Aquabalance

Proper care, healthy growth

Healthy growth of your crop starts with an active and healthy root system. To achieve this, your crop
must be given a proper dosage of water and nutrients. Under all circumstances. The Aquabalance
system from Hoogendoorn takes care of this for you. The needs of your plant and the condition of
the substrate are precisely determined from minute to minute and compared with the target values
you desire. Watering is then automatically aligned with this. Optimum production and high quality
are the results.

Precision Precise & automatic irrigation:

With Aquabalance, your plants are given the exact 24 hour per day
amount of water at exactly the right time both during
the day and at night. In combination with the irrigation
software in the iSii process computer, the current weight A good start
and the saturation weight of the substrate mat are
The starting moment of the first watering is determinant
repeatedly measured and calculated. The course of these
for the growth of your crop for the rest of the day. During
values is an excellent yardstick for the activity and water
the day, watering follows the actual evaporation from
requirement of the crop and the water content of the
the crop. In the afternoon, watering is decreased in a
substrate. Together with your desired drain percentage,
timely manner to ensure the mat’s proper moisture and
this determines the mat weight at which the next drip
air content during the night. By means of controlled
must begin. Since Aquabalance can determine the
“inter-ing” of the substrate, root environments that are too
proper value beforehand, your plants are never lacking
wet or too dry are prevented. You can rest assured that
for water and overwatering is prevented. This ensures
your plants will develop a healthy root system and that
healthy growth and provides you with higher production.
nutrients are taken up optimally.

Precise measurements
The Aquabalance measures the mat weight and the
amount of drain water by default. Drain registrations
can be in various formats, such as in percentages and
in cc per plant. Optionally, pH and the EC content of the
drain water can also be measured. All measurements
correspond to the entire length of the 3 m long mat. That
way, the measured values are even more accurate and
reliable than a measurement at a single point on the mat.

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Recirculation of drain water
In modern systems, drain water is collected in reservoirs,
decontaminated and then reused. This reduces the
consumption of water and fertilizers by at least 30%. The
Aquabalance optimizes this working method by allowing
you always to achieve the precise percentage of drain
that you desire. Aquabalance contributes to sustainable
use of water. In addition, by irrigating according to plant
requirements, less energy is consumed for heating and
circulating water. With this, Aquabalance provides a
positive contribution to your company profit.
Signaling deviations
When the Aquabalance is applied in combination with
the iSii process computer, you can let the irrigation
process proceed automatically to a great extent. If a
deviation occurs nonetheless, this is signaled early on
and you receive an alarm notification. This is based on
the drain measurements or on too high or too low a
substrate weight. If so desired, you can receive an alarm
notification on your cell phone. You determine yourself
the malfunctions for which you wish to be alarm-notified.
For example, you need not get up at night for a malfunction
that can wait until the next day.
Control your irrigation
with the integrated
Hoogendoorn solutions!
Integration of Aquabalance & iSii
The Aquabalance is completely integrated with the
irrigation software in the iSii process computer. This
makes it possible to include relevant factors from the
outside climate and the greenhouse climate such as
sunshine and humidity in the regulation - in addition to
the water content of the substrate. Along with signals from
supplemental plant sensors such as plant temperature.
With this, you can tune your entire irrigation program
to your personal wishes and insights for an optimum
result. Naturally, all measurements and calculations
from the Aquabalance can be displayed in the extensive
summaries and graphs in the iSii registration software.
The added value for you
Aquabalance takes care of the precise watering of
your crop for you. You have continuous insight into the
activity of your plant and the condition of the substrate.
Anomalies are signaled at an early stage. You contribute
to the sustainable use of water, fertilizers and energy and
increase your company’s profit at the same time.
Want to know more?
Get in touch with our Hoogendoorn experts or
visit our website.
T: | +31 (0)10 460 80 80
E: | info@hoogendoorn.nl
www.hoogendoorn.nl
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 Worldwide innovator in
horticultural automation.

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