Hydroponic setup help.

Hydroponic setup help.#365479

By sanguinearocks101 -  Sat Sep 19, 2020 2:34 am
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- Sat Sep 19, 2020 2:34 am #365479

Hello, I’m looking to automate my CP setup and hydroponics seems like a good idea. I was thinking vertical pvc pipes with 45 degree splits to put the plants in(with some sort of mesh at the bottom to prevent media from falling out. What pumps would you reccomend? Would it be better to do horizontal?

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Re: Hydroponic setup help.#365554

By mcgrumpers -  Sun Sep 20, 2020 12:00 am
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- Sun Sep 20, 2020 12:00 am #365554

It's also possible to automate your setup without hydroponics. Have you considered that?

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Re: Hydroponic setup help.#365556

By sanguinearocks101 -  Sun Sep 20, 2020 12:25 am
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- Sun Sep 20, 2020 12:25 am #365556

I could do that but I’ll need to get some 1020 trays first.

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Re: Hydroponic setup help.#366181

By murrkywaters -  Sun Sep 27, 2020 8:44 pm
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- Sun Sep 27, 2020 8:44 pm #366181

I would go with a perastaltic pump of some sort. Way easier to maintain if you dont need a high flow rate.

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Re: Hydroponic setup help.#371209

By sanguinearocks101 -  Sat Dec 26, 2020 4:37 am
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- Sat Dec 26, 2020 4:37 am #371209

Alright, I got a small hydroponics system, now I need some information on what cps I can grow in it. I have heard only Nepenthes do well in hydroponics, but if I can get some D. Capensis or other drosera growing in there then I’m evicting the herbs.

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Re: Hydroponic setup help.#371214

By elaineo -  Sat Dec 26, 2020 7:22 am
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- Sat Dec 26, 2020 7:22 am #371214

Is this an NFT system? I think drosera and VFT could grow in there, but they can't tolerate any nutrients. And if you're not sending nutrients through the hydroponic system, that defeats the purpose of having a hydroponic system in the first place.

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Re: Hydroponic setup help.#371218

By sanguinearocks101 -  Sat Dec 26, 2020 1:57 pm
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- Sat Dec 26, 2020 1:57 pm #371218

I don’t believe it is a NFT system. It is pretty much a bucket with a pump occasionally circulating the water. I don’t think the lack of nutrient additives defeats the purpose, there is still an increase in aeration which, from what I’ve heard, helps plants grow faster.

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Re: Hydroponic setup help.#371222

By elaineo -  Sat Dec 26, 2020 3:45 pm
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- Sat Dec 26, 2020 3:45 pm #371222

Are the plants in a PVC pipe, or are the plants hanging directly into the bucket? There is increase in aeration, sure... but you can get even better aeration by using a pump to run an aquarium air bubbler in your water tray. The PVC pipe system is usually used for NFT (nutrient film technique).

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Re: Hydroponic setup help.#371223

By murrkywaters -  Sat Dec 26, 2020 3:47 pm
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- Sat Dec 26, 2020 3:47 pm #371223

I can confirm good results with an aquarium bubbler. Dilute H202 works as well but it may damage the microbiome.

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Re: Hydroponic setup help.#371229

By sanguinearocks101 -  Sat Dec 26, 2020 7:57 pm
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- Sat Dec 26, 2020 7:57 pm #371229

It is directly in the bucket, I’ll paste a link to the product https://www.amazon.com/AeroGarden-Harv ... B08BW9C7YN

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Re: Hydroponic setup help.#371251

By elaineo -  Sun Dec 27, 2020 5:15 am
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- Sun Dec 27, 2020 5:15 am #371251

sanguinearocks101 wrote:It is directly in the bucket, I’ll paste a link to the product https://www.amazon.com/AeroGarden-Harv ... B08BW9C7YN

oh yeah, that's basically an aquarium air bubbler in a water tray. Drosera will do well in there, but I think you will get better bang for your buck using the Aerogarden for herbs (or "herbs"). I have a similar system for propagating nepenthes cuttings (could probably work for pullings and seeds, but haven't tried).

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