I have 120 plants in coir. I am setting up a new drip system. I am looking for a new pump. I like the brand Leader pump. I am looking for drip line and drip head recommnedations pipe size recommendations etc. along with a recommendation for the size of the pump. I esitamate a half gallon of water per watering from a nuted water tank reservoir.
Grow Room Trying to size a H2O pump and drip heads type
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Welcome to AFN . If you fertigate too fast the water will "Channel" through the coco. I use rock wool and find that 1gph pressure compensating emitters work for me. This may be different for you. I run two for each block. Redundancy will save plants. Use a good surfactant like Yucca Powder to help keep the coco wet evenly. It is also good for keeping emitters clean. Your pump will need to run 15 minutes for each plant to get 1/2 gallon. You need a pump that can move 240 gallons per hour at a minimum 10 psi at the end of the pipe. Some online irrigation store should have a calculator to tell you what pump you need.
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Welcome to AFN . If you fertigate too fast the water will "Channel" through the coco. I use rock wool and find that 1gph pressure compensating emitters work for me. This may be different for you. I run two for each block. Redundancy will save plants. Use a good surfactant like Yucca Powder to help keep the coco wet evenly. It is also good for keeping emitters clean. Your pump will need to run 15 minutes for each plant to get 1/2 gallon. You need a pump that can move 240 gallons per hour at a minimum 10 psi at the end of the pipe. Some online irrigation store should have a calculator to tell you what pump you need.Have Fun on your new adventure!
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