Dual Areoponic Cabinet, Ceramic Metal Halide

7-10-09

Temps 80° canopy, 74° root zone.
water temp 64°
Ph 5.8
PPM 230

OK Its has been about a week, everything looks good. The one plant, that TW in the center still hasn't sprouted roots
and doesn't look as good as the others but I'm Happy. I think I am out of the woods for now.











Well now they have rooted I will back off an the amount of my posts. save you guys all those emails, lol

Next update in a week.
I am going to the lake and my bud who is growing the Dream Team will look in on them while I am gone.
That reminds me he brought pics.

Oh Earl, I got two stinky Widow clones growing outside this summer. They are about four feet tall right now.
Just starting to bud.

Heres a shot. (The two big ones on the right)




I kept records in case you were interested.



They are growing along with five Super Silver Haze we made an outdoor scrog.

The Dream Team.
Time for an update, Heres some pics I got. (Pics from 7-08-09)








We had a place to grow but the lighting was poor. So we stretched these silver haze fem females
up about 5 1/2 feet and screened them.They look big now, and still have a month veg to go.
I started them in march in the small cab.

It's getting warmer so we water twice a week now and feed once.

Cool huh.
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7-17-09

Temps 86° canopy, 78° root zone.
water temp 74°
Ph 6.4 Backed to 5.7
PPM 210

Its getting warmer in there. There night temp is about the same as day.
I run my lights at night so you have the heat of the lights but the cooler air. This is summer and the temps outside have
been in the high nineties but the vent from under the room stays about eight to ten degrees cooler.
So that works good.

I turned the thermostat up to 3 in the res we will see what we get overnight.
I am sure I can get it down.

I was gone a week so my bud took care of them for me. Kept the Ph in line and topped off
the res with RO water. Only needed a gallon or so. Did a great job. I didn't mention water temp
to him so I made that adjustment today. I am lucky to have a friend like that.

The stalks on all but a few of them seem small to me but I am happy with the growth.
inter node spacing is starting to get further apart. like half inch. Maybe the CMH will go up a little sooner.
All of there roots are just touching the bottom now. so thats been two weeks.

WW



TW







This is probally the bigest one.



I plan on adjusting the jets soon so they hit more of the root system. The rooter cubes are moist and I think it is time.



I will take the plants that have the largest root system and move them to the front of the system because the drains are in the back.


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Hey floaty,

Thanks for the input. The depth of the aero box was the question I pondered for quite a while.
As far as I can tell there really is no rule of thumb in regards to depth.

I found most systems were built in a much deeper tub. Say fifteen inches or so. I figured I
didn't have the room. Then I saw a system built by stinkbud out of square 4" tubes.
To me the drain looked to small.

Then I found a journal where plants were grown in 4 inch tubes. The plants got about 3 feet
tall and the roots went down the tube to the res. (Earls grow) so I figured 7 inches would be tall enough.
I really dint know yet. I am sure the roots will follow the water to the drains. My plan is to lift one side
at a time and move the roots every couple days. Maybe a screen of some kind will help. I have quite
a bit more height than I had before but I still think I am going to screen the canopy. (scrog)

If this works like I have planed, The roots will fill the tub about halfway and the height after screening
them will be about 2 feet, without the screen about 3 feet.
I know people have had plants strangle each other because they were planted too close but I think I can pull this off.

I believe the reason the plants strangled each other was because they were fighting for the
available water. If I give them enough water there wont be that problem.

Stick around and we will see.

Good question though.
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I hear ya man, I love the root porn.
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Hum, good point man. I didn't think of that.
So I guess they are alright as long as I kept them in a cool dry place like the label says

Thanks.
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7-19-09

I checked the res temp and by turning up the thermostat to three I got it down to 68° I was going to wait until
next week to start feeding grow nutrients but I changed my mind. Today I did a res change and added nutes.

Temp 86, res 68°
Nutrient Solution: GH Flora Nova Grow
Nutrient Levels: 300ppm
Additives: GH Floralicious
Additive Levels: 70ppm

Total PPM 370

They seem to be doing fine under the current lighting.
I will switch to the CMH on Sunday and increase nutes to 500ppm.
For now I want to let them get used to the nutes.

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7-20-09​

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