shellrivergrove

Well I hope we are not hijacking THEM's thread ..... but as of I am just using a 10 gallon DWC where the roots are in the water all the time. Right now I am dialing everything in using decent bagseed then I will make a move or stay with DWC with some good beans. As I said earlier to them don't wanna hijack a thread sorry if we have....

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Them

New growth is yellow.

Res is full of algae.

PH is too hi.

The top of my plants are turning yellow. When checking the PPM and PH I noticed algae in the mix, and the PH is too hi. So I flushed the system, moved the babies to a holding tub (soon to be a clone bubbler) and cleaned the entire setup.

Added seven gal. of water. Balanced the nutes at 500 PPM, and lowered the PH to 5.5. Placed the plants back in the Aerospring and turned on the pump.

I will check it again tonight. This grow has been strange from the beginning. When I germinated the seeds, several cracked, some of these started to sprout then seemed to go dormant. So I placed them in the Aerospring to see if they would start to sprout. Of these ten...seven sprouted. Three of these did not grow and were discarded. of the remaining four only two look like they might have a chance.

Time will tell.

JUNGLEOFEDEN1

well im in i would be interested in making my own system are you going to make a list of parts needed? and pics on how to assemble them ?and how big of a system are you planing on building?

Them

I had a completed description typed out. Then I lost my power and my post

I'll try again in the morning...sorry.

Them

I will break this down into smaller post so I don't lose it again!

I am using a 35 gal Stirilite tote but I prefer a 32 gal Rubber Made tote when I can find one.

The plumbing is 3/4" PVC.

The pump is from Lowe's, I think it is 350 gph.

The top of the tote has ten holes for grow baskets and two 6" holes for maintenance.

This system cost around $100.00 to build, and is easy to build once you know how.

More info in a few minuets, gotta go get an ohms meter.

Them

The tote has a 3/4 " hole drilled in the center of one end and about 3" from the top of the tote. This is where the plumbing will penetrate the tote.

The inside and outside plumbing connect at this hole using threaded PVC NOT GLUED and O rings inside and out.

The outside plumbing turns 90 degrees down toward the floor. A few inches above the floor the plumbing turns another 90 degrees toward the front of the tote. Then I have a ball valve for drainage. At the end of this I have a connection for a water hose also to be used for drainage if needed.

This outside "arm" will swivel cos it's a threaded connection. I can tilt it back and up to drain into a container rather than using a water hose if so needed.

Thats the outside. The inside is coming up next. It's Time!!!

JUNGLEOFEDEN1

well im still here ,and totally interested

Them

At the hole where the plumbing penetrates the tote, the plumbing will turn 90 degrees down toward the floor.

At about three inches the plumbing will turn another 90 degrees and will return the length of the tote. This PVC pipe will be the manifold.

At the other end of the manifold the plumbing will turn another 90 degrees down toward the floor. This pipe will hold the manifold level.

At the bottom of this pipe the plumbing will turn another 90 degrees to connect to the pump.

At this point the PVC will need to be down sized to the same size as the connection on the pump it's self.

I use plastic hose to connect the plumbing to the pump. If you have a rigid connection at the pump it could cause the plastic connection at the pump to break. The plastic hose gives the pump some wiggle room, and allows the pump to be moved slightly when maintenance is needed.

I also have a long air stone in the res...

Them

The main manifold runs almost the entire length of the inside of the tote, and about six inches below the top of the tote. Before installing the manifold you must install the misters on the manifold.

Start by using a straight edge to draw a line down the center of the manifold. The misters will mount on each side of this line and far enough away from the line so the misters will spray the center of the grow baskets. (About 1/8" away from the line.) I had to make three manifolds before I got the misters hitting the baskets in the right place.

I have six misters. Three are misting five baskets on each side of the tote. Use the proper size "tap" and bit when you thread the holes for the misters.

DO NOT glue both ends of the manifold. I usually leave the end of the manifold which is next to the hole in the tote unglued. This the only way to remove the pump should there be a problem later on in the grow.

Remember to check that unglued connection to make sure it is snug.

Them

I am using a400w MH for veg stage, and a 400w HPS for the flower stage. At this time I am running the MH 24/7...