4 inch Tube Aero with Chiller

Earl

Earl

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The strain was a thai cross.

I got the seeds from a grower on another forum.

It turned out pretty good,
but would have been better
if it hadn't hermied and cut early.
 
LoganSmith

LoganSmith

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Hey Earl very nice read my friend,
Do you notice a big difference growing this way? I guess the only way we can tell is by color, weight, smell, taste.ect. Are you happy with what you are producing? I don't recall the amount of space you are working with but you did say you were using 1800 watts of light or three 400 and one 600 watt light, thats seems like a good amount of light for three plants. Looking at your pics do you think that you lost any light pointing away from the plants?
exusse the 20 questions.
 
Earl

Earl

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LoganSmith said:
Hey Earl very nice read my friend,
Do you notice a big difference growing this way?
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Yes

LoganSmith said:
guess the only way we can tell is by color, weight, smell, taste.ect. Are you happy with what you are producing?
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Depends on the strain.
I have a couple of varieties that work very well.

LoganSmith said:
don't recall the amount of space you are working with but you did say you were using 1800 watts of light or three 400 and one 600 watt light, thats seems like a good amount of light for three plants. Looking at your pics do you think that you lost any light pointing away from the plants?
exusse the 20 questions.
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This system has a grow space area of 3'x10'
I don't use all the lights until the plants are larger.
I always want more light.
There are more efficient ways to capture all the light,
but I am getting enough of it.

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LoganSmith

LoganSmith

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Earl said:
Yes


Depends on the strain.
I have a couple of varieties that work very well.


This system has a grow space area of 3'x10'
I don't use all the lights until the plants are larger.
I always want more light.
There are more efficient ways to capture all the light,
but I am getting enough of it.

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What stains are the best for your app.? and why ? weight is not always the number reason for me, since its all for me:twisted::twisted::twisted:
 
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chente419

Member
here is my first aeroflo diy. 8ft. fence post from grainger.im using s panda rez.with a sub. pump@1250gph.two six-hundreds(hps)with a 10 inch inline fan attached to a carbon filter a/c at 70-72degrees f..
 
Earl

Earl

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LoganSmith said:
What stains are the best for your app.? and why ? :
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I like to grow strains that get big and grow fast.
I'm still searching for the mother plant
that will give me that trait as a feed stock.

I have grown a few plants like that from seed,
but never took cuttings for a mother,
because I need to travel
and I can't keep a mother alive until I can use it
to feed this aero system.

That's why I'm doing the hempy buckets.
I'm searching for a mother,
which might take a few years to find.

So I'll just keep growing like I am,
unless I get lucky.

It's all good,
if you have good genetics to start with.
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NewHiddenGrower said:
What was the yield earl?

What was the veg time?
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The cuttings from the mother plant were in the system for about 6 weeks of 18/6 veg.

I don't weigh my crops
it too hard to weigh if you do a proper cure.

All the buds are in glass jars.

I just smoke it
and it keeps getting better as it cures.

There is enough yeild to get me through to the next launch.

If you want to maximize your yield,
you need to learn to make butane hash oil
from all the parts that you won't smoke.

I will not discuss BHO here.
There are lots of threads to learn how to diy BHO.
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chente419 said:
here is my first aeroflo diy. 8ft. fence post from grainger.im using s panda rez.with a sub. pump@1250gph.two six-hundreds(hps)with a 10 inch inline fan attached to a carbon filter a/c at 70-72degrees f..
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Your link doesn't work,
please try again.
 
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typ3ss

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Hey this is a silly question.

But here it goes.


Do the net pot's cover lid affect the stem's growth at all?

I ask this because those net pot's cover are so tight....
 
Earl

Earl

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typ3ss said:
Hey this is a silly question.

But here it goes.


Do the net pot's cover lid affect the stem's growth at all?

I ask this because those net pot's cover are so tight....
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The short answer is;
The stem-tube interface is not a problem.

I use neoprene, which yields to the stem as it grows.
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cruzer101

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Hey Earl,

After watching you grow a couple times I decided I would try aeroponics and built a system.
I got a second cabinet 48" by 24" to flower in and made a chiller for the res.

When I have the thermostat all the way down the water is 66° any lower and I will turn it off. I put the cooling tray from a dorm fridge in the res. When I turn it up I can get the water down to 42° Pretty cold.

