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Thanks for the compliments guys, means a lot comming from you!

On to the details,

It's a standard 20x10 tray with a Large clear dome. The same ones you can readily pick up from your local hydroponics store.

Substrate consists of River sand, mixed with peat 50/50 by volume. The organics were in there just to give me a little bit of security incase I didn't get the fert's right. This is my first attempts afterall.

Light is a whopping 2x65W CF ballast with one 6700K and one 9325K bulb. Considering switching to a 10K/9325K but I will think about it more on my days off.

The only ferts I have used on this tray so far are the General Hydroponics FloraGro/FloraBloom/FloraMicro based on thier recomendations for the fert levels dependant upon what stage the plants are on.

Misc, it has a heating pad on a controller keeping the temp somewhere around 80-82. This is to make sure the humidity is very high, which it is. The air in my house is very dry. Also, the plantlets from the E. red special are growing at an astronomical rate. Those pics are now 2 days old, I will update them tonight so you can see the change over 2 days. Your not going to believe you eyes. The crypts have been in there for a bit over 2 weeks, and have just finished adapting to emersed growth. I will put a pic up tonight of a Crypts I don't know the species of for a possible ID. All the "tropica" are throwing up daughter plants already.

This tray is FUN!!

The radican sword should do fine, just make sure it has a good amount of roots, and then put it in the tray. I left about 1" of stem on either side of the plantlet for now.

Anything else?
 

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Carlos,

They are roughly 10" above the dome. Not really inclined to move them closer as the plants are already looking like they will outgrow the dome in a couple weeks. Not sure if it would melt the dome either. I would keep them high though, no need to take a risk for nothing. You also want a good spread so all the plants don't lean into the center.

Robert,

The website was down for atleast a couple hours today, not sure why. Seems to be back up now.
 

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Lets try this again, lol. Your going to catch more fly's with honey then vinegar. I am not sure what you expect me to tell you, I guess you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink.

Ok well some Crypts can grow 24" tall. Will you be growing those? Then your going to need the lid atleast that tall. Will you be growing something that stays less then 2"? Then your only going to need a few inches.

I don't mean to sound harsh, but I am trying to help.
DIY is all about trial and error, finding out what works for you and what doesn't. If you want to DIY, then DIY. Don't run around expecting everyone to spoon feed you everything you might need. DIY.
 

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They come in 2 sizes that I have been able to find. One about 2" and one about 7". However the ones I have seen in people pics are mostly DIY at various hieghts. Some are even pop bottles.

Yes your right, if you want specific answers ask specific questions 8)

Yes your right, I did ask a question, a specific one regarding which diameter people prefer, and gave as many details as possible. I asked a specific question, and got a specific answer. :lol:
 
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