Originally Posted by
NZ_
Hi THC Talk Family!
My goal for a long time has been to create the perfect drip irrigation system that provides every plant with the exact same amount of water. Due to pressure loss over a basic loop system, the plants furthest from the pump were receiving slightly less water than the ones nearer the pump.
This resulted in two things.
1. Waste of nutrients and water having to over feed the close plants to give the further plants enough water.
2. The plants farthest from the pump were more likely to build up salts in the coco coir, creating nutrient lockout and damage or burning to the plants if not flushed religiously.
My goals:
-Every plant receives the exact same amount of water over the same amount of time no matter where it is in system.
-The plants would be watered from enough points and at a slow enough rate to not create channels and allow for even watering and absorption of water and nutrient in the coco coir.
-Allow for multiple feed times over a day of different durations and be able to control this remotely without having to go into the grow room.
-As low to the floor as possible to give the plants as much room to grow as possible
-Easy to increase or decrease the number of plants depending on the strains special needs.
-The pots are not fixed and can be moved as plants grow in width.
-Easy to pull apart and clean.
-Captures all run off water in a tank that can be wheeled out of the room for disposal of run off. No drain is available.
-Can be left for up to a week without requiring attention depending on the tank size and plant nutrient demands.
Anyone got a system that can do this?
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