4" PVC Single-Res Aero Shuttle (in progress)

niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Things are ready to go...... I'm simply waiting on a larger pump to run my spray lines as the 633 Eco doesnt have the power needed to get the stream over into the pots. Other than that I'm ready to cut clones and go.

Looks ready to ROCK, wbinwv!! Fantastic journel!! Been waiting for this to get going. I am very excited for you! Great Luck with the system, and +rep4u on this!!

LET'S GO!!!!!!!

growinman

yay looking good bro

Subscribed and +Rep, very nice set up

I love it dude. are those brass compressoin fittings?

we are passed lift off>... is there still a pump delay? Can't wait to see this grow..best of luck

Realclosetgreenz said:

I love it dude. are those brass compressoin fittings?

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Here is the part you need.
Male Branch Tee 1/4 In Brass PK 10


PARKER 172P42 Male Branch Tee Poly-Tite(TM)
Tube Size 1/4 In
Pipe Size 1/8 In
Tube x MNPT Connection
Material of Construction Brass
Length 1.68 In Pressure (PSI) 150
Temp Range 0 To 150 Deg F
Package Quantity 10


I believe that this is the part you're inquiring about. Reference Earl's "Aero Space Shuttle" thread. That's where I got all of my information.

luv2grow said:

we are passed lift off>... is there still a pump delay? Can't wait to see this grow..best of luck

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Very sorry for the slight delay. My mother plant isnt quite big enough yet. In another 3 or 4 days I'll be ready to clip all nine clones and go.

Here she is... I could only take 4 or 5 from her as is.

As far as the pump goes....I decided it was easier to move the holes a shade closer to the pot than spend another 125 on a big pump. I'll be doing that today.

glad to see its close

We officially have liftoff. I cut clones this morning and away we go!

I'm spraying them continuously with 200 PPM of Sensi Grow A @ 73 degrees. PH is 5.8

When they root I'll switch the pump to 5 on and 30 off @ 66 degrees, 5.6 PH. I'll up it to 400 PPM as well. I'll veg them at 600 PPM max.







Room temp is 70 degrees and the humidity is high at 70%. I'll keep you guys posted!

!!!

LoudBlunts said:

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Iam with Loud on the nods! YES! Right on. Man that system looks awesome and clean and begging to get slammed! Great to hear you got her underway!

Great pics tooooooo
growinman

growinman said:

Iam with Loud on the nods! YES! Right on. Man that system looks awesome and clean and begging to get slammed! Great to hear you got her underway!

Great pics tooooooo
growinman

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Thanks bro. I just took this pic of the babies reaching for the light.

Today is the first res change. I've been spraying the clones with 200PPM of sensi grow A set at 5.8ph and my chiller is set to 73*. This is the 6th day of spraying them with a cycle of 20 minutes on and 1 minute off. The clones are barely starting to root which is nice to see. I'm anxious to see what happens in the next 7 days.

Cool setup, I am still perfecting my aero setup too, after seeing earl tackle aeroponics I decided to try it out myself.

Earl gets the credit for the design. He's the Genius. I'm simply a Copycat.

I've decided to add a parts list to this post. This can work as a guide for anyone wanting to test the waters. This should make it very easy for anyone wanting to duplicate this build. Many of you will have some of this stuff laying around. However, I'm no Handyman so I had to purchase almost everything. Besides, I want to do this(make an exact list) because I plan on building another matching unit someday.

Parts list
(2) 10' pieces of 4 inch sch40 PVC pipe
(1) 10' piece of 1/2 inch PVC pipe
(3) 1/2" Tees
(2) 1/2" 90* Elbows
(3) 4 inch sch40 PVC endcaps
(1) 8' 2x4 (ripped to make the frame that supports the ends of the tubes)
(3) bags of 14 inch Zipties
(1) 2 inch Hole Saw blade
(1) 4 inch Hole Saw blade
(1) 1/2 inch Hole Saw Blade
(1) 45 Gallon Rubbermaid Roughneck Tote with lid
(1) 30 Gallon Rubbermad Roughneck Tote with lid
(2) Bulkhead fittings(1 for nute res drain and 1 for RO water res outlet)
(1) Garden Hose valve for bottom of nute res
(1) 50' roll of 1/2" vinyl tubing
(1) 100' roll of 1/4" Vinyl tubing
(1) 6mm Rubber Grommets(for 9 plant sites)
(1) 330* Spray Heads(for 9 plant sites)
(1) 7/16" drill bit(for spray sites)
(9) 2" Net Pots(Easy to get on Ebay)
(9) 2" Neoprene inserts(you'll have to buy a bag)
(1) Tube of White Silicone
(1) 1/2"x1/2" compression valve( to release water from the RO res)
(1) 1/4" Float valve(ro res)
(1) 1/2" Float valve(nute res)
(1) Box of Brass Tee's(special order)
(1) Heavy Duty Stand for nute res
(2) rolls of Teflon Tape
(1) Reverse Osmosis Water Unit
(1) 633 GPH Eco Sub Pump
(1) 370 GPH inline pump(to drain nute res)
(1) 500 GPH Danner inline pump(to operate the chiller)
8 small hose clamps
(1) garden hose
(1) Hydro timer(special order, allows sprayer settings of 5 on and 30 off, etc)
(1) Milwaukee PH Meter
(1) Milwaukee TDS Meter
(1) Milwaukee 4.0 230ml buffer solution(to calibrate my ph meter)
(1) Milwaukee 7.0 230ml buffer solution(to calibrate my ph meter)
(1) Quart PH up
(1) Quart PH down
(1) 1/10 HP Chiller
(1) roll of 4'x50' Mylar
(2) 600 watt HPS units
(1) AN Sensi Grow part A
(1) AN Sensi Grow part B
(1) Conisseur Bloom part A
(1) Conisseur Bloom part B

Of course there will be miscellaneous things such as timers, etc but this will get you REAL close. I'll give advice or help to anyone that decides to copy this unit.

Expect to have $1400 in the unit without the lights.

Yea mine is pretty simple, its pretty much like a sprinkler system with 180 degree sprayer heads inside one tub (~4 gal) with small drainage holes evenly spaced in corners where water builds up. The roots are in this tub with the misters, which is inside of a 10 gal rubbermaid tub with the pump and water and tubing system for sprayer heads. The the pump runs on a timer. Its all done with 1/2" clear tubing and toro funny pipe adapters.