This is excellent.. they've started to look a bit funny at me at my local supermarket cause I buy so many cucumbers (I shove them up my ass). This way I can grow my own right here in my closet. Thank you NaTeB143!
My Local hydroponics store made those for me. I've been doing it for years in soil. I got AMAZING results in the aero spring system, such fast growth rates. Check out my guys down at Always Sunny Hydroponics in Waterbury CT. Their entire catalog is on their website and they can drop ship right to your house anywhere in the US, I order all my supplies through them. sunnyhydro com. call the shop for custom system orders, they know their stuff.
the pvc pipe and ez spray cloners are shit. concept is excellent though. i use irrigation hosing and waaaay better 360 sprayers that hardly ever clog.
you watch the ez cloners similar sprayers drop in pressure after 5 mins and clog like a bitch.
Great video presentation! This is certainly very helpful for novice growers because all the essential aspects of an aeroponic-hydroponic system were presented with clear instructions and illustrations. So building a homemade aero-hydroponic system would definitely be easier and a lot cheaper than buying a ready-made system.
Would you please message me and let me know what the purpose of the Hose on the outside of the bucket?Like whats it do?Cause i have everything i need but i just dont understand what that part is for.Thank you very much.This was so simple to make.Oh and would it be a extra benafit to have a airstone in the tank as well to keep co2 fresh?Or is that the whole purpose of the 5 whater jets spraying?Sorry to be such a Noob :)
That's a water-level gauge - it shows you how much water/nutrient you have in your reservoir. The guy down at my local hydro shop also said that it could be used for drainage with you change out your mix.
i was thinking of putting a 400w hps light in a typical sized closet to grow veggies during the winter months. will a 400w hps make a closet way to hot without ventilation?
@olirain its reasonable for a typican sea of green set up. I know some big bushy long branch sativa's would be crowded as heck and wouldnt be so practical, even with just 4 in the corners. Stealth growers like these boxes for good autoflowering dwarf strains and better SOG strains. ~peace
when the roots get big and start to hang in the water am i losing the effects of aeroponics? is there much difference in performance to a system that has a seprate resovoir so the roots never grow in the resovoir. IS it really worth the extra hassle of having a seperate resovoir or will the root hanging into the solution work just as wll. i personally thought it would be better if the roots dont permanently hang into the solution.
I reccomend everybody trying a horizontal aeroponic grow system for small plants. I am working on one. Its gonna be a large round trashcan with lots of 2" net pots but instead of having plants grow vertically they are going to grow from the side. I will be able to get 200 2" net pots for micro herb production. It will be suitable for small plants like basil. YOu will find the mister on this system he's building only give a side spray which means they must go in between the pots.
pvc pipe is used in the majority of household water systems in the United States. The pipes ran thru most peoples house walls, the pipes run from the city water to your house, from your well to your house, from 99% of all farm irrigation, etcetc. The list goes on.
ya because of a lot of infrastructure was built before the 21 century. although pvc is most likely fine to use is irrigation or hydroopoincs. polypropylene or polyethylene do not release toxins, etc. into the air when being manufactured or recycled or incinerated (for power) like pvc does. greenpeace has called for an all out ban on pvc. is pvc bad in hyrdo, not likely there is prob more chlorine in the acual water to clean it. which evaporates from water when
ya looks good but i have a much better idea. Instead of sprayers and pumps just use a pond fogger to atomize the water and nutrients creating a reservoir full of super fine mist like a smoke machine. I use it and it works extremely well, forget all those stupid holes and connectors. I started tomato plants from seed and they were 4 feet tall in 3 1/2 weeks.
So you just use water with nutrients specific to the plant you are growing and then just use a fogger to get the nutrients+water to the dangling plant roots...? I was thinking about that for growing *cough* um tomatoes? *cough* as well. Would that work well for say eight "tomato" plants? I'm seriously asking this. Not joking.
just buy a pond fogger without lights on it and put it into the same type of tub used in this video, add hydroponic medium to your mesh pots and add nutes to your RO water then adjust for ph thats it. Take water from the tub and water from the top untill roots reach into reservoir. If you want you can add an airstone.
