Hydroponic

Project	Hydroponic
Description	Building and maintaining a hydroponic installation for our gardening nerds ;)
Type	Drip Recovery
Status	Discontinued → Successful results
Funding	[100%] of 185€
Contact	virii
Participants:	virii

What does it grow?

Currently: Fatalii yellow
In the Past: Lemon Drop Chili

Progress and Status

Material

Spundfass / Deckelfass 30 Liter

Luftausströmer

Aquariumpumpe 800l/h

Hi-Tech Aero-Kit Membranpumpe & Schlauch

24 Hours Plug in Timer

UFO Led Pflanzenlampe 138w (46*3w) mit IR UV Ray

Gardena 1399-20 Micro-Drip-System Start-Set

Super-root Air-pot 3L

Pixnor Portable LCD-Display Digital TDS Wasser Qualität Tester Pen

PH meter

Perlite Perligran Premium

pH Down

pH Up

Compo Hakaphos spezial 16+8+22

Dehumidifier

Building

Carve nearly all of the lid off in order to stuck the Air-Pot in it.

Drill a hole into the barrel which should just be big enough to get the hoses trough.

Connect the corresponding hoses with the air pump, water pump.

Put the perlite in the Air-Pot.

Connect the hoses of the micro drip system on Air-Pot.

Flood the perlite with water. (This will remove all the dirt which would block up the water pump)

Throw the dirt water away.

Plant your seedling.

Position your UV lamp approx. 20cm over your seedling.

Use a plug-in-timer to start your Hydroponic construction. Your Hydroponic should run at least for 12 hours straight.

Dehumidifier is a must if you can't open windows in your room.

PH

Optimal PH level for growing chilies lies between 5,2 - 5,6.

EC

Optimal EC level lies between 600-800 µs/cm for seedlings.
After a month you can go up to 1300-1500 µs/cm.

Pictures

First version

Second version