I wasn't including auto dosers in my list of requirements but everything else related to grow room and reservoir. I don't even like the idea of auto nutrient dosing that much. I always shake the bottle before using them and an auto doser wouldn't do this. Plus it's a lot of expense just to take care of an easy job, in my situation at least. But for me an auto PH doser would be useful. I hate adjusting PH and maintaining it. I'm always impatient and I add too much PH up or down. Then I have to let it settle, add less at a time, wait longer for settling, stick my head down a dark barrel holding a little torch and PH pen, then repeat. That's something that I could do without.
looking for a good control and monitor system
Yeah I know what that is but I just don't have the time. the reason I'm in the market for one of these is so it takes care of business while saving me time and effort. I'm in no position to start a project. It might not even work 100% when done. Did you see the list of things this system needs to do, it's definitely not small project plus there's literally dozens of sensors and devices and things to go wrong. One that you buy would have warranty and would've spent a long enough time in development with enough testing to eliminate potential issues. Making it ideal for me since I just need it to work.
High Power
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Find an industrial electrician, they can program and build a PLC to control/monitor any aspect of your grow.
thekevin07
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My systems plus model has a nutrient mixer. It fires up 30seconds before the pumps turn on. Best part you dont have to buy some special unnecessary nute reservoir like grobot. You can use the bottles the mftr gives you just drill some holes in the cap!
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Wouldn't that cost more than buying an already made system? I mean buying a system that is already designed, tested for reliability and relatively mass produced. As opposed to having somebody develop the entire system for the production of a single unit. It's just economics, a team of engineers and experts put in the development effort, set up the manufacture process for efficient mass production and sell hundreds or thousands of units = a lower price for consumer and a reliable product with warranty.
On the other hand 1 electrician putting in the same development effort to develop the same system, only to put together a single unit in a lone effort will inevitably result in an under tested, less reliable, inferior product probably without warranty.
God just imagine the labor costs, it costs like $500 just to get an air conditioner INSTALLED let alone have somebody come and design + develop a system which controls an air conditioner plus 9 other mains powered devices in a unified manner tailored for climate control of indoor gardens and allows you to monitor and control everything. Not to mention complete reservoir control and monitoring which in itself would cost thousands.
I found a system already called intelliclimate+intellidose but its too expensive. About $7000. But there might be other options coming out soon which I'm waiting for. There's one that I hear will cost about $2000 and will do everything that the $7000 system does and even better apparently. I can't wait for that, it's the kind of thing I've been waiting for. 2 grand is very reasonable for a system that does everything in your garden. I mean everything too, any piece of equipment you could buy for an indoor garden these things can control. Allowing you to turn your space into a laboratory with perfect conditions night and day all year round. All while saving you a shit load of effort. I think this kind of thing just pays for itself. I've got the money set aside, just waiting for the right system to finally emerge because right now the only option on the market is $7000. A stupid price in my opinion.