Hydrosystem - Black Abs Flood Table - Informations
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Ebb and Flow Table !The FlowTable is a very efficient tool that is widely used among horticulturists. It can be installed in no time. Your system will be up and running in 5 minutes. The table can be used all year round for your indoor plants. With its significant depth, it can be used with the following methods: tides, drop by drop (droplets) and NFT.
Made of shock-resistant material, it is designed for perfect draining, without any risk of flooding or clogged pipes.
OperationTo operate your ebb and flow table, you will need a pump and a timer. The ebb and flow table is a general-purpose system which enables you to use several media like the wool bread, the pearlite or of the clay balls.
DimensionsIt comes in 5 sizes : 920 x920 mm, 610 x1220 mm, 1220 x 1220 mm, 1220 x 1830 mm, and 1220 x 1830 mm (3’ x 3’, 2’ x 4’, 4’ x 4’, 4’ x 6’ and 4’ x 8’). All tables are over 150 mm (6”) deep.
Easy to useThe nutrient solution reservoir is the main component of any automatic watering system. Measuring and mixing the nutrient solution is easy with these heavy-duty reservoirs, made of black ABS plastic with easy-to-read scale marks. Three sizes are available: 100, 260 and 378 liters.
Ebb and flow cultivationInstall the water supply and drainage components (PPI accessories). When using rock wool, place some slabs at the bottom of the table, then put some cubes over them. For maximum root development, make sure that the cubes can't move during the first few days. As for clay pebbles, since they float, you must use a net or a screen to make sure that they stay in the table during the ebb and flow process. If you are using pots, you simply have to put them on the table.
Drop by dropInstall a drop by drop irigation system supplying each one of your plants, set up one or more drainage of water. In the rockwool case, position rockwool breads in the content of the table then place your cubes at the top. In the pots use case, you just have to pose them on the table and to connect them to the irrigation.
NFTInstall the water arrival on one side of the table over all the width, establish a slope of at least 6° by taking the water arrival like high point. Install the water drainage on the opposite side to the arrival. Position the capillarity carpet on all the bottom of the table. You just have to place your root cubes on the carpet and to cover the table by a cover or an opaque lid in which you will have taken care to cut out spaces so that the air parts of your plants can develop or fill by balls of clays.
Growing tipsWhen implanting your cuttings (except for clay pebbles), be careful not to over-irrigate during the first week. You must wait until the root system is fully developed before you water your plants freely. With the NFT system, you must only transfer your cuttings when the roots can be in direct contact with the capillary carpet.
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