If all you pot heads would get into aquaponics you could grow in the open, slip a plant in between your tomatos and cucumbers and save the world. You are the real pros.
it's just to moniter water level, i use it because it's so much easier to know were to fill, and some believe that it has a benificial air flow to the water reservoire, it's not neccesary but some prefer it :)
Is the EcoPlus 264 a good pump.. im kinda scared of my pump breaking on me while im on vacation, i have someone watching the plants, to balance Ph and nutrients and stuff like that,, im just worried
An EcoPlus264 submersible pump is required otherwise, the poly cut-off nipple will NOT fit. Secondly, the PVC pipe tends to lean to one side because the suction mounts at the bottom of the pump do not remain fixed. After building 5 of these, I can assure you that they do promote aggressive growth. I recommend also mounting the PVC through holes on each side of the tote or building a stand to ensure stability. Make sure that the container is clean or the sprayers will become clogged.
For emptying the tank/reservoir you can use water level tube, just release tube, pend it and let the water flow into any secondary container. Same whit checking ph.
Just for people that dont have too much space, one container is brilliant!
Anyone got a rough estimate of how much would this all run up to be?
LSRPFreesoup 6 days ago
That music sounds so sinister, I like the vid, been looking for some ideas for urban gardening.
suthernroyalty 2 weeks ago
This is excellent.. they've started to look a bit funny at me at my local supermarket cause I buy so many cucumbers (I shove them up my ass). This way I can grow my own right here in my closet. Thank you NaTeB143!
Load1Bongs1Not1Guns 3 months ago
@Load1Bongs1Not1Guns what???? lol
moshforjosh 2 months ago
My Local hydroponics store made those for me. I've been doing it for years in soil. I got AMAZING results in the aero spring system, such fast growth rates. Check out my guys down at Always Sunny Hydroponics in Waterbury CT. Their entire catalog is on their website and they can drop ship right to your house anywhere in the US, I order all my supplies through them. sunnyhydro com. call the shop for custom system orders, they know their stuff.
ChrisSunnyHydro 5 months ago
is that supposed to mean 2 feet of 3/4 in pvc?
rfelton77 7 months ago
I'd use and Aquaponic system that merges Aquaculture and Hydroponics instead
coldsteel122 9 months ago
How is this method any better then using an airstone?
mdma4life 9 months ago
aw crap i was supposed to get a 264 gph?
50kT 9 months ago
@ NaTeB143 would a 130 ghp pump work????????
909shredr 9 months ago
AHAHA I GOT ALL THE PARTS AND BROUGHT THEM HOME RIGHT NOW!!! now lets hope it isn't too hard to build
50kT 11 months ago
the pvc pipe and ez spray cloners are shit. concept is excellent though. i use irrigation hosing and waaaay better 360 sprayers that hardly ever clog.
you watch the ez cloners similar sprayers drop in pressure after 5 mins and clog like a bitch.
tatnrf001 11 months ago
i cant understand any of this right now. ill just just favorite this and look this up again tommorrow
MazinElia 1 year ago
Great video presentation! This is certainly very helpful for novice growers because all the essential aspects of an aeroponic-hydroponic system were presented with clear instructions and illustrations. So building a homemade aero-hydroponic system would definitely be easier and a lot cheaper than buying a ready-made system.
growgarden 1 year ago
@growgarden Well yeeeahhhh but people are so lazy these days, they would rather get a full set-up kit.
i on the other hand would love to make my own and plan to do so.
GreenMagic89 11 months ago
Why do you have closed cell foam gasket tape in your list and didn't use it?
BrazilianShark 1 year ago
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1982FMJ 1 year ago
Would you please message me and let me know what the purpose of the Hose on the outside of the bucket?Like whats it do?Cause i have everything i need but i just dont understand what that part is for.Thank you very much.This was so simple to make.Oh and would it be a extra benafit to have a airstone in the tank as well to keep co2 fresh?Or is that the whole purpose of the 5 whater jets spraying?Sorry to be such a Noob :)
jaspertodd 1 year ago
@jaspertodd
That's a water-level gauge - it shows you how much water/nutrient you have in your reservoir. The guy down at my local hydro shop also said that it could be used for drainage with you change out your mix.
squirrelflight 1 year ago
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i was thinking of putting a 400w hps light in a typical sized closet to grow veggies during the winter months. will a 400w hps make a closet way to hot without ventilation?
