Building a Aeroponic Prototype -- Need Help!

[WeedTree's]

nice looking fittings,I would plumb for the final # of plant sites and just plug the unused

I doubt your pump will have enough pressure to unseat the spring loaded check ball,unless you pay over a $100 for a pump.
always get the pump with the highest head,for the $

They are nice fittings! I'm thinking of buying maybe a 6+ outlet manifold like shown, and as you said, plug the unused ones. My tent only accomodates 4 buckets (3 plants, 1 res.) at the moment (I measured its dimensions).

I don't think the pump I bought does have alot of pressure at the head (outlet), just by looking at it it's not a very large pump. 520GPH. I do not think it can unseat the check valve, no, it is a 1" Check valve. Quite large just sitting in my palm.

If it doesnt seem like i'm getting alot of pressure..I'll upgrade the pump, or just lower the PVC pipe size to 3/4" or 1/2".

I'm hoping I have enough pressure to push nutrients up that big 1" PVC piping :/.

WeedTree's Reviewed by WeedTree's on 03-08-2009. Building a Aeroponic Prototype -- Need Help! Hello fellow Growers! I'm begining a prototype Aeroponics setup to grow a large Tomatoe (And soon Marijuana) plant from seedling to flower. I will be using a 5+ Gallon bucket for the initial Resevoir, and a smaller bucket which will sit on top to house the misters/sprayers/grow chamber for the plant (Or Visa Versa - 5 Gallon on top, Bigger bucket on the bottom) The resevoir will hold the pump, an airstone, and said outfits for wiring as well as tubing. The nutrient will be pumped up Rating: 5

[Daddynobucks]

head on a pump is how many feet above the pump level it will push water,most cheap pumps only push 9' max and most at 7'
so there really is no pressure. thats why they are measured in GPH/LPH at x'

[WeedTree's]

head on a pump is how many feet above the pump level it will push water,most cheap pumps only push 9' max and most at 7'
so there really is no pressure. thats why they are measured in GPH/LPH at x'

Yes, the max height on the pump is 8.5'

Problem? Seeing the size of the PVC I have, it might be. I might have to move down to 3/4" or 1/2" piping.

[WeedTree's]

You guys are f!@#in awesome. Thanks for all the help!

UPDATE!

I went to pick up the 1/2" Barbs for the nutrient lines today. I saw some drainage valves I could have used, but didn't purchase any because i'm still deciding on how I want to tackle that. I still have to get the 1/2" Tubing which i can't seem to find anywhere.. (Should I be looking for rubber, plastic, vinyl, nylon, or polyurethane?)

I purchased a HANNA pH/EC/TDS/Temperature tester from eBay for $85.00 that should be here this week.

I also picked up a Thermometer/Hygrometer, too.

NUTRIENT TALK!

I wanted to go with AN nutrients, but I think that will completely break my bank. So I'm going to go with the GH Flora NOVA Series with SuperThrive added from start to finish (1 droplet or 1/4 teaspon per gallon), and KoolBloom for the last 3 weeks of flowering.

I stumbled upon this feeding scheduale from GH -- A good go by? I know it's better less than more, so I will experiement and see what happens.

Flora Nutrient Weekly Feeding Program - Greentrees Hydroponics

GROW ROOM!

Making sure I understand this correctly:

Keep pH between 5.5-6.0

Keep Temp. at between 72-76 Degrees

Keep Humidity up to or around 70% during vegetation

Keep Humidity below 50%, 30-45%, after the first 2 weeks of flowering to the last 2 weeks then below 40% until Harvest.

Seedling/Clone - 200-400ppm
Week 1 - 400-800ppm
Week 2 - 800-1000ppm
Week 3 through Flowering - 1000-1400ppm

Flush plants with pH adjusted water for 3-7 days before Harvest

[LOC NAR on probation]

Pipe should be at slows or homedpot. Ground irragation or house water line is what I have found.

GH is great go with the feed on that. These nutes are formulated for amsterdam style. Superthive stop well before flower and I myself have noticed my bro not doing as well with it. At first couple goes seemed ok but with superthive it takes longer to recover from problems.

Grow room info is the smack.

I have the same meter so you will need to calibrate solution, cleaning and storage solution. Never let the PH probe go real dry. And for that price let me know who you got it from.

[WeedTree's]

Pipe should be at slows or homedpot. Ground irragation or house water line is what I have found.

GH is great go with the feed on that. These nutes are formulated for amsterdam style. Superthive stop well before flower and I myself have noticed my bro not doing as well with it. At first couple goes seemed ok but with superthive it takes longer to recover from problems.

Grow room info is the smack.

I have the same meter so you will need to calibrate solution, cleaning and storage solution. Never let the PH probe go real dry. And for that price let me know who you got it from.

So for Superthrive I should stop prior to triggering my Flower scheduale? I read it's a B2 supplement and I should use it throughout the grow -- No?

What about grow room info being smack? ..confusion

The Hanna meter was found used on eBay. The seller says he only used it twice so I will see how it tests if any problems. Where can I purchase these solutions from?

[Daddynobucks]

Yep slowes :-) should have 1/2" Raindrip irrigation tubing.

I use GH 3part, the superthrive isn't needed in the flower and will make your buds taste funny

when you burn your ladies up ,next time try less than 500ppm
all these formulas you read about are NOT for aeroponics

scouts out

[WeedTree's]

Yep slowes :-) should have 1/2" Raindrip irrigation tubing.

I use GH 3part, the superthrive isn't needed in the flower and will make your buds taste funny

when you burn your ladies up ,next time try less than 500ppm
all these formulas you read about are NOT for aeroponics

scouts out

I'll check Lowes again for that probably see online and pick it up at the store.

I hear people only use 2 parts of that GH 3 part, the Grow and Bloom. I'll cut out the Superthrive before I trigger flowering, just for vegetation.

Burn my ladies try less than 500PPM? So lower it that much before Harvest?

Do you have another formula, maybe Lucuses? That could be used for Aeroponics..

[LOC NAR on probation]

Grow room info smack on the money. Sorry.

I take my PPM's to the limit. If you see leaf tip burn just back off some it's maxxed out.

Lucas is 1 part grow to 2 parts bloom. It can be run the whole grow with good results.

[elskeetro]

Lucas is 1 part grow to 2 parts bloom. It can be run the whole grow with good results.

Lucas is 1 part MICRO to 2 parts BLOOM, or commonly known as 0-1-2 (G-M-B).

Specifically:

VEG: 0-5-10 ml per gallon
Flower: 0-8-16 ml per gallon

(0-5-10 is used with low light veg using fluoros, if using HID for veg use 0-8-16 all the way through out your grow)

It's the easiest shit in the entire world. Perfect formula for Aero.

I believe that the Flora Nova Bloom is already a 0-1-2 mix so you may be able just to buy one bottle of that instead of the 2 bottles of Micro and Bloom.

There are many great posts on ICMag about aero. Do a search there for a user named PIRATE. His shit will set you straight on aero.

good luck.

Skeet.