Hello everyone,
This is my first grow journal here at 420. Actually you all are going to get to watch me embark on my first attempt at Hydro. I've been growing in soil for some time and have decided to build my own system.
With a lot of help from a friend on another site, I've put together a 9 site Aero system that may interest some of you. I cannot take credit for this concept. I simply modeled my design after my friends. He's the Genius. I'm simply a Copycat.
I'm going to take you through the construction of the unit itself, then show how I've placed it in my growspace. I'll also show how I configured things and talk about how and why I did them. On Monday I'll be loading it with 9 clones from a (Nirvana)Snow White Mother ...and away we go. I'll be placing a 4x5 net over them in order to get max yield. I'm hoping for 30 ounces dried.
Ok so let's talk about the unit itself:
I wanted a Hydro unit. I wanted at least 8 sites. I didnt want to have to mess with soil or hauling Distilled Water anymore...it was too much work. So I decided to spend some money and do it right.
The design is fairly simple; Three seperate 4' sections of 4inch PVC each with 3 sites. These pipes are spaced 1 foot apart so that gives all 9 sites an even 1 foot in every direction to fill out if I'd ever choose to grow without the SCROG net. There is a 3/4" slope from the 2x frame which holds the ends of the pipes so that the water will automatically drain back into the 45 gallon res. The entire unit measures roughly 42"wide x 55" long.
This shows the spray pump which is a 633 eco. I simply built the 1/2" PVC arms and fitted it down to accept 1/4" vinyl hoses. You'll also notice the drain in the bottom of the Res. Remember when I said I didnt want to have to carry distilled water anymore? I meant it. This res has a dedicated drain line(garden hose) and a pump which pumps it through the wall and into a bathtub for quick, easy, drainage.
Here you can see the basic setup of the pump and site hoses. I went to Wal Mart and got the little tees in the section where the Aquarium supplies are. They'll fit 1/4" Vinyl hose.
The Vinyl 1/4" hose carries the water to the sites and then hits the sprayers which are positioned within 1/2" of the plant site.
* NOTE * I bought a 633 thinking that it would be more than enough to spray water 2 inches with basically 0 head and was surprised to find that it didnt even come close. I had originally drilled the hose holes 2 1/2 inches to each side of the 2 inch pots. I had to reposition them to within 1/2 inch of the pots. Now the stream reaches the pots just fine. The rubber grommet is a 6mm grommet. The hole was drilled with a 7/16" bit and the grommet makes a nice snug fit. The sprayer is a 333* head. The Red or Green 360* sprayers work too. These are 2 inch pots with 2 inch Neoprene holders. We go from clone to Harvest in this system. No BS hassle.
I don't want to time out, more to come...
This is my first grow journal here at 420. Actually you all are going to get to watch me embark on my first attempt at Hydro. I've been growing in soil for some time and have decided to build my own system.
With a lot of help from a friend on another site, I've put together a 9 site Aero system that may interest some of you. I cannot take credit for this concept. I simply modeled my design after my friends. He's the Genius. I'm simply a Copycat.
I'm going to take you through the construction of the unit itself, then show how I've placed it in my growspace. I'll also show how I configured things and talk about how and why I did them. On Monday I'll be loading it with 9 clones from a (Nirvana)Snow White Mother ...and away we go. I'll be placing a 4x5 net over them in order to get max yield. I'm hoping for 30 ounces dried.
Ok so let's talk about the unit itself:
I wanted a Hydro unit. I wanted at least 8 sites. I didnt want to have to mess with soil or hauling Distilled Water anymore...it was too much work. So I decided to spend some money and do it right.
The design is fairly simple; Three seperate 4' sections of 4inch PVC each with 3 sites. These pipes are spaced 1 foot apart so that gives all 9 sites an even 1 foot in every direction to fill out if I'd ever choose to grow without the SCROG net. There is a 3/4" slope from the 2x frame which holds the ends of the pipes so that the water will automatically drain back into the 45 gallon res. The entire unit measures roughly 42"wide x 55" long.
This shows the spray pump which is a 633 eco. I simply built the 1/2" PVC arms and fitted it down to accept 1/4" vinyl hoses. You'll also notice the drain in the bottom of the Res. Remember when I said I didnt want to have to carry distilled water anymore? I meant it. This res has a dedicated drain line(garden hose) and a pump which pumps it through the wall and into a bathtub for quick, easy, drainage.
Here you can see the basic setup of the pump and site hoses. I went to Wal Mart and got the little tees in the section where the Aquarium supplies are. They'll fit 1/4" Vinyl hose.
The Vinyl 1/4" hose carries the water to the sites and then hits the sprayers which are positioned within 1/2" of the plant site.
* NOTE * I bought a 633 thinking that it would be more than enough to spray water 2 inches with basically 0 head and was surprised to find that it didnt even come close. I had originally drilled the hose holes 2 1/2 inches to each side of the 2 inch pots. I had to reposition them to within 1/2 inch of the pots. Now the stream reaches the pots just fine. The rubber grommet is a 6mm grommet. The hole was drilled with a 7/16" bit and the grommet makes a nice snug fit. The sprayer is a 333* head. The Red or Green 360* sprayers work too. These are 2 inch pots with 2 inch Neoprene holders. We go from clone to Harvest in this system. No BS hassle.
I don't want to time out, more to come...
