Drip Irrigation System w/ Coco? IDEAS Please

Okay so I have been using coco coir successfully with hand watering. Im starting to look into drip irrigation as I get deeper in to this and Im confused beyond all hell.

I have delt with eb nd grow systems in the past and I based what I though would work, On such system.
EXCEPT this would be drip to waste. No reusing or recirculating the water.

Just water till there is runoff and stop. Pretty much automate my waterings so things are easier per say.

Here is what I came up with.



And then just set the air stone to run 24/0 to keep the water moving. And the water pump would be set to a weekly timer for feedings. Obviously the amount of time it takes per feeding would be determined by when I get runoff.

What im curious about though, running 12 pots, would lets say those first 2 pots be pouring out water before the last two get runoff? I just have no clue how any of this stuff works but its definitely something im leaning in towards.


Any input if my method of madness would work how I want it to?

Having set up a system like this, I can tell you that a weekly timer won't work. As your plants mature, you'll need to transition them from daily feeding to skip day feeding. Mature plants in soil or coco need time to dry out a little between feedings to allow oxygen to circulate through their root mass. Soil and coco act like a sponge: the bigger the pot, the longer the medium takes to dry out. Consequently, you need is a timer that can vary the days between feedings, like the one at www.skipdaytimer.com. As your plants mature, simply adjust the timer from daily feeding to skip day feeding. Once you have the right control system in place, you can just sit back and watch it run!