Homemade low pressure Aeroponics/DWC hybrid

No leaks at all.. i meant when i open the lid as in the video.. it shoots water everywhere..
My 2.5 gal has ri be a bit too small.. when the lids closed and its running, water comes down the walls like a “dinner fountain drink machine”

But no leaks when the lids shut at all..

Just brought something to my attention..should i add nutes to my water?? If so how much is the recomendation of solution for about 1 1/2 gals of water




Flower tent Vegging outside the flower tent

 

I use 5mL clonex per liter of water and pH to 5.6.

I killed my 2 clones I had going because they were boys. I did let them go for too long, but noticed that the roots were getting into the pumps. I'm bringing this up because you will need to be careful. If its just a cloner, np.

 

Its been suggested that only using 'rapidstart' or similar, but I should have mentioned that I use Clonex Gel on the cuttings, and I still skin their ends.

That's a picture of how big I let them get (used more Clonex later on though, like 10mL/L).
I think you can get away with 5mL / gallon if its just cuttings.

 

Thanks for the heads up.. i think i remember reading that a general rule of thumb is to transplant the cutting into soil after new roots reach about 1/2” (really no longer for a healthy transplant)..

My last cutting i replanted when roots were about 1 - 1 1/2” but thats cuz i didnt know at the time..


Flower tent Vegging outside the flower tent

 

yea, you'll be fine, can get the roots longer than that, just not lol 3 feet long like I had them.

 

Putting the pump and nutes inside the root chamber is the easiest option Some sub pumps can be used inline but its more work and the nutes will still be subjected to some heat. I personally would use a small ro booster pump controlled by a cycle timer.

 

Try to keep the connecting tubing as short as possible

 

All this talk of you building stuff got my creative juices going. 3 hours in the shed, et voila, another ugly looking cloner is born..

All tested and ready to run.



Timer was set for 3 seconds on and 5 seconds off for the vid. 2 seconds on and 5 minutes off is enough.. .
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Its a tefen mist nozzle white 1gph running about 105psi.

 

I run mine outside the rez and its cooler by several 'F.

 

The aeroponics is warmer than the drip/flow, which has a smaller pump (120GPH vs 500?GPH).
Also, the drip system runs 5on/10off, whereas the aero is always on.
I've considered putting in on the 5on/10off; bs to do experiments with ONE sample lol.

 

Its better to run with on/off cycles. If you turn off the system and time how long it takes for the first sign of wilting to show up you could be waiting a while You can safely run upto half of the measured off time.
The cloner pump (24v 1A) has 5 mins to lose the heat of running for 2 seconds. The cloner runs to waste (drips into the cup underneath), no heat comes back to warm up the res (the white bottle). Cold nutes kept in an insulated res (igloo cooler) can stay cool for days but only useful for methods that can run to waste.

 

Great job bro!
Just checked my aero plant.. woah, that thing getting much bigger than the other plant!