Water Pressure / Pump Irrigation Question
Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:42 am
I am looking at the design of the following indoor irrigation system.
I have a 1000 gallon tank of nutrients that is floor level.
The nutrient must be pumped to a level of 12 ft where it will flow level along . . .
a row is 96 feet long, there are 4 rows. Each row will be cycled nutrients using a solenoid valves.
Each row will contain 6 growing stacks (stations).
Each growing stack will have 15 grow tubes feed by a ½” dia. flex PVC reduced at each end to a ¼” dia. outlet (I cannot use typical irrigation drips because the nutrients will get clogged, thus the ¼” outlet).
My question is:
I need to make sure the volume from each of the ¼” dia. outlets is equal (not exact but pretty close) so that each grow tube gets the same amount of water and nutrients.
What GPM pump should I use to raise the water 12 ft and maintain a consistent pressure?
Should I use 2” pipe from the 1000 gallon nutrient tank to the ½” grow stacks?
Thanks,
Brett
I have a 1000 gallon tank of nutrients that is floor level.
The nutrient must be pumped to a level of 12 ft where it will flow level along . . .
a row is 96 feet long, there are 4 rows. Each row will be cycled nutrients using a solenoid valves.
Each row will contain 6 growing stacks (stations).
Each growing stack will have 15 grow tubes feed by a ½” dia. flex PVC reduced at each end to a ¼” dia. outlet (I cannot use typical irrigation drips because the nutrients will get clogged, thus the ¼” outlet).
My question is:
I need to make sure the volume from each of the ¼” dia. outlets is equal (not exact but pretty close) so that each grow tube gets the same amount of water and nutrients.
What GPM pump should I use to raise the water 12 ft and maintain a consistent pressure?
Should I use 2” pipe from the 1000 gallon nutrient tank to the ½” grow stacks?
Thanks,
Brett