Harvest a Pound Every Three Weeks!

[repvip]

Botanicare recommends 1min 4min off...or a 1 to 4 ratio...there are many schools of thought on this though...some people leave their shit running all the time...some people start clones at 24/7 and taper them off durring flowering...

ive ran the pumps at 15min once per day, just in the trials for my room...and even then, the netcups stay pretty moist

i personally am gonna run mine for 15min on 45 off

You guys are being pretty aggressive! My water time is 1 on/5 off and I have already had a pump die in the middle of the night. Needless to say, 6 hours later my plants looked great all except for one. Weird, I thought. 6 more hours and that one plant was pretty much dead; the rest didn't look so good. Moral of the story--soon as the roots dry out they start to die.

So.. I am not saying that 15on/15off won't work, in fact I think it might, but you should test it first. I wouldn't be surprised if someone here already is--let us know if it works! I am saying that watering twice a day seems pretty unlikely. Oh, unless you can keep your humidity at 100% and the roots from drying out then yeah you would have no problem!

Edit: Actually I like to stick with what I know for sure.. and 12 hours was too long! For all I know... 15/15 or 15/45 might outperform 1/5... but I am going to be pissed when those $3 timers work better than my $90 Cap ART-DNe!!

 

[dspec]

You guys are being pretty aggressive! My water time is 1 on/5 off and I have already had a pump die in the middle of the night. Needless to say, 6 hours later my plants looked great all except for one. Weird, I thought. 6 more hours and that one plant was pretty much dead; the rest didn't look so good. Moral of the story--soon as the roots dry out they start to die.

So.. I am not saying that 15on/15off won't work, in fact I think it might, but you should test it first. I wouldn't be surprised if someone here already is--let us know if it works! I am saying that watering twice a day seems pretty unlikely. Oh, unless you can keep your humidity at 100% and the roots from drying out then yeah you would have no problem!

Edit: Actually I like to stick with what I know for sure.. and 12 hours was too long! For all I know... 15/15 or 15/45 might outperform 1/5... but I am going to be pissed when those $3 timers work better than my $90 Cap ART-DNe!!

i just couldn't do it! i couldn't bite the bullet and drop the c-note for a timer. In my research i have come to the conclusion that the watering timing is fairly arbitrary as long as it is consistent. i will let you guys know how it works out though for surely.

 

[torrey420]

If you have a choice--go with the 3 600watts for better coverage! I have 2 1000watts right now, and really wish I had gone with 3 600watts instead. It would have been a perfect fit in my case...

Oh, and if you do get cooltubes, don't get the shorter ones! Seems like I am always finding out the hard way.. anyway mine are only like 19" but if there are longer ones I think they would put out more light.. a lot of light from mine is shining down the ventilation!

EDIT: you can sort of see what I mean in this pic--if there were only an extra 1-2 inches on each side--would be so much better! The ventilation really cuts out alot of light.

Thanks for the advice! I can see what you mean by getting a longer tube, I just plan on buying a new light as I put each system into action, easier on the pocket book to phase them in!

 

[potpimp]

dduuddee thats wat i have.i think 2 outlet eco plus. so u sayin 15 on an 15 off wouls be better? that wuld get too dry ?????

No, the roots have to dry out to breathe. They breathe O2, not H2O. Think about if they were growing in dirt. If they stay wet all the time then root rot will set in.

 

[andyman]

Hey everyone what do you think of my new pic. Its from my outdoor grow
strawberry cough
its so smooth

 

[marchold]

cool thread, thanks stink bud.

 

[Picasso345]

i just couldn't do it! i couldn't bite the bullet and drop the c-note for a timer. In my research i have come to the conclusion that the watering timing is fairly arbitrary as long as it is consistent. i will let you guys know how it works out though for surely.

One of the things this system depends on is that the res stays cool. Using organic nutes, you can get some nasties growing in the res pretty quick if it heats up. An advantage of only running the pump one minute is that it doesn't heat up the res, running it 15 minutes at a time or even all the time you will need to watch the temps.

 

[supdro]

FYI the aeroponic clone machine will work fine with the 15 on/off timer. I am a cheap ass so i had to use it, plus i was looking at a different forum and they suggested it as well just to confirm what i was wanting to accomplish. I just sprouted some roots after 7 days.

 

[dspec]

One of the things this system depends on is that the res stays cool. Using organic nutes, you can get some nasties growing in the res pretty quick if it heats up. An advantage of only running the pump one minute is that it doesn't heat up the res, running it 15 minutes at a time or even all the time you will need to watch the temps.

this isnt really an issue...ive left the pumps running for over an hour when i first built my system, and the temp difference was negligible...i actually have the oposite problem, its a lil cold in my room, maybe il get some purps out of it though =P

 

[repvip]

this isnt really an issue...ive left the pumps running for over an hour when i first built my system, and the temp difference was negligible...i actually have the oposite problem, its a lil cold in my room, maybe il get some purps out of it though =P

It's definitely an issue for me! I'm trying to find out the minimum amount of time I can have my pumps on without adverse effects. Will need a chiller by summer for sure.

 

[Picasso345]

this isnt really an issue...ive left the pumps running for over an hour when i first built my system, and the temp difference was negligible...i actually have the oposite problem, its a lil cold in my room, maybe il get some purps out of it though =P

It's definitely an issue for me! I'm trying to find out the minimum amount of time I can have my pumps on without adverse effects. Will need a chiller by summer for sure.

All depends on person's set-up I guess.

 

[G33kDro]

yea, summer hits here, im going to need a chiller, im struggling to get it to 70 in my flowering room. using ice water bottles. its just a pain.

 

[LimPShoT]

I just started using a cycle timer the last couple days in my aero setup and its hard to tell if there is that much of a temp difference since i am in a garage and outside temps have an effect on temps inside my tent 1min ON and 5 min Off. bUt i also have an ac blowing air in my tent to keep temps down.

 

[bobdagrowah]

you think this idea would work with soil?

 

[repvip]

you think this idea would work with soil?

As far as the continual harvest part goes... yeah it would work.

Otherwise, not much of this thread has to do with soil.

 

[bobdagrowah]

i know it has nuttin to do with soil i was just wondering if you could apply his method to soil and get a ballpark of the same results

 

[bobbyboy34]

i think it would be hard to apply in soil unless somehow you have small pipes with holes drilled into them placing them within the soil so that when you turn on the water then plants get watered, but to drain you'd want a filter for water going back into the res, don't want yer pump to get clogged.

soil is slow anyways, no mater how you do it mostly likely it will still grow the same


UNLESS you have two separate timers one for water and one for an air pump, you have both water and air lines hook up to the same pipe, when water is on air is off and vise versa, that might do something, but im not sure, not sure if anyone tried it

 

[dspec]

this thread has nothing to do with soil...soil grows lil-old-grandma slow compared to aeroponics...the whole point of this system is the perpetual harvest every 3 weeks...that would not be possible with the flowering taking another 3-4 weeks as it does in soil.

 

[bobbyboy34]

...says the man with the soil and hydro both get the job done signature

jk lol

 

[andyman]

Just made my cloner monday and it seems to be working good. Hey stinkbud any problems with the cloner being too cold? As it is below 30f here in Ohio. Would I need to add a fishtank heater to regulate it to keep it in the upper 60's F. cause its staying between 60-65 in my house when its 68-70F ambient room temp in my kitchen.
thanks for all the help everyone