first time d.i.y nft

LOFT said:

I need to pull my finger out and build one of these but bigger...!!!
8and a hald oz from that space is amazing well done!
best i done with nft was a tree grow where i pulled just over 13oz dry in a 4x4

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LOFT said:

i want to run about 60 plants as im in the loft and not a lot of headroom
how tall were your plants that clogged it?

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TheChemist77 said:

i switched over to flood and drain because i found that the 4 inch pvc very quickly fills w/ roots and i couldnt find 6 or 8 inch pvc tubes.. i can say that the nft grew great plants as big roots = big plants and buds. i have run every sort of hydro, aero,nft,undercurrent, dwc, f n d, etc...all work well but i found the flood tables to be easiest with great rewards. i have a 4ftx6ft table, covered and by the time i pull the plants the entire table has a 2 inch blanket of roots. only 1 drain and 1 overflow drain, no cloggs, easy to change and clean the rez and table.. if your limited by the height in your room, a dwc table may be a great way to go.. you can turn any size table or tote into a dwc. you just need to use airators to keep the water oxegenated..i grew great plants in dwc and i actually still use a couple dwc 5 gallon buckets,, but in a limited height room the 5 gal buckets will take up height, youd be well off in a 6 to 8 inch tall table or under bed storage totes work well too, easy to build, easy to drain and clean, and dwc gets huge root systems...

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LOFT said:

Yes i looked into doing dwc and its just too many buckets and pipe runs for my little loft
I was looking at Heath Robinsons perpetual 10 pot wilma system grow and was considering doing exactly the same as him
I can get the 10 pot system from a local garden centre for £110 so i was gonna buy one to start with then add the other 2 when cash allows

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TheChemist77 said:

Save some cash and build your own system with under bed storage totes w/ covers and 3 inch net pots..simple to build total cost would be less than $50.oo for 2 3ftx2ft totes,pots,airator, and stones or rockwool.. just my opinion tho,, most systems are high priced for something you could build yourself for cheap...

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LOFT said:

Do you know what?!?!?
Im going to build 3 similar things from plywood as it going to be even cheaper still
Just about 2 sheets of ply and a pond liner is needed..
I have air pumps and all that jazz already
So your right its expensive for what it is

Thanks for the ideas!! watch this space!

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budolskie said:

I've seen people build the same sort but use timber frame and pond liner that and over floor to make res

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budolskie said:

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/PLAIN-PACKAGED-Aerodome-20-plant-Cutting-Aeroponic-Pot-Propagator-X-Stream-DWC-/281235771809?nav=SEARCH

I have since built 2 the same as this one for m8s
If u got pumps and a tub a square tub u get more clone space in the system for what floor space it's taken up

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