relztem3 1 year ago
wuts the outter pipe for?? and can I make it simpler by using jus 3 sprayers or will the pump bust??
yelltx 1 year ago
cool song!!!!!
chicoNmufasa 1 year ago
Cool song
midwestchi 1 year ago
Nice video what im wondering is with that setup you can grow up to 8 marijuana plants ??? theres enough space for them to grow freely ?
olirain 1 year ago
@olirain its reasonable for a typican sea of green set up. I know some big bushy long branch sativa's would be crowded as heck and wouldnt be so practical, even with just 4 in the corners. Stealth growers like these boxes for good autoflowering dwarf strains and better SOG strains. ~peace
rcacad 1 year ago
I don't understand what the hose coming out of the bottom is for
wcfennell 1 year ago
@wcfennell probably a guage for the water level
Swollzach 1 year ago
Does the pump remain on during off (lights) hrs?
Betaempire 1 year ago
stolen from instructables
CountCane1994 1 year ago
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how about the plant nutritions ... how much are using in a galoon of water? ... which types?
onxiaftw 1 year ago
NIce system I think its real informative
STGBADFISH123 2 years ago
aeroponics is complicated and all you did was a slide show? you should definutely repost this as a video.
shadow9376 2 years ago
this music sounds like it should be for"how to make a pipe bomb" instead of this.
sniped101 2 years ago 29
@sniped101 i think you watch alot of modern marvels?
GreenMagic89 11 months ago
when the roots get big and start to hang in the water am i losing the effects of aeroponics? is there much difference in performance to a system that has a seprate resovoir so the roots never grow in the resovoir. IS it really worth the extra hassle of having a seperate resovoir or will the root hanging into the solution work just as wll. i personally thought it would be better if the roots dont permanently hang into the solution.
Lunarlaserranging 2 years ago
@Lunarlaserranging The roots can hang in the water if u have an air pump feeding oxygen to the roots
mafiamillions 2 years ago
i hate slide shows..put up a vid its so much less copmplicated
sparklerbombg 2 years ago 3
@sparklerbombg i know right
marco10125 2 years ago
I reccomend everybody trying a horizontal aeroponic grow system for small plants. I am working on one. Its gonna be a large round trashcan with lots of 2" net pots but instead of having plants grow vertically they are going to grow from the side. I will be able to get 200 2" net pots for micro herb production. It will be suitable for small plants like basil. YOu will find the mister on this system he's building only give a side spray which means they must go in between the pots.
14CPO 2 years ago
basil RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT ;)
kingtacolikespunpun 2 years ago
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whitelabelz 1 year ago
im getting me some dank buds
beerjordan 2 years ago
pvc is not food grade.
dddproject 2 years ago
He's right. You could get al sorts of nasty, toxic contaminants that will make the product taste bad and make you sick in the long run.
HeWhoBefriendsDogs 2 years ago
A stainless steel tank would be good.
14CPO 2 years ago
pvc pipe is used in the majority of household water systems in the United States. The pipes ran thru most peoples house walls, the pipes run from the city water to your house, from your well to your house, from 99% of all farm irrigation, etcetc. The list goes on.
PVC pipe is what gives 99% of the U.S. water.
copefarms 2 years ago 3
ya because of a lot of infrastructure was built before the 21 century. although pvc is most likely fine to use is irrigation or hydroopoincs. polypropylene or polyethylene do not release toxins, etc. into the air when being manufactured or recycled or incinerated (for power) like pvc does. greenpeace has called for an all out ban on pvc. is pvc bad in hyrdo, not likely there is prob more chlorine in the acual water to clean it. which evaporates from water when
dddproject 2 years ago
left in an open container for 24 hours. or better yet use bioplastics if you are able to find products like these.
dddproject 2 years ago
just bought some from lowes plumping dept.
ltd420 2 years ago
Anybody know where to get the sprayers/misters???
gabrownzfan 2 years ago
Home Depot in the plumbing department (or any hardware store). They will be kept with the irrigation system items.
subsong 2 years ago
shitty music...
