I'm going to name this project the 4 inch Aeroshuttle because this design is basically a hybrid of Earl's space shuttle and his 4" aero/chiller. Basically all of the design here comes from Earls teaching and his journal.

I actually havent started this grow yet because I'm finishing up my last soil grow and then it's "goodbye dirt" forever!

However, I have started the basic construction of the unit and I'm finding that:

A) I'm no builder
&B) I sure as hell aint no Plumber

Therefore, I've decided to go ahead and start this journal now because without you guys I don't think that I can get it setup properly.

So I read Earls '6" Aero Space Shuttle' thread and like all of you I was blown away. I realized just how much time and effort I was wasting. (and just how little I knew)

I want to increase my yield and harvest rate, period.

So here we go:



This is the frame made from 1 1/2" pvc and the 4" tubes on top are sloped 1/2 inch lower on the res side so that after the sprayers shut off that the water will drain right back into the res.

I photoshopped what the 1/4" poly hose will look like when it's in place and those are 3" pots just to show placement. I'll be using the 2" pots with neoprene inserts just as Earl did in his 4" aero chiller thread. The system will have 9 plants which will have 12 inches in all directions to fill out. The unit is 42 inches wide and 60 inches long. So basically we're talking about a 4x5 unit when covered in insulation and Mylar. I want to cap the ends that drain and use a small flexible drain hose that will fall directly into the res.

I've ordered my equipment and I'm simply waiting on delivery of some stuff and for my current grow to finish then away we go.

Here's a picture of my Milwaukee PPM and TDS meters as well as my ECO 633 which will run my sprayers, along with the 330* sprayer heads. I also have a Danner 500GPH pump ordered to run my 1/10 HP chiller which is also ordered.





Where I need you guys is on my room/ro water/ res - setup... I know you mad scientists can help!

Ok look here:

To the right of my flower room is a bathroom which I use as a veg chamber for Mothers and clones:



Here's the other side of the wall which is my Flower room:






Now here's my hurdle; How do I setup the RO water system so that I can run lines to my Res in the flower room? Drill a hole through the wall? Does the RO system have a res of its own or does the water flow through the wall mounted system?

Also, how can I rig a hose to Drain my res back into that bathtub? Would it be possible to run a hose from the bottom of the res back to the bathtub thats powered by a pump? As you can see, the res will sit right by the wall anyway.

Obviously I cannot move full 45 gallon res...although I made sure this one has wheels incase of an emergency...lol . I'm tired of carrying soil and distilled water!!!!! Help me figure this out.

This project is a DEFINITE go and I'm looking from help from all of you aero and plumbing experts out there.


By the way, when this soil grow is done I'll be growing 9 plants in the system and journaling it from day 1. I'll harvest my soil grow on April 15th and totally clean up and reset my flower room. On April 16th I want to put cuttings into this system and go.


Earl, I can't thank you enough for your input thus far.

If you guys see things please point them out.

You are go for launch.

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4 inch PVC Aero with Chiller
Aero Space Shuttle
Vicious NothernBerry hempy bucket

i modded a Brute 50 gallon trash can that has float valve installed from my RO system


i can post pics if you like

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da fuck?

alrighty lookin great man ill be keepin an eye on this one

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looks like a great design taking form. One thing I would of suggested for you or any other person trying to do a PVC pipe setup is to use Square fence post instead of the round 4" PVC. It is ALOT easier to work with and the baskets just sit and seal inside the square shape ALOT better. Just my 2cents.

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VT Horticulture
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"Why buy from someone that wants your whole wallet or doesn't know how the systems they build really work and why?!?!?"

I started to use those but I didnt see any vinyl caps for them...just the decorative brass. 4" is easy. Trust me I thought about it and thank you very much for the feedback. I hope to get feedback from all of you guys.

Does this make sense to you guys? Earl please feel free to weigh in on R/O res and system placement.

Yes, I'd love to see your setup and discuss it with you. Thank you.

looks way cool, thats something i was kinda in the ball park for.

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I'll get it right one of these days

I'm going to get this setup ready to go (plumbing, res placement, etc) so when my last soil grow is harvested( April 15th) I can clean and reset my flower room with the aero shuttle in it,,,,,,go cut clones, and goooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.