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This is a group for people who have any kinds of fish-less systems, but yet are not doing classical hydroponics. Where we can share what we have come to find about making-home made nutrients, oganic-hydro, pee-ponics, worm tea hydro, bio-ponics, home-made buffers, water chemistry or anything else that is perhaps inappropriate for fish. As well as experimenting and sharing results for things that might be alright for our aquatic critters.

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Warning... Much of what may be contained here may, or may not be a good idea to apply to a system populated with living, breathing, happy fish, crustaceans or any other aquatic life. So be smart...

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Comment by David Schwinghamer on February 28, 2012 at 2:09pm: I didnt have much of a prob with fish emulsion and sprayers, I just learned I should run water through the sprayers once a month to keep them clean.

What does NFT stand for?

Comment by LogicalHydro on February 28, 2012 at 1:53pm: clogged sprayers are a joke with organic nutrients. It's a waste of time and money lol

Comment by LogicalHydro on February 28, 2012 at 1:52pm: I put full nutrients in my cloning system after the first roots sprout and then just treat it like a spray system and grow the plants out until they get too big. But with some cloning gel on the cut and a little cloning solution in the reservoir, I think fish emulsion would be a necessity.

Comment by Vlad Jovanovic on February 28, 2012 at 1:51pm: The MASSIVE amount of O2 combined with the pertty good air to water ratio of hydroton probably help in the aeroponics system, if your desire is to clone as many plants as quickly as possible, I am convinced that aeroponics would be your best option. (You didn't ever mention what your intent was with the NFT). Dave you can build your own aero-systems that work well for pretty cheap. As with AP, there are lots of ways to go about it, but basically if you respect a couple of principals, you're good. Keep in mind though that aeroponic systems...hmm...how should I put it?... totally suck ass, when you are using organic nutrients. Its a total nightmare with the clogging pin sprayers/spray heads. This is a problem I've been working on for use in AP, but can't get around having to use metal parts...which are no good for the fish...

Comment by LogicalHydro on February 28, 2012 at 1:48pm: I got ya. That's odd that it wasn't working as well. Is the horizontal tube just NFT?

Comment by David Schwinghamer on February 28, 2012 at 1:47pm: With a cloning system do you use water or can you use fish emulsion instead?

Comment by David Schwinghamer on February 28, 2012 at 1:46pm: Essentially my fishless horizontal tube system wasnt performing like my spray system. People suggested I add a bio filter to my system like gravel in a bed. Then I said I want to go vertical and then there is more bio filter material to choose from for that.

Comment by LogicalHydro on February 28, 2012 at 1:37pm: esentially all cloning systems that you can buy pre-made are spray systems

Comment by David Schwinghamer on February 28, 2012 at 1:36pm: I want to start cloning plants and thought the spray system would be best for that, what are your thoughts?

Comment by LogicalHydro on February 28, 2012 at 1:35pm: David,

I'm sorry, i'm not up to date on this convo. What problem is happening? in a vertical system?