Aeroponic Space Shuttle

[nourdmrolnmt1]

Earl, I love your grow and wish i had the space to do a vertical grow using this aero system, I do not believe it would be hard, and would be able to have about 8+ plants IMO in a smaller area...

would like to know where in OH you are, but its not necessary, just would love to see if you are around where i am.

Envious, lots of good info...

 

[onlypurpz]

very nice set up EARL, one of the better one's ive seen.

OPZ

 

[caddyluck]

hey Earl, I was wondering what nutes your using? the set-up looks great too

 

[Earl]

I am not a fan of auto flowering plants.

This grow has a long way to go still.

Should start flowering in another week or so.

.

 

[Earl]

I started this grow with AN nutes,
but ran out and I still have a lot of DM nutes leftover,
so I am using them for the veg,
and them I will switch to AN connoiseur.

I am running about 500-600ppm and 5.6ph
.

 

[LOSTCOASTLOCAL]

Do you find that your PH changes a lot a lot

 

[Earl]

Hey Earl, Do you notice your plugs browning up your roots as they degrade away.... And what nutes are your running now a days

The roots laying in the tubes are kinda brownish looking.

The roots that have grown out of the tubes
are very very white.

I think it is the sensizyme
and the fulvic +B52.

anyway it's not a problem.

My rez temps are between 60 to 65.

 

[Earl]

Do you find that your PH changes a lot a lot

When I first add nutes to the RO
plus all the additives except Barricade,
the pH is usually very close to 5.6

Then about 4 or 5 hours it will be down to near 5.3

I adjust it back to 5.6 with Potassium silicate.
This only applies to DM nutes.
Your nutes will determine your pH buffering requirements,
but almost all nute solutions that are made with RO,
can be buffered with Potassium silicate+Potassium carbonate.

Once I reach the max dose for barricade(potassium silicate)
I then start to use the Potassium carbonate.

A few drops from an eye dropper make the adjustment in a 20 gl rez.

You need a fast meter.
.

 

[cruzer101]

Huston, We Have Lift Off!​

Cool Earl,

I just read this entire journal and like everyone else I want to say thank's for sharing man. After reading your journals, both here and at CC I have learned a lot.

No doubt, I will be around for this one.
​

 

[LOSTCOASTLOCAL]

Yeah i'm using sensigrow a/b with Enggy's fulvic and Humic with sensizym and b-52 then I will switch to connoisseur.... Just wondering if the brown on my roots was root rot or the plugs... I'm pretty sure it was the plugs.... I tell you what Earl, the growth difference now compared to the soil mix I had going is night and day.... They are blowing up with the aero

 

[Earl]

You gotta love it.

If your rez temp is below 68
you should not encounter root rot.

Start a grow journal and show us your grow.

Post a link here.
.

 

[havefungodumb]

few questions

how much for testers etc.

and what kinda pumps you like, where from, what kinda brands, thanks later.

 

[Earl]

Around a $100
google=milwaukee sm101 & sm401
ebay the same.

If you can find these used on ebay, they are a great deal.
They never wear out and make no noise at all.
google= danner supreme mag drive pump

 

[Earl]

Here is a small 2 gram bud.

One from the last jar.

It is as cured as it will ever be.

Smokes very smooth,
with that thai flavor.

 

[Earl]

I changed out the nutes to connoisseur,
and switched the lights to 12/12.
7 weeks since planting.

 

[TOKEMASTERFLEX]

very nice work my friend...keep it up

 

[LOSTCOASTLOCAL]

Hey Earl, did you trip out the first time you opened up Conni part B and smelled that aroma....... I thought at first I got a bad batch.... Called AN to ask them if I was smelling what I was suppose to

 

[Damios]

Hey Earl, so with running nute water through the aquarium chiller is there any kind of build up in it like you would normally see in your system? If so how do you deal with it? I was just wondering cause I was planning on getting a chiller but was also wondering how it does get dirty with nutes going through it. Thanks for your time.

 

[Earl]

When you grow aero,
you should use pretty low nute loads.

I run about 500-600 ppm for most of the grow.

That is only 300ppm above my bathwater,
and everything looks clean.

I grow with RO
I bathe in city water.

The aquarium guys are running part per thousands,
100s of times more dense solutions than we run.

I love my chiller and plan on purchasing another.

 

[potpimp]

When you grow aero,
you should use pretty low nute loads.

I run about 500-600 ppm for most of the grow.

I'm using just a touch of nutes Earl and my babies couldn't be any more healthy. My TDS meter isn't working (new one on order) but I'd guess I'm around 300 - 400 ppm. Aero is "da sheet" man.