Aeroponic Space Shuttle
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morrisgreenberg
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earl from time to time i just drop in to take a look and usually dont leave a comment, but they turned into green monsters!...i know u had the chiller running on this setup, how is the fan blower into rez working? i assume its all good
Earl
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I had the chiller on this set-up during the smmer.
I like the hillbilly chiller when the weather is cool enough to use it.
I only need to run the fan when the outside air temp is above 40ºf,
then the room will heat up to the mid 60ºs.
If I use this window chiller in the summer,
I will replace the fan with a window A/C unit
and blow cold air into the rez.
It's in the mail...mmmm...
... so u said u were going to send me some of that right???
keep it up man, looking forward to seeing some more updates!
Purpz
CaliGurl
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SOMEBEECH
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I second that!
chucktownskunk
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how cold do you like to keep the res at
Earl
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My ideal temp is 66º
I can tolerate up to 68º,
but it makes me very nervous.
Between 50ºf and 66ºf is OK with me.
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chucktownskunk
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thats what i like to keep mine at
Earl
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Well, I chopped one of the three girls in the space shuttle.
The yield on this plant is pretty poor.
Made too much leaf
and the stems are huge.
This strain needs to grow outdoor.
Right now the smell is very thai "shoe polish"
I'll smoke a sample in a couple of weeks.
So there are two plants in the space shuttle,
and one in the shoebox.
After some training to the 600 watt reflector bulb.
the Shoebox
The yield on this plant is pretty poor.
Made too much leaf
and the stems are huge.
This strain needs to grow outdoor.
Right now the smell is very thai "shoe polish"
I'll smoke a sample in a couple of weeks.
So there are two plants in the space shuttle,
and one in the shoebox.
After some training to the 600 watt reflector bulb.
the Shoebox
winkdogg420
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I was reading back where you said the shuttle was in a 3x3 area... Now you have 3x3 in dry goods!
greenthumb111
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Earl, Do you notice any difference between the shoe box and the shuttle as far as growth rate. What happened to the fan leaves on the one plant? They look a little burnt on the outside portions. 
Earl
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The leaves on the shoebox are different on either side of the plant
depending on whether it was the 600watt reflector bulb
or the 400 watt standard bulb.
I think there is another factor affecting the leaves,
and that is now that the roots are grown out of the shoebox
and into the rez,
they get a shock when I add nutes
or adjust the pH rapidly.
I am not having these problems with the 4 inch aero,
because the roots are stuffed up into the tube,
and have been manually kept out of the rez.
The plant I just harvested in the space shuttle
had some "rusty" symptoms,
but the other two do not,
and the simptoms were a little different
than you see on the shoebox.
The two plants under 400 the eye hortilux bulb
are looking better than the plants under the 600 watt reflector bulb.
I moved the eye to my 4 inch.
I also ran some AN Overdrive
for a week at 200ppm
in addition to the A&B
giving me a TDS of 700ppm
which was a mistake.
50ppm of Overdrive would have worked.
I also did the same thing with DM Potash Plus,
running it alone for 1 week at 220ppm.
Now I just use the P+ to adjust the pH
which comes out to about 40ppm P+
out of a total load of 300ppm.
So most of my problems can be solved
with better management on my part.
I haven't locked down my nute profile yet,
but I'm getting close,
and I am going to modify
the space shuttle again
to keep the roots from being shocked
when I make adjustments or add nutes.
I like the shoebox
if I was only growing one or two plants
or in a closet .
The shoebox design needs to be modified
to keep the roots from growing into the lower rez.
I'll get some root shots for you when I harvest the shoe box.
I hope it will only be a couple more weeks.
If you build a shoebox or other type aero system,
take some pictures,
then send me a link to your grow.
depending on whether it was the 600watt reflector bulb
or the 400 watt standard bulb.
I think there is another factor affecting the leaves,
and that is now that the roots are grown out of the shoebox
and into the rez,
they get a shock when I add nutes
or adjust the pH rapidly.
I am not having these problems with the 4 inch aero,
because the roots are stuffed up into the tube,
and have been manually kept out of the rez.
The plant I just harvested in the space shuttle
had some "rusty" symptoms,
but the other two do not,
and the simptoms were a little different
than you see on the shoebox.
The two plants under 400 the eye hortilux bulb
are looking better than the plants under the 600 watt reflector bulb.
I moved the eye to my 4 inch.
I also ran some AN Overdrive
for a week at 200ppm
in addition to the A&B
giving me a TDS of 700ppm
which was a mistake.
50ppm of Overdrive would have worked.
I also did the same thing with DM Potash Plus,
running it alone for 1 week at 220ppm.
Now I just use the P+ to adjust the pH
which comes out to about 40ppm P+
out of a total load of 300ppm.
So most of my problems can be solved
with better management on my part.
I haven't locked down my nute profile yet,
but I'm getting close,
and I am going to modify
the space shuttle again
to keep the roots from being shocked
when I make adjustments or add nutes.
I like the shoebox
if I was only growing one or two plants
or in a closet .
The shoebox design needs to be modified
to keep the roots from growing into the lower rez.
I'll get some root shots for you when I harvest the shoe box.
I hope it will only be a couple more weeks.
If you build a shoebox or other type aero system,
take some pictures,
then send me a link to your grow.
CaliGurl
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Earl
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I chopped the shoebox and one girl from the space shuttle.
The yield is a little better from the plant in the shoebox,
and the other one is not bad yield either.
Here is the shoebox plant drying on a window screen.
Here is the plant still left in the shuttle.
She has donkey dick colas.
Here are some root shots from the shoebox.
The yield is a little better from the plant in the shoebox,
and the other one is not bad yield either.
Here is the shoebox plant drying on a window screen.
Here is the plant still left in the shuttle.
She has donkey dick colas.
Here are some root shots from the shoebox.
chucktownskunk
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that is find crazy earl!