Hey JPLord01 hope you don't mind
@ Bigcheese & aRiv:
Using a doser system is pretty easy. Here is the way I was taught to use them:
As an example you have two nutrient concentrate tanks (one A & one B) each at
5 gallons a piece with a doser system set at
1:200 (which is the most common big ag doser setting)
Concentrate Tank A - 5 gallons
Concentrate Tank B - 5 gallons
For a total of 10 gallons of nutrient concentrate
Doser is set to 1:200 meaning for every one gallon of concentrate (for each tank mind you) being pumped into the mains 200 gallons of water is passing through the dosers to the irrigation system.
You have 5 gallons of concentrate at 1:200 so
5 gallons of concentrate * 200 gallons of water = 1000 gallons of water going to the irrigation system
You have (2x) Concentrate tanks (A & B) so in essence
1010 gallons (
1000 gallons + 5 gallons Concentrate A + 5 gallons Concentrate B ) is going to the irrigation system. You set your concentrate mixes to be strong enough for 1010 gallons of water being pumped out to the irrigation system and everything is golden.
A theoretical concentrate mix of 1:200 using JPLords01 liquid nutrients:
Concentrate Mix A 5 gallons
FloraMicro - 6 mL/gal*1010 = 6060 mL in concentrate tank
top off to 5 gallons
Concentrate Mix B 5 gallons
Flora Bloom- 9 mL/gal*1010 = 9090 mL in concentrate tank
Powder Kool Bloom - 1 gram/gal = 1010 grams in concentrate tank
top off to 5 gallons (as no pH down is added in this mix, if it were it would be added in this tank)
Turn airstones on to agitate the concentrate tanks and you now have two concentrate solutions ready for 1010 gallons of nutrient enriched water going to the irrigation system.
Hope this helps a little bit.
The Kind Man
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