What makes Aeroponics more difficult?

Hey, I'm thinking of giving hydro a try. I almost want to build an aeroponics system but everywhere I turn someone is saying it is more advanced, harder or some shit.

It don't look much harder to me though and sounds like the best hydro system just a bit harder to build one other than that what is so much harder about it?

Also does it even yield more than ebb and flow? That thing just looks so easy too build.

Most people think it's more difficult because it's easier for things to go wrong fast in aero, there's no safety net with the roots hanging in air, a timer or pump malfunction could cause big problems, although I've read of a couple people having their systems go down for up to 12 hrs, the plants wilted pretty bad, but did recover and finish flowering. I jumped into hydro with some DWC buckets, and now I'm building an aero system, following the "harvest a pound every three weeks" thread. I don't see it being any harder, it's the initial learning curve with any new system. The first 2 weeks with the DWC i was all over everything, checking PH/PPM water temps, levels,etc.. now i'm 2 months in. I might look at them 5 mins every day. I don't even check PH/PPM anymore because of the nutes I'm using, just add water when they get low..I figure i'll go through the same curve with the aero until i get a feel for it. I'm doing it because of the prospect of massive growth and yields and less water use. Like any Hydro, keep your res cool and you'll eliminate 90% of the problems.

I hate the cleaning small creveses in pumps n hard to see areas n chillers inside bbuild up it can go wrong real quick it's danker but u loose days of life u are chained to it till u crop not worth it for me I us to but the don't want to pay more for better so coco it is for me at the moment

thump easy said:

I hate the cleaning small creveses in pumps n hard to see areas n chillers inside bbuild up it can go wrong real quick it's danker but u loose days of life u are chained to it till u crop not worth it for me I us to but the don't want to pay more for better so coco it is for me at the moment

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Word!

I use an aerocloner and its easy as pie.

Roots in as little as 4 days from cut.

This is just low pressure aero with a cheap pump for ebb n flow and come.cpvc spray pattern with ez cloner sprayers and two inch netcups/neoprene collars

areo has a lot +- shit to it but the mins outweigh the pluses IMOP.. the sprayer heads clog easily when they aren't cleaned properly... if your pump dies while you leave for work in the morning and your lights are on with no water running they will lithely fry by the time you get home because there nothing protecting the roots from drying.. like if you run flood and drain theres pebbles your roots grow into like media... but if your flood pump goes out the stones SOMEWHAT protect the roots from drying.. the ph does generally swing more on aero... but n the plus side you do get more oxygen to the roots.. you can get faster growth.. but i would run a flood and drain or a fresh nutrient drip is really the best for hydro

firsttimeARE said:

I use an aerocloner and its easy as pie.

Roots in as little as 4 days from cut.

This is just low pressure aero with a cheap pump for ebb n flow and come.cpvc spray pattern with ez cloner sprayers and two inch netcups/neoprene collars

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yeah cloners are much different they aren't are much of a hassle .. plus the nutrients in clonex and crap don't build up and clog as much .. but a large plant system is different especially when your running crap like Micro through it thats a tad bit .. i guess you can say thicker.. it leaves more waste than like a grow does so that is really what starts to clog the sprayers that and salt build up if you don't run water enough

Problem with Aero is you cannot grow big plants its designed for small plants now if your living in a state where plant count dictates jail time your screwed .. let alone other issues that always occur .. Hence why there are really Not to many Aero / fogger set ups run with MJ grown growers ..
In my opinion your better off going 5 gallon bucket DWC you will get a bigger bang for the buck

I find aero one of the easiest methods to use even though its not the cheapest. I`ve never experienced any of the catastophic failures its reknowned for even during the odd power outage. I cant see why its only good for small plants unless its a rail system where space is limited, a litre pot of compost wont grow a large plant but it doesnt mean compost is no good for growing large plants.

Darth Vapour said:

Problem with Aero is you cannot grow big plants its designed for small plants now if your living in a state where plant count dictates jail time your screwed .. let alone other issues that always occur .. Hence why there are really Not to many Aero / fogger set ups run with MJ grown growers ..
In my opinion your better off going 5 gallon bucket DWC you will get a bigger bang for the buck

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Does make sense I seen one DIY setup dude had huge roots in his reservoir they even had more room than the standard aero systems but them roots were huge. I can see that being a problem if the sprayers get all clogged up with the roots.

