Hydro/Aero questions

potroast

Uses the Rollitup profile
*Sigh*, grow in pots of dirt, then you won't have to decide. :blsmoke:

Hydroponics means growing without dirt. Types of hydro growing systems:

Ebb & Flow means to flood & drain the medium with nutrient solution.
Drip System means to drip nutrient solution over medium.
Nutrient Film Technique (NFT) means roots are bathed in flowing nutrient solution.
Aeroponics means roots are sprayed with nutrient solution.
Deep Water Culture (DWC) means roots grow into nutrient solution.

HTH :mrgreen:
 

FilthyFletch

Mr I Can Do That For Half
For your question..depends on your expirence strain and amount of plants. I grow aero 28 plant site grow setup. Cost me $150 to build.You want easiest with decent time littl eslower but maybe less work as far as supporting go flood and drain tables they tend to grow little thick stalks ans since they are in bigger pots with extra pebble weight less netting is required/ Figure a 4 x 8 table at $130 area a pump for $45 some hose and res pots, pebbles 4 inch cubes maybe $250 per table setup
 

plant man

Active Member
exactly how many more watts in addition to the aerogarded included flouro lights will I need and at what time veg flowering? what brand of cfl of hps and lamp suggestions
 

Sgrios

Active Member
Yes, I happen to know what the difference is between the systems.

I'm after growing 16 plants max! I'm going to start off small around 6 plants. But I'm going to build a system to hold around 16 plants max for later down the road. Strains I've been looking at White Widow/Ak-47's, Big Buds.

With that information, would you say Aero?
Hydro would be a little easier I figure but. Do it right once is what I'm after, cost doesn't really effect which system for me either.
 

PHMeter

Active Member
Heres what I do not sayen its right or wrong and I tried many, many different ways over the 27 years of operation.
First thing id get is an air conditioner attic sounds hot
(I have no web site or the such and no pictures cause ya no ya no)

If your attic is big enough

Rustle up - 1 4x8 sheet of plywood
4 1x4x8' Boards
8 2x2x8' Boards
1 120v 1000watt ballast
1 1000 watt super HPS
1 24hr Timer
2 Big Bales of Professional Growers Mix only!not peet moss(Miracle Grow
works)
1 Rubber maid garden can(for fluids)(hold 120L water)
1 Utility pump with garden hose fitting
1 25 foot or length you need of garden hose
1 Garden watering wand
2 Aero pumps with 8 stones(use splitters all in same reservoir)
1 roll of white and black poly
1 roll of clear plastic
Lots of deck screws
1 Small Fan
25' of utility chain(the small stuff)
Enough electrical chord to to hook yer timer and light up
You will need to fab up a mount so it holds yer light horizontal not vertical
1 pale of 30-10-10 evergreen plant food
1 pale of 10-52-10 evergreen plant food
1 PH, TDS, Temperature Meter (paper and drops suck)
1 plumbers torch
1 cheap but works thermometer
You may need to vent or intake?

Take all this and make a 4'x8' box with 4" walls, take the 2 by 2's and build a frame around it and make roof high as ya can for comfort of you (*screw to side of box, do not let screws go into box as you will line that with clear poly and fill it with the growers mix, once you have a frame built corner to corner and length to length take the black and white poly white side in of course and cover over it like ya would a lawn tractor, nice and neat and no light can get in from outside, make fold over doors on both sides or on one..space? now you have a setup to put 50 clones in staking them 5 wide by ten long...fill the rubber maid bucket with 120 l of water and 30 ml of food per 6 litres of water and water them night you start then water em straight three days later then feed em again with food four days later so every week same time twice once food once water and so on, use that utility pump and garden hose to pump out resorvoir...keep ph stable all the time 6.2, up and down it with food...never ever go over 500 ppm TDS for dirt...and do same time, every time...every day two or three times a day when they are awake light that plumbers torch and run it inside for 1 min or 2 i do 2 with 7ft ceiling..if you vent out then do after vent goes off..put vent on timer...practice makes perfect..benefits of turning light sideways and going 120v on yer ballast a:less power usage b:40% more lumens to plant c:1/2 the heat, i run one on a 8' track. 1 week at 18 and 6 hrs and 8 weeks at 12 and 12 hrs and i produce 3.5 pounds..now depending on your enviro build to suit...veg longer with smaller amounts. Water sucks cause of leaks and in yer attic do ya really want leaks?? Algie problems baby setten all the time, this way here i love em and leave em.....

