Sunday, April 7, 2013

Impatience and the day off.

Yes, I am impatient.
After reading on a blog and hearing on a YouTube video that some people sprouted seeds in the tower, I decided to just go for it today.

I assembled the tower - Here is a link to all the getting started videos:


 All assembled. Then I made a few trips down to the fishroom and carried about 20 gallons of water up to fill the reservoir.


I added the nutrients and checked the ph.

 A timer is included with the system so I programmed it for 15 minutes on, 15 minutes off for the whole day.


Turned the pump on and had to adjust it to the lowest flow.

 Then started adding my seedlings. I labeled them too.
 Besides the grow light (clipped to the window on the left), I aimed the ceiling lights (loaded with 75w daylight cfls) at the grow tower.
 One of the seedling pots.
 So here we go... for now, until I get more info on real grow lights... and I love the sound of the falling water... kinda drowns out the skilter filter on the marine tank!



3 comments:

  1. Oh WOW! This seems really groovy! But perhaps too complicated for me. <3

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    1. Stay tuned! It gets simpler after it is established!

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