Urban Farms Texas Tomato Food

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by rnewste

Worth,

The EZ Flo system appears to be less complex than you describe. As I observe my EZ Flo in operation (just installed it this morning) the inlet side is there to build a "head of pressure" in the tank and does not measurably dilute the contents as long as the EZ Flo lid maintains a good seal. Only when the contents level empties below the inlet pressure tube would new water flow into the tank.

Yes, there will be some dilution as the original contents put in the tank empties, but the dilution delta should be a relatively small factor as compared with the water flow which bypasses the tank and goes into the irrigation system normally.

So if you start off with 6 oz of fertilizer and 122 oz water in the tank (Urban Farms recommended dilution rate), as the tank empties over time the TTF ratio will decline slightly. The key is to never let the tank get below 1/8 full before you fill it up again.

EDIT: The AWS system has just completed its hour run cycle, and the level in the EZ Flo tank has declined about 1/8 from the initial fill level. This demonstrates to me that new water is not replacing the original TTF / water mix, thus the tank ratio is remaining relatively constant. If this depletion rate holds constant, then I should get a week out of the initial fill before having to "top up" again.

Raybo

Raybo that is great news I have heard bad things about the system and just couldn't believe them.

Coming from an expert such as your self I will probably go ahead and get a system for my entire place.
I will have to ad a controller valve and do some programing but it should work.
Again thank you so much for the information.

I'm looking at getting this one.
Worth

http://www.sprinklerwarehouse.com/EZ...p/ez003-cx.htm