Anybody ever use Rain Rings?

[DoubleAtotheRON]

Im kinda getting tired of hand feeding 24-36 plants every day. I have a tank with recirc, and feed with a shower head wand. My thought was to place 90 of these in my room (30 on each tray) and set up a PVC pipe longways down the middle and about 6 inches above the pots. Drill nipple fittings into the PVC, and run 1/4 hose to each Rain Ring with a 90 degree shut off valve on each one. When those 24 or 43, or 16 need feed, I can just turn on the pump, and open the valves to the ones that need feed. This might save on wasting nutes because we do get a shit ton of runoff, and this would slow the feeding down quite a bit I would think.. Anybody?

 

[bk78]

I use these and it made my life much more simple

I use the whole system and run the FM20

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[DoubleAtotheRON]

Awesome!...Is the trick to this is just to keep the pipe "full" and not really pressurized?

 

[DoubleAtotheRON]

Ideally, I'd like to just turn on each individual valve, and walk away for a while, and just let it drip soak the pots.

 

[xtsho]

I'm surprised none of you guys with larger grows are not using capillary mats.

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[bk78]

Awesome!...Is the trick to this is just to keep the pipe "full" and not really pressurized?

Mines all ran on pumps and timed feeds. I think your best bet would be to add manifolds per 4x4 section of each table like thus https://floraflex.com/default/qdps-open-t/

Or a micro drip system like this https://floraflex.com/default/2-way-micro-tube-dripper-assemblies-20-pack/. https://floraflex.com/default/nylon-valve-2-0/

 

[DoubleAtotheRON]

Mines all ran on pumps and timed feeds. I think your best bet would be to add manifolds per 4x4 section of each table like thus https://floraflex.com/default/qdps-open-t/

Or a micro drip system like this https://floraflex.com/default/2-way-micro-tube-dripper-assemblies-20-pack/. https://floraflex.com/default/nylon-valve-2-0/

There's another member on here that's about 25 min from me. He has a whole FloraFlex system he's selling. I may go have a look tomorrow.

 

[DoubleAtotheRON]

I'm surprised none of you guys with larger grows are not using capillary mats.

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Only problem with that, is not all of my plants need feeding at the same time, or don't drink at the same rate. Some are 2 day, some 3. Thats why I have anywhere from 20-36 out of 90 to feed every day.

 

[DoubleAtotheRON]

I check every one of them, everyday with a moisture meter, unless I can obviously see that I had feed it the day before. I need to be able to just turn on a valve at each plant.

 

[VAhomegrown]

Check out TheBucketCompany.com They have some nice manifolds and bucket setups

 

[DoubleAtotheRON]

Valves kinda like this, so I can regulate pressure if I need too..... But, I can also regulate pressure from my mix tank.

 

[visajoe1]

Yes, they're great. I use 6" rings in 3g pots. 4x4 tent. Depending on if i have 2 or 4 plants hooked up to rings, it takes 60 or 90 seconds to pump 1g to each pot, with just the right amount of runoff. I fill 3g pots 4" from the top so no overflow when watering, it creates a pool on top that falls through the entire pot. For reference, pump is around 300 gph, plenty of power to push through manifold and shutoffs.

if i scaled my tent model, it would be a presserized system running on a 24hr timer with shutoffs at each table and pot, probably 2g pots to ensure 24hr cycles.

 

[MickFoster]

I use Hydro Halos........same thing but a little cheaper.
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[bk78]

Only problem with that, is not all of my plants need feeding at the same time, or don't drink at the same rate. Some are 2 day, some 3. Thats why I have anywhere from 20-36 out of 90 to feed every day.

Perfect time to switch to coco

 

[DoubleAtotheRON]

Setup kinda like this....

I have 3, 20 ft long trays, and I already have almost everything else like trellis, frame, I could just run that 1 in PVC right down the middle of each tray. IDK... just working this out in my head.

 

[DoubleAtotheRON]

I think I have pretty good ground floor to set this up... damn!. I need to scrub down these trays after this run.

 

[bk78]

I think I have pretty good ground floor to set this up...
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Most definitely you do, but the trick is to keep the proper pressure so the feeds are the same for each site?

 

[DoubleAtotheRON]

Most definitely you do, but the trick is to keep the proper pressure so the feeds are the same for each site?

That's the big question!.. I think if the 1inch PVC that will be hung down the middle is not "pressurized" so to speak, but "full", then they should gravity feed at the same rate. I may just build a setup on one tray and experiment with it. I can regulate pressure at my mix tank. Maybe put it at like 1-2 PSI.. IDK... I'll post results! I need to break out the laser level anyways. Im going to try to get the PVC feed pipe as level as possible.

 

[bk78]

That's the big question!.. I think if the 1inch PVC that will be hung down the middle is not "pressurized" so to speak, but "full", then they should gravity feed at the same rate. I may just build a setup on one tray and experiment with it. I can regulate pressure at my mix tank. Maybe put it at like 1-2 PSI.. IDK... I'll post results! I need to break out the laser level anyways. Im going to try to get the PVC feed pipe as level as possible.

Following along for the ride most definitely

 

[DoubleAtotheRON]

Ideally, I want the ring to just drip at a decent rate and not spray. That way I can just open valves, go do some other shit, and then once they are saturated, move the hose to the next tray via the quick connect.