Zandor My new project ULTRASONIC

[lemonboy]

Gen: Bake-a-rounds on eBay.

[Zandor]

Zandor, what kind of plugs should I use? Does the fogger also evaporate the nutrients?
I am also interested in the bakearound glass bowls for the lights. I could not find any
such creature on ebay.

Thanks

The plugs are foam rubber ones. here
You should contact him and ask for his 2" plugs I think he sells them for a buck each or maybe less. Tell him I sent you and he better give you a break.....hehehe

For
Bake A rounds you typ the search as "Bake A Round" like that it works.

[Gen]

When I tried the fogger, I cut 9 holes in a rubbermaid container, 3 rows each. I used 2 inch net pots and clay pellets. The seedlings in the middle row seemed to do better than the ones growing around the edges. I thought the fog would get to all of them evenly. The plants around the edges of the container developed brown spots around the leaf edge. They also seemed to wilt faster than the ones in the middle.

[turtle420]

When I tried the fogger, I cut 9 holes in a rubbermaid container, 3 rows each. I used 2 inch net pots and clay pellets. The seedlings in the middle row seemed to do better than the ones growing around the edges. I thought the fog would get to all of them evenly. The plants around the edges of the container developed brown spots around the leaf edge. They also seemed to wilt faster than the ones in the middle.

Interesting....

Did you try installing a small PC-type fan in the container? So it moves the fog around?

Also, I don't know how you did it, but I've been thinking, that for my grow, I'll place something on the bottom of the container/tub... so the roots don't sit 100% against the bottom... I guess I'll build a 1" diameter PVC pipe grid... I think it'll help move the fog under the roots...

Best,

-turtle420

[Gen]

No, I did not have a fan in the container. There was plenty of fog in there. So thick I couldn't see the bottom. I had fog coming up through the net pots. A manufacturer of ultrasonic foggers said this was okay. I did have roots growing out of the net pots. I didn't want the roots sitting in water so I drained off any liquid that collected at the bottom. The problems I had probably have to do with the nutrients. I am using a pretty deep container so the roots weren't anywhere near the water.

[turtle420]

I am using a pretty deep container so the roots weren't anywhere near the water.

That's a question I had...

When you say deep container... 2 feet hight? Do you think a Rubbermaid trash can/container would work?

Why do you think the problems you had came from the nutrients?

Do you mean, that the didn't mix well? Or that ... ??

Just very interested in your experience...

Thanks,

-turtle420

[Gen]

The rubbermaid container is 16" deep. I would think any container would work. As long as the roots have plenty of fog. The plants on the edges might not have been getting enough fog because they were near the edges of the container. The net pots were placed 2 inches from the edge.

Being a newbie, I mixed the nutrient 100% strength. In the beginning I used GH dry nutrients for leaf growth. I have since switched to liquid GH 3 part and calmag plus per Zandor's wisdom. Fogging manufacturers recommend 50% strength. The ultrasonic fogger I used (from Walmart) warned about not adding ANYTHING to the water. They also add a demineralization cartridge to the unit. After two weeks I bailed. The plants were not doing as well as the ones I grew in dirt. The plants just sort of sat there and didn't grow.

[Zandor]

Well Gen glad to here your plants are doing better.

You did not have the proper fogger/mister for plant growing. I assume yours heated the water to some point. Home units are not the same as the ones you use for growing plants.

The units for growing plants vibrate at about 2 meg and they don't heat the water and they do break down the nutrients. You do use less strength nutrients because the plants don't work as hard to drink up nutrients with fogger systems.

Well I'm glad to hear you plants are doing fine now.

[Gen]

Heat was not a problem with this set up. The fog was cool. I never did check the ph of the nutrients after it came out of the fogger and collected on the bottom. I just wasn't sure about the demineralization cartridge and what that did to the fog produced. I didn't like having to watch it all the time. The reservoir held two gallons of water and did not have an automatic shut off function. Since the instructions warned not to add anything to the water I just envisioned it failing sooner than later. I also did not like the instructions for cleaning the darn thing.

[litespeed]

Zandor
DC to AC
5 Aims DC/AC Power Inverter 5000 Watt have not hook in...
dc welding machine
Input Current @ Rated Output: AC: 95/86/43A
DC: 75/68/34A

Output Range: AC: 35-300 A DC: 40-250A
On the AC side The MH work real good, separate ignitors,,,It has a voltage regulator. but having to work with the HPS it is not right yet, and not runing. one day I hope soon. working to cut the power bill, so it has One main Ballast not a bunch... when it comes on it kicks up a little and then falls back, my MH are pulling about 185 VAC and are on full power that is the same as what comes off the ballast. The welder has a voltage regulator you can set the reg. to what you want, and I have one for MH one for HPS, from what I'm seeing one type of light has a little more pull to it then the other I just put the OHM
instrument to the (IN come power) and itis only 103vac
and 206vac so that is B S from the power Co. and I kicked the welder to 120 vac and omg what a different
like a dimmer on a car... know I mite get some palce,