oldbudnew
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Hi all.
Long story short I a busy guy so therefore I've been considering bottom feeding. I grow in coco 11 litre pots. I would like to, well need to due to going away for a week during this crop, go automated.
My idea is simple. Each plant (20) has it's own drip tray and will be bottom fed. I'm thinking a large res with a pump in, a 13mm (1/2 inch) feed pipe coming off it capped with the 20 individual feed lines tee'd off it. Have pump set on a timer to deliver x amounts of feed in x amount of time. Obviousely I would need to time how long it took to deliver say one or two litres to each tray and set the pump to that time.
1: would this pump do the job?
Specification:
-Flow Rate Max : 1000L/H;(260 GPH)
-Power: 8.5W
-Head Hmax: 1.3m
-Outlet Connectors Length: 20mm, 28mm
-Outlet Connectors Diameter: 12mm,12mm
-Dimension: 80mm*65mm*50mm
2: would I encounter any differing flow rates from the outlets nearest and furthest?
3: any issues I should expect?
I would use an inline filter, a main stop valve at the start of the feed line and an individual manual stop valve on each feed tail to the individual pots.
Am I on the right track? If not steer me.
Thanks
NB
Long story short I a busy guy so therefore I've been considering bottom feeding. I grow in coco 11 litre pots. I would like to, well need to due to going away for a week during this crop, go automated.
My idea is simple. Each plant (20) has it's own drip tray and will be bottom fed. I'm thinking a large res with a pump in, a 13mm (1/2 inch) feed pipe coming off it capped with the 20 individual feed lines tee'd off it. Have pump set on a timer to deliver x amounts of feed in x amount of time. Obviousely I would need to time how long it took to deliver say one or two litres to each tray and set the pump to that time.
1: would this pump do the job?
Specification:
-Flow Rate Max : 1000L/H;(260 GPH)
-Power: 8.5W
-Head Hmax: 1.3m
-Outlet Connectors Length: 20mm, 28mm
-Outlet Connectors Diameter: 12mm,12mm
-Dimension: 80mm*65mm*50mm
2: would I encounter any differing flow rates from the outlets nearest and furthest?
3: any issues I should expect?
I would use an inline filter, a main stop valve at the start of the feed line and an individual manual stop valve on each feed tail to the individual pots.
Am I on the right track? If not steer me.
Thanks
NB