Good luck! They are pretty simple to make yourself, so I'm sure you'll get it working! You can even make a larger water container so it lasts for a lot longer.

Just take the top water jug off. Then raise the AeroVoir slightly so it drains fully into the AeroGarden. Then you can remove it and do whatever maintenance you want to the AeroGarden. Also, you can add a valve simply if you want. The lines are the same as fish tank air hose lines, so any fish tank valve will work and cost almost nothing.

Got it on amazon I believe, but, you can find them in any pet shop as well.

will a t shaped connector work?

I haven't had any problems with that. Tap water should not contain much, if any, nitrite and phosphate. So, algae shouldn't grow easily. I've had zero algae in my reservoir. But, you sure could wrap it if you wanted. Or another idea. Get some spray paint of a color you like, take it out in the grass, and give it a nice paint job.

Yes. Instead of purchasing the expensive branded sun reflectors I just used tin foil. It seems to help a bit. But, I don't use these often anymore, because I prefer to see my plants.

Hmm, I'd have to check that. But, it is standard fish air tube size. That's what I used, fish air tube from the pet shop.

the hose that i got has 3/16" inside diameter

I got online. But, you can also get at the fish section of most pet shops. Same size tubing as fish tank air tubing.

@@earthling1984 thanks

+Anangke yea and no...if you live alone (or 2 people) it helps but if you want to feed the house you would need alot of them (i am in a house of 3/4 and 2 dogs) and i have 8 of them and it saves alot...plus side is you eat healther to

richard mitchell Thank you I was just wondering. Seemed like alot of effort to set up :)

+Anangke They are super easy to use, super easy to setup. The salad greens produce like crazy! I have enough salad for my dragon, birds, girlfriend, and me! The jalapenos and cherry tomatoes I have yet to see how much is produced. It won't feed your family in terms of everything you need to eat, but, it is nice, and provides a lot.

The tubing is normal fish tank size. I would suggest, so you get the right stuff, to just go to local pet shop. Get a y-connector that fits into airline tubing for fish tanks (same size as AeroGarden), and get some spare tubing too as you will need some. I found a single AeroVoir would only keep my 2 AeroGardens going for about 1 week max (it would be empty within around 4 days but the AeroGarden would be full and last another couple days before being low). It should be ok to have just one for a week depending how thirsty your plants are. I moved to 2 AeroVoirs for longer lasting water.

Excellent! Thank you so much for getting back to me, much appreciated!:)

Sandra Young No problem. Another tip. Let your AeroGardens get slightly low, then fill the AeroVoir before your trip. Having the AeroGardens lower than the AeroVoir makes the water want to move through fast, to fill up the AeroGarden. This will get all the air out, and ensure both gardens are getting water. Now check that both Gardens are full. At this point, you can take off your slightly empty AeroVoir bottle (cus it just filled your AeroGardens) and refill it, and re-put it on. Now it should have the most water possible for your trip and be working correctly. I had a problem once or twice when I refilled when AeroGardens were still full but AeroVoir bottle had just gone empty. There was very little suction/gravity since the water levels were so close to equal, and one of the AeroGardens failed to start sucking water. You can take off and on the bottle at any time, it doesn't matter because water gets level inside the base. So do as said above. Fill the day before your trip (with AeroGardens low). Then the morning of your trip, make sure both AeroGardens got water up to top, and refill bottle.

Great tip! I will definitely do that! Thanks!:)

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+Finn Green I wear merino in summer... and winter...

+Earthling1984 But yes, I have some new items to show soon :)

+Young1Bloodz ? What electricity? This AeroVoir uses no electricity...

Earthling1984 Didn't know that. Interesting..

+Young1Bloodz heh, yeah just gravity fed. but even if it did use electricity, it is meant to make it easier for the human to water the plants. You need to top up each AeroGarden like 5+ times a week, so almost daily. With this, it keeps them topped to the perfect level, and all I have to do is refill the AeroVoir 1gallon water container about once a week or so.

+Earthling1984 Awesome! Thanks for the knowledge. Do you notice a significant difference in living expenses with all the useful things you do? Ex. Aero Garden, your outside garden, Roomba Robot and anything else you might also have? Or do you mostly focus on the convenience of it all?

Well, my aerogardens are 30w each for lighting, then an air pump and water pump (very low power consumption). So it's basically like running an old style 60w or so bulb for half the day(flowering) or 17ish hours of the day (during sprouting and vegetation state of the plants). So really, the power consumption is minimal; like a couple old style light bulbs.

oh no, what happens if you use tapwater?

I've used tapwater in my gardens for like 8 months now. Not a single problem yet.