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HydrorockSolutions–SubsoilAquiferIrrigationSystemDevelopmentofournewBD40IRAquiferBlocknowallowstheHydrorockIrrigationSystemBasedonahighlyinnovative,totallynewmineralwoolproductfromRockwool.This100%naturalproductistotallyecologicallyandenvironmentallyfriendly.AquiferBlocksactexactlylikeanaturalaquifer,soakingupwaterlikeasponge,holdingitlikeareservoirandreleasingitlikeawateringcan.Optimisessubsoilmoisture&cutswateruseHydrorockirrigationsystemtargetswaterdeliverydirectlytothesoilaroundplantroots.Wateruseisreducedbyover80%byeliminatingwastefulsurfacewateringevaporationandmisdirectionofwaterunderground.TheslowreleaseofwaterfromtheAquiferBlock,onlyasrequired,ensuresoptimalsoilwaterbalanceandenableseachplanttodrawtheexactwateritneedswhenitwantsit.Optimisesplanthealth&increasescropyieldPuttingfertiliserandnutrientsinthewaterenablesthemtobedeliveredexactlywhenandwheretheyneeded,maximisingplanthealthwhichsignificantlyincreasescropyield.Thiseliminatesthewastefulandlabourintensivepracticeofsurface-spreadfertilisersIncreaseslandvalue&reduceslabourcostsHydrorockirrigationsystemenablescurrentlyuncultivatedlandtobebroughttoagriculturaluseandboostscropyieldsofexistingagriculturalland.Thissignificantlyincreasesoverallfoodproductionandgreatlyincreaