The Roto-Gro garden is a rotating flood and drain hydroponics
system. The motorized Roto-Gro wheel revolves around two
center-fixed, fan-cooled, growlights. It takes about one hour for
the Roto-Gro wheel to complete a revolution and is in a constant
motion 24 hours a day.
 Plants
are securely seated in quick-drain trays using
Grodan 4" x 4" x 2.5" gro-blocks. Once a day, the top plant tray is filled (from the lower
main reservoir) with liquid nutrient until all the trays have passed
through.
Built of lightweight plastic and fiberglass. Takes about 1 hour to
assemble.Growing
Tips:
When using Rockwool or equivalent cubes, they must be pre-soaked
before use. Fill reservoir with water and set PH level at 5. Place
cubes in reservoir and let soak for 24 hours.
Drain and clean reservoir. Refill with fresh water, setting the PH
level at 5.6.
Add an air pump with air stones into the reservoir and plug into leg
of machine. This is necessary to oxygenate the water.
After plants have been inserted into cubes and placed into trays, it
is important to have them root into the bigger cubes before feeding
them. Keep the lamps on 24 hours a day until rooted. Check the cubes
daily to make sure they are still moist. Do not let them dry out! If
it is necessary to flood the cubes before rooting has taken place,
keep the nutrient level low, eg. 500 PPM.
After root development, increase nutrient mix to 1500 PPM and flood
only when needed (making sure the cubes do not dry out) until
noticeable plant growth, then daily floods are recommended.
It is recommended that you add a bacteria/mold inhibitor to the
nutrient mix. We recommend using
Hygrozyme,
SM-90 or
Zone.
It is a good idea to position 1 or 2 fans in the direction of the
grow area to help move CO2 around the plants.
 There
are two sizes of Roto-Gro gardens to choose from.
Each offers
two versions:
Bare Bones
option lets you use your own pump, HID ballasts and grow lamps.
Complete
system includes reservoir pump, plus two Sunmaster HID ballasts
and two Sunmaster grow lamps.
Roto-Gro Model 240
Complete System:
240
plant capacity
15 amp / 120 v
100 gallon Reservoir
Light Timers
Pump timers
Cooling fans
Dimensions: 50" wide, 60" deep, 64" high
2 - Sunmaster 600 watt HPS lamps and ballasts
Reservoir Pump
(All wiring is completed)
Roto-Gro Model 312 Bare Bones:
312
plant capacity
240V
100 gallon Reservoir
Light Timers
Pump timers
Cooling fans
Dimensions: 50" wide, 71 deep, 64" high
Roto-Gro Model 312 Complete System includes
312 Bare Bones above, plus
adds:
2 - Sunmaster 1000 watt HPS lamps and ballasts
Reservoir Pump
(All wiring is completed)
Due to the size of this item, it must be truck
delivered. Growco will cover the first $300 of the shipping charges,
which will cover the delivery charge for most deliveries within the
continental U.S.
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