Hello Garden...

Here's what I've been thinking... (I'm sure somebody has thought of this before):

SETUP: I would acquire a high-pressure container (old scuba tank... heck even a couple of old propane tanks will work).

I would then drop a water line to the bottom of this tank... it should have a base or something to hold the line at the bottom.

You should then solder a 'bung' to the tank, so you can attach an air nipple (the thing that's on car wheels... so you can fill them up with air).

Then, you fill up the tank with your nutrient/water mix. Then you hookup an air compressor to your tank and fill up the tank with a couple of psi of air (15psi? 20psi? ??? CAREFULL!!!).

When you open your valve... the air pressure will force the nutrient mix to flow out the water line... you then rig up the water line to mist the plant's roots.


I haven't done this... nor have I seen it done. But I guess it's an idea. It's 'power outage-proof' because, you could hook up a pressure sensor that will turn on the air compressor when the psi inside the tank falls below a certain level... So, let's say you have 35psi, and the air compressor will turn ON at 30 psi... If the power goes out... you still have at least 30 psi worth of waterting your plants.

How much is 30psi worth? It depends on many things... size/volume of the tank(s)... flowrate going OUT of the tank... etc.

Input welcome.

As for now, I'm hovering over to using a Nutrient Film Technique (NFT) for my yet-unbuilt setup.

Over and out!
-turtle420
turtle420 Reviewed by turtle420 on . Aeroponics? Hello again everyone... I'm still on the planning stage for my first closet/cabinet grow... Are there any improvements in quantity/quality of plants grown with Aeroponics setups versus NFT (Nutrient Film Technique) ??? http://www.simplyhydro.com/system.htm ]. Please let me know, as I've got a very simple idea for making a aeroponics system... power outage-proof! Your inpute will be greatly appreciated :) Rating: 5