Powder nutrient dispenser

[Airwalker16]

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Keep your feed food grade.
Go with a PLC mixing system or timer(s)
Keep in mind the humidity, you'll want a heated (dry) unit or be cleaning it daily.


note: not an endorsement, just an illustration of various types and sizes.

All that does is dispense the amount of powder he needs. Still have the whole mixing problem...
Which is why he needs to pre mix a high concentration of his powders into 1-2gal containers and hook up the dosatron to them. They use peristaltic pumps to draw up the liquid via soft tubing and can deliver it directly to the reservoir.
The dosatron works just like those machines in hospitals that slowly deliver food/medicines by a small triangle shaped cog that turns in place with tubing anchored around it. Usually to a person with a pegtube operation done.

 

[Grandpapy]

All that does is dispense the amount of powder he needs. Still have the whole mixing problem...
Which is why he needs to pre mix a high concentration of his powders into 1-2gal containers and hook up the dosatron to them. They use peristaltic pumps to draw up the liquid via soft tubing and can deliver it directly to the reservoir.
The dosatron works just like those machines in hospitals that slowly deliver food/medicines by a small triangle shaped cog that turns in place with tubing anchored around it. Usually to a person with a pegtube operation done.

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Yes a metered Auger controlled by time or ppm via sensors into a mixing tank controlled by the PLC to run mixing motor, fill and drain valves. Or use multiple timers.

 

[pahval]

All that does is dispense the amount of powder he needs. Still have the whole mixing problem...
Which is why he needs to pre mix a high concentration of his powders into 1-2gal containers and hook up the dosatron to them. They use peristaltic pumps to draw up the liquid via soft tubing and can deliver it directly to the reservoir.
The dosatron works just like those machines in hospitals that slowly deliver food/medicines by a small triangle shaped cog that turns in place with tubing anchored around it. Usually to a person with a pegtube operation done.

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Sorry, i must have misunderstood you, ive been "attacked" allready by nute "pros", and it was my first time post here... Yea, i know about those powder dispensers, but its a no-no for me, i tried to design my own with sonic vibrator and scale, felt like icarus, only thing left for me is to use concentrates like you said with peristaltic pumps, but i would have to use some mixing pump inside to stir nutes up before pumping in main rez, which might end up over engineered task, instead of trowing couple of scoops in water... I need to think this trough... Tnx for help mates.. <3

 

[TreeFarmerCharlie]

Sorry, i must have misunderstood you, ive been "attacked" allready by nute "pros", and it was my first time post here... Yea, i know about those powder dispensers, but its a no-no for me, i tried to design my own with sonic vibrator and scale, felt like icarus, only thing left for me is to use concentrates like you said with peristaltic pumps, but i would have to use some mixing pump inside to stir nutes up before pumping in main rez, which might end up over engineered task, instead of trowing couple of scoops in water... I need to think this trough... Tnx for help mates.. <3

Throw closed loop re-circulation pump on each nutrient reservoir and that will take care of that issue. A slow, constant, re-circulation from bottom to top should keep everything well mixed.

 

[pahval]

Yep, best way to do it... Tnx for the effort guys, you saved me prob a week of think tanking... Would like your comments if i could, but im new here....

 

[pahval]

Btw, this guy just posted his creation for NFT automation, and it looks awesome, well tought trough, hope it helps: https://kylegabriel.com/projects/2020/06/automated-hydroponic-system-build.html

 

[canope]

Btw, this guy just posted his creation for NFT automation, and it looks awesome, well tought trough, hope it helps: https://kylegabriel.com/projects/2020/06/automated-hydroponic-system-build.html

That's one sweet DIY setup