Hey guys i was wondering if anyone has experience with both systems. They both seem great so idk which to get lol. Anyone know which one is the better yielder and produces more potent bud? (if they both has the same res temps, nutes, strain, etc.) Thank you in advance, any input is appreciated!!
Aeroflo vs. Aquamist
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Alaric
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Welcome to RIU and the cannabis war (on the right side)
I wouldn't ever use either system-----limited to only using very small plants.
But to your question-----I'd choose the aeroflow over the other.
Potency comes from genetics much, much more that any method of growing.
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I wouldn't ever use either system-----limited to only using very small plants.
But to your question-----I'd choose the aeroflow over the other.
Potency comes from genetics much, much more that any method of growing.
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yeah the plants are definitely on the smaller side but i know thats why i said if you have to same strain under the same conditions, just different systems. but why would you choose the aeroflo? and why wouldn't you use either? because the whole small plant thing?
Thanks man so i take it the NFT way is the way to go lol, i was actually just going to use a botanicare flood and drain table and a lid with evenly spaced holes for the netcups instead of the fence post? will the flood&drain table work just as good as the fence posts?
or will the fence posts work better? because now you got me thinking lol.... my original plan was a sog with the plants on the tables all like 6" away from each other from center to center but hypothetically i could do that with the fence posts too even though it would be more work to build, if you think using the posts would have more benefit in the end (better buds more yield) then i might have to do it with the posts instead since you're basically the master at this stuff lol
Budley Doright
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I use totes and sprayers and it works very well, i have the rails as well but never turned em on. Just saw to many issues with roots in tge rails but stinkbud is the pro.
yeah i saw some dude use a botanicare drain table. he build a custom spraying system out of pvc and would just have the water train into a tote underneath it which seams the most practical
Budley Doright
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Thats exactly what I do. The only thing I am struggling with is roots. I have a 3" drain with a double layer if screen but still doesn't stop them from going into lower res, Im going to try copper mesh this run. I try and not have any sitting water in the root zone
you're saying you do it with the flood and drain table and you're having a hard time keeping roots out of the drain hole? i have a link to a dude who has his own way of stopping that problem using poleax glass if you want it?
Budley Doright
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Not a table sorry a tote that is 36x28x10" but yes post the link. Roots are the biggest issue with all my setups, cant seem to stop the bastards lol.
then nvm i think it'd only work for a drain tray that has the lowest point as the drain but he says "To prevent roots from blocking the Drain I used a 6 x 6 inch piece of clear Plexiglas to cover the drain area. (The drain is the lowest part of the tray and the plexi actually sits about 2 inches above it) The roots sit on top of the plexi. This way……I use all plant sites available (hey……that’s a possible ½ oz of dried weed later for that one hole) And the clear plexi drain cover allows me see the drain hole for my daily inspections. I screwed down a small plastic cap to the lid edge to use as a knob to lift the lid with."
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?threadid=109231
Budley Doright
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Wow thanks for that! Great thread and pretty close to what I do but on a bit smaller scale (my setup I mean lol) His trays are pretty close to what I run actually but I have 15 spray heads in each tray/tote. I've tried a few different styles using the same basic tote design, flooded, nft, timed flood, etc. and the misters seem to be the most stable, less issues other than the roots lol. The copper, I'm hoping, will solve the issue once and for all, but probably not lol. Again thanks, lots of great info!
Alaric
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Hey Budley,
I assume a 10" depth? If so----have you considered using totes/trays with more depth?
I also liked the plexiglass idea-----in the tray with the drain being the lowest point.
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Budley Doright
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^^^ I have a couple of totes that are deeper and have used them for my flooded setups but not with sprayers. I tried to find a pic in the thread to get a better ideal of what he was doing with the plexi glas but I cant see why the roots wouldnt just go under it lol. I use a doubled up window screen and they grow through it like there was nothing there lol.
so basically your only issue is the roots getting so big they get stuck in the drain? but i got a question... other then that is aero really that hard? i mean I've done a ridiculous amount of research on it and it actually seems pretty easy, the only pain seems to be feeding and just making sure the sprayers aren't clogged and the pump is working but is it really as hard as most people make it out to be? even though it seems like most people who say not to do aero say they've never tried it
Budley Doright
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After trying a bunch of different systems the low pressure aero seems to be the most stable of all with the least problems. I have had nozzles clog but it was from tiny pieces of plastic not removed from pipes. Also I think there is a big difference in complexity of low pressure and high pressure true aero but could be wrong, havent hooked up the high pressure pump yet lol.
Alaric
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Budley Doright
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True aero is misting rather than spraying and to achieve that you need to run pressures above 60 psi and preferably 80 with misting heads that produce droplets less than 5 microns, a true mist. I bought all the stuff but havent got it running yet. An reverse osmosis booster pump is what I got. Just way to much to go wrong I figured for now lol. You need a pressure tank to limit on off cycles of pump due to frequent but short misting cycles. Sorry I should have clarified that this is only my take on it, others may disagree and it seems that aero is a universal term for any spray type setup.
thats like exactly what I've got out of my research. you mind giving me and example of a table you had (size of table, howlong did you veg, watts and yield) ?