Low Pressure Aero build...it has begun!

myke

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So does much of the sppray water return to the res?Also how did u seal off your tote lids?
 

diggs99

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So does much of the sppray water return to the res?Also how did u seal off your tote lids?
Ya majority runs back to the res....only a small bit in the bottom of the totes that dont drain between sprays.

I bought thin weather strip and sealed them.
 

TintEastwood

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Hey Diggs. LPA clueless. Been lurking all thru the build and deploy. Bummer having the funky leaf symptoms.

What kinda temps/humidity?
I forget if you are sealed or what. Venting day/night?
 

diggs99

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Hey Diggs. LPA clueless. Been lurking all thru the build and deploy. Bummer having the funky leaf symptoms.

What kinda temps/humidity?
I forget if you are sealed or what. Venting day/night?
I think the leaf thing is under control, if i had to guess, i think it was a calmag issue. Since i upped it 2-3 days ago they appear much better.

Temps and humidity are all running through the controller. 84.5f 70rh right now.
Sorta sealed lol...no co2....using active intake and exhaust.
 

TintEastwood

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I think the leaf thing is under control, if i had to guess, i think it was a calmag issue. Since i upped it 2-3 days ago they appear much better.

Temps and humidity are all running through the controller. 84.5f 70rh right now.
Sorta sealed lol...no co2....using active intake and exhaust.
Good deal. Glad they are looking up.
Beautiful build and grow. Got my popcorn.
 

diggs99

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Good deal. Glad they are looking up.
Beautiful build and grow. Got my popcorn.
Thanks bud, they are back on track, i flipped the room yesterday.

The main stocks and secondary stems are already much much bigger compared to anything ive grown in soil or coco and in less than half the time. Its insane to watch.
 

PhatNuggz

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Hey Phat, thanks for the info...got a few questions about your LPA/HPA setup if you dont mind.

What was your spraying intervals when you got the rot?
What size of system were you running and how big was your pump?
Did you use anything in your res? Southern Ag or h2o2 or poolshock

Thanks man

Spray intervals were short, similar to HPA

Large pump, though I don't recall the GPH: A large pump is needed to push nutes through HPA mist heads . How large requires testing prior to running the set up. I did, b ut failed to understand that the sprays were splashing against the bottom of the lid and would soak into the net pots

The problem was the spray was splashing up against the bottom of the lid, getting past the stones and onto the starter cubes. The soaked cubes around the base of the plant was the cause of RR. Shouldn't be an issue with clones and no starter medium

hth
 

diggs99

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Here they are , day 3 since flip.

im running 1 min on / 20 off right now.

770 ppm
5.8-6.2 ph
water temps 72f
room temps 84.5
rh 70%

Ive just been supercropping and mashing them every day, spreading them out and keeping the canopy somewhat flat. They are doing well tho.
 

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diggs99

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Are you using same nute mix as your coco?The H3ad~6~9 ml/gallon?
Yes, but i have tinkered with the ml/g...same ratio but sometimes 2/3 or 4/6 ml/g depending on how the plants look or at what stage they are in.
 

fragileassassin

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Nah, too hard lifting the lids now, afraid they will break from the weight. Next time i have a look ill try to remember to grab a snap tho
Theyre pretty strong, I still lift mine enough to peek in once a week even with them under the screen.
Lookin good though!
I started up something of a LPA box myself to make some seeds. Took some tinkering but its working very well.
 

diggs99

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Theyre pretty strong, I still lift mine enough to peek in once a week even with them under the screen.
Lookin good though!
I started up something of a LPA box myself to make some seeds. Took some tinkering but its working very well.
ya I lift them once a week to check things out. Every week they are getting heavier and heavier tho, so I’m nervous each time lol

I’ll take your word for it tho, you guys are used to these totes and lids. This is my first time using them.
 

OneHitDone

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ya I lift them once a week to check things out. Every week they are getting heavier and heavier tho, so I’m nervous each time lol

I’ll take your word for it tho, you guys are used to these totes and lids. This is my first time using them.
Hey bro, how did you end up making out with the LPA system ?
 
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