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 ?

[This message has been edited by Inphreakr (edited April 29, 2000).]

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!