“ If growers pore only on a prey conductivity , they may think that they are getting a sure nutrient story but are not . This is why we are now insert ppm targets into our Fertigation Manager ™ , ” read Ian Morrell , Head of sales agreement at Climate Control Systems .
The Fertigation Manager ™ was first developed in partnership with the Harrow Research and Development Centre , which is the largest nursery research complex facility in North America . This partnership started roughly 35 years ago and proved that inline , ppm - based alimentation was more precise and reliable than batch feeding . This first model of the Fertigation Manager ™ used ppm target for al-Qaida nutrient , but the greenhouse diligence was more well-fixed with using target area conductivity levels rather than nutrient immersion . Since then , the continued developing of precision factory farm has bring in ppm - free-base , inline feed in back into focus .
“ Using stock fertilizer , we can look at each element and target the ppm stratum of not just NPK but also of calcium , boron , magnesium , etc . We can mime any premixed fertilizer on the market because we can plug the desired value into the system using stock fertiliser , ” explains Ian .
Out with Venturi valves , in with preciseness injectorsWhereas most nutrient dose systems use Venturi valves , the Fertigation Manager ™ uses precision injector to produce alimental concentration within 5 ppm of the target levels . apart from furnish unparalleled fertigation control , Climate Control Systems also provide raiser with a rich system by using circuit board from Opto 22 , which are very insulated and protect the system against power upsurge and lightning strikes .
“ Greenhouses often act as lightning rods , but in our 35 years with the Fertigation Manager ™ , we have had only two font where a guest was impacted by lightning , and that was because the lightning struck the data processor directly , ” Ian allege .
Climate Control Systems will be attending Cultivate’22 in Columbus , Ohio , and is looking forward to showcasing the Fertigation Manager ™ and the benefits of ppm - base nutrient delivery . As Ian explain , the ppm butt was introduced last twelvemonth , but border restrictions between the US and Canada made it impossible to attend Cultivate’21 and showcase the young feature . This year , the caller will be there in full forcefulness and eager to showcase its systems , admit the Fertigation Manager ™ as well as the Ozone Pro .
Ozonation effective for water treatment and super - oxygenation alikeClimate Control Systems has also developed Ozone Pro to help growers operate effective closed - loop piddle system while always ply gamey - quality water to the craw . As it stand , the independent water treatment methods are ultraviolet radiation , hydrochloric acid , and ozonation . As Ian explains , hydrochloric acids are expensive , volatile , and ask supernumerary tending when used . Ultraviolet radiation is not as effective and does not pop alga and bacteria . relatively , ozone treatment is reportedly 3000 time more powerful than chlorine treatment .
By using its patented nanobubble technology , the Ozone Pro assure that the ozone bubbles contact as much of the water as possible and kill more bacteria . Also , the increased surface tension between the nanobubbles and water particles take into account the nanobubbles to remain in abatement longer .
Aside from its obvious benefits for H2O treatment , ozonation has proven utilitarian for supersaturating irrigation water with oxygen , as ozone eventually degrade into gaseous oxygen . Oxygen enrichment can greatly improve root bodily process and subsequently increase fertilizer use efficiency and increase crop yield .
“ One of our customer uses Ozone Pro over 15 Acre and has reduced the plant food and water toll by 30 - 40 % while increase their Cucumis sativus yield by 20 % thanks to the increased atomic number 8 content in the water , ” say Ian .
The Ozone Pro is being used for vegetables as well as cannabis , and while the company does n’t have baseline cannabis return to compare to , Ian remark that the agriculturist has honorable yields and has much eliminate biofilm in the arrangement .
While ozone systems are more expensive to buy than UV scheme , ozone system of rules do not call for expensive medulla replacements . The ozone arrangement is typically run during the night , during off - periods of irrigation , as high ozone storey in the root zona are not ideal . Rather , ozone is tot during the night , does its magic overnight then demean into O prior to the mean solar day ’s first irrigation .
Climate Control Systems will be expose at Cultivate’22 in the Solutions Marketplace – Booth # 229 . The company will also be advert Cannabis Business Times ’ conference on August 23 - 25th and MJBizCon on November 15 - 18 , both in Las Vegas .
For more information : Ian Morrell , Head of SalesClimate Control Systemshttps://www.climatecontrol.com/[email protected ]
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