I don't know about DWC I'll probably try it since it's pretty cheap but I'm probably going to do a 4x4 flood and drain see if it does better than growing in Pro-mix definitely less maintenance.

bluntmassa1 said:

Does make sense I seen one DIY setup dude had huge roots in his reservoir they even had more room than the standard aero systems but them roots were huge. I can see that being a problem if the sprayers get all clogged up with the roots.

I don't know about DWC I'll probably try it since it's pretty cheap but I'm probably going to do a 4x4 flood and drain see if it does better than growing in Pro-mix definitely less maintenance.

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And lots of people get miss lead into thinking that aero is the bomb when in fact it really isn't , there are lots of threads comparing flood n drain vs DWC and DWC kills it every time
if your plans are flood an drain suggest you stick with Hydro medium like coco, or pellets or rockwool soil is not going to do you any good unless you went to a drip feed Blumets etc again its not a times flood cycle for soil

Darth Vapour said:

And lots of people get miss lead into thinking that aero is the bomb when in fact it really isn't , there are lots of threads comparing flood n drain vs DWC and DWC kills it every time
if your plans are flood an drain suggest you stick with Hydro medium like coco, or pellets or rockwool soil is not going to do you any good unless you went to a drip feed Blumets etc again its not a times flood cycle for soil

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So you yield better with DWC then flood and drain?

And they even did better than an aero system for quality and yield? Or at least close?

Big plants, big root mass. How do you ensure your able to get water/nutes to the entire mass.?

bluntmassa1 said:

Does make sense I seen one DIY setup dude had huge roots in his reservoir they even had more room than the standard aero systems but them roots were huge. I can see that being a problem if the sprayers get all clogged up with the roots.

I don't know about DWC I'll probably try it since it's pretty cheap but I'm probably going to do a 4x4 flood and drain see if it does better than growing in Pro-mix definitely less maintenance.

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redi jedi said:

Big plants, big root mass. How do you ensure your able to get water/nutes to the entire mass.?

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Starting to sound like flood and drain or DWC would be best both should work nice but you can probably grow huge plants DWC but I'm not sure it's why I'm asking about them.

On the TV news, the majority of the raided grow ops seems to use drip systems. I often ask myself if the professional illegal growers choose drip systems because it's simple, considered less likely to fail and over time is more profitable. Or if perhaps the most successful growers actually do use aero or DWC for larger yield and profit, but never get busted because they often are more experienced than the average grower.

What kind of hydro systems does the largest indoor growers use out there?

4x4 tent if it was me I'd use five 7 gallon pots in well amended soil

ODanksta said:

4x4 tent if it was me I'd use five 7 gallon pots in well amended soil

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I have an 8x8 right now I was just thinking of trying a hydro system just start out with a corner of my room I've just been using Pro-mix for years that's all I've tried really just different nutes and pot sizes.

And it aint no damn tent!! lol, I'm too cheap to pay for something I can build in a couple hours. Kinda like them Ebb and Flows I can build that in a day.

So what you use organic soil? I almost thought you where a hydro guy.

bluntmassa1 said:

Hey, I'm thinking of giving hydro a try. I almost want to build an aeroponics system but everywhere I turn someone is saying it is more advanced, harder or some shit.

It don't look much harder to me though and sounds like the best hydro system just a bit harder to build one other than that what is so much harder about it?

Also does it even yield more than ebb and flow? That thing just looks so easy too build.

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I was told to start growing in soil because it was easier. When I bought my set up I went straight hydro because I'm confident in my ability to learn on my own. Was there screw ups? Yes, but now I'm happy with what I chose. I have 2 Stinkbud jr aero systems I built and, 6 Waterfarms, 2 ebb n flow systems. The initial startup cost is substantial compared to soil. The bottom line is what do you want to do? You want to do aero? Then bite the bullet and do it. Don't listen to naysayers! My soil guy hates hydro/aero and swears it's a waste and I swear organics is a waste, just to argue with him lol. But you have to do what makes you happy. I'm sure some people on here grow to get high but I find growing indoors to be therapeutic. It's all about what works for you

yum

thump easy said:

I hate the cleaning small creveses in pumps n hard to see areas n chillers inside bbuild up it can go wrong real quick it's danker but u loose days of life u are chained to it till u crop not worth it for me I us to but the don't want to pay more for better so coco it is for me at the moment

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Fuck cleaning the foggers and misters just replace them. Aero is awesome. Sickest root structures imo

Ya but for a flip it ain't worth it but for compition it's the only way to go for shure...