Yup I have seen the grates and yeah they cost some money. I use extra thick heavyu duty netpots.$.60 each with a 25 year warranty on them they have better slots to hold the hydroton with cross mesh for strength and are really quit thick. Yeah the spinners dont work thats why I always said not to use them as they will get tangled and stop misting thats why I show and give a link to the red aero misters no moving parts

Ive always been a dirt man so this is all pretty new to me, wish I would have known about the ehavy duties, guess I should have asked the master lol. Im doign a couple of these so I may try one with the red misters and one with the popup sprinkler heads. This started on a bit of a whim for me to try out aero and has become a fun project, thanks again. Instead of putting a drain in the bottom Im using just a small 76 gph pump that Ive attached to another plain ol 30 gal tub. Ive run a tube to the bottom of my res and one to the bottom of the new tub. That way I can just suck the old nutes out into the extra tub, dump it, mix the new ones and then pump them right back into the system with the same pump turned around. Seemed pretty efficient. Ive got a bit more space to work with then I originally planned, I have mine spaced out with one net pot in each corner and then 1 more smack dab in the middle, if I keep an eye on them and trim if neccesary, do you think I could get away with vegging to about 12-14" and then flowering without the plants or the roots getting to crowded? As I mentioned before I use mostly flourescent so I have side ligthing as well for better penetraion, I usually throw a 75 watter on them for flower in addition to the 8 flor setup. And just FYI they are about a 50/50 IND vs SAT

In these tub setups I never veg bigger then 8 or so inches as they will get crowded.I also reccomen lollipopping them to give more room and air flow.I go heavy indica also to help on size but a sative can work since its gonna be slim and tall.Yeah a second res is agreat addition if room isnt a factor for sure.The popup sprinklers work well to I was gonna toy with using 4 of them in a larger setup for 12 plants and see how it does for entire grow.I use the pop ups on single buckets and cloners and they work nice.Glad the thread gave a little inspiration to try something new.For me ever since going hydro and aero I will never be a soil grower again except an occasional dirt grow to remind why I dont do them anymore lol

thanks again, Ive actually been using a few of these on my patio for veggies, Im learning more that way and my soil sucks where Im at anyway, Ive never seen peppers and tomoatoes grow so damn fast lol. now that Im preparing the space I have available to me indoors I have some leakage issues. I know you had said you where starting to use the locktop tubs to help cut down on leaks, Im wondering if you have found anything else that works well. Ive tried duct tape and all that, it just only last for so long. I was thinking some kind of a rubber gasket or seal would be great I just didnt know what to use, have you tried anything like this? I think a nice fat rubber seal and a few clamps would make things air tight. Ill let you know if I discover anything, Im going to go looks around here shortly.

you realllly put alot of hard work in this. i see your posts all around this forum and it seems youre the one to talk to around her.
question, whats the brand of pump you used for the model you made?

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Def. ask fletch but I found mine at lowes for about 35 bucks I think they where, they have awhole selection for outdoor ponds, I got the 270 gph I believe, it works very well. I know you can find them a little cheaper, but Lowes will take things back fi they break and its convenient

So hows this for fucking irony, so after my last post I go for a drive to geuss where... Lowes, found a fwe things I needed and on my way back I decide to go for a little joy ride and smoke one, as Im cruising around some neighborhood I wasnt o familiar with ALL OF A SUDDEN i SEE 5 MILLION COP CARS AND WHAT HAVE YOU. And what were they doing on a SUNDAY afternoon, carrying grow lights etc out of someones house! Un-freakin-believable! Im on my way back with most of the rest of what I need to do my first grow in years and by complete random bullshit chance I ride right by someone else getting busted, This just isnt cool, I dont even need to grow anymore, I just really wanted to, but being paranoid to begin with, this may just put the nix on the whole thing for the time being, I wasnt even gonna use my own pad but I think I may just write it off all together at least for a long long while when maybe it is my own pad and theres no one else involved. For the time being my tomatoes are kickin ass so I appreciate the help, I iwll be on here askin more questions Im sure if I cahnge my mind, I at least need to think it over some more, DAMN.
It is pretty freakin sweet that you are tryin to help all of us out though and I I want you to know I appreciate it fletch, they really need to get over this whole pot thing and worry about real fucking crime, small town cops suck!!

I like this system. Looks kind of like the one I want to start with.

Thanks

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Hi agin Fletch,
Sory i havn't popped in earlier to thank you for the help on the 'Aqua Mist'.To be hounest with ya i'd just about buy one of those from you if you were serious.I still would love to {build}one of those babys with the 32 count top.man,that shit is the start of a nice way i think.I dis how ever see and mark it some where a spinning part that was very high dollar for one!haha so they don't want us to build, they want us to buy at 499.99 usd i suppose it's fair but like you I need to be more Handy.But this dammned osteo, and fibromialgea[?],addhd,no knee cartlage thanks to the army...The mads they give me make me sik as hell,but not with me own but it's harder outside than it was,so Thank You Friend,and i will be talking with ya from time to time Your a nice person man and take care,Dr.KleenGenes{Dr.D}

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Thanks for the compliments and glad Im helping others out there. For these type of smaller setups I use aquavio 480 or thier 305 pumps. I buy bulk but know if you look around they are under $20 shipped by single units .Dr.Kleen Im always serious if you need one and wanna buy one let me know a good number of riu peeps have bought them from me so I can give references if need to my honesty and what you get when buying so if ya ever need one just shoot me a pm...Nothing wrong with a little paranoia its when your completely comfortable and feel safe all the time is when to worry