and a 6 seconds empty time..
i havent got the time and money to do the research as i would like...
side by side comparison of feeding scheduals etc..
your systems sounds the nutts....
im going back over this post with a fine tooth comb..
peace out :rastasmoke:
u guys sed your having problems getting the auctual fog into your growing chambers? i wonder if u got, sayyyy a dual outlet air fish tank pump and sealed up the container were the fogger is with duct tape,drill a small hole into the fogger rez and had a 1/2 or 1 inch pipe plumbed into your grow chamber if it would be enough to propell the fog.i too have been thinking about trying out fog ponics but i have this weird fear that the rez will run outa water and that the fogger will get super hot and burn the house down....
This had been a great thread, I'm sorta glad it got bumped. I realized that I miss OpieYutts, he hasn't posted here in quite awhile.
The problem with using pond foggers is the fog likes to lay on the water. On a system I built awhile back I used a 5 head pond fogger in a 5 gallon bucket, used a square pce of plastic inside to act as a splash shield. Put two 1 1/2" holes in the bucket lid, 1 for a hose out and the other with a fan blowing into the bucket. It works very well and the people using it are real happy, except for having to clean and or replace the transducer discs regularly. :(
There are some much better foggers out there, but not as inexpensive. :)
I gotta try to find Opie.
Here is a clone after one week.
DRIP IS DEAD! :thumbsup:
Make sure you have a spare unit (in case of unit or transformer burnout).