The 30 minute 6 plant aero build

Survolte

Survolte

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FilthyFletch said:
Ok been busy but jumping on. The best way on these is to add a drain valve on the smaller side of the top as low as possible. You use the rubber grommets and regular drain valves availiable online or at hydro stores. The grommet goes in the hole seas the edges then you force the drain end into the rubber which is a water tight seal.It accepts a hose on the out side which can be as long as you need. Put the hose ina bucket or sink or drain open the valve and drain.Close the valve and refill. Simple takes 10 minutes to swap res water out for new...
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thanks alot fletch sounds simpler then my idea. Great to hear from the inventor himself.
 
MrAero

MrAero

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Het there Filthy,, So Im 3 weeks in to my aero. Going great. Question though, I used Distilled Water, MICRO GROW and BLOOM by Advanced Nutrients, and I am gettign a little wilt on my Sensi star and a little droop on my Purple Kush, the 2 Trainwrecks are great, but these two are fussy. What pH do you run? Im between 5 and 6 as directed by a friend, but he just does hydro... Again, I have a little wilt and a little droop. Light cycle is 18-6, pushing great roots.. Any thoughts?
 
FilthyFletch

FilthyFletch

Mr I Can Do That For Half
Mr Aero hope its going good. I dont use distilled water just straight tap water and I run my aero ph at 5.5 with res water temps around 68 degrees F warmer then 70 you get issues colder then 65 you get issues..I never used a 18/6 cycle I alway veg 24 hours on and then 12/12. Never reallu used advanced nutes much I prefer Fox Farms as my base nutes. Keep a fan on the plants blowing on them and make sure you change your res once a week and it helps if you can add an airstone or grotek super H2O2 35%...The misters at lowes will clog and never use a spinner type. Use the kind I gave the link for in this thread early on as they are the best less clogging and no spinning to foul.
 
jerkin247

jerkin247

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you change your res every week? do you have too? another thing, do use the same amount of nutes as the bottle recommends? or do you cut it?
 
thelastride67

thelastride67

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all i gotta say is thanks to fletch for the design plans. it's simple, and works perfectly. I'm a first time grower and i managed to get a quarter pound for four plants----Sensi Super Skunk--- with 1 week veg and 5 week flower with a 400watt HPS

in the beginning i got worried about rez temp being too high so i added a separate res and return pump+line. i purchased a CAP timer with 1min on and 5 off.... other than that fox farm gb, bb,tb nutrients

but yah great setup works like a dream, no other way to grow. n it costs like 30 bucks for everything except the pump you just have to go to some bargain fish store or somethign


thxs again
 
FilthyFletch

FilthyFletch

Mr I Can Do That For Half
Thanks for the input guys I appreciate hearing back and glad it inspired the do it yourselfers to give it a shot and love hearing mods made to these things. Nice qp first try from 4 plants well done. On the res change I usually do every week as to keep ppm maxed out unless Im in a larger 50 gallon or bigger res. I follow the feeding charts fro fox farm then each strain i grow I may up the amounts to max out ppm for that strain. I usually am a little higher ppm then the charts as I am comfortable with fox farm and know how much I can force to my plants..Good grows guys
 
FilthyFletch

FilthyFletch

Mr I Can Do That For Half
for a 6 site dripper setup a small pump does fine. I always just shove like a 150 gph pump in there but depends on the drippers you use. If they are 3 gph drippers you need about a 50gph pump but I always double for the distance of the up rise which is about 12-16 inches up so a 100 gpg pump but since I always order 150 or 250 pumps i use those so no issues in pumping
 
P

pot/head

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FilthyFletch, I am thinking about making your original set up with the 6 sites and 20 gallon tank. I have a few questions before I decide to grow using this method.

1. How much Fox Farm nutes do you need to use for the full growing cycle if I were to change the water weekly? Not sure if I should buy the quart size or the gallon for each nute.

2. How do you control water temp when using either a 400 or a 600 watt HM/HPS light?

3. Do you run the airstones constantly from beginning to end?

4. Do you run the sprayers even when the roots are submerged or just touching the water in the tank or should it be shut off at that point?

Thanks in advance!!
 
FilthyFletch

FilthyFletch

Mr I Can Do That For Half
Thanks for the question. You can get the 3 1qt bottles of fox farm for like $45 and that will get you 2 or so grows out of them. Im not sure what you mean by control the water temps with a 400 watt or 600 watt light? My res temps always stay around 65 F with no controling them under 600 watt lights. If the water is too cold a simple aquarium heater can be used cost about $25 at wal mart. I never had the res water get above 68 so never had any warm water issues..Running airstones constantly is a good thing to do from start to finish...I run the sprayers 24 hours a day the entire grow. Never turn themn off except at res change and never cycle them.
 
FilthyFletch

FilthyFletch

Mr I Can Do That For Half
you can use those if you like. They need bigger pipes and connectors and a bigger pump which might raise water temps in your res. I have used similar in my single plant aero buckets I sell. Which is a single plant 5 gallon bucket setup with one of these yard type misters and then has a custom fit 10 inch netpot lid that snaps ontop. great for nice big plants..
 
FilthyFletch

FilthyFletch

Mr I Can Do That For Half
Id go with the 50-55 gallon sized tub and then make sure you lollipop and fiem the tops to keep multiple heads on smaller plants
 
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Fletch thanks for all of your info and inspiration...
my only question is, is it better to use on tub or use two?
one for the plants and sprayers, and one for the pump and water?
 
C

Cman

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Fletch,

This is an amazing thread! Demystifies what is happening and makes it look easier than soil.

I am 99% sure I am going to build or buy this box, but still tryin to figure out a few things.

I want to go from seeds to a full aero, SOG grow.

On the second page of the thread, you show a bucket How do I use aero to get from a germinated seed to a plant with roots ready to go into the x6 grower?

Also, if I want to create a mother grown fully in aero from seed, I assume I would use a device similar to the x6, except with maybe a smaller bucket and only one cup?

I have read this thread, but I didnt catch that. Any help appreciated.
 
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