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    DIY Fogger Float Project in Progress

    Here is a DIY float for my fogger unit - to be floated inside the reservoir. It consists of brick of dense but flexible plastic packaging foam, a can of sardines, and of course the fogger unit. I still need to drill holes in the can and silicone the can to the foam. And it still needs to be tested. Here are pics the project thus far:
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    Re: DIY Fogger Float Project in Progress

    How about letting us know what your overall plans are with this. Looks pretty interesting.
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    Re: DIY Fogger Float Project in Progress

    Welcome back wartooth...this is a topic that badflash has been waiting for someone to make a post about. Keep us up to date on your progress
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    Re: DIY Fogger Float Project in Progress

    I have to ask what is the fogger about?

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    Re: DIY Fogger Float Project in Progress

    It's for a two-chamber(10 site) hybrid system with sprayers inside each chamber. I'll post pics soon. I'll have the drain pieces of each chamber inserted directly into the reservoir and with any luck, the fog will enter and fill each chamber through its drain.
    Update:
    I used this type packaging foam as a floater as I've seen another person use it online. However, it has a sponge-like consistency. So I'm weary that over time, it may soak up some water and sink deeper than I set it. I tested it and it worked fine, but it did soak up some water. I'm going to be using standard insulating styrofoam instead.

    Aeroponic foggers were developed by NASA. Basically, you have a fogger unit sitting in nutrient solution and it heats the water enough to create fog. This super-fine mist is nutrified and is absorbed by the root systems much more efficiently than misters and sprayers. The leading company for aeroponic foggers is Nutramist. They make complete fogger machines which cost upwards of $500. However, they also sell the fogger unit separately for around $24.95, which is what I bought. You can buy fogger units from any hardware store for $10-20. However, the nutramist fogger unit has teflon coated transducers which helps reduce the build up of minerals. Not recommended for nutrient solutions that contain solids.

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    Re: DIY Fogger Float Project in Progress

    hmmmmmmm ....... interesting
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    Re: DIY Fogger Float Project in Progress

    OK, it's time for an update on your project...haven't heard anything from you for awhile on it...how's things coming
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    Re: DIY Fogger Float Project in Progress

    Fogger didn't work out. I had it floating in the reservoir, but the fog would not fill my chambers. Decided to go with a simple drip and drain system. It was first in the backyard, then I brought it indoor. Will probably make a cloning chamber later on with the fogger unit.
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    There weren't enough hours of usable daylight in the backyard, so I invested in a 150 watt CFL (500 watt incandescent equivalent).
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    Decided to make use of my 10 gallon goldfish tank and TA-DAH! Aquaponics! I kept the aquarium filter on it, so I would have to wait for the media to culture bacteria and I figured I wouldn't have to worry too much about the ratio rule this way. As you can see, there is enough light spillage to take care of these sites too. There's spinach and lettuce in the germination process at the moment. Also ghost peppers should be germinating within the next month - going to put two of them on the grow chamber with the other pepper plants.
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    Re: DIY Fogger Float Project in Progress

    hi, I see its an old post but nevertheless i wanted to ask how come the fogger didnt work out? maybe in a different setup it would?
    Im intrested to know if the fogger can be used in aquaponics?
    i saw some youtube videos and it seems as it makes alot of noise? for a home system it can be a bugger

    thanks

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    Re: DIY Fogger Float Project in Progress

    I saw a couple of interesting vids on You Tube about fogger-ponics, but the foggers are tooo expensive for trialling & testing, so I never did invest in that. If if didn't work for me, it would have been a waste of money .... I've got no other reason to buy a fogger
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