first airo build

[swiftgt]

hi
i have been growing in soil for a while and ive had good results,
but ive seen the results with hydro ands its prity amazeing!
so i have started to build an airo tank
can anyone tell me if this looks ok,
baring in mind
i have to insulate the tank still
protect the pump with a screen
and get the jets
the water pump is 600l/h
the air pump is 275l/h
im also trying to make a dwc cloner and have a pic of the box i want to use,is its size ok?
here are some pics
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im going to use connoisseur nutrients, mainly because i had no idea what to buy and i didnt want a heap of different bottles to mix,but at 75euro for part a+b in 1litre bottles its not cheap!

 

[Tater]

Looks good to me, not true aeroponics but thats just nitpicking. True aeroponics needs a .5 micron size water droplet IIRC. Anyways please run a grow journal or something as I to have been contemplating running connoisseur nutrients.

 

[swiftgt]

like i said i havent bought the nossels just yet,
but thanks for the sizing, ill be sure to buy the .5micron size,
how much are they and where do you normally but them,hydro shop?

 

[Tater]

Don't buy them, just use low flow sprinklers. Your pump is no where near what you need to do true aero. Guys that run true aero spend big BIG money on there pumps as they need very high pressures to achieve the droplet size they are after, also with your roots sitting in water it will never be a true aero setup.

 

[swiftgt]

yea i was just reading up on it after you replyed to my message,
you seem to need around 80-100psi pump to create a droplet size of about .5, but the pumps are about 65-100 uk pounds,
i was looking into a high pressure pump for an intercooler spray system for a
turbo charged car, and they use the pump out of a coffiee machine which can create this pressure,maybe this would be worth a look?