OGieSel High Pressure Aeroponic Build 2020

[The Celt]

It is an interesting setup and once the kinks are worked out, should be highly efficient which is something that always peaks my interest having a background in engineering

 

[Ogiesel]

It is an interesting setup and once the kinks are worked out, should be highly efficient which is something that always peaks my interest having a background in engineering

Yes, it should be! Thats why i originally went this route. I remember reading on up Aeroponics when i first started looking into growing years ago, & i knew that it was the way to go. I like being able to control every aspect of the grow. If set up correctly, you Don't have to worry about under/over watering or root rot, the second you see the plants stressing/showing signs of a deficiency, you can make adjustments on the fly and correct it almost immediately & Like you said its Extremely efficient

 

[Ogiesel]

Swapped out ~80% of the old nute solution & added for 15 gallons of 1/8 dose grow nutes & 2.5 ml of calmag. P.h. @ 5.6 & p.p.m.s are at ~445

 

[Ogiesel]

plants aren't as perky as they once were, just like my last batch of fire og during this time. Pretty sure They're just getting acquainted with their new home & the root abuse i gave them hahaha im not worried about it, they'll bounce back in no time

 

[Ogiesel]

70° in the tent right now at ~60% RH Here's some pics i took this morning

Dialed the pump back to 3 on. 5 off during the day & 3 on 6:30 off at night. I believe the rockwool is becoming too saturated. Once i get decent root structure through the net pots, ill dial the timer back down.

 

[Ogiesel]

Rez temp is 67°, ph still at 5.6, ppms settled at ~480

 

[Ogiesel]

I didnt have the balls to scrap my other two plants i originally had in the setup so i ended up transplanting them

The Mendo took the transplant well, & the CBD is still hanging in there too

 

[Ogiesel]

Current temp in the tent, 75°.
Rh@59%
Res temp 67°

Built the additional reservior for the Swamp Cooler & added 20 gallons of water, lets see how long it lasts.

 

[Ogiesel]

Well after a 5 day trip, i returned home to see that 3 out of the 4 plants have some new lush growth coming through . The 4th plant is struggling but she's definitely going to make it. She has new growth as well, just not as lush as the rest of her sisters. Some of the older leaves have yellowed & crinkled, so im going to do a light trim in the morning, ive been driving all day... im pooped. Lol snagged these pics as soon as i got back. Will get some without the leds on so you can really see the color coming back .

It took about just as long for these clones to get acclimated to my setup as my Fire OG clones did. Roughly 11 days.

 

[Ogiesel]

The Runt!

After doing a little trimming i noticed something Terrible.........

F*CKIN SPIDER MITES!!!!!!!!
I believe these clones were already infected prior to purchasing. These are dark heart nursery clones so im not sure if it came from them infected or maybe the club could have had infected clones on the same shelf and they spread to these ones or what but i highly doubt i introduced them. Luckily i caught them now , should be somewhat easy to eradicate. This is my first time ever having a spider mite problem.

 

[KramE]

Thank you so much for your detailed build!

I know it's been a while on this thread, but I've just starting to reinvestigate high pressure aeroponics.

How's the system holding up?

I just skimmed your build, did you use an accumulator? I don't think I saw one....?

 

[Pennywise]

Get on those spider mites quick, you can defeat them.