Aeroponics - Who's using it now?

[itiswhatitis]

Hey all, i just joined this board a little while ago and am pretty excited, everyone seems pretty cool and laid back. My system is all running at 100 psi, drops down to 80 and kicks back on. They are grown in hydroton and 3" net cups, the roots have room to hang down 24", inside the root box is six atomizing water jets. I looked everywhere to find these things and if any one wants to know what they are just let me know, they produce only a tiny fog inside. If i open the lid it looks like steam coming out, way cool. The root growth is insane, interested in pics let me know. I have some pics posted, i want to continue to put updated pics of my grow because this is the first grow in this new system. Its all a suprise to me i will post some pics as of now and you will see the huge difference in one week alone.

I have pics in my post Aeroponic grow pics check them out

[Brainy]

Vitals look good except the time sequence. In the stinkbud article the time is 1 minute on and 5 off. And if u c the article u will c the roots hanging into the reservoir. I actually push them back up into the tube being careful not 2 break them. I love my aero and so do my patients!

[metalarclemon]

yeah, roots in the res are standard with these tube set ups, mine grow completely into the res to the point they're floating in the water. usually about 30 inches from the last plant in. No problem as long as the drains are still clear to drain.

[personified]

I have no experience at this time either. However I always wondered why you would buy an expensive chiller when a radiator or transmission cooler would do the trick with a fan behind it. It is all about getting the heat to dissipate.

If a radiator can keep your car from boiling over a few degrees of heat should not be an issue.

[420session]

This thread is a good read, good info being passed around from all this brain picking. I am within the next couple weeks going to start a grow of 24 plants through a fogged system. Im gathering a enormous amount of Information and can't wait to get started, but one favor to ask from fellow passionate growers. I have the opportunity to have a grow to yield 5lbs every 2 months, following the laws and getting more licenses involved through patients, is it feasable? I know strands and patience is a must as things can change daily. Any must knows on a aeroponics/fogger system that is made to grow those high yields? I've grown before, but not these high yields, it's kinda intimidating(but that won't faze me, TOO DOWN). Hehe...thanks keep this thread going!!

[Brainy]

Hi Guys,
i,m a newbe and running a aero 60 ive pick up everything i know about it from this board thank god for so many nolag out there lol.I am in my 1st weeks of veg. im useing my most favorite 3 part nuts well 3 or 5 part cutting edge everything so far seems to be going well rapid root growing seems to be showing very awsome all 50 plants are very healthy so far.My ppm is about 1000-1200 my ph is ate 5.8 to 6.0 im keeping the res ate 65 to 70 all these setting is what i have read hear so if there is something not right let me know ,is why im posting in hope of any tips .I been growing since i was 6 lol but all soil old school and ive decited to try what everyone is asking me to grow lol.One thing is im not to sure of is the veg time,Ive allways been a long veg time 6 to 8 weeks depending on how big i wish the plants to be ,but these i need to grow alot smaller one resone is they are very close and because im sure they are not ment to me huge plants.I have read most only veg for like 1 week but im not to sure.. check out my pics hopefully im getting good info lol it seems to be pretty awsome so far...
Last pic is my soil room thought id share :P:rasta:

Clones, seeds? Clones can b flowered as soon as they root but seeds should be veged till they show sex, I think. Had some Blueberry hermie because I was impatient. The white widow cross all flowered for me though. Strain dependant I guess. You might think about using neoprene collars instead of hydroton. I find it is easier and cleaner.

[Brainy]

This thread is a good read, good info being passed around from all this brain picking. I am within the next couple weeks going to start a grow of 24 plants through a fogged system. Im gathering a enormous amount of Information and can't wait to get started, but one favor to ask from fellow passionate growers. I have the opportunity to have a grow to yield 5lbs every 2 months, following the laws and getting more licenses involved through patients, is it feasable? I know strands and patience is a must as things can change daily. Any must knows on a aeroponics/fogger system that is made to grow those high yields? I've grown before, but not these high yields, it's kinda intimidating(but that won't faze me, TOO DOWN). Hehe...thanks keep this thread going!!

Personally, I think if u combine both the aero and perpetual harvesting of StinkBuddies.com and the environment from Urban Grower | Advanced Nutrients Medical | Medicinal Marijuana Cultivation Information with the right nutes you will be more than amazed. I like Fox Farms nutes, but there are many "high" quality plant specific nutes that will grow you great meds. Hope it helps.

[pHATNUGGz]

The problem with aero, as a subject, is that most people are not aware of what TRUE AERO is. Itiswhatitis has it going on- hp/accumulator/low gph mist heads/root chamber deep enugh to accomodate massive root structures. That said, his grow would benefit from some tweaking. I asked him (in another thread) to post root pics.

Can you grow in a lesser aero system? Hell yes, BUT...

As Below- So Above

The healthier the roots, the healthier the plant. So keep your eyes focused on how the roots are responding, and the plant will take care of itself.

Learning what to look for root-wise, and how to achieve it, is a simple science. The ideal Aero Root Systems (ARS) comes from knowing how to tweak the TAE- True Aero Environment.

First, you need to understand how the roots feed, well actually, the bacteria on the roots. Feed them big macs instead of sliders combined with too much food at any given meal, do this too often, and your roots will suffer just as we would from eating too much, too often. In aero feeding problems present themselves sooner, rather than later.

In order to achieve TAE you need a root chamber big enough (and deep enough) to provide ample space around each root mass. Without this the roots will never reach their full potential to feed and process the nutrients.

Atomized nutrients are in a size range of 20-80 microns. In order to achieve this you need a combination of high pressure (>50 psi) combined with low flow misting heads (< 1gph). FYI One mist head is all you need per 3-4cft of chamber volume. Feed time is one second or less every 9-10 minutes!

There is a lot more to it, but this should at least give those interested a place to start, and a goal to reach.