New Aeroflo2 60 Grow! Started from the ground up! Lots of Pics!!

roller- I got it for like $180 from rvf garden supply... its a pretty popular unit though!

I moved all of the seeds without large roots into the dome!Here are some pics of the seedlings that have sprouted! Here are the roots under the ez clone. they look healthy in my opinion... PLEASE DONT LET THEM DIE

Your doing a great job. We have a Very very similar setup.. I'll be staying tuned...
(I did the same thing in the beginning.. dropped all that cash and put all that time into it, only to finally get started, forget a damn timer, and come to find some dried out, sad little babies.. >-(
The most important aspect to pay attention to with aeroponics is, WATER - TiMERS - ELECTRiCiTY - AiR without H20 they simply dye. Real Fast. So yeah Good-luck mate!!

Thanks grow!! any input on how the seedlings look right now? Ive never started from seed.. especially not in an aero set-up.

i started with 4 plants and tried different nutrients strengths with each for my first grow. its extremely easy to burn them. its best not to even add anything for a couple weeks unless they start showin signs. they look great at the moment. i use general hydroponics flora series, it calls for 1/4tsp per gallon of each nute (micro,gro,flora) for seedlings and cuttings. the first week i only put and 1/8th of micro and gro. the flora is NOT needed. i did another with it and it got screwed up. then after the first week i went up to a 1/4. make sure to check up on it for the next 48 hrs for signs of burn. if its ok. i would go with that for a couple weeks depending on how big your plant is. as it gets bigger you want to add a little more. when i started the flowering phase i started usin the bloom with the micro and grow. i didn't go to full strength until two weeks into flowering (during this time took out the grow and added Kool Bloom to the mix). you can see the plant now, its my current grow. so anyways i know that we have defferent nutes but maybe that will help you with ideas. i think i saw kool bloom in your mix. I like it alot. another thing that worked good for me was changing out the water once a week. i use an aquarium thermometer to check the water temps of the old water and new water. if the new water is colder i would recommend using a fishtank heater to make it the same. less stress on plant.

hey brandon... I am using the GH flora series also! I started doing the same thing.. I added about an 1/8 tsp. of the floramicro and the floragrow to the water. The ppm right now is like 60 and the temps are at a cool 69. The pH is around 6. i am seeing growth in the roots, but not so much in the foliage yet. And advice? Thanks again for your reply!

sounds good so far. wouldn't add any more nutes than that till they start gettin more of their true leaves. its easy to burn em. really they don't even have to have nutes for the first few weeks when they are in the seedling stage. here is a pic of what it looks like when you add too much. notice the brown tips. now that i look back on it. looks like it had some heat stress. but even this little guy made it. as soon as you c signs of burnin settin in, its best to change your water. check ur ph daily. remember its your first time, it wont be perfect. you are goin to have leaves that get burnt, curl, some will even die. its a learning process. before i change my water, i let my tap water set out for at least 24 hrs to evaporate all the chlorine and other harsh chemicals. rain water is best but don't let it sit outside to long cuz then you might bring in bugs with it.

i went back and looked at ur nute pictures. now i see the flora series, thought the two pictures were the same when i first looked at em. as far as all that extra stuff, i don't know bout em. other than koolbloom. i wouldn't add all of it to all the plants until you know if its good or not. do some with and some without. just don't use full strength. when you run out of ph down, a cheap method that i found works is lemon juice. of course it doesn't look like you got any funding problems. i think that just about covers any tips i can give ya at the moment.... oh one more. get a big note pad and make a journal. what you do, changes made, what makes the plant look better, what screws it up, etc.etc. it helps in the long run.

Hey Brandon.. dude thanks for all the info...I just wrote a paragraph back and the whole thing got erased so I'm going to do the quick version first! I already have a notepad and it has already come in handy.. I forget stuff all the time lol.... go figure I have used lemon juice in the past and I find that it is very inconsistent because the acidity of the lemon is inconsistent. pH in that respect is better. The hydro store by my house sells that big bottle for like $8 so it not so bad. I did spend a lot on the initial set-up but now I'm broke. lol So $$ is always an issue. As for the water.... I have a tri meter so I check the specs a couple times a day. (pH, temp, ppm). The temp is usually around 69 and ppms have been around 70-80 but Im going to change the water to get it back to 20-30. I also have a RO system so that gets me my clean water! As for the plants, Im def going to be putting up new pics of them tomorrow so check em out and tell me what you think! Thanks again!

must be nice to have all that fancy stuff. I just know the cheap way to do things.lol. i did my current grow just to learn what to do and not to do. the biggest lesson i learned is don't try and use a ufo to veg and don't add bloom when your plant is just a seedling. that reminds me........i just checked on my ak seeds and 2 out of three have sprouted. SCORE!!! keep me poseted on what you learn about that line up of nutes you got.

may be a novice question, but why the green party bulb? can it be any bulb that blocks uv rays?

