Hydroponics and ram pump together

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I’m looking into starting hydroponics using the ram pump for watering. Is there a way to cause a “pause” in the pump for a time between watering? I don’t know if this makes sense... thanks in advance. Nate I don’t know which forum to post this on...

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nate sherve wrote:I’m looking into starting hydroponics using the ram pump for watering. Is there a way to cause a “pause” in the pump for a time between watering? I don’t know if this makes sense... thanks in advance. Nate I don’t know which forum to post this on...

A ram pump will normally pump a pulsed flow of water via using the pressure of water flowing from a stream.

Example ->

https://www.instructables.com/id/Hydraulic-Ram-Pump/

What I think you need is a tank to store the water until the time of need. Or perhaps a fish pond so you could pump the water as you need it..

Life on a farm is a school of patience; you can't hurry the crops or make an ox in two days.
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I’m planning to use it for misting the water...

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