Industrial ebb and flow systems are defined by the large rectangular “whirlpool tables” seen in many internal crops. For small-scale home-based growth, these systems are a safe bet, as they have fewer parts than the NFT. To illustrate, backflow and flow systems house all plants on a single table or multiple tables in a grid formation, essentially sharing the space of the water and the garden. This method is characterized by the periodic flooding of the water table in which the media and plants grow. Ebb and flow are separated from NFT by the fact that with this process, the growth medium and plant roots are almost entirely submerged in nutrient water in static flood cycles, unlike the continuous flow of films seen with NFT. For the purposes here, we will be investigating the re-articulation of ebb and flow systems. For the concrete mixers by YRCO this is important.
EBB Industrials
An Ebb and Flow system involve timed flooding of the culture tray with a nutrient solution in cycles. A Sino Siphon allows the culture tray to drain automatically when it is full. This allows the roots to breathe air and absorb nutrients, minimizing energy input. Oxygenation of the solution is not necessary but can be beneficial.
To design your own ebb and flow system, many of the principles of the NFT system are still at stake, with some greater emphasis on time-efficient and accurate flooding. With this notion in mind, the constituent part of a reflux system generally mirrors …
