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Originally Posted by HopHead55
Hey Dewave,
can you tell me how you have your autopots set up...are you using coco, perlite etc., and are you using air stones in the pot? is the medium submerged in the solution, or are you using a layer of stones in the bottom?
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Funny ya ask that, normally I mix a 50/50 coco/perlite mix. This time I varied it with a 80/20 coco/perlite mix in 8 pots and in 2 pots I use 90/10 perlite/coco mix. Just by looking at the plants I couldn't tell the difference.
The pots have slits in the bottom and they sit in 1 inch nute solution which wicks up. Each pot has a root control mat in the bottom that keeps the roots from clogging the smartvalve. I do have an airstone in the reservoir for aeration.
here's how works:
http://futuregarden.com/hydroponics/autopots.html
And here's a short video
http://futuregarden.com/video/autopot.wmv