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    6 inch PVC aeroponics tube system

    "Use whatever you have or want for support. I've seen snow fence, pvc, dowel rods, and netting used. Your choice use some iminagation", well that didn't work, she said she was "not going to stand around naked of anyone 24/7" Bummer... I will pop some net over the plants as the pop through, and...
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    6 inch PVC aeroponics tube system

    Hi Old Grower, I will have to apologise as I will probably be taking all steps and lead from you as we go through my first grow, I will try not to do your head in with a myriad of stupid questions, ok maybe after this lot, Thanks Floralicious is I read an add for this today, looks like I...
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    6 inch PVC aeroponics tube system

    Old Grower - Many thanks, You have an great set-up, and it raises a few questions: On the ends you seem to have another net pot in, it this for cleaning? Also what is the flexible joint for in the middle? What size tube are you using, and what size are the net pots? I am worried that the...
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    6 inch PVC aeroponics tube system

    Hi Old Grower, Well I am amazed the plants are still alive, been a little worried the leaves had a few very small brown spots on them, but since I have redone the nutes and raised it to 530ppm, ph6(ish) it seems good and they are expanding well, Funny you know I am starting to see how nice it...
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    My First Attempt at Growing

    also is the twist on the leaf ok?
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    My First Attempt at Growing

    Ahh so that is nute burn, I thought I had the lamp too low, bummer, Nutes were only running at 300 at the time, do I just ignore it, I have the nutes, still on Canna Start, at about 430ppm, ph 5.8. If you look at the others pics, closly I think there is other tiny brown spots, is this ok...
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    My First Attempt at Growing

    I know we have had this discussion before, but are these healthy, and do i need to change anything,
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    My First Attempt at Growing

    OK well left the plants in the prop, sort of dwc untill we get the tubes built, swapped out the solution the other day and they all picked up, now we are on 430ppm ph5.9 light still the cls 300w 18/6 and the plants some have tiny little brown spots and two have a leaf twist, thoughts and help...
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    First Grow with 300W Advanced Platinum LED Grow Light

    Just a quick Hi, Great to follow your grow, on my first grow at the mo, trying a tub aero system, if no one talks me out of it, or it fails, which ever is first. Not finished the tubes yet, so copying your system to baby sit seedlings in the Xtream Prop, until the net pots are in, confused...
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    6 inch PVC aeroponics tube system

    Hi there, I did bang a bit of an artical up re the build, but alsa all the guys that seemed to have had the experience have drifted, Retired, Gone Streight, Quit Smoking , or just had the net cut. I am trying to put a tube system together, but running up a few problems and every one says it is...
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    My First Attempt at Growing

    Sorry Mate, I didn't think, and thanks for the interpretation.
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    My First Attempt at Growing

    Well I have to accept your findings, I flushed the system out and replaced the Nuts up tp 430ppm this time and many thanks for the input, they sprung back are looking awsome, I will post a pic tomorrow. Cheers to the kick.
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    My First Attempt at Growing

    So for this then do I just pop drippers in the net pots, and hold the plants still in the clay pellets? That way can stay with the tubes, or do I need to scrap that and just run buckets? Little bit worried at the infrastructure is pretty much in, Timers arrived for the feed pumps today and...
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    Free Grow Software!

    That is true, but alas there are few mothods of storing anythng on a pc that can't be read, TrueCrypt was great, then they found how to get the password from memory, I Run Iron Keys, damn things blow the encryption chip up, but I am pretty sure there will be a whole there somewhere if it is...
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    My First Attempt at Growing

    Ok Finishing off the tubes today, the PUMP what sort of pressure am I looking at for standard non spinning 360 40 l/h misters, unless any one has a better suggestion? And will 15mm tube be on, thinking at feeding two pumps in to the same pipe, with non return valves so if one drops then I am...
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    6 inch PVC aeroponics tube system

    Hi there, I anyone alive on this thread, could use a little assistance on the PUmp, totally new to this and was kinda inspired by this style of setup, Most in now just need to sort the pump and the misters, help...
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    My First Attempt at Growing

    Thanks Man Yeah I did wonder about running a couple of buckets up as well, I do sort of understand that I have to be able to grow as well as hyrdo, seed wasting, yeah, I can understand but there a couple of quid each so it is not too bad and I sort of rack it to training costs. Dividing the...
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    My First Attempt at Growing

    Hi OK Thanks for the input, In response I can garden, done green house Tomatoes and bits before, but really it is just putting seeds in the ground and chucking a bit of water on it. But as i said i had a spare room, and no matter if they all die, I don't want to drag a load of soil through...
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