Aeroponic Space Shuttle

Enigma said:

That chiller was $35?

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Not the chiller, just the controller.
The chiller is just a window fan ($20)
and some 6" aluminum flex duct ($15)
and the digital thermostat control ($35)
total about $70
.

Any more detailed pics of this contraption?

I've had a little fun with a mini-fridge.. but I'm open to other ideas.

No, MORE detailed than that, Earl! LOL.

looks like my old house from like 3 yrs ago.... lol

Wow.

So all you are doing is drawing air through your reservoir and out of the room?

That is it?

And you are getting 64 deg F?

I HAVE to try this.

How often do you have to add to the reservoir to maintain your level?

The rez is continuously filled by a float valve supplied from an "RO only" Rez.

This is my RO rez



This is the float valve in the nutrient rez

Earl, Great thread. It took me a few days to get threw it all.

Could you go into a little more detail on the mechanics behind your float valve?

I understand your using gravity to deliver the RO water to you nute rez but how exactly is the float valve connected the tube coming from your RO rez and what closes the line to shut off the water?

From the ro tub,
I use bulkhead fittings
and that is how is hook up the plumbing.


I have a valve that I use inline with the hose
so I can shut-of the flow
while I'm doing the weekly flush.





This is my other RO rez

Wow, first of all, genius, second of all, thank you for taking the time to take pictures. Very helpful.

This sparks a few more questions though...

1) Does the float valve connect directly to the other side of the bulkhead in your nute res?
2) why do you have two lines coming from RO rez

Also, as a side question. When you do a nute change, do you whipe down your rez walls with a spunge? or do you just simply drain the water and refil with fresh nutes. The reason I am asking is because I am currently in the process of designing a type of low pressure aero/dwc system. Basically two tubs, one on top of the other, external pump to keep temps down and rigging an auto top off system such as yours.

So a problem I can see steming from that is not being able to access that bottom rez for whatever reason, the pump will be external so I will not have to worry about that, but for flushing/cleaning purposes... how important is it to have access to that bottom nute rez. Also I can see trying to fill it back up with fresh nutes a slight issue.

Thanks again for all your knowledge.

Earl, I posted my design on this thread https://www.rollitup.org/hydroponics-aeroponics/303894-aero-dwc-design-w-pics.html

Please check it out and comment!

Very nice systems you have set up. Looks almost entirely automated except for adding the nutrients manually. I'm going to try your set up when I get the money to buy pumps, lights, timers and meters. Have you ever tried to set up the nutrient supplies in smaller resses with smaller pumps and timers to supply the other resses so you dont have to do it by hand?

Did you figure out what was up with the skinny leaved indica? I have a plant that looks very similar but is a sativa. I know sativa leaves are going to be skinnier, but mine are curling in a but like yours... didn't mean to post this on the wrong thread ..

So what's up with this Earl? Still running it?

wow, i totally forgot about this thread, havn't seen earl around these parts in a long ass time.. miss reading his stuff.

Hey Earl,

Great thread. I had a question about your system. Pardon if this has been answered.

Are you cycling the liquid on and off? I have heard that 1 min. on / 4 min. off is good for low pressure aeroponics.

Great work.

it's official. I am definitely a failure. I don't know why I am posting this message in this forum, since I pretty much have no proof that anyone here is something other than an advertiser, lol.
I just finished writing the last letter I will ever write.
my time on earth is done.
I have learned that absolutely EVERYTHING I have ever tried to do, including growing one goddamned plant, then another, then another, then another, following about three month's research precisely, has failed.
Therefore, I am a failure.
My "aero" setup consists of a 1" tube running from the exhaust of my car into the car's window, and I sit here with my laptop.
There is nobody to say goodbye to, so I'll say goodbye to all of you advertisers.
Have a good time frying your brains and successfully growing your beautiful plants.
some people were never meant to be born.
goodbye.