Aeroponic Space Shuttle
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captain insaneo
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Here is a silly question I run a 250 watt so I want to make a smaller version, how small diameter pvc you suppose I could go? 4" 3" maybe?
IrishDoc
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Earl:
I am going to build something similar and was wondering how you think the sprayers would be if I ran a .5pvc through the center and attached them to it. I definitely don't want issues with clogging and i am not sure if they will be too low and the roots clogging them up. what is your opinion.
I am going to build something similar and was wondering how you think the sprayers would be if I ran a .5pvc through the center and attached them to it. I definitely don't want issues with clogging and i am not sure if they will be too low and the roots clogging them up. what is your opinion.
Earl
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I think 4 inch would be the minimum pipe diameter
with 2 inch net pots.
I have a 4 inch system.
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Earl
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I have seen it done.
I personally like the exterior type spray,
easier to repair while the system is in operation.
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MoN3yb4Gs
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So.. Do you prefer your the 4" or 6" setups? Can you really grow the plants that much bigger inside a 6" tube?
Are your grow pots the 3.5" in the 6" setup? What spacing are you using on center of your grow pots for this 6"? Now that you've built and used both sizes do you have any recommendations as far as pot spacing goes? More or less than what you've used? Thanks Earl!
Oh...
I've got some good pics if you'd like to see what I'm currently working on.
Are your grow pots the 3.5" in the 6" setup? What spacing are you using on center of your grow pots for this 6"? Now that you've built and used both sizes do you have any recommendations as far as pot spacing goes? More or less than what you've used? Thanks Earl!
Oh...
I've got some good pics if you'd like to see what I'm currently working on.
Earl
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If you have room for a long tube
then the 4 inch is good
If your area is more compact like the shuttle
then the 6 inch tube is better.
How large your plants get
depends on the strain
and the veg time.
Spacing between plants
will depend on the size of your plants,
and if you are running seed or clones.
The netpots on the shuttle are 3.5 inch
I may switch them to 2 inch next time.
In a perfect world
I would be running 4 clones in the shuttle
and let them veg out to about 2 feet tall
then finish around 4'-5' tall
with about 1lb yield each.
I'm not there yet
but I maybe getting close.
Gotta have the perfect mother first.
then the 4 inch is good
If your area is more compact like the shuttle
then the 6 inch tube is better.
How large your plants get
depends on the strain
and the veg time.
Spacing between plants
will depend on the size of your plants,
and if you are running seed or clones.
The netpots on the shuttle are 3.5 inch
I may switch them to 2 inch next time.
In a perfect world
I would be running 4 clones in the shuttle
and let them veg out to about 2 feet tall
then finish around 4'-5' tall
with about 1lb yield each.
I'm not there yet
but I maybe getting close.
Gotta have the perfect mother first.
Enigma
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Beautiful and impressive as always, Earl. It is good to see you are still wearing that old hat. Man.. I remember when this thread started.. when I was a lurker!
Did I see your reservoir temperature at 64 degrees Fahrenheit?
Was there a special reason you went with the magnetic drive pump?
Keep smoking
Did I see your reservoir temperature at 64 degrees Fahrenheit?
Was there a special reason you went with the magnetic drive pump?
Keep smoking
MEANGREEN69
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there looking good there earl..subed
Earl
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Santa came by today.......WOW !
Santa is awesome.
These are the acronyms:
JS - Jacks Suprise from NorCal grower
HJ - Hijack from NorCal grower
JTR - Jack the Ripper from TGA (Subcool)
WCD - Widow Cindy Clone Pheno D (I think this was Stinky Widow Cindy)
WC Red - Widow Cindy Red Pistil pheno
WC White -Widow Cindy white pistil pheno
CC -Chemo Cindy
I have five roaches in my ashtray.
Purple cindy
Widowcindy D clone
Chemocindy
Widowcindy White
Jack the ripper.
When I go back and hit those roaches
the wcD has immediate eyebrow raising taste on the inhale.
Great I must say.
I can barely see to test
so more evaluations will be forthcoming.
I just had to write something down before I forget.
Some bad news.
When santa left the package on my porch
it was 17º outside
and everything froze.
Freezing has affected the bouquet of the buds and darkened them a lot.
So my taste test will not be comparable to fresh buds
and I apologize for letting them sit on the porch for who knows how long.
My loss.
Still the buzz is marvelous
and hard to judge after a couple of hits.
I had my neighbors over and shared a couple of hits with them.
They loved the taste of the JTR (thats all they got)
and could barely walk back home.
Santa is awesome.
These are the acronyms:
JS - Jacks Suprise from NorCal grower
HJ - Hijack from NorCal grower
JTR - Jack the Ripper from TGA (Subcool)
WCD - Widow Cindy Clone Pheno D (I think this was Stinky Widow Cindy)
WC Red - Widow Cindy Red Pistil pheno
WC White -Widow Cindy white pistil pheno
CC -Chemo Cindy
I have five roaches in my ashtray.
Purple cindy
Widowcindy D clone
Chemocindy
Widowcindy White
Jack the ripper.
When I go back and hit those roaches
the wcD has immediate eyebrow raising taste on the inhale.
Great I must say.
I can barely see to test
so more evaluations will be forthcoming.
I just had to write something down before I forget.
Some bad news.
When santa left the package on my porch
it was 17º outside
and everything froze.
Freezing has affected the bouquet of the buds and darkened them a lot.
So my taste test will not be comparable to fresh buds
and I apologize for letting them sit on the porch for who knows how long.
My loss.
Still the buzz is marvelous
and hard to judge after a couple of hits.
I had my neighbors over and shared a couple of hits with them.
They loved the taste of the JTR (thats all they got)
and could barely walk back home.
Earl
Well-Known Member
I have the controller set to 64º
and that is pretty much where it stays.
I'm really happy with that $35 investment.
I like mag drive pumps
They are simple and easy to repair.
Quiet and capable of continuous duty or short cycle.
Sometimes you can get lucky and find a used one on ebay.
I have two 950s and one 1200
They are all "quick plumbed" to be interchangeable,
and one of them is a spare.
I have just replaced the drive shaft on the 1200, $27, good as new.
Enigma
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That chiller was $35? No way.
So much to learn.. soil seems so simple after glancing here.