How did the yield compare between the plants on the floor down the center, with the ones on the top shelf that where getting the light from the side instead of straight down from the top?
All hail Redeflect, he has spoken and there is no more to say on the subject. I would like to personally thank him for helping me with my grammar and the proper way to make a play on words. Also you have saved me time, now I dont even have to think about this anymore, I can just take your word...
I by no means plan on buying one of those the price is crazy, but the pics show what we have been discusing well. As far as the more space less light issue, it isn't more space just better use of it. Vertical exposes more plants to to same light and I think that the difference in the focused...
Here's one from eBay all you would need to get is tank, which you can get at any welding supply or some fountain drink suppliers.
http://iphone.ebay.com/Pages/ViewItem.aspx?aid=320443977399&sv=CO2&emvcc=0
I plan on putting it in a small plastic tote with a drain line, just have to many other things cooking right now but when I get around to it I will post it.
I just found this on the net and this is pretty much exactly how I want to make mine.
http://www.octagonhydroponics.com/hydroponic-vertical-systems.html
Nice link thanks!
I should point out though if anybody is going to make something like this, that if you are going to use it to cool your hydro reservoir also, to make sure no copper comes in contact with the nutrient solution, it can kill plants.
Their fine for plants, but just as you would not lay in a tanning booth all day, your plants only need a couple hours in the middle of each light cycle to be effective, any more than that you are doing more damage than good. I tried to find the link to the video Marijuana Man had on youtube...
I only made an aero cloner cause I already had all the parts from a left over DIY hydro failure, except I used a coleman cooler for my base and it was less than $20. (check out thread "cooler cloner"). I used to just use a shallow storage tote with 2 - 12" long airstones on a large airpump...