Hydroponics.. any advice ?

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Originally Posted by dobbo

Don't drink the water. maaaan

I think a greenhouse would be a cheaper option, the power consumption of a hydro setup is the main concern, there is no real way of SAPS generating the amount of power needed to run heat lamps continuously, so like stated you bypass the meter or something stupid like pay $20/tomato

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Yes I'm going greenhouse and no external energy input. ( other than a pump maybe which I can hopefully run off solar )

I do a lot of gardening and the only thing I have noticed is I often get more help off the marijuana orientated sites then I do from proper gardening sites. I also get a great laugh reading what some of them do and how paranoid they are.

I don't use hydro but I use a similar method for propagation and to get roots started on cuttings. It is quick and the most effective I have ever used and it never came from a mainstream site.

All the best with it. Hydro is easy but proper hydro is expensive to start up as all those chemicals and pumps and lights to buy. I prefer to go on the organic side usually and not have year round seasons.

Xav

Try this mob, I used to get a lot of stuff through them and they know what they are talkin about.


http://www.hotfrog.com.au/Companies/...af-Hydroponics


Best thing I can advise is get a rain water tank, it's better quality water, plants don't like clorine(sp?).

I was advised by a very good mate in a Govt Agency to only use LED lighting as it doesn't show up as well on thermal imaging equipment :lol2:

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Originally Posted by Corgie Carrier

Try this mob, I used to get a lot of stuff through them and they know what they are talkin about.





Best thing I can advise is get a rain water tank, it's better quality water, plants don't like clorine(sp?).

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err ...what mob ?

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Originally Posted by rick130

I was advised by a very good mate in a Govt Agency to only use LED lighting as it doesn't show up as well on thermal imaging equipment :lol2:

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The plants themselves, are what has the higher temp and show up as a higher temp foliage plant than anything else

Electric blankets across the roof fix that;):D

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Originally Posted by Xavie

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proper hydro is expensive to start up as all those chemicals and pumps and lights to buy. Xav

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You can buy hydroponic equipment cheaply at the Public Trustee's Police seized goods auctions in Brisbane. Quite a lot of the stuff appears at these sales. I wonder how many times some of it has been through the auction rooms. A staff member told me that the police come and get the buyers names and addresses after the auction so they can pay the buyers a visit after a few months.

http://www.hotfrog.com.au/Companies/...af-Hydroponics

Go and have a look here. Take the time to go through all the thread and you will be blown away!

Amazing what this guy has done in Kal! A full hydroponic setup without the lights, but using fish to clean and fertilise the water.

Guys a bloody legend already. Amazing stuff.

Good Luck!

Nathanial

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Originally Posted by MajorNeb

Go and have a look here. Take the time to go through all the thread and you will be blown away!

Amazing what this guy has done in Kal! A full hydroponic setup without the lights, but using fish to clean and fertilise the water.

Guys a bloody legend already. Amazing stuff.

Good Luck!

Nathanial

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That's truly amazing thanks for that link.