Fertigation manager system

Sk-one

Sk-one

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Mr. Bakerton said:
Can I use those drip rings on a gravity feed watering system? I grow in soil and have been on the verge of making something not as good as this via drip irrigators. This is exactly what I have been looking for. I would assume they will handle a mix of water and nutrients if it is premixed and dissolved?
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Yeah, the drip rings will work with a gravity system in soil. They work best with around 10-20 PSI if water pressure
 
xtsho

xtsho

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Sk-one said:
The Fertigation Manager is in a totally different category as the above product. I'm not saying the carrot kit isn't good, but can it be set to fertigate at set intervals? Can it always maintain the recommended 15-25% runoff that most drain to waste media requires? Does it empty the drip trays for you? Does it have an app so you can check on your crop while you are on vacation? The Fertigation Manager is actually quite simple to use and set up as well.
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Not knocking the app. For a larger scale grow maybe. Just seems like a lot of stuff for 4 plants. You don't get runoff with blumats so no need for drip trays and they keep the coco at a constant moisture level.

I'm impressed with what you've done.
 
Sk-one

Sk-one

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xtsho said:
Not knocking the app. For a larger scale grow maybe. Just seems like a lot of stuff for 4 plants. You don't get runoff with blumats so no need for drip trays and they keep the coco at a constant moisture level.

I'm impressed with what you've done.
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Thanks friend :) I'm working on an expansion that will handle 8 plants. One other nice feature is that each of the plants can have it's own nutrient solution recipe because each station has a dedicated feed pump.
 
Mr. Bakerton

Mr. Bakerton

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Sk-one said:
Yeah, the drip rings will work with a gravity system in soil. They work best with around 10-20 PSI if water pressure
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From my understanding, no way would I get near that PSI with gravity. I might get to 3 PSI. I would assume this might increase the water release time? I'm looking for way to slowly water my plants across the top of soil in each pot. I'm not planning on sticking around for the watering.

thanks for ur help here.
 
Sk-one

Sk-one

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xtsho said:
You're an Engineer aren't you?
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Electrician...but a wannabe engineer :)
Mr. Bakerton said:
From my understanding, no way would I get near that PSI with gravity. I might get to 3 PSI. I would assume this might increase the water release time? I'm looking for way to slowly water my plants across the top of soil in each pot. I'm not planning on sticking around for the watering.

thanks for ur help here.
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I will test it out at 3 PSI using gravity and see how it works.
 
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Sk-one

Sk-one

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Mr. Bakerton said:
Can I use those drip rings on a gravity feed watering system? I grow in soil and have been on the verge of making something not as good as this via drip irrigators. This is exactly what I have been looking for. I would assume they will handle a mix of water and nutrients if it is premixed and dissolved?
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Here is a short video of the drip rings used in conjunction with a gravity feed set up. Click here for YouTube video.
 
Sk-one

Sk-one

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Mr. Bakerton said:
Purchased made. In the future would you consider upsizing for larger pots? Maybe 10 or 12 inchers.

I will share this product.

Nice website btw.
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Thanks! If there is a demand for larger drip rings then I would absolutely look into producing larger sizes.
 
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CrooksandHassles

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Sk-one said:
Thanks friend :) I'm working on an expansion that will handle 8 plants. One other nice feature is that each of the plants can have it's own nutrient solution recipe because each station has a dedicated feed pump.
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what would commercial look like with your product? It’s not here now I know but I am intrigued. Overall looks like a good product great job!
 
gr865

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xtsho said:
Not knocking the app. For a larger scale grow maybe. Just seems like a lot of stuff for 4 plants. You don't get runoff with blumats so no need for drip trays and they keep the coco at a constant moisture level.

I'm impressed with what you've done.
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.When you get them to work, tried them in coco, a disaster of a grow.
 
Sk-one

Sk-one

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turk420 said:
I saw a Reddit user SK-ONE99 on r/microgrowery - Thread: Huge solo cup plants! Using "The Fertigation Manager"
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That was me :) I was pretty happy with the 8 oz I pulled off of those two plants. It was kind of a pain in the ass though....I won't be doing solo cup grows for a while.
 
Sk-one

Sk-one

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gr865 said:
It is cannabis, man don't make it hard.
KISS!
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This is how I like to grow...I'm a tech guy who loves cannabis....what do you expect? I kept this system as simple as I could while still having it perform how I want it to perform. That's how I keep it simple :)
 
yinyang814

yinyang814

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Do you have an estimate or timeline on when you'll be restocked with drip rings? I want to try the 8" after I reset my closet in a couple weeks.
 
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