1 Sterlite plastic tub (any size)
1 Ultrasonic fogger
1 Roll reflective tape (or any light proof tape)
14 2" Neoprene disks
2 12V PC Fans
I was interested in building a aero cloner or like a dwc / bubbleponics sorta deal but that would have required buying pumps and tubing, air pumps etc... Not only is my space limited so a big tub cloner probably wouldn't have worked out so well in my grow area. i wanted something I could put together with things I had laying around that was also small. So most of these material i had at home so it kept the cost to a minimum. I was really surprised to find I had an ultrasonic fogger that was embedded inside some cheesy halloween toy but what I didn't have was a power supply to run it. Thats was the only thing that was purchased so I headed down to good ol' fashioned Radio Hut and i was able to get a replacement. you can find ultrasonic foggers online for about 25 dollars and this particular tub i believe i got at walgreens for like 2 dollars.
First I started with the tub the one I have was clear so using some reflective tape I had laying around I light proofed it by covering it with some layers of tape. The tape is weathproof so it won't come off if its wet plus its reflective
Once done with the tub next is the lid one thing that helped me a great deal was using a reference object. something a little bit smaller than the neoprene which explains the excedrine bottle.
After tracing out several circles for the disks and a tiny hole of the cords i began to cut each with a box cutter i started by cutting an X into the circle
then I traced over the edges and simply bent the piece back until it snapped off very little cutting is necessary
As you can see I have 14 circles I intentionally didn't cut 15 to give the fogger a place to sit.
Here are a few shots with the fogger on whn its on its like a small pump and actually pushes water kinda like a fountain
There are also 4 that are uncut since I was using what I have on hand which was 10 disk I do plan on going to the old local hydro shop to get 4 more disks then the lid will also be covered in reflective tape
There are no visible leak with the fogger on but to help keep the fog sealed in I may apply weather stripping but we shall see before building this I had been reading that foggers will increase water temperatures.
I have yet to experience this so to be on the safe side I connected 2 pc fans and put them under neath the reservoir blowing air directly on the reservoir right now the fans run with the timer on the fogger on 30 minutes off 30 every day but I am considering designing a temperature sensor that will turn on the fans should the water temp get too high
So if you didnt have this stuff laying around like I did you can find it with a search on the good ol interweb for the lazy just see below. The fogger would set you back about 25 dollars iff you buy it online you can probably also find them in your local pet sotre. A roll of reflective tape can be bought at any hardware store for about 8 bucks. If you have a bin that isnt see thru like mine then you can disregard the tape. The neoprene can be purchased at any hydro shop or online.
1 Ultrasonic fogger
1 Roll reflective tape (or any light proof tape)
14 2" Neoprene disks
2 12V PC Fans
I was interested in building a aero cloner or like a dwc / bubbleponics sorta deal but that would have required buying pumps and tubing, air pumps etc... Not only is my space limited so a big tub cloner probably wouldn't have worked out so well in my grow area. i wanted something I could put together with things I had laying around that was also small. So most of these material i had at home so it kept the cost to a minimum. I was really surprised to find I had an ultrasonic fogger that was embedded inside some cheesy halloween toy but what I didn't have was a power supply to run it. Thats was the only thing that was purchased so I headed down to good ol' fashioned Radio Hut and i was able to get a replacement. you can find ultrasonic foggers online for about 25 dollars and this particular tub i believe i got at walgreens for like 2 dollars.
First I started with the tub the one I have was clear so using some reflective tape I had laying around I light proofed it by covering it with some layers of tape. The tape is weathproof so it won't come off if its wet plus its reflective
Once done with the tub next is the lid one thing that helped me a great deal was using a reference object. something a little bit smaller than the neoprene which explains the excedrine bottle.
After tracing out several circles for the disks and a tiny hole of the cords i began to cut each with a box cutter i started by cutting an X into the circle
then I traced over the edges and simply bent the piece back until it snapped off very little cutting is necessary
As you can see I have 14 circles I intentionally didn't cut 15 to give the fogger a place to sit.
Here are a few shots with the fogger on whn its on its like a small pump and actually pushes water kinda like a fountain
There are also 4 that are uncut since I was using what I have on hand which was 10 disk I do plan on going to the old local hydro shop to get 4 more disks then the lid will also be covered in reflective tape
There are no visible leak with the fogger on but to help keep the fog sealed in I may apply weather stripping but we shall see before building this I had been reading that foggers will increase water temperatures.
I have yet to experience this so to be on the safe side I connected 2 pc fans and put them under neath the reservoir blowing air directly on the reservoir right now the fans run with the timer on the fogger on 30 minutes off 30 every day but I am considering designing a temperature sensor that will turn on the fans should the water temp get too high
So if you didnt have this stuff laying around like I did you can find it with a search on the good ol interweb for the lazy just see below. The fogger would set you back about 25 dollars iff you buy it online you can probably also find them in your local pet sotre. A roll of reflective tape can be bought at any hardware store for about 8 bucks. If you have a bin that isnt see thru like mine then you can disregard the tape. The neoprene can be purchased at any hydro shop or online.
