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My New System; on Loan From Rachapat University, Chombung, Ratchaburi.

AjarnV

AjarnV

Thanks to the generosity of Ajarn Pathara, I just received the system today. It's all ready to go except for a few minor glitches; to wit, my water is PH 7.68 and I don't have any hydrochloric acid. The other minor hassle is my sprouts are in coir plugs and they get way too wet in the constant flow system. So, my sprouts need a more developed root system (they're only 3 days sprouted). Ajarn Pathara will bring the acid and meter on Monday or Tuesday and we'll adjust the PH.
Any and all advice is welcome as I'm a genuine baby newbie at this technology. Here's a picture;

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wow you weren't kidding when you said it was cheap option! and looks like a bloody good one too. Good luck with it mate, hope the plants thrive for you
 
Grimus & kiddc; thanks for the positive comments. We were very lucky to have found out about the local hydro growers. It was by chance my wife spotted a sign about hydro and she followed up on it and one thing led to another. And here I am.

I'm not sure this is the best set-up for Habaneros, but I'm going to give it a go and take it one step at a time. An enclosure is in the works (Ajarn Pathara) and should be here Monday or Tuesday. This will be an outdoor set-up with a plastic roof and very fine net sides (keep insects out) and a plastic sheeting floor. The net will allow for a free flow of air. The plants will be supported by a suspended cord. I will inter-crop as much as I can. Cheers.
 
That's pretty freakin cool Arjun! Congrats. Can't wait to see the final setup. Good luck on your growing season and the new system. I think it may belong in the Grow Tech section.
 
It's a great idea, but it has a tiny reservoir for so many plants. I would also shade the reservoir because the temperatures will be sky high in the Thailand sun. I use plain white vinegar to adjust the PH. Coir works perfectly in any hydro application. Can you post a pic of how the water gets from the res to the top run of PVC?
 
ZanderSpice said:
I think you what phosphoric, nitric or even sulfuric acid before hydrochloric.
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I don't know; the professor is the one who said hydrochloric acid. Apparently there is more than one that will work.
 
treemanjohn said:
It's a great idea, but it has a tiny reservoir for so many plants. I would also shade the reservoir because the temperatures will be sky high in the Thailand sun. I use plain white vinegar to adjust the PH. Coir works perfectly in any hydro application. Can you post a pic of how the water gets from the res to the top run of PVC?
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Yes definitely will shade the reservoir. As to size; I have to trust that the Uni knows about these things; The reservoir holds 30 liters and 10 liters are going through the pipes when it's running. So there are 20 in the tank at any given time (that's a little over 5 gals.). We did a test run and it worked perfectly. I'll post a picture of the "cups" that go in the holes. The bottoms are about a 1/16" off the bottom of the pipe.
Yes, I'll post a pic of the delivery pipe.
Question; we put in a cup with a seedling and coir; the coir gets very wet because it wicks up the water. I worried it would drowned the seedling. I have read coir is perfect but what about the saturation with water/solution?
 
ABurningMouth said:
Did you do ok with this system?
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About 2 weeks from getting it going. It'll be outside so I need a structure over it to keep out rain water. That will be finished next week. :)
 
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