aeroponics system needed that only uses ez-clone neoprene inserts for medium?
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yeah i cant see whats under there so its just regular tubing that i can connect and make it as long as i want? as far as the drain i forgot to mention that i wanna put it on the side at the very bottom cause i dont see a way i can get to the bottom while the res is full. 4tatude i need a connection to screw in a garden hose on the res and then when its unhooked i need a cap. sorry i forgot to mention that
how much water is left in your res after you drain it? where on your res is the drain? it sucks for me cause after i pump my water out i still have like 6 inches of water left. this makes me never want to change it lol
4tatude
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6 in is too much, the drain is too high put another in lower. i lust use the pump in mine to pump out yhen vacume about 4 gallons total to completly clean or add 20 n pump out again. youcan get a hose x fip addaptor at any hw store that will screw to a hose on one end n pipe on other
4tatude
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install a valve
what do you use to vacuum the last 4 gallons? can you give a specific name to what it is. yeah this is really confusing for me if i dont have the specific name to everything i need to buy. im gonna talk to the guy at the hardware store about this.
alright thanks for your help
4tatude
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basic shop vac, for anyone workin g with a water medium its a must have item.
great info 4tatude. im definitely gonna buy one of those incase theres water left in the res after i drain it through the valve or incase a spill happens at anytime. i just got back from the hardware store and the guy there helped me out alot. i got a bulkhead fitting and everything involved to make the drain valve
sounds good thanks
PetFlora
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Sounds like you want to finish plants in aero with no net pots, right? IME once plants get big and heavy, they will drop through the hole neoprene and all. No bueno.
Cloning systems are designed just to get a decent root system, then transfer to their final home
Here's how I do it. Once roots are big enough I transfer 4" net pot directly into my DIY F & D tote
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Keesje
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You are right.
The way to avoid this is to stick the neoprene collar in a netpot.
The edge of the netpot will prevent the collar to fall through.
You still will need no medium.
What also might help even more is to grow a lot of smaller plants per square meter, which means less weight per collar.
Also the 'load' is less heavy when the rootball is on the bottom of the tray, and is somehow a bit supported.
coreywebster
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Start a new thread mate.
As you can see if you resurrect an old thread from 2011 those who read it will answer the original posters question.