Why did I take the time to write this fucken book well it's I am tired of smoking crap fucken weed that some joe learnt from his uncle ivan when I run out....

May yer tricumbs stand up straight like the nipples on a pert rack and be clear....
 

PHMeter

Active Member
Heres what I do not sayen its right or wrong and I tried many, many different ways over the 27 years of operation.
First thing id get is an air conditioner attic sounds hot
(I have no web site or the such and no pictures cause ya no ya no)

If your attic is big enough

Rustle up - 1 4x8 sheet of plywood
4 1x4x8' Boards
8 2x2x8' Boards
1 120v 1000watt ballast
1 1000 watt super HPS
1 24hr Timer
2 Big Bales of Professional Growers Mix only!not peet moss(Miracle Grow
works)
1 Rubber maid garden can(for fluids)(hold 120L water)
1 Utility pump with garden hose fitting
1 25 foot or length you need of garden hose
1 Garden watering wand
2 Aero pumps with 8 stones(use splitters all in same reservoir)
1 roll of white and black poly
1 roll of clear plastic
Lots of deck screws
1 Small Fan
25' of utility chain(the small stuff)
Enough electrical chord to to hook yer timer and light up
You will need to fab up a mount so it holds yer light horizontal not vertical
1 pale of 30-10-10 evergreen plant food
1 pale of 10-52-10 evergreen plant food
1 PH, TDS, Temperature Meter (paper and drops suck)
1 plumbers torch
1 cheap but works thermometer
You may need to vent or intake?

Take all this and make a 4'x8' box with 4" walls, take the 2 by 2's and build a frame around it and make roof high as ya can for comfort of you (*screw to side of box, do not let screws go into box as you will line that with clear poly and fill it with the growers mix, once you have a frame built corner to corner and length to length take the black and white poly white side in of course and cover over it like ya would a lawn tractor, nice and neat and no light can get in from outside, make fold over doors on both sides or on one..space? now you have a setup to put 50 clones in staking them 5 wide by ten long...fill the rubber maid bucket with 120 l of water and 30 ml of food per 6 litres of water and water them night you start then water em straight three days later then feed em again with food four days later so every week same time twice once food once water and so on, use that utility pump and garden hose to pump out resorvoir...keep ph stable all the time 6.2, up and down it with food...never ever go over 500 ppm TDS for dirt...and do same time, every time...every day two or three times a day when they are awake light that plumbers torch and run it inside for 1 min or 2 i do 2 with 7ft ceiling..if you vent out then do after vent goes off..put vent on timer...practice makes perfect..benefits of turning light sideways and going 120v on yer ballast a:less power usage b:40% more lumens to plant c:1/2 the heat, i run one on a 8' track. 1 week at 18 and 6 hrs and 8 weeks at 12 and 12 hrs and i produce 3.5 pounds..now depending on your enviro build to suit...veg longer with smaller amounts. Water sucks cause of leaks and in yer attic do ya really want leaks?? Algie problems baby setten all the time, this way here i love em and leave em.....

Why did I take the time to write this fucken book well it's I am tired of smoking crap fucken weed that some joe learnt from his uncle ivan when I run out....

May yer tricumbs stand up straight like the nipples on a pert rack and be clear....
also and in addition too...use that 30-10-10 for five weeks, then switch to 10-52-10 for three weeks and straight water for one week..
 

Sgrios

Active Member
Thank you very much PHmeter. I like the setup idea. I've decided to just do it in the basement now. To much hassle with the attic. I'm such a indecisive bitch at times. I think I'll go with Aero.

Aero questions.. where do you start off with seedlings, can you just put them straight into the aero garden? Do you use rockwood to start them in the Aero garden. I've searched, theres just not many Aero guides..
 

PHMeter

Active Member
Aero is misting of the roots by air. I would if i was to try this way, clone and root first before i put them in there. I wood also think that use of lava rock would suffice there as it is a hydro way but instead you are using a mist....but definately if i could i would clone em and root em.
 
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