The "Madman goes Aero" building thread

[Stormcooker]

:dance: imp: :thumbsup: :stoned:

[Kurtfolder]

your out of your mind

[Easy Roller]

nice work man..what strain will you christen it with????? what power of light will you blast it with...and how expensive was it all..and what cost to run it...are u and storm friends again
???

[Zandor]

Hey latewood is there a Harbor Freight tool place around where you live? If there is you may want to pick up a PVC weld tool from them. You need a small air compressor with it but it does work. I have 2 of them and I use them all the time, you designs will change once you learn how to use one. You will save money too in the long run; you can weld pipes as drains and not use sink drains. Save you 5 bucks each time, hint, hint.

You may want to wrap your tubs with water heater blankets there is a silver one with plastic bubble wrap as insulation that works very well.

[Easy Roller]

u can also visit plumbing supply shops and buy plastic pipes ..and pipe connecters relatively cheaply!!all u need is is a tube of silicone to join the peices....black silicone is better to prevent photosynthetic parasite growth !

[latewood]

I am still waiting to use this, because most of the clones I was preparing for this system trial got ate by a f@#$%^&*'n moth...I will be growing misty blue/bbjack clones in system
under first a 400 mh w/sunmaster warm deluxe and shift to 1000w hortilux for flower.

One thing about this design, It was done in a way, with simple plumbing supplies, that anyone could design...Of course, I will be upgrading periodically, I was also trying to design system for my pepper farm...I am taking rotted out trailer; gutting it, pulling out all bad floor and walls out, and converting it to a greenhouse for wholesale to restaurants in the area. I am going to grow specialty tomatoes, peppers from all varieties, and micro greens...with this design I can expand to 100+ plants with the addition of some pvc
keep the thread going, I will be adding pix and further progress soon...Just getting used to working out in public again is taking it's toll...

By the way I am in my 13th month of sobriety; quit drinking, 10-08-04...had to get that out! It came to mind because, I am starting to catch up on 2-3 years of tasks/chores/projects that I was behind on, because, I am sober ....yeeeeeeehhaaahhh

what do I need blankets for Z?...I will check for pvc weld tool...I have already been researching plastic fasteners and compounds, thanks

[dboy]

Any of you know where to get rectangular plastic pipe/PVC? I'd like to build a NFT system but I haven't found a good source for the pipe.

Also wanting to build an aero (cloner) system but not sure how to pick the right pump. I'm sure it's based on the diameter of the pipes and the number of sprayers involved...if anyone can show me the math I'd appreciate. I'm always impressed with your projects latewood.


Dboy

[Easy Roller]

Hey Dboy.You could maybe try electrical supply merchants or a plumbers yard..or just adapt your shit to take regular[round] hoses.

[Easy Roller]

Oh ..congragulations Latewood 4 kicking the drink!!

[latewood]

Any of you know where to get rectangular plastic pipe/PVC? I'd like to build a NFT system but I haven't found a good source for the pipe.

Also wanting to build an aero (cloner) system but not sure how to pick the right pump. I'm sure it's based on the diameter of the pipes and the number of sprayers involved...if anyone can show me the math I'd appreciate. I'm always impressed with your projects latewood.


Dboy

As far a s math for pump...that is Zandor's department...I would have to ask, how many sprinkler heads you are going to run...for instance, Z runs a 526gph
submersible powerhead/pump for 80 plants/full drip
How many cuttings do you want to root each cycle...too small a pump won't spray and too big will blow pieces apart or bogdown pump with backpressure.

I bought 8 little giant pumps off ebay (7) 90-110gph he dripped with and (1) 250gph??? that he used to top-off main res...I'll let you know how they pump after I get them and how many lines you can run and still keep good pressure on the line..OK.lw