Originally Posted by kentosaurs (Post 31668)

Woah...It looks like there turly no return for you Robert from the nepenthes world...Building stuff here and there....Just set up a nursery la :)

Originally Posted by Angkau Tekor (Post 31673)

Wahhh....(jaw drop) you has taken it to the next level...again.:1thumbup: A really huge project as i had envisioned. You gonna need to hire a few bangla to help you take care of your plants:biggrin:

Just wondering...why do you need both the sprinkler and misting/fogger when one will do? And how much it cost you.

Originally Posted by Robert (Post 31679)

temp and humidity - any readings taken before and after the misting. For such setups intermediate neps will be happy to be the "prisoners".

Originally Posted by shawnintland (Post 31681)

Yaaaaaeeeeehhhhh Robert! As Kent says, surely this is a sign of the terminal illness 'nepitis'! May it be a lifelong case! Hee, hee, hee. Somebody just called me yesterday and offered another greenhouse that they no longer use...free for the moving! I explained that it's been a few months since we put up the last one and the rest are already overflowing so I'm headed over to have a look today!

Hey, I don't have any better plan (yet) but I used those zip-ties for my irrigation lines as well and yesterday noticed that they have all become brittle and are 'snapping'. Just something to think about before the place is too full to get a ladder in!

So, when are you coming up with your truck? I need some space - and you've got it now!

Congratulations!
~Shawn

Originally Posted by rhealk (Post 31682)

Oh, E-N-V-Y !!

Originally Posted by delphiguy (Post 31686)

amazing job, im so envious about this setup... my collection is getting large and watering
them daily has been a chore, its takes about 1hr of my time daily just to do it.... im so
glad that its the rainy season here so that gives me a lot of break from the watering and
more time admiring the plants. But im so desperately in need of some watering setup
and yours is an inspiration for me. Hopefully I can have my own watering system done
before the summer comes next year. Oh please do post photo when you have finally
transfered the prisoners.

Originally Posted by LJ_Tan (Post 31693)

Thank for the sharing.

May I know the time set for the watering system?

Do the position face to South (if base on kitchen door) ?

Originally Posted by marvin1997 (Post 31700)

WOAH!! I'll bet that it will look like a rainforest after you put in the neps!!

Originally Posted by allenphoon (Post 31704)

one word, marvelous!!!

Originally Posted by NepNut (Post 31710)

The door face East, so can recieve sunlight from morning till ~3-4pm.

For timer setting,

Water springkler - 5 minutes ON at 9am

Misting/Fogging - more complicated.... it's roughly 1 minute every hour fr 11am to 5pm, after 6pm it's 1 minute ever 3 hrs until 11pm. After 11pm till 7am is 1 minute every 4 hrs. I think that's about correct.... still playing around with the timer to find the best settings. :shy:



Probably not anytime soon as most plants are still small *biggrin2*



Thanks :shy:

Originally Posted by caseyhoo (Post 31712)

It is nice prison!!! *biggrin2*

Seems like the schedule is complicated. Did you mind sharing how is the timer looks like?

Originally Posted by NepNut (Post 31715)

Tekor, you're absolutely correct *biggrin2*

Actually the smallest timer interval I could find on market for analog is 15 minutes. To do less than 15 minute, you need to modify a little... after modification can do less than 1 minute... *biggrin2* Will show more when I have a chance to take a shot of my timer box.

Originally Posted by LJ_Tan (Post 31720)

Dear sifu,
1. Every time volume discharde of water for water springkler and misting. As I understanding, in market we can find few different type but the control was on the volume.

2. The power (cc) for this 2 pumps.

Originally Posted by LJ_Tan (Post 31736)

Dear sifu,

Again, thank for the information and sharing.

Originally Posted by Angkau Tekor (Post 31739)

Look like you planned everything to minute details, very impressive:1thumbup:. You are also using mostly Baba's 2013-16 pots. Nice pot for nice plants...right?*biggrin2*

Originally Posted by cbkhoon (Post 31740)

how much for this centrifugal pump cost? water proof?

Originally Posted by LJ_Tan (Post 32047)

Dear sifu,

Do the watering system will stop during raining ?
If Yes, pls shar on it.


Thank you

Originally Posted by LJ_Tan (Post 32047)

Dear sifu,

Do the watering system will stop during raining ?
If Yes, pls shar on it.


Thank you

Originally Posted by Robert (Post 32049)

it won't unless the power switch was turn off

Originally Posted by NepNut (Post 32053)

I really don't know whether there's a sensor to sense rain drops. I do know there's humidity sensor that can be used to trigger on/off.


If really wanted to do it... maybe can modify alarm panel with SIM card that support I/O function and use h/p to trigger on / off. That's what I can think of.... but is it neccessary?? May I know what are you trying to do ?? :confused:


IMHO, I think it's easier if you just built transparent plastic shelter to block the rain and 100% use your watering system to water your plants.... :smile:

Originally Posted by LJ_Tan (Post 32058)

Dear Sifu,

After visit to your house, I do plant to build 'green house' for my CPs. and Tillandsia. I do facing some problem to build it like control the humidity, watering system control, etc. Other reason I stop it because busy on my job and now I needs to start ASAP because I do not have space for my CPs.

I do ask around at SP and Pria area on transparent plastic, majority feedback is either I order 1 'roll' and the goods will ship from Melaka factory or I direct go to Cameron Highland to get it.

1 of my friend do share on the sensor to sense rain drops but he did not know where to get it because he just know the product was from Australia.

If I can find a method on control the watering system, this will help on saving money for water bill:shy: