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Originally Posted by tckfui
Aeroponic chamber- they are becoming incredibly popular because they are said to be a low maintenance hydroponics systems.
Aeroponic setups have a water pump inside of them (same ones used for fish tanks) that pumps water through misters. Most people have these misters spray the
roots 24 hours a day. Since the roots are just being sprayed they receive much more air than other kinds of hydroponic systems, while still getting as much nutrient
rich water, and this makes the plants grow at a much faster rate.
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Just my 2 cents here. I would perhaps mention that the cause of the Aeroponic system being so efficient if you will is that the "mist" or better put as water particle size is directly connected with the amount of oxygen the roots are getting, and this smaller particle size also allows for a reduction in nutrient use as the roots become more finely haired than the typical root growing in soil or any other growing medium they better extract the nutes. This is also what makes the fogging systems an absolute god of hydroponics..until your fogger fails. Both Aeroponic and Fogponic roots are very susceptible to root damage due to drying as there is no medium to get them though a dry spell. Most all fogponic systems I have seen run 24/7, I run my Aeroponic 4x6 tray with 25 jets at about 3 minute on/off intervals around the clock. If I suffer a power failure I have found the tray being covered does build up humidity that keeps damp for hours and hours.
Hope this helps in some way.
03-05-2008, 06:10 AM
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