Aeroponic's, HATCH Style

[hatch]

Hatch,
What size net pots are you using? 2" or 3"?
Is 3" big enough for the mothers. I have to go to Lowes today to see if I can find a 3/4" X fitting for the system. I had to modify it a little because They did not carry the X fittings where I went, but I still need at least 1 for right in the middle.
I'll see if I can get a pic to show you what I have so far.
One other question while I think of it. Does the chamber where the roots hang need to be completely dark? I got a gray bin and I think it will allow light at the roots.

McDanger, Hey What's Up?????.........I Use The 2" Net Pot's, A Plant can Grow in the 2" just fine, All it is for stability, the root's grow threw the mesh & hang in the air. The Gray Rubbermate's will also work fine.

I'm Glad You Are getting thing in place!!!!!, Ya get some pic's so We can see where you are at.

[hatch]

OK, HI, All, As I Aim,.......What's UP????........

I Use General Hydroponics 3-Part, Botanicare, Technaflora Supplements, & Plantation BlackStrap Molasses.

Clones & Vegging

Micro 1.0 ml.
Gro 1.0 ml.
Bloom 1.0 ml.
Superthrive .5 ml.
P.B.O. Gro 1.0 ml.
Sugar Daddy .6 ml.
Cal-Mag+ 1.0 ml.
Liquid Karma 1.5 ml.
Silica Blast .5 ml.
Hydro Gaurd 1.0 ml.


Flowering

Micro 1.75 ml.
Gro 1.25 ml.
Bloom 2.0 ml.
P.B.O. Bloom 2.25ml.
Sugar Daddy 2.0 ml.
Cal-Mag+ 2.0 ml.
Liquid Karma 2.25 ml.
Silica Blast 1.75 ml.
Hydro Gaurd 2.25 ml.
Hydro Plex 2.0 ml.
Molasses 2.0 ml.

All These Are Per. ML. = To Per 1 Gal. Water.

Hope This Might Help????

McDanger, Say I'm Still Going To Get You Some Pic's, & Method Of My Cloning, When I Have A Open Site, All Hole's Are Filled With Clones!!!!...........Ain't That A Hell Of A Problem?????imp:imp:imp:

[GrowinGreen23]

do you think it's possible to have the rubbermaid be the reservoir meaning just have one of them. and to get the water up, have a floating fogger?? i like your set up though, i've been wanting to do a set up like this for a while but never really had the place to do it so i think i'll do a small 2 or three plant set up in a closet and see how it goes. But please let me know if you feel a floating fogger would work

GG23

[hatch]

do you think it's possible to have the rubbermaid be the reservoir meaning just have one of them. and to get the water up, have a floating fogger?? i like your set up though, i've been wanting to do a set up like this for a while but never really had the place to do it so i think i'll do a small 2 or three plant set up in a closet and see how it goes. But please let me know if you feel a floating fogger would work

GG23

Hey Bro What's UP???........Ok, Your going To Have to inlight'n Me on what a Floating Fogger Is????.........But Ya 1 RubberMaid, Will Work, That's Like My Bubbler's I Use For Cloning. One Of the Downfall's is, Alway's Having To Remove the Lid To Get to the Res..But You Can Make It Work. If You have the Head Room, You can do what Av8tor is doing, He is Staking them, with the Res. on the Bottom. I'll Show You Some Pic.'s.

Come On Back & We Can Figure something out.

[McDanger]

Hatch,
Well, I finally got my pump so the system is running now, but I stuck my hand into the res to check the level and get a ph check, man is it HOT. I just put some ice packs in it for now. Temp in cabinet is 90, I will be getting a duct fan today to use for exhaust, intake is passive.
I like the way the misters in these pics are right on the pvc instead of on risers. I may change mine to this way. I had to change from the 360 to the 180 misters, the little spinners on the 360's didn't work right, the 180's work great. I just aim them at the walls so I get splash to cover the entire tub. My clones are not looking good, they are 2days old, we'll see if they make it.

[hatch]

McDanger, Look's Like You Have A Great Start!!!..........Say The Reason I Use The Riser's, Is When The Root's Get Established The Mist Comes From The Top, & The Root's Don't Get In The Way Of The Mister's. Hope that work's For You???

Ya, You Need to Get The Temp's Down In The Grow Room. That Is The Reason I Have My Res.'s Under A SubFloor, So They Aren't In The Heat.

I More Thing, You Might Want To Raise The Light Over The Clone's, Those CFL's Do Put Off Some Heat, Then You Can Lower Them Back After They Have Rooted In About 10 Day's.

Well, You Are Under Way, Great Job, & Good Luck With You Growing Career!!!!!!imp:imp:imp:imp:

[McDanger]

I turned the cfl's that were over the clones off. There is 1 transplant in there that I have the cfl over.
otherwise there is just 3)40watt tubes in the corners vertical.
I may need to enlarge the cabinet so I can get the res out of the heat, But I think it is my pump that is heating the res.
It is not as hot in there today after I added a 250cfh duct fan for exhaust. i will try to get some readings on the res temp before and after the pump runs.

[hatch]

Sound's Good Bro, Ya, I've heard that some people's pump's make there res. hot. But they run the pump's 24/7, My res.'s are at least 20gallon's, & I have never had this problem!!!

It would be real easy to throw a subfloor in Your Cabinet, Put some block's on the wall's, & cut a piece of plywood or something, drill some hole's for the drain, & PVC inlet.

Keep working on it Bro, Hell Rome wasn't Biult in a Day?????imp:imp:imp:imp:imp:

[McDanger]

Hey Hatch,
I had to move things around. The cabinet is in the garage and it is just too hot in there. With just the lights in the cab and a 250 cfm duct fan I can keep it in the 80's, but if I put the system in there and run the pump the res gets up to 110.
I moved the system to a room I have in the basement and the res stays right around 70 so I moved it there and put the plants I had there into the cab(they are in dirt.) they seem to be ok with it after 1day so far. I'll keep an eye on it, but everything seems fine for now.

[hatch]

Hey Hatch,
I had to move things around. The cabinet is in the garage and it is just too hot in there. With just the lights in the cab and a 250 cfm duct fan I can keep it in the 80's, but if I put the system in there and run the pump the res gets up to 110.
I moved the system to a room I have in the basement and the res stays right around 70 so I moved it there and put the plants I had there into the cab(they are in dirt.) they seem to be ok with it after 1day so far. I'll keep an eye on it, but everything seems fine for now.

Sound's like the basement is your best bet. WOW, I have never heard of a pump getting the water that hot!!!!!!In the 70's will work good for Ya. is there any way You can Duct in A/C to the Cabinet????......That's the only way I can keep My Temp's down!!!!...Sound's Like You are still Needing More air Movement????Keep Working On It, & Adding Thing's, It will finally Come around!! Good luck, & Get To Work!!!!!imp:imp:imp:imp:imp: