Commercially available system for Grow room automation?

[Blaze215]

Hey Folks,
I would like to know if you guys/gals have used or are currently using a commercially available system for grow room automation?

I would like to be able to leave my grow for a period of 2-3 weeks ideally and just monitor things over the net.

I don't have any programming skills so the DIY set up is definitely out.

Thanks for your input,
Blaze

 

[Serrated Edges]

I have no idea. A dialed in room and a web cam pointed at a hygrometer? LOL

I would DIY personally, but I am interested to see if there even is such a system.

 

[Cutty]

Blaze, this sounds like the lazy way to manage your COMMERCIAL operation.

If you were in it for the bud then you would want to be in there with your plants.

I can spend hours in my bloom room pruning, training, and just oogling the buds.

Sounds like you need to look into outdoor.

 

[JAAM]

you think you can spot a nanner with a webcam?? i dont

 

[RMCG]

Check out PurGro.net

 

[samba]

Or you can get stuff at your local aquarium shop. I can get a feeding computers with pumps and EC and pH control from local shop, but its expensive! like 1000€ for full EC and pH control + 4 pumps

 

[overbudjet]

2 or 3 week seam a long time to me.I am fully automated(minus ph)
and i never quit my girl for more than a day or 2.go to xxx.growtronix

 

[Pinkladyeater]

2 or 3 week seam a long time to me.I am fully automated(minus ph)
and i never quit my girl for more than a day or 2.go to xxx.growtronix

That's a pretty nice looking interface on that computer application there in the picture. How did you get it and does anyone know of any kind of similar computer programs out there that can operate your grow room equipment?

I would agree with the others that 2 week or anything more then 5 - 7 days is a long time to go without checking in on your garden.

 

[Pinkladyeater]

Check out PurGro.net

This looks interesting thanks for the link, have you used the GroBot yourself? It is a little expensive to pay just for a test run but that is definitely what I was thinking.

 

[RMCG]

This looks interesting thanks for the link, have you used the GroBot yourself? It is a little expensive to pay just for a test run but that is definitely what I was thinking.

Not yet. The HomeBot isn't too bad, its when you add in the dosing pumps.

 

[Pinkladyeater]

Not yet. The HomeBot isn't too bad, its when you add in the dosing pumps.

The Homebot would take care most of my needs except it doesn't mention fans but I guess with the Thermostat and Humidistat capabilities you'd be able to rig up an exhaust fan as well.

 

[RMCG]

The Homebot would take care most of my needs except it doesn't mention fans but I guess with the Thermostat and Humidistat capabilities you'd be able to rig up an exhaust fan as well.

The HomeBot will not allow you to be away for 2 - 3 weeks like you wanted though.

To me, 3 weeks would be a stretch anyway.

Just add additional modules to control whatever you wanted.

 

[gronko]

You could use something like this >

introGarduino: Gardening + Arduino

Garduino is a gardening Arduino. So far, Garduino:
-Waters my plants whenever their soil moisture level drops below a predefined value.
-Turns on grow lights, but only when it's dark out and only long enough to make the plants get 15 hours of total light (sunlight + supplemental light) daily.
-Alerts me if the temperature around the plants drops below 50 degrees.

This is the first grow-light and auto-water setup i know of that takes into account natural sunlight received and soil moisture level before turning on water / light.

Link > http://www.instructables.com/id/Garduino-Gardening-Arduino/

You can DIY or buy the kit. That's 1 option?

Hey Folks,
I would like to know if you guys/gals have used or are currently using a commercially available system for grow room automation?

I would like to be able to leave my grow for a period of 2-3 weeks ideally and just monitor things over the net.

I don't have any programming skills so the DIY set up is definitely out.

Thanks for your input,
Blaze

 

[blackone]

I've always wondered how much it would take to turn a small linux box into a grow computer... Obviously some pretty sturdy relays would be needed and PH / EC meters + thermometers. If anyone has looked into this I would love to know because I'm a software developer and I've been wanting to try something like this for some time now.

 

[iSMOKE.KUSH]

google, american hydroponics, they make nutridose. can even dump and refill your rez. doses nutrients and ph.

 

[Pinkladyeater]

I've always wondered how much it would take to turn a small linux box into a grow computer... Obviously some pretty sturdy relays would be needed and PH / EC meters + thermometers. If anyone has looked into this I would love to know because I'm a software developer and I've been wanting to try something like this for some time now.

blackone good to see another Information Technology Cannabis enthusiast on this forum. I agree with your Linux choice, a small form factor computer.

google, american hydroponics, they make nutridose. can even dump and refill your rez. doses nutrients and ph.

iSMOKE.KUSH
I like how the nutridose II has the ability to log data that can be used for statistical information and that would make it easy to compare different growing techniques and strains. Anyone with any first hand experience using the nutridose.

 

[RMCG]

More than one IT geek here I think...



I agree with Linux, but web-based(One thing I don't like about the growtronix system). Perhaps a mysql hook for data logging (if wanted), RRD for graphing, etc.

Think Cacti!

The hardware is the hard/$$ part.

 

[overbudjet]

That's a pretty nice looking interface on that computer application there in the picture. How did you get it and does anyone know of any kind of similar computer programs out there that can operate your grow room equipment?

I would agree with the others that 2 week or anything more then 5 - 7 days is a long time to go without checking in on your garden.

Hi these interface come from the growtronix system .

 

[Pinkladyeater]

Hi these interface come from the growtronix system .

Thank you overbudjet, I'm impressed with what I'm reading about the growtronix system. The Grow Journal Features would be very useful.

 

[blackone]

More than one IT geek here I think...



I agree with Linux, but web-based(One thing I don't like about the growtronix system). Perhaps a mysql hook for data logging (if wanted), RRD for graphing, etc.

Think Cacti!

The hardware is the hard/$$ part.

Indeed - the box itself wouldn't be too expensive because small VIA boxes etc. are getting cheaper and cheaper.
All of the other stuff that is needed would be much more expensive. PH and EC meters + thermometer(s) alone would be more than the computer.
And I have no idea about nutrient pumps, suitable relays for switching both lights and pumps etc.