Automated feeding system for coco 250 plants

[curious2garden]

Not a bad idea.

@Dank bnk

Another possibility would be switching from your idea of using coco and running a recirculating NFT setup for each tray or even ebb and flow would work better than trying to get a system balanced enough to deliver drips/floods evenly to a whole lot of plants.

Are those trays 8x4?

Considered setting a drip system for each of the trays?

house a reservoir underneath each that are all interconnected so you only ever have to fill one res and it fills all the others?

then have runoff collection going to its exit?

You may get some good ideas watching some PA HYDROPONICS on YouTube.

If this was me, I would setup each tray individually with its own res and pumps etc maybe like I mentioned with the interconnected reservoirs?

I wouldn't use NFT. But I agree a recirculating system is wise.

 

[Dank bnk]

How many successful grows do you have under your belt to ask this?

many I hand water just convinced automated system is the way I'm getting to old for this hand watering lol

 

[Dank bnk]

I wouldn't use NFT. But I agree a recirculating system is wise.

But with canna bro is the problem

 

[Dank bnk]

Not a bad idea.

@Dank bnk

Another possibility would be switching from your idea of using coco and running a recirculating NFT setup for each tray or even ebb and flow would work better than trying to get a system balanced enough to deliver drips/floods evenly to a whole lot of plants.

Are those trays 8x4?

Considered setting a drip system for each of the trays?

house a reservoir underneath each that are all interconnected so you only ever have to fill one res and it fills all the others?

then have runoff collection going to its exit?

You may get some good ideas watching some PA HYDROPONICS on YouTube.

If this was me, I would setup each tray individually with its own res and pumps etc maybe like I mentioned with the interconnected reservoirs?

With canna they don't recommend it I feel it though

 

[curious2garden]

many I hand water just convinced automated system is the way I'm getting to old for this hand watering lol

We get a lot of kids on their first grows dreaming big, thanks for not taking offense. The only advice I have is look at recirculating at your scale. I'd also use several reservoirs not one large one same with pumps etc... Good luck. I look forward to hearing how you do.

 

[curious2garden]

But with canna bro is the problem

Then look at changing nutrients. DTW on that scale is gonna be crazy.

 

[Dank bnk]

Then look at changing nutrients. DTW on that scale is gonna be crazy.

The challenge my Friend I need it l been doing this to long and by hand I know it's possible I might just do 3 pumps if need be

 

[Dank bnk]

I also can use house and garden but I love the result canna gives I tried athina and no good bro not for me

 

[jondamon]

The challenge my Friend I need it l been doing this to long and by hand I know it's possible I might just do 3 pumps if need be

Then the best way for you is to treat each tray as it’s own drip system.

how many 3G fabric pots per tray are you thinking? 18? 24?

what amount of veg are these getting prior to flowering? Straight from rooted clone? 2-4 weeks?

Are you planning on training them? Could be wise to be ready with a net or other way to stop colas falling over etc.

 

[jondamon]

With canna they don't recommend it I feel it though

Canna coco nutrients are not what you would need to run recirculating you’d need their AQUA range.

 

[Dank bnk]

Then the best way for you is to treat each tray as it’s own drip system.

how many 3G fabric pots per tray are you thinking? 18? 24?

what amount of veg are these getting prior to flowering? Straight from rooted clone? 2-4 weeks?

Are you planning on training them? Could be wise to be ready with a net or other way to stop colas falling over etc.

Yes 2 weeks veg 24 a Tray 4x8 two lights a tray and using trellis putting pvc pipes up now

 

[Dank bnk]

Canna coco nutrients are not what you would need to run recirculating you’d need their AQUA range.

Really OK I'll look in to that

 

[jondamon]

Yes 2 weeks veg 24 a Tray 4x8 two lights a tray and using trellis putting pvc pipes up now

Then go for a tray by tray setup IMO.

keeping each tray independent and allowing an out flow for runoff.

24 plants is a lot easier to setup an irrigation system for than a full 240 off 1 massive system.

each tray could then have a 50-100g reservoir under the tray or at the side, each tray can use a 2000GPH submersible pump, create a delivery ring and branch off to each plant from the delivery ring or alternative use a manifold/manifolds to deliver to each plant.

 

[twentyeight.threefive]

many I hand water just convinced automated system is the way I'm getting to old for this hand watering lol

Pics of your 250 hand watered plants?

 

[TintEastwood]

Small time automated distribution example for 2gallon fabs.



Scaling to 250 is way over my head!

 

[Lordhooha]

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[twentyeight.threefive]

@Dank bnk
None?

 

[Dank bnk]

@Dank bnk
None?

??? None what

 

[aquadel]

A few plants drained the shit out of my house and garden coco , I’d imagine 250 plants would be insane amount of nutes

 

[aquadel]

But yes it would be do-able rural Farm shops will have your answer