Recent content by Maitland

Updated version of Shopping List. This time utilizing a Diaphragm Pump instead of a High Flow one. If someone had none of these items, the actual cost of the set-up would be a bit over $7,000.

It's a miracle that they worked at all, which tells you the quality of their design. I've heard that organic systems are less prone to disease is because of how the microbes balance each other out, provided you can keep the reservoir oxygenated and below 18°C

That's the difference. I'm using a medium orifice size of 0.4 mm (400µ) and since it goes around an impeller, the spiral-like vain that the jet of water travels around would be half of that. The nozzles are the same quality as what's used for outdoor cooling, with pressures reaching 60 bar and...

Are you using concentrated liquid fertilizer or Organic (Compost tea)? What climate do you live in? The compost tea also erodes the inside of the Brass fittings. I chose this filter for convenience, as you don't need to remove the mesh-screen to clean it. Looking at how dirty the reservoir got...

Previously, the biggest problem was that the system kept clogging. To counter this, I bought a $600 in-line filter in addition to a water chiller. And according to my calculations, with 3 drums each plant will need 5.7 Watt/24h (0.2 Wh) 40 min using solenoid valve = 100 Wh 2 min for water...

Depends how big you're going. If your on a budget, you can start with one drum or tote. And then expand from there. This set-up should allow for about 10 or more 200L drums, but I have very limited space. Someday, I also want to become a Green Fairy.

After about a year of trial and error (And spending a small fortune), it looks like its finally going to work. A High-pressure Areoponic system that won't clog in the Australian Outback climate. However, the Water pump and Solenoid valve still need their own sound-proof boxes. Something which...

Based on the experience gained after my first attempt, I estimate that 18 x (0.4mm) Misting Heads (NM40BH-HF-U1) from "CoolMist Systems Australia" can be used with a 10 Gallon (32 Liters) Accumulator (a.k.a. Pressure or Bladder) tank, connected to a 110 L/min, 6.2 bar (58m head-height) water...