DIY Aeroponic Unit
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Nelson Mutz
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That's a way cool set-up, Major...thanks for the link!
Nelson
Nelson
For running the fountain cord, *DO NOT* start cutting up the box like he shows to do.
Do this instead:
* drill another 2" hole (on the side if you have a water-resistant glue/silicone gun)
* get an extra neoprene collar and hanging basket cut the bottom out of the basket
* run the cord through the basket (which is glued into the 2" hole you drilled)
*put the neoprene collar around the cord (you can glue this if you want as well, and if it's on the side, you'll probably need to)
Voila, you now have a better way of running the cord without hacking up the box.
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It sucks to try and water-liner something like this. You will almost always get a leak from somewhere.
To fix this:
* take kitchen plastic garbage bags (until someone suggests something better)
* fold them over the edge of the bottom portion of the box (where there's only a little bit actually inside --- preferably not dipping into the water)
* put the lid down on top
* pull the other folded side (the side that's hanging on the outside of the box) up on top of the box
* place the giant clothes pins (whatever they're called...) on top of the bags so it's holding it tight against the box.
You will get 0 leaks this way because the water is hitting the bag which is being held above it, and thus rolls back down into the reservoir.
Do this instead:
* drill another 2" hole (on the side if you have a water-resistant glue/silicone gun)
* get an extra neoprene collar and hanging basket cut the bottom out of the basket
* run the cord through the basket (which is glued into the 2" hole you drilled)
*put the neoprene collar around the cord (you can glue this if you want as well, and if it's on the side, you'll probably need to)
Voila, you now have a better way of running the cord without hacking up the box.
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It sucks to try and water-liner something like this. You will almost always get a leak from somewhere.
To fix this:
* take kitchen plastic garbage bags (until someone suggests something better)
* fold them over the edge of the bottom portion of the box (where there's only a little bit actually inside --- preferably not dipping into the water)
* put the lid down on top
* pull the other folded side (the side that's hanging on the outside of the box) up on top of the box
* place the giant clothes pins (whatever they're called...) on top of the bags so it's holding it tight against the box.
You will get 0 leaks this way because the water is hitting the bag which is being held above it, and thus rolls back down into the reservoir.
alphabibbiddy boo boo
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nice post.. just what i was looking for.. and btw, aeroponics are suitable for vegging/flowering as well, correct? i dont see why not, but it seems like most people are using them for propagation solely...
antipythium
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If you have to leakproof an aero container, I did one of the early less streamlined methods. in my case, I had black plastic but a decent garbage bag will work.
it involves making an internal skirt that hangs down from the lid. Hot glue is made to stick plastic to plastic. Typical rubbermaid container plastic is very resistant to taking glue; but hot glue will do the job, although the finished product isn't bulletproof. The hot glue sticks to plastic sheet and garbage bags really, really well. Once it's on those, it's on for good.
What you do is cut the plastic so it'll go all the way around the periphery of the lid, inside the container, with enough overlap to ensure you can seal the ends where they start and end.
You just take the plastic, which also has to be long enough to make it down to the water (which forms the bottom seal) and glue it to the lid, so that when it's all over, there's a continuous skirt all the way around.
The method I use, blows into the root zone with a fan, and the leaking was real substantial. I used silicone hand made gaskets, I used little flaps of plastic, nothing worked. But, I have to say that just as the original author of (I can NOT remember who or where) said it would, the skirt fixed ALL leaking like a champ.
It's not pretty. It's not the easiest method to manage once you lift the lid, but I just want to verify, it does work. And it doesn't really cost much at all to make one. It also doesn't take any real calibration, or precision building.
Just to let you guys know.
it involves making an internal skirt that hangs down from the lid. Hot glue is made to stick plastic to plastic. Typical rubbermaid container plastic is very resistant to taking glue; but hot glue will do the job, although the finished product isn't bulletproof. The hot glue sticks to plastic sheet and garbage bags really, really well. Once it's on those, it's on for good.
What you do is cut the plastic so it'll go all the way around the periphery of the lid, inside the container, with enough overlap to ensure you can seal the ends where they start and end.
You just take the plastic, which also has to be long enough to make it down to the water (which forms the bottom seal) and glue it to the lid, so that when it's all over, there's a continuous skirt all the way around.
The method I use, blows into the root zone with a fan, and the leaking was real substantial. I used silicone hand made gaskets, I used little flaps of plastic, nothing worked. But, I have to say that just as the original author of (I can NOT remember who or where) said it would, the skirt fixed ALL leaking like a champ.
It's not pretty. It's not the easiest method to manage once you lift the lid, but I just want to verify, it does work. And it doesn't really cost much at all to make one. It also doesn't take any real calibration, or precision building.
Just to let you guys know.
Bon Doogey
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Anyone know where I can find fogger nozzles as pictured in this how to I have looked around and can't find anything...
w99illie
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tried to give you some rep for the link...got to spread the love first
pergamum362
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A better thing to use for leak proofing one of these is to buy some "close cell foam gasket tape".not very expensive at all.Take and line the top where the lid will seat with it and wherever else a leak might occur.