I put this in a second cabinet and divided it. temps around the coils are around 100° and around 70° in the res area.
Totally Stealth.

Anyway, I thought you or your readers might want to check it out and maybe give me some pointers.

I split the build from the grow.

Build
https://www.rollitup.org/grow-room-design-setup/210480-dual-areoponic-cabinet-build.html

Grow
https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/210479-dual-areoponic-cabinet-ceramic-metal.html

It would be cool to see what you think.

Thanks.
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Hidden Agenda

Hidden Agenda

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Are you using neoprene without any growing medium (ie hydroton)?

I considered doing it that way a year or two ago, and have been considering it again in one of my next grows. I do more of a SOG style with a few totes with the sprayers inside.

Out of curiosity, how much did the chiller help? I have had some rot problems in the past. Do you still use h2o2 much with the chiller? Do you know how much power it uses?

Sorry for all the questions. I think I talked to you once a year or so ago. Props from a fellow oh-high-oh-an :D
 
Earl

Earl

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Hidden Agenda said:
Are you using neoprene without any growing medium (ie hydroton)?
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With clones, Yes.
If I start from seed I use coco and neo like cruzer shows in his thread.
I used hydroton in the space shuttle,
but next time I will try to go with just neoprene.

This 4 inch grow I took cuts and started and finished them in the neoprene.

Hidden Agenda said:
Out of curiosity, how much did the chiller help? I have had some rot problems in the past. Do you still use h2o2 much with the chiller? Do you know how much power it uses?
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The chiller completely stops root rot.
I do not use H2o2 anytime during the grow.
I'm not sure about the chiller's power consumption.
It is not much if you insulate your rez.
The chiller makes me look/grow like a pro.
My hillbilly chiller works well also, (space shuttle)
as long as the outdoor air temp is below 50º
so I only use it to maintain the rez temp below 68º during winter months.

I believe 66º is a good temp
and that is what I use on the chiller during most of the grow.
I had the space shuttle down to 40º during last winters grow.
I need to get a controller for that hillbilly chiller, $50.

Cruzer made a chiller from a dorm reefer.
https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/210479-dual-areoponic-cabinet-ceramic-metal.html

I love my chiller and want more of them.
 
car washer

car washer

Active Member
Earl said:
With clones, Yes.
If I start from seed I use coco and neo like cruzer shows in his thread.
I used hydroton in the space shuttle,
but next time I will try to go with just neoprene.

This 4 inch grow I took cuts and started and finished them in the neoprene.


The chiller completely stops root rot.
I do not use H2o2 anytime during the grow.
I'm not sure about the chiller's power consumption.
It is not much if you insulate your rez.
The chiller makes me look/grow like a pro.
My hillbilly chiller works well also, (space shuttle)
as long as the outdoor air temp is below 50º
so I only use it to maintain the rez temp below 68º during winter months.

I believe 66º is a good temp
and that is what I use on the chiller during most of the grow.
I had the space shuttle down to 40º during last winters grow.
I need to get a controller for that hillbilly chiller, $50.

Cruzer made a chiller from a dorm reefer.
https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/210479-dual-areoponic-cabinet-ceramic-metal.html

I love my chiller and want more of them.
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I have followed your work with some inspiration from Stinkbud and recently completed a new flower room from scratch with vertical lighting. I am planning on vegging in a tent with a 400 watt MH wiith a vented hood (horizontal) then flowering with two 600 watt HPS in series, vertically, in cool tubes.

Having a panic attack over something I just read in ICMAG about never veg in horizontal then flower in vertical. Stress on plants....Do you have an opinion on this matter?

Thanks.
 
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exabits

Active Member
Hi all, first post woot!! Anyway I thought now would be a good time for me to chime in with a cheapish DIY chiller. costs 150.oo-200.oo.

Basically the only thing you need to buy is a window A/c unit, preferrebly one with a digital thermostat.



with some work youll be able to get the evaporator out the front of the unit, then just stick it in a tub of your choice and get the water flowing through. Hope this helps somebody out there...

P.S. Earl I love your DIY aero units, your work inspired me to build my own. A lil pic of the unit I built, based off of a few others around this forum and ofc with my own lil twist, enjoy.



I have been reading these great forums for awhile now. I have picked up much knowledge along the way, thanks all.
 
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