Do you high pressure aeroponic growers insulate your pressure tanks?

[gforce3]

I’ve been growing with HPA for a while now and I was wondering if you other growers insulate your root chambers and your pressure tanks? Do you go as far as insulating your water lines as well in order to maintain a 68 degree water temp all the way through to the root chamber?
I was having some issues with my new chambers with nutrient uptake and deficiencies. Come to find out I was getting light bleeding through my chambers and they also felt way to warm. I have recently fixed those issues and noticed a great improvement.
I was wondering how you experienced growers set up your systems?
It’s been a journey switching from low pressure to high pressure and I’m glad I did it. Maybe soon I’ll start a journal and share all the things I’ve learned and tricks that came along. Happy growing everyone.

 

[Herb & Suds]

WOW
Got any pics
I haven't done HP aero in years

My issue was roots we're always blacking emitters and tubes

Never insulated just controlled rez temps

 

[gforce3]

No HPA growers out there?

 

[Wastei]

No HPA growers out there?

Look at my journal if you want. There's no reason to insulate the pressure tank other than for light penetration.

I use two 9 gallon brewing buckets for my chambers. The bottom one is used for the return and also work well to create an air layer to the inner chamber. A bucket in a bucket, works well. Everything is insulated with foil tape.

Keep temps below 80F and lower when lights are out. The numbers are all over the place but you don't need as high temps in hydro compared to soil grows. I try to keep my rooms at 77-78F.

Lower temps really help to keep mold at bay at the end of flower.

 

[gforce3]

Look at my journal if you want. There's no reason to insulate the pressure tank other than for light penetration.

I use two 9 gallon brewing buckets for my chambers. The bottom one is used for the return and also work well to create an air layer to the inner chamber. A bucket in a bucket, works well. Everything is insulated with foil tape.

Keep temps below 80F and lower when lights are out. The numbers are all over the place but you don't need as high temps in hydro compared to soil grows. I try to keep my rooms at 77-78F.

Lower temps really help to keep mold at bay at the end of flower.

Thanks for the reply my friend. I think my main problem was light bleeding through my root chambers and not having reflective insulation on top of my tables the root chambers A. Were getting light and B. They were too hot. Also algae was growing on my lids. I believe the roots were clean due to the hydrogaurd and orca buys it was a bad atmosphere for those roots

 

[gforce3]

Look at my journal if you want. There's no reason to insulate the pressure tank other than for light penetration.

I use two 9 gallon brewing buckets for my chambers. The bottom one is used for the return and also work well to create an air layer to the inner chamber. A bucket in a bucket, works well. Everything is insulated with foil tape.

Keep temps below 80F and lower when lights are out. The numbers are all over the place but you don't need as high temps in hydro compared to soil grows. I try to keep my rooms at 77-78F.

Lower temps really help to keep mold at bay at the end of flower.

how do I find your journal?

 

[Wastei]

how do I find your journal?

It's in my signature: Wastei's journal