¨Therefore, aliens! No, that's a different show. Therefore, predictable results.¨
but who gave us the ability to predict the results?
ALIENS! Tonight the new episode was about Da Vinchi btw
So I´ve been thinking about automation again,
Home depot has a $7 GE plug-in digital timer, should be capable of 20 on/off cycles with each lasting 1 minute. In Anti´s thread, Bobble? suggests using a t-fitting and in-line valve before the manifold to adjust the amount of water being delivered during that 1min cycle. This should mix the reservoir up a bit too. Still unsure about what size pump to order, probably a 396gph for around $30.
So lets say you got 20 clones in beer cups, SOG, DTW. Could you somehow deliver equal amounts of water while the inline valve is being adjusted? Looking to get ~100ml a cycle from each 1/4¨ hose. Maybe using -something- like a cap/plug on the end of the tubing where a smaller hole can be drilled and easily cleaned/unclogged? Can´t decide whether or not to have pressure in the manifold/tubing, or use the pump to fill up another bucket/reservoir with the tubing going into the bottom. Then just adjust the in-line valve so a ~gallon gets pumped in, and allow gravity to do the rest (within the next minute~s).
Would probably only feed during the day, with a 1min on/10min pause for lateral movement/1min on pattern every 2-3 hrs.
The in-line valve would have to go on the manifold side with a pump that size
hey, sorry i missed your post earlier.
pressure in a pressurized container is equal throughout the container so i don't see any problem with just making a manifold that will accept all 20 lines. a pulse every 90 minutes may or may not be what you need because of environmental factors and the medium you choose but it's a good place to start. you don't want a big pump here if you are stuck with a one minute duration. you are forced to deliver a slow steady stream. 100ml is 3.33 oz's. so with 20 sites you need to deliver 66.6 ounces total. i think an impeller driven aquarium pump with around a 200 gph capacity should be sufficient. the back pressure will slow it down considerably. if it proves to be too much put a valve inline between the pump and manifold and dial it back. this volume also means that you can use a bucket for a res.
i just saw that you are going to run drain to waste, sorry. 20cups at 3.33 ozs each 16 times a day is 8.32 gals. a ridiculous amount of water for 20 beer cups unless you recirculate. you know how i do my clone containers? stacked with an airgap? something like that topped daily would work fine. if you pump you should recirculate.i can top them once per day with 8-12 oz's each. they hold 3 quarts of medium and i can grow plants to 24" in them like this. even at 12 ounces per day you are only talking about 240 oz's or 1.87 gals.
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