Bravo...Great job, looking forward to this, would b interested to see how that aero turns out for you, u use one b4? was thinking about getting a ebb and gro system so would love to know what u think about your grow system? Wishing you many great successes!

1. Don't use rain water. God knows what is in rain water. Reverse Osmosis is generally the best but really in most parts of the country plain ol' tap water is going to be just fine. If you have hard water there are a number of solutions including hard water nutes by many makers including Flora Nova. I don't have hard water and I have used the Flora Nova hard water nutes by accident and had zero issues.

2. The instructions provided by Flora Nova are fine. I've gone from clone directly to aggressive growth and from that directly to aggressive flower with not a single issue. People want to make aeroponics harder than it is. Really it is just the people who are too fucking permi-stoned that get confused. I know everyone wants to feel special and think they have to come up with some whacked out new method, but really, just read the fucking directions.

3. Do not heat your water. In fact the colder the better so far as o2 saturation. Yeah some people say you can shock the plant when you flush if the temps are way off. Not likely.

4. Flush. Again this gets into the read the fucking directions bit. If you read the Flora Nova directions they suggest you start with a full load of nutes and then just add water as is necessary before fully flushing the reservoir and filling up on nutes again every 7-10 days.

If you are doing things right Aeroponics will likely impress you with how stunningly fast the plants grow.

Brandon- Thats awesome to hear about your seeds. I'm always excited when I see growth in any aspect I have 2 more Blackjack seeds that I am going to soak in water here pretty soon. As for the ufo light.. umm maybe I would use that for seedlings or clones, but prob not lol

mil- The green light is so that I can work in the plants dark cycle. Green light spectrum actually bounces off the plants because they dont absorb that color light.

Wannabe- I have grown in soil for personal use and hobby but never in aero, never from seed and never this big

I change the water like once a week (more if the ppm is too high)

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR ALL YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT!!! I LOVE ALL THE QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS AND DEFINITELY THE HELP!!!

Im going to take new Pics right now and will be posting them later tonight!

Pallaromp- the water in my area has a ppm of about 300 and a pH of 8.2.. I am using RO water which brings it down to a tollerable 20 ppm and 6.5 pH. I do have flora nova though.
- instructions are a great thing to follow.. I do agree
- I never heat the water.. I let the water stay around 78 degrees because they are seedlings, not clones and they require heat to grow. I think I am one of the first to use an EZ clone for seeds so I am making it up as I go. Now that the plants have roots, I am keeping the temp just under 70

Pallaromp do you live in a major city??? i could see your point then. but as for me i live out in the country and my water is clean. its not acidic or poluted. so i guess it depends on where you live. as far as heating the water. if the water im changin out is 65 and the water in my hydro is 75 then i use a heater to get it right at 75 to try and reduce shock. maybe pointless but im just sayin what works for me. Ask for opinions and you get several. pallaromp why don't you show us how its done and grow somethin. i am new to growing and would love to learn from those that know it all. but really in the end its retarded to have chat room fights. for all i know, you could be a pimply 14 yearold kid who weighs 100 pounds soakin wet. or maybe your 30 and nobody likes ya cuz....ohhhh idon'tknow....hmm... maybe.... ya know it all.... cuss to much....got bad breath.... or maybe your in upper twenties go to Harvard got a phd in horticulture and look like a ufc fighter. point is. type all the smack you want. its just words on a screen. get somethin goin, take pics, and show us you know what your talkin bout. until then why not call me or some others a permi stoned whacked out special person. that hurt a little. almost cried. yep definately good shit. gotta love it.

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oh and brandon.. you could have at least commented on how cute my lil ladies are

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oh and brandon.. you could have at least commented on how cute my lil ladies are

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LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My bad. got caught up in the moment. your girls are lookin nice and healthy. and look at all those rooots!!!!! im lookin forward to seeing this played out

Thats much better..now I feel all special and sh*t Yea I still have to set up the room controller n make some zipper doors in the room so I'm gunna get moving on that this week.. I have the hydroton soaking in water right now to get all that clay off!!