leblanca
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Hello!
This journal will be about an Indica grow in a HPA aeroponic setup with HID Lighting.
5 Strain had been chosen for the experiment.
The aeroponic setup was built over the last 3 months, i will include pictures of the setup.
I am using 2x 1000W MH and HPS light in a 8'x 4' Tent 9' high with the extensions.
There is 5 totes of 50 Gal.
Each totes has 6 Nozzles anti-drip 2x @ 0.014in and 4x @0.012in.
The first pressure switch is adjusted to close at 130 psi and open at 148 psi, the second pressure switch is adjusted to close at 115 psi and open at 148 psi.
Im thinking of having 2 second on and 10 min off on my timer with a 5 min interval on each timer.
The system use an accumulator, solenoids and pumps, line filter, pressure relief valve, pressure gauge and more fittings than i can think of.
I also installed a UPS of 900VA on the pumps and timer with solenoids to maintain water in case of power failure.
Im also trying a air conditioned air box around the root chamber to cool down the root area from overheating, this is very experimental so hope it helps.
For ventilation there is a 800CFM intake fan and sam CFM for exhaust in the garage.
The tent has 4 circulation fans, 2 fans for cooling the light and 2 fans for tent air circulation with a charcoal filter.
There is an additional 2 fans for circulation air in and out of the air box that cools the root zone.
The system will be running on RO water with Emerald Harvest fertilizer chart 3 part and drain to waste.
The garage has no drain or water so i have to pump the water from my basement to my garage, so i made a heat traced hose for moving water when its -30 .c.
Also had to install a 45Gal. Drain tank which is very thin, a local business had it but its expansive...
A hose gets connected between my basement RO water supply / drain to the Drain / water tank in the garage.
I pump RO water in the garage, than pump the drain tank back in the drain of the house with the same hose and than open an air valve connected to an air tank to push all the water out of the hose in the drain of the house.
The seedling have been started in 5.5 ph adjusted rockwool under a 100W COB with lens with a heat mat set at 26 .c the 10 February 2020
The 15 seed sprouted and all seedling were looking ok by the 13 february, little tap root was reaching for the water lower so i prepared some nuts at 100ppm and changed the waterthe 17 february , went out of town for work and came back the 21 february and 7 out of them got damping off... made a mistake and used an old bucket that was used for gardening before to prepare my nuts mix and i had only rinced it so i probably got some fungus in my plants.
A few more really struggle to keep it together but i might end up saving 6 out of the 15 to go in the Grow tent.
So out of the lot we have left and alive
This journal will be about an Indica grow in a HPA aeroponic setup with HID Lighting.
5 Strain had been chosen for the experiment.
- 3X Purple Bud
- 3X Tangerine Dream
- 3X Blueberry
- 3X Warlock
- 3X Strawberry Diesel
The aeroponic setup was built over the last 3 months, i will include pictures of the setup.
I am using 2x 1000W MH and HPS light in a 8'x 4' Tent 9' high with the extensions.
There is 5 totes of 50 Gal.
Each totes has 6 Nozzles anti-drip 2x @ 0.014in and 4x @0.012in.
The first pressure switch is adjusted to close at 130 psi and open at 148 psi, the second pressure switch is adjusted to close at 115 psi and open at 148 psi.
Im thinking of having 2 second on and 10 min off on my timer with a 5 min interval on each timer.
The system use an accumulator, solenoids and pumps, line filter, pressure relief valve, pressure gauge and more fittings than i can think of.
I also installed a UPS of 900VA on the pumps and timer with solenoids to maintain water in case of power failure.
Im also trying a air conditioned air box around the root chamber to cool down the root area from overheating, this is very experimental so hope it helps.
For ventilation there is a 800CFM intake fan and sam CFM for exhaust in the garage.
The tent has 4 circulation fans, 2 fans for cooling the light and 2 fans for tent air circulation with a charcoal filter.
There is an additional 2 fans for circulation air in and out of the air box that cools the root zone.
The system will be running on RO water with Emerald Harvest fertilizer chart 3 part and drain to waste.
The garage has no drain or water so i have to pump the water from my basement to my garage, so i made a heat traced hose for moving water when its -30 .c.
Also had to install a 45Gal. Drain tank which is very thin, a local business had it but its expansive...
A hose gets connected between my basement RO water supply / drain to the Drain / water tank in the garage.
I pump RO water in the garage, than pump the drain tank back in the drain of the house with the same hose and than open an air valve connected to an air tank to push all the water out of the hose in the drain of the house.
The seedling have been started in 5.5 ph adjusted rockwool under a 100W COB with lens with a heat mat set at 26 .c the 10 February 2020
The 15 seed sprouted and all seedling were looking ok by the 13 february, little tap root was reaching for the water lower so i prepared some nuts at 100ppm and changed the waterthe 17 february , went out of town for work and came back the 21 february and 7 out of them got damping off... made a mistake and used an old bucket that was used for gardening before to prepare my nuts mix and i had only rinced it so i probably got some fungus in my plants.
A few more really struggle to keep it together but i might end up saving 6 out of the 15 to go in the Grow tent.
So out of the lot we have left and alive
- 1X Purple Bud
- 2X Tangerine Dream
- 2X Blueberry
- 1X Warlock
- 0.3X Strawberry diesel...
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