i went this exact route.. all the little ones grow up on aero then once their roots have gotten big enough i get them their own dwc bucket. i was faced with the same decision. the roots turned from lanky noodles to giant root masses.
my setup is
veg: 4ft 4bulb t5 up top (htgsupply.com was the cheapest i found personally) then clip lights with 2700k and 6500k cfls surrounding. I am a firm believer in fluorescents for grow. nodes are closer together, low heat, low electricity, light is evenly spread throughout the grow...
look for a roll of plastic sheeting at walmart in the window insulation/small electronics isle of walmart, i used hot glue not tape, takes a bit of extra time but if you do it once right you wont have to deal with it again, been 3 months and no leaks. hope this helps. :leaf...
a picture is worth a thousand words they say.. maybe this will help a bit
if you go this route, dont glue the plastic where it seals with the tote, just inside of the lip is best. cant find a link for the plastic, will search more later, good luck.
soil to aero i wouldn't attempt to do but soil because of clogging the sprayers. but soil to a dwc standalone bucket ive done and have had great success.. it doubled the growth rate of my mothers.
i would go to walmart/homedepot and buy a 5quart 'icecream pale lookalike' container with lid...
my personal experience, 2x as fast with durban poison and og kush. fox farm nutes. 5gal dwc buckets are my best friend =]. coat them with foil tape, add an airstone and off you go.
i just put 2 of my soil mother plants into a 5gal bucket with an air stone, they both really took off.. i pulled the root ball out of the pot then rinsed the roots a bit then stuck them in the 5gal bucket. I was careful to not damage the roots too much but some damage is going to happen. overall...
i have the same light.. its excellent for veg but not sure on bloom.. straight 12/12 from the start i would say you could fit 4 plants under it the whole way through..
maybe its just bad night for searching but i haven't found anything on how to get rid of this stuff.. its mainly on the lower older leaves but starting to slowly spread.. does anyone know a simple spray or natural way to get rid of this?? any .02 appreciated..
all of them showed already.. i think they were in the dark a bit too long when i got them.. but i kept them in constant light for a bit to bring them back..
ok.. i really like this idea right here..
https://www.rollitup.org/hydroponics-aeroponics/6592-get-harvest-every-2-weeks.html
but i don't think i'm to that level of skill yet to be playing with hydro or aeroponics.. is there a setup like this one except for soil? i'm looking for the...