Professional Marijuana Grower September-October 2017 Issue | Page 8

where from 2-10 Growth Tubs to create a “train.” The
high level of automation is what makes this system truly
impressive. This system literally monitors and controls
all aspects of nutrient delivery from the beginning to the
end with first-rate results. In fact, in production grows,
each tub routinely produces 2-3 pounds of dried,
trimmed cannabis flowers and one pound of usable trim
material every 8 weeks. simple addition of AEssense smart relays. The Guardian
logs and controls all dosing, irrigation, status, loading
and management of the growth environment. It monitors
CO 2 , humidity, NPK, pH, temperature, water levels and
cleans the system when desired with hydrogen peroxide
(which helps avoid any type of fungal growth during
the grow cycle). The Guardian takes care of the grow
so you can relax.
Guardian Grow Manager Software
(the brains of the grow environment) A cultivator can execute their grow by selecting a grow
recipe from the library and loading that preset template
into the system. Alternatively, the cultivator can become
a symphony conductor by personally designing their
own symphony. Once created, the symphony or recipe
is loaded into any target AEtrium System in any grow
room with the touch of a finger. In this way, every grow
room will execute the specific nutrient dosing recipe
and irrigation and light cycle with consistency every
time without a mistake. Single or multiple grow exper-
iments can be conducted in one or many rooms on a
schedule determined by the cultivator. The Guardian
Grow Manager Software monitors all metrics and levels
and notifies the user through text or email about various
tasks, low levels, and/or urgent alerts. Any past grow
cycle can be studied in the cloud and saved for future
research or reuse. All in all, Guardian Grow Manager
Software provides the ultimate automation solution for
cannabis horticulturists.
The Guardian Grow Manager Software is the most
important piece of the Ætrium-4 system and is the
pinnacle of cannabis garden automation. The Guardian
Grow Manager Software holds and executes a horticul-
turist’s grow plan. The Guardian can also manage light
timing, dimming and environmental controls with the
Ætrium-4 Matriarch (10-Tub Doser)
Each Ætrium-4 “train” contains one “Matriarch” con-
troller connected to anywhere from 2-10 growth tubs.
The Guardian Software reads the Matriarch sensor
inputs and directs the Matriarch to control all peristaltic
pumps for nutrient dosing, pH, and irrigation manage-
ment. The Ætrium-4 Matriarch Dosing Base is where
the nutrient solution is stored, measured, and mixed for
the system. Each Matriarch can control nutrient recipes
and irrigatio