Guyute

Thanks for the reply! I would think that I could stay with 1/2 tubing, but make the tubing a couple of inches longer. Maybe I could use string or a mesh to help provide support? Currently I'm assuming that the bottom set of leaves on the cutting help to keep everything from sliding down. Is that correct? If so, how do you go about the transition from seed to seedling?

When you change the water do you just open the top and add water or do you have a special "feeding" hole? Thanks again!

How big of an air pump do you use? How much does container size change the pump requirements? Have you thought of adding spray jets?

Thanks again,
Guyute

[This message has been edited by Guyute (edited April 07, 2000).]

vulpina

ah oki i see alittle how it work
can u show me a side view of it?
thx

Epicurus

Guyute:

yes, the bottom set of leaves keeps the plant from going into the water, that's what holds 'em up

as far as seeds/seedlings, I've never tried to grow from seed in my aero setup, it's basically a 'cloning machine' for me...my suggestion if you want to go all the way from seed to harvest in it would be to start the plants in perlite, then when they have enough leaf matter to support themselves in the tubing, put 'em in...better yet, grow a crop in soil/hydro and put the cuttings in aero...

the air pump I use is designed for 10 to 30 gallon fish tanks...I think the more air you can do, the better...maybe...

changing water, I just take off the entire top and set it on something (like another container, so the roots just dangle), dump it out, fill it back up, and put it back together.

spray jets aren't needed in this system. when I was originally thinking about this, I wanted to use spray jets, but then the cost goes WAY up, so does the maintainence. With spray jets, you need a submersible water pump (minimum $20), and the spray jets clog up all the damned time (especially if you have hard water).

vulpina, here's a simple side view..

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heh...pretty simple, eh?

Guyute

Wow, this get's better and better. Cuttings will go aeroponic! I think I might get a second light going on these baby's. Perhaps I will run cheap fluro's until I can put the money into another lamp(400 this time and I won't get ripped!)
Guyute

vulpina

in fact u just got an air stone or two in water?
they buble the water and roots hanging in that bubling water?
sorry for asking but iam french and i want to be sure of understanding your setup
thx man

Epicurus

vulpina, sort of, but their not really 'air stones', they're called 'bubble curtains', at least the brand I got are called that...ooh, here's a URL w/ a picture/description on it: http://www.homeharvest.com/hydrosup.htm, they call it "Air Bubble Cascade" there. Anyhow, no, the roots don't need to dangle in the water, they can be out of the water -- the idea is that the bubble make the air so humid that the plants grow on that...plants that stay in aero for a long time tend to have their roots in the water, and it doesn't seem to hurt them, but I almost always take mine out way before the roots are in the water...

h4e2m0p

www.sea-of-green.com has some really cool aero clone machines for 20 to 42 clones, as well as some other cool pre-made hydro setups. my question is, what would be the best medium for growing aeroponics?

Epicurus

you don't need any kind of media for the plant to sit in, that's part of why aero works so well, the medium is actually the very humid air...

Inphreakr

This is how I picture it:


Am I close ?

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Optiks

Ok, so I get the concept, and I got some suggestions for ya. One, you might wanna warm your water a lil, it would hella raise the humidity in the tank. Maybe a heating pad that they use in the bottom of tanks for lizards would werk, just put in under the tank. And why not just buy a humidifier (like $20) and put it in a container and just leave it on! If I can get a plant growin, I'll try that with a clone. I'm just gettin into growin, but this does sound like a dope way to greatly increase your harvest and quickly, with very lil in $$ and a couple clones, heh. Thanks man, and I hope I helped!