Professional Marijuana Grower September-October 2017 Issue | Page 6

Professional Marijuana Grower Product Review
Ætrium-4 Commercial
AEROPONIC BLOOM SYSTEM
and Manager Software Guardian™ Grow
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utomation is a cannabis grower’s best friend.
Not only does increased automation dras-
tically reduce labor costs, it also creates
a more consistent growing environment.
Serious horticulturists understand that consistency is the
key to large yields and healthy growth. This is why a
company like Æssense, who prides itself on manufac-
turing the most effective growth automation products on
the market, will continue to be a leader and revolution-
ize cannabis production.
About the Company
Æssense stands for the “essence of agriculture”. When
the company was founded it was determined to solve
three 21st century issues: the need for high growth
yields for a growing population, food safety, and the
conservation of resources. In order to solve these press-
ing issues, Æssense reduced the agricultural process to
its purest “essence”. This can be seen in the Ætrium Sys-
tem, a platform that provides a sensor rich plant growth
environment connected to cloud intelligence to optimize
yields. The folks at Æssense believed this was so signif-
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icant they modified their name to AEssenseGrows and
put their vision in action. They created the most efficient
and effective, fully automated growth system enabling
horticulturists to produce the safest, cleanest, freshest
and most sustainable plant production on the planet.
The Ætrium-4
(the heart of the bloom system)
The Ætrium-4 is a fully automated aeroponic flowering/
blooming system for cannabis plants. It encompasses a
17 square foot light tray grow plate and is designed to
be lit by one standard horticultural grow light. Trays for
the system typically host 20 plants in a Sea of Green
(SOG) approach but it can also optimize the growth for
mother plants, or for fewer plants in a state with plant
count limitations. The system is held in place by an im-
pact resistant, non-corrosive frame. The final height on
the legs (without optional casters or rails) is 33.7”. The
Ætrium-4 includes one dynamic nutrient dosing control-
ler, the “Matriarch, a growth tub (an aeroponic cham-
ber that houses the roots), and the framing material to
hold the system. The Matriarch is connected to any-
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