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 Reviewed by tevnig on 06-15-2007. is this system a good buy? 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 Rating: 5

[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)

[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

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! 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.