Want to Build a 6 Plant Aeroponic System with 5 Gallon Buckets Any Info!
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BendBrewer
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I have built a couple. Not all that difficult. I suggest having a reservoir as well.
Here's the one I use in veg. 8 buckets to give you an idea.
Here's the one I use in veg. 8 buckets to give you an idea.
wavey.mofo
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How much did yhat setup cost you? and would that be able to fit in a 1.2x1.2m tent?
BendBrewer
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(That is a 4 foot wide room. You would be close but not close enough I am afraid in that tent. 6 buckets should fit no problem.)
Not that much. Buckets are 2 bucks per, the res was 8 bucks. The costs are in the water and air pumps. I have those linked in 2 series and the circulation is just top feed and gravity back to the res. I run a 250ish GPH pump to the feeders and I have a 60 GPH pump in the res. that just recirculates back into the res. solution. I plan on adding another 60 pump to the res. and run one to each of the far buckets to increase the recirculation.
Each bucket has 1 air stone and the res. has 2 stones.
Here is my Flower room. Same concept, larger res. with added fresh water tank on top to top off as the plants drink. This is set up in parallel but I think I am going to switch that next round.
And what the heck, here is what it looks like now.
Not that much. Buckets are 2 bucks per, the res was 8 bucks. The costs are in the water and air pumps. I have those linked in 2 series and the circulation is just top feed and gravity back to the res. I run a 250ish GPH pump to the feeders and I have a 60 GPH pump in the res. that just recirculates back into the res. solution. I plan on adding another 60 pump to the res. and run one to each of the far buckets to increase the recirculation.
Each bucket has 1 air stone and the res. has 2 stones.
Here is my Flower room. Same concept, larger res. with added fresh water tank on top to top off as the plants drink. This is set up in parallel but I think I am going to switch that next round.
And what the heck, here is what it looks like now.
420today
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Here is a link to the one I want to copy its alot like yours!! It uses a 5gl bucket for the reservoir! http://cgi.ebay.com/6-PLANT-AEROPONIC-HYDRO-KIT-400-HPS-MH-GROWLIGHT-/120720816648?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c1b857a08
BendBrewer
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Yeah thar is pretty much it. Away from computer till the morning. On the phone now.