Need help designing drip

seamore green

Active Member
Alright I've done some research on this but need help with the exact numbers of pumps and drippers. I have 9 pots that need drippers in a 3x3 fashion of 1g pots. The reservoir can be within a couple feet of my grow box. Need to know: 1 or 2 drippers per pot, and what size drippers? How big of reservoir and how long will it last, I need at least a week since I will be going out if town. How many gph pump for 9 pots all next to eachother (3x3)? Inline drippers or no? Please help me out if you have the knowledge! +rep
Thanks in advance!
 

penguinking

Well-Known Member
i have found that at least 2 long dripper stakes with baskets per spot works very well to distribute water throughout the entire root zone , so the roots don't have to go looking for water. I have a 4x2 flood table with 12, 1.7 gallons pots filled with hydroton that is supplied by a small 8 gallon rubbermaid tote... works great! i use the ecoplus 264 (cost me about 25 bucks.) to feed 12 spots, a total of 24 drip stakes.
 

penguinking

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i don't think you understand. there are drip stakes, and there are also drip stakes with baskets on top of them both do the exact same thing... nevermind that, just use normal drip stakes you would purchase at your grow store. you stake them into whatever medium you are using ( soil/soiless mix, hydroton, rockwool, etc...) to feed at whatever interval you desire. I water 1 hour on 30 min off 1 on, 30 off and i don't feed at night. you're gonna need a timer, bro
 

SimplySmoked

Well-Known Member
Depending on the rate of the drip stakes and the medium you are using I'd watch how long you actually run them. If your using hydro then its no problem how long you run them as long as your containers can drain. If its soil then its a whole new story.
 

AKAHUSH

Member
for about 12 dollars a dripper you can purchase drip rings that feed the same way a pump sprayer works. they can all be power by one air pump and are cheap and the ring distibutes the water more evenly the onthing to watch for is that the ring does not directly drip on the stem or staulk the constant watering on the physical lant other than the roots will cause a rot to the area but the are cheap and their is only one pump to watch to make sure the drip is always functioning
 

AKAHUSH

Member
oh and you will also need to insert a 1/2 pipe through the bottom on ur net pots it may be heard depending on the level of roots in your hydro ton. but it just protects the drip ring feeding tubes.
 
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