Top products from r/aeroponics

I actually didn't tally up the cost as that wasn't really of a concern to me, but I'll try my best to provide links to the things I bought for this. Feel free to add it up for me!

• Lighting
  
  • T-5 Grow light (came with 6500K bulbs)
    
  • 2700K bulbs
    
  • Grow light hangers
    
• Grow medium
  
  • Net Cups
    
  • Black Buckets
    
  • Black lids
    
• Nutrients
  
  • General Hydroponics Flora Series
    
  • General Hydroponics pH control kit
    
  • pH/EC/Temp Meters
    
• Grow tent
  
• Air ventilation
  
  • The only thing I ended up using from this kit was the cheapest part, the ventilation duct...
    
  • The fan from this kit is way too powerful for my setup because my humidifier couldn't keep up
    
  • I didn't use the carbon filter because I'm not growing weed.
    
• Water Distiller
  
• Humidifier
  
  • The cheaper the humidifier, the better. I first bought (and destroyed) one that had some sort of digital switch, so it would always be in the off state when you first supply power to it, meaning you can't turn it on/off with just a relay.
    
• Plumbing
  
  • Aquatec 8852 booster pump
    
  • 2 Gallon accumulator tank
    
  • Pressure relief valve
    
  • Tubing
    
  • Inline Pre-filter (Sorry they must have taken the product down...)
    
  • Misting nozzle T's
    
  • Tube ball valves
    
  • Analog pressure gauge
    
  • Misting Nozzles
    
    • Note that these nozzles are meant for WAY higher pressure systems (~1000psi) and I actually had to take out the spring for them to operate correctly, but they never clogged up, are easy to clean, and worked perfectly for me!
      
• Electronics
  
  • Raspberry Pi 3 kit
    
  • Humidity sensor
    
  • Pressure sensor
    
  • Water solenoid valve
    
  • 5V 4-channel relay module
    
  • Analog-to-digital converter
    
  • 24V to 12V converter
    
  • 24V Power supply
    
  • Resistor kit
    
  • Semiconductor kit
    
  • Circuit boards
    
  • Standoffs
    
• Wiring
  
  • 22 gauge stranded wire
    
  • 22 gauge solid wire
    
  • Power supply cord
    
• Connectors
  
  • Electronic Connectors
    
    • JST-XHP Connectors
      
    • JST-SM Connectors
      
    • Dupont Connectors
      
  • Plumbing Connectors
    
    • Bulkhead connectors
      
    • Quick-connect kit
      
    • NPT to quick-connect connector
      
      I also bought various tools, like crimpers, Dremel kit, drill, etc, but I don't consider those to be project-specific as I'll have them for the foreseeable future. Let me know if there's anything you see that you think I missed!
      

I use a 5 micron filter bag that helps quite a bit.
Sometimes nozzles clog, that's the nature of working with dissolved salts. Just make sure you monitor appropriately and the nozzles can be changed easily.

Hello! This looks incredible! I'm just now a high school senior and have been looking into aeroponics after having done hydroponics for at the past three years. I was apprehensive to spend my petty fast food job money on one of those $80 8800 pumps that aeroponic supply companies sell, and those outrageously priced $5 a piece 50 micron plastic nozzles. I'm glad I finally found a source of information that doesn't try to up the price a ridiculous amount. Also great work on using the Arduino as a timer as that was my plan too! I just never got around to it and decided to learn Python instead of C++ :P You're quite right that finding a timer for this kind of application is both a pain and expensive otherwise.

I have a few questions about your build.
How many nozzles/sprayers can this system support?
Is the above question dependent on the size of the accumulators?
Are those brass nozzles able to produce 5-50 micron droplets?
Are there any problems you have run into using this system?

Final note: check these filter bags out, as they might be a little easier to use straight away than a sponge and could fit into a larger water reservoir.

As this is my first foray into plant growing, I just picked stuff essentially at random that looked right. :P

This is the ultrasonic fogger I got: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PAK245E/

For the first few weeks I only used water, but I switched recently to adding in a small bit of hydro nutrients: https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Gold-Hydroponics-Concentrate-Fertilizer/dp/B01LX3OXNW

The clay pellets suck, so I will advise strongly against them. I'm ordering some rockwool now, and hopefully I can get some more seeds going so I can try it all out.

For lima beans you don't have to get too technical. Grab one of these and do like 30 min on/30 min off

https://www.amazon.com/KMC-24-Hour-Mechanical-3-Prong-Grounded/dp/B07G29K7LB/ref=sr_1_16?keywords=outlet+timer&qid=1573660242&sr=8-16

Which foggers did you buy? I got this one, and even with an air pump it has a really hard time filling up a 5 gallon bucket.

Also, what nutrient solution are you using?

IceProbe Thermoelectric Aquarium Chiller - 4 in. x 4 3/4 in. x 7 1/2 in. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001JSVLBO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_TvtUCb9SX3S98

Edit: Keeps the reservoir at 70 degrees

Hi. Why did you decide to use the 45nm nozzle? It's super-duper-puper small, I'm not even sure where they can be used... maybe some spraying in the production of processors and microcontrollers...

In aeroponics people usually use 100-200micron nozzles, sometimes you can see 80micron, and such nozzles are cheap. Exmpl: https://www.amazon.com/MrDrip-Mist-Nozzle-Plastic-Barb/dp/B00GVB5HHI/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=100+micron+nozzle&qid=1563203120&s=gateway&sr=8-1

I don't have that much vertical space either...

What I did last time was cut a 1" hole to the bottom of root container, added a fitting for a short hose that ran into a condensate pump.

https://www.amazon.com/Little-VCMA-15UL-Automatic-Condensate-Removal/dp/B000CCMUCM/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1543601159&sr=8-3

Which collected the run-off and every so often turned on and pumped it back into my main reservoir.

https://www.amazon.com/Longray-LR-2680A-Carryall-ULV-Fogger/dp/B003YKJGZI

This is the one I'm looking at. There are cheaper ones and more expensive ones. The reason I like the concept is that they are designed for chemical applications so they are designed to resist corrosion and what not. Not sure if they resist clogging if they are run for many hours non-stop or if they will still have closing issues, but I don't think they would clog as bad as some of the pond foggers I've been looking at.

Contains 100psi pump, 4 gallon pressure tank, analog pressure sensors before and after solenoid, flow meter, general shutoff and 3 individual shutoffs.

I'm going to connect an Arduino based board that I've built. It has an Ethernet connection to report pressure and flow data to a remote server.

EDIT: Added parts list

Storage tank: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00Q798N8E/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Pressure relief valve 125 psi: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0081TJISW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

12V solenoid: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071RYT994/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Flow meter: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01D44N41U/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Pressure gauge: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0124FAV6Q/ref=od_aui_detailpages02?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Pump: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017NVG1I8/ref=od_aui_detailpages02?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Analog pressure sensor 1: http://www.ebay.com/itm/G1-4-inch-5V-0-1-2-MPa-Pressure-Transducer-Sensor-Oil-Fuel-Diesel-Gas-Water-Air/321801631422?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

Analog pressure sensor 2: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pressure-transducer-or-sender-5V-Stainless-Steel-for-Oil-Fuel-Air-Water/132258293597?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=431588849346&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649