who loves DIY?!
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midgradeindasouth
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I Love DIY
And that is pretty cool.
I agree it would be better if you could get nozzles to mist.
I think they are probably cheap just do not know where to get them.
And that is pretty cool.
I agree it would be better if you could get nozzles to mist.
I think they are probably cheap just do not know where to get them.
midgradeindasouth
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What did it take to make what you have there.
I mean parts wise..
I mean parts wise..
BloodShotI'z
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I do. I would of never tried it if not for the easy guides to follow here.
uhthomas
Active Member
right on fam...i got all of the parts at OSH except for the water pump bc they had pumps that were likr 60 bux for a 250gph with a filter...i got the SAME one but from Hydrofarm at a hydro store for 15 bux.
all of the parts are found in the irrigation systems area in the store and the pvc area...good luck!
oh yeah, and it does matter...there are different sytems out there that MIST and some that SPRAY...those are micro jet sprayers
all of the parts are found in the irrigation systems area in the store and the pvc area...good luck!
oh yeah, and it does matter...there are different sytems out there that MIST and some that SPRAY...those are micro jet sprayers
reeffermadness
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DIY DWC woot!
Al B. Fuct
once had a dog named
Al B. Fuct
once had a dog named
It'll work! He's going to get lots of oxygenation throwing the water around like that- and there's no chance of roots drowning if they're hanging above the waterline.
Al B. Fuct
once had a dog named
Seems to me that there should be a way of bringing in fresh O2 to the spray area's air, and an exit path as well.
I'm kinda curious about the benefit of adding a VERY small fan (computer CPU sized, maybe 25mm), pulling fresh air into the spray chamber. Could mount it on the end of a piece of plastic tubing to get it away from the water spray.
Perhaps a common fish tank air pump bringing in fresh air via the usual small tubing would be smart.
The exit path reasonably would be the holes where the plants enter the spray chamber.
I'm kinda curious about the benefit of adding a VERY small fan (computer CPU sized, maybe 25mm), pulling fresh air into the spray chamber. Could mount it on the end of a piece of plastic tubing to get it away from the water spray.
Perhaps a common fish tank air pump bringing in fresh air via the usual small tubing would be smart.
The exit path reasonably would be the holes where the plants enter the spray chamber.
Al B. Fuct
once had a dog named
one more thing- I've heard a few growers talking about reservoir temps in systems like this getting too high due to heat from the pump motor.
Mounting the pump outside the tank so the water only touches the pump impeller blades, not the motor housing, was noted as one solution, requiring a bit of plastic tubing plumbing work. Others have suggested tank coolers in various states, from dropping in frozen coldpacks to thermostatically controlled radiator systems and Peltier-effect cooling devices.
Mounting the pump outside the tank so the water only touches the pump impeller blades, not the motor housing, was noted as one solution, requiring a bit of plastic tubing plumbing work. Others have suggested tank coolers in various states, from dropping in frozen coldpacks to thermostatically controlled radiator systems and Peltier-effect cooling devices.
Al B. Fuct
once had a dog named
Well, I guess you run it with a thermometer in the rez & see what it does. 
FilthyFletch
Mr I Can Do That For Half
From my aero building expirence and usage I found those particular sprayer heads to clog easily mine lasted about a week and god help you if you ever use dry nutes with these.A filter bag over the pump helps alot they cost like 9 bucks.I keep a thermometer in my res and find heat can make temps higher then I like so I toss in a frozen plastic ice block from time to time to keep water temps around 65-70 so they hit roots around 60 degrees F.I keep air pumps bubbling in my aero setup res tank for extra o2.The finer the mist the more o2 but the only heads I have found to vaporize water are for setups like at the grocery store where the auto sprinklers come on over the fresh produce and they cost about 6 bucks each and need special setups.My 360 misters worked fine though for me and didnt clog like these littel arizona misters heads.
Al B. Fuct
once had a dog named
FF, what would you think of an airstone based aero? The bottoms of my flood trays are forever wet due to the bubbles from my airstones breaking the surface of the water. You wouldn't be moving nute solutions through a small aperture and would be constantly introducing fresh air.
Al B. Fuct
once had a dog named
That'll do.
heh, I wonder- if you have enough mist over the surface from airstone action, you may not need the sprayers.
Al B. Fuct
once had a dog named
Well you know, the airstones in your rez could function as a nice backup in case of spray nozzle clogs (which very likely WILL happen).