Vertical Gravity Fed Hydroponic System, Afgan Kush Flowering

shibbywilsk

shibbywilsk

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Any questions, Comments, Concerns:

I have three plants growing, one in soil, the other two in a Vertical Gravity fed system I built out of PVC pipe. It operorates as such; There is a 5 gallon res with a 150gph pump, which pumps the water too a opening in the pipe and gravity takes over. There are damns at the begining of every turn in the system to control the sulution level in the 6 in PVC pipe. I glued a air hose in the bottom of the pipe which oxygenates the system. The nets are slightly summurged in the water and the roots collect in the tube.
I use foxfam nuts
PH i keep 5.5 to 6.0
PPM currently 350 - 500
Temp: Tops 83 Room 78
2. 65 Watt cfl
1. 40 watt cfl
150 watt HPS

My insperation for this setup came from Heath Robinsons Vertical 360 Design, I just modified it for my setup

From my experience in this grow i have seen how powerful of a hydro setup this design is. It compines various methods of hydroponics into one system. Keep watching for the end results.
 

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BrotherJay

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shibbywilsk said:
Any questions, Comments, Concerns:

I have three plants growing, one in soil, the other two in a Vertical Gravity fed system I built out of PVC pipe. It operorates as such; There is a 5 gallon res with a 150gph pump, which pumps the water too a opening in the pipe and gravity takes over. There are damns at the begining of every turn in the system to control the sulution level in the 6 in PVC pipe. I glued a air hose in the bottom of the pipe which oxygenates the system. The nets are slightly summurged in the water and the roots collect in the tube.
I use foxfam nuts
PH i keep 5.5 to 6.0
PPM currently 350 - 500
Temp: Tops 83 Room 78
2. 65 Watt cfl
1. 40 watt cfl
150 watt HPS

My insperation for this setup came from Heath Robinsons Vertical 360 Design, I just modified it for my setup

From my experience in this grow i have seen how powerful of a hydro setup this design is. It compines various methods of hydroponics into one system. Keep watching for the end results.
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Shibbywilsk, thats an interesting set up. Never seen one like it. I will be interested in your results. BJ
 
shibbywilsk

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Thanks guys,
Brother J yeah this setup has worked great for me this grow so far , am seeing real fast results with it and its easly maintained PH stays stable better due to quick circulation of the soultuion
 
shibbywilsk

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Brother Jay; No the pumps on 24 7 and the Damns work real well, all that i did was cut out and shape MDF board that i bought to fit snug in the pvc pipe. I cut a slit in the top of the pipe and can slide the damn up and down if need be to adjust the water level. I drilled holes an inch up on the damn so the water can flow over and the water level would remain about in inch in the tube.

.... The only issue that i have ran into is that the 6inch pvc pipe is to small. The root system clogged the pipe and i had to push tubes throgh the roots so the water could flow freely

Other then that i am probually going to modify it a little but basicially use the same design for the next grow ...... Ill put some more pics up tommmorrow and a better explaination of the system on paper
the girls are getting fatter and should be ready in 2 or 3 more weeks
 
shibbywilsk

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Heres an update ... ive hit the finishing up flowering process i will probually next week start the flush am thinking i got about 2 to 3 weeks left .... A couple of pictures from inside the tube of the root system... thought they looked cool
 

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Well its almost time i have already cut down some of the buds that are ripe, I chop in sucession taking the upper buds off lowering the light to ripen up the lower buds. I will post pictures of the crop and the buds that i harvested tommorrow.
 
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