llieske 2 years ago
ya looks good but i have a much better idea. Instead of sprayers and pumps just use a pond fogger to atomize the water and nutrients creating a reservoir full of super fine mist like a smoke machine. I use it and it works extremely well, forget all those stupid holes and connectors. I started tomato plants from seed and they were 4 feet tall in 3 1/2 weeks.
p9hu77 2 years ago
So you just use water with nutrients specific to the plant you are growing and then just use a fogger to get the nutrients+water to the dangling plant roots...? I was thinking about that for growing *cough* um tomatoes? *cough* as well. Would that work well for say eight "tomato" plants? I'm seriously asking this. Not joking.
cptnsmelly 2 years ago
ya grow whatever you like.
p9hu77 2 years ago
lol im sure you could grow some delicious "tomatoes"
RabidTurkey2k8 2 years ago
@RabidTurkey2k8 tomatoes ? yeah , RIGHT...
2bigpower 1 year ago
@RabidTurkey2k8 tomatoes ? yeah , RIGHT...
2bigpower 1 year ago
They clog very, very badly from what I've read. (calcium in water).
jaenadar 2 years ago
Best to use RO water.
p9hu77 2 years ago
hey u should elaborate a lil more on that i would really like to know how to use your method instead this one is a bit difficult
etonetonte 2 years ago 3
just buy a pond fogger without lights on it and put it into the same type of tub used in this video, add hydroponic medium to your mesh pots and add nutes to your RO water then adjust for ph thats it. Take water from the tub and water from the top untill roots reach into reservoir. If you want you can add an airstone.
p9hu77 2 years ago
This sites the shit! Keep up the excellent work!
blackbirdmarkvii 2 years ago
If all you pot heads would get into aquaponics you could grow in the open, slip a plant in between your tomatos and cucumbers and save the world. You are the real pros.
circadiantao 2 years ago 7
@circadiantao I like you idea.
"where did that come from?"
That is what I will tell the wife if she sees it!
AtlasHBS 1 year ago
@circadiantao lol I wish it was that easy
magicalhearingman 9 months ago
How loud is EcoPlus 264 pump?? How many dB's?
Please answer!
thanks a lot!
ganjaa2008 2 years ago
Not loud at all...The nutrient falling back into the reservoir is kind of loud, but not too loud that it would draw attention tho
NaTeB143 2 years ago
someone please answer: what is the tube on the oustide of the rubbermaid for? I just built a aeroponic cloner and I dont have one.....
livnthadream25 2 years ago
it's just to moniter water level, i use it because it's so much easier to know were to fill, and some believe that it has a benificial air flow to the water reservoire, it's not neccesary but some prefer it :)
skyblue64ss 2 years ago
monitoring water level. That's why it's see through
BeatSherlock 2 years ago
little to fast to follow i pause though :P
kissfn101 2 years ago
Is the EcoPlus 264 a good pump.. im kinda scared of my pump breaking on me while im on vacation, i have someone watching the plants, to balance Ph and nutrients and stuff like that,, im just worried
skyblue64ss 2 years ago
An EcoPlus264 submersible pump is required otherwise, the poly cut-off nipple will NOT fit. Secondly, the PVC pipe tends to lean to one side because the suction mounts at the bottom of the pump do not remain fixed. After building 5 of these, I can assure you that they do promote aggressive growth. I recommend also mounting the PVC through holes on each side of the tote or building a stand to ensure stability. Make sure that the container is clean or the sprayers will become clogged.
loyalpatriotusa 2 years ago
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loyalpatriotusa 2 years ago
I was dancing while I was watching this, it was hard to pay attention.
wtfyourdumb 3 years ago 2
lol
wsz594 3 years ago
lmao !! haha
quauhtlimtz 3 years ago
When I was putting this thing together the whole time I was thinking wtf am I making instructions on how to make a bomb or something.....-_-
NaTeB143 2 years ago 3
I have found that it is better to use a seperate resovoir as emtying the tank becomes hard and also checking the ph level when using all in one.
fayik123 3 years ago
For emptying the tank/reservoir you can use water level tube, just release tube, pend it and let the water flow into any secondary container. Same whit checking ph.
Just for people that dont have too much space, one container is brilliant!
qnner 3 years ago
Of course on releasing the tube i mean from upper (and only!) hose clip.
qnner 3 years ago
Separate reservoir is much better though.
fayik123 3 years ago