Should I get a Nutramist fogger?

[Opie Yutts]

I've always wanted to try fogging, since it is the absolute best way to give your roots oxygen. The results are supposed to surpass common aeroponics and NFT. I'm ready to re-do my spray system, since that's not really aeroponics, and it gets plugged up. Upon researching pump sizes and what all is required for true misting, I'm better off buying a fogger. I guess the new thing is to combine fogging with NFT, but due to power outages I'm considering combining it with a shallow res for the last 2 inches roots.

Has anyone compared the cheapo ultrasonic foggers to the Nutramist foggers? Do they get plugged up, are they hard to clean, do they need special "non-chunky" nutrients? Any comments regarding true fogging for a method of feeding would be much appreciated. There doesn't seem to be a lot of info about it.

Nutramist Ultrasonic Foggers For Hydroponics, Horticulture, Propagation, Foliar Feeding, Greenhouse And Grow Room Humidification An Pesticide Application:

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Opie Yutts Reviewed by Opie Yutts on 07-25-2008. Should I get a Nutramist fogger? I've always wanted to try fogging, since it is the absolute best way to give your roots oxygen. The results are supposed to surpass common aeroponics and NFT. I'm ready to re-do my spray system, since that's not really aeroponics, and it gets plugged up. Upon researching pump sizes and what all is required for true misting, I'm better off buying a fogger. I guess the new thing is to combine fogging with NFT, but due to power outages I'm considering combining it with a shallow res for the last 2 Rating: 5

[Opie Yutts]

http://www.hhydro.com/nutramist_fogger_instructions.pdf

[Opie Yutts]

Wow, talk about the popularity of the fog feed technique. The boards and this thread are going crazy.

Well even if I'm the only one, I'm about ready to take the plunge dad gummit. I've been saying for years that the key to huge healthy plants is plenty of oxygen in the rhizome. You'll see, you'll all be sorry. No wait, I didn't mean that. Please somebody stop me. I'm just about to order a single head fog module and get serious about this. I've found that the cheapo ones for fountain effects and stuff do not do the job as well. The whole point of FFT AKA Fog Feed Technique is to make a dry fog, which is water droplets under 5 micron. The bigger the droplet the less readily it is uptook (uptaken?) and larger droplets are really just like spraying. The cheapo ones make droplets from 10-50 micron, and are not designed to shatter nutrients.

NUTRAMIST Single Head Fog Module @ FUTUREGARDEN.COM

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[Opie Yutts]

http://www.hhydro.com/nutramist_garden_instructions.pdf

[xcrispi]

I'm still watchin Opie .
Crispi :jointsmile:

[Opie Yutts]

Keep the dream alive and stuff. More coming soon hopefully. Maybe a fogging log.

[GreenDestiny]

Keep the dream alive and stuff. More coming soon hopefully. Maybe a fogging log.

That'd be awesome, I've never seen a grow log for that method.... yet

[oldmac]

Hey Opie;

I checked out the Nutramist Fogger,and was not too impressed once I saw it in person. It is based on a pond fogger, and you could build a better one yourself, and a lot cheaper.

I'm currently building a frankenfogger machine called "Fogfognugen" because it will use two types of fog. 1) dry ultra-sonic fog produced by a Frapaplas Fogger and 2) a wet fog produced using impengment mister nozzles and a 150psi pump.

You can check out my build and see other experimenters of fog at:
Fogponics Online.

Check out page 58 of the new High Times, named Fogponics and the Dominaero machine they make, the best new growing technique.

PS: I also have a picture of the TI Smartlamp over there.

[joedirte]

that link you posted said the nutramist fogger is $25. why go for the cheepo version? how much cheaper do they get? or how much can they cost.

if this has applications in cloning, that might be interesting (or atleast a good way to get off the ground.)

hey. if you dont do this, i might give it a shot.

[Opie Yutts]

hey. if you dont do this, i might give it a shot.

Oh I'm doing it. The fog generators are supposed to be here in 2 days, and I lay awake all night thinking about design.

I've been doing some reading that these fog generators add a bunch of heat to the reservoir. My initial plan was to have 2 reservoirs, and the fogger in the one with the plants. Now I may actually build a small unit like the $300 nutramist models, thinking that the separate reservoir like they have might solve the heat issue. I don't think the fog will remain hot once it travels through the hose up to the plants, but if anyone has input on this I would certainly appreciate it. It would be much easier to simply put the fogger in with the roots.