40 Plant SOG Drip Ring Irrigation DIY

Apparently that setup that OMMP grower uses in that video caused blockage and he had to redo his system with 2 pumps. I don't't know much about water pumps and such, but I'm planning to have a submersible pump with 4 mainlines running down each row in a 4*10 pot SOG (40 pots) what type pump should I get for this application? I don't want it gushing too hard, yet I need all the plants to get sufficient and equal feed. I'm thinking T's to each mainline from the pump line like in the video, but I want to just have a small feeder line out the nozzle for each pot.

Be careful with submersible pumps, they are cheap but they are not so good for what you want. They will only pump enough for a fountain stream and it is not pressurized at all . If they have to push water too high and then through small dripping holes most likely they won't work at all.

EmeraldØsiris said:

So I'm tired of hand watering my grows and I'm looking to get a reliable DIY drip ring Irrigation system for 40 pot coco grow in a 4x4 space.

I'm thinking the build is easy just getting the t connectors and cutting the appropriate length and adding T's and connecting to mainline. It will be 4 rows x 5 rows. Should I have a mainline going down each of the 4 rows? How would I make sure each plant gets the same amount of water?

Pump size? Reservoir size?

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I considered blumats once but I heard mixed reviews so I skipped. I seen xtsho's set up and that coco looks dry which is something you never want with coco.
I went with a flora flex bubbler and I followed this guys video...If you have 40 sites then youll need 5 flora flex bubblers (each have 8 ports) youll need a big ass pump and rez. I only have 5 plants going now. I also put the flora flex caps on the tops of the plants with clip ons
I dont grow in rockwool though. I grow in coco and I have one pot without the cap and I place the clips on my pots where there is always even distribution. Watering is so easy now. Havent had one plant dry out.

Thanks for that. The pots are not big.... They are a gallon each.

EmeraldØsiris said:

Thanks for that. The pots are not big.... They are a gallon each.

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I use one gallon radicle bags. The 4 inch flora flex cap fits snug in my bag. Not sure about pots.