Simple irritgation system
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Many use Floraflex water irrigation systems. Their distribution manifolds work well without clogging issues.
Floraflex Irrigation
Floraflex Irrigation
shnkrmn
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kingzt
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Thank you ill check them out. Any insight on to determine the pump size I would need? Is there a formula somewhere that could help
I use this one. It sits in bottom of 55g drum and pumps up over the top and down to two of those distribution manifolds. I run it for 20 seconds 5 times a day, equates to about 600 ml with 100-200ml run off.
https://www.amazon.com/VIVOSUN-Submersible
https://www.amazon.com/VIVOSUN-Submersible
Absorber
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@Spiderfarmerled have a few different watering systems .
Thanks for the reminder, bro.
Hi there! Hope I’m not bothering you.
Maybe you could check out the Spider Farmer Automatic Drip Irrigation System. It allows you to adjust the water flow freely and comes with a 50L water tank. You can pair it with our AC5 power strip to set up a timer for watering. Perfect for even water distribution and easy scheduling!
Maybe you could check out the Spider Farmer Automatic Drip Irrigation System. It allows you to adjust the water flow freely and comes with a 50L water tank. You can pair it with our AC5 power strip to set up a timer for watering. Perfect for even water distribution and easy scheduling!
.Smoke
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You using any flow restrictors in the bubbler or just open flow?
shnkrmn
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Open. I use the timer to regulate.
kingzt
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Does it have an auto shutoff when the rez runs empty or will it mess up if it runs while it's dry?
kingzt
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What timer do you use?
Never ran it to empty. Impeller type pump so it should not be an issue. There will always be an inch of water it is unable to pump out.
.Smoke
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Could be wrong but I'm gonna guess probably the same ones I use.
They allow for timed continuous cycles. Worked great for years now...
.Smoke
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Nice.
I'm doing the same but am running the 1150gph vivosun pump and am having some overflow issues with the FloraFlex drainage bases so thinking about messing around with the restrictors to see which one works best feeding 3x daily @ 20sec on 1 min off 3x per cycle.
Plants seem to be happy with it so far.
shnkrmn
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shnkrmn
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I had overflows problems until I added a makeshift air relief port like this:
Air in the drain lines can slow the flow from the drainage stands making them overflow.. Allowing the air to escape here fixed that.
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MtRainDog
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DIY is also an option. They sell everything you need at Lowes/Home Depot or Amazon. Floraflex is a good system though.
Nice thing about drip irrigation is you can use it for soil, coco, or any DTW setup. I could switch to any of those, and would only have to change the grow medium.
I use a 30 gallon rez and it allowed me to go on vacation for nearly 2 weeks while everything was left on auto-pilot. First time ever doing that, so it was a little nerve wracking, but worked out perfectly for me.
I use short-interval timers that allow you to program hours, minutes, or seconds ON/OFF. These are a godsend, and allow me to schedule watering/feed however I want.
Nice thing about drip irrigation is you can use it for soil, coco, or any DTW setup. I could switch to any of those, and would only have to change the grow medium.
I use a 30 gallon rez and it allowed me to go on vacation for nearly 2 weeks while everything was left on auto-pilot. First time ever doing that, so it was a little nerve wracking, but worked out perfectly for me.
I use short-interval timers that allow you to program hours, minutes, or seconds ON/OFF. These are a godsend, and allow me to schedule watering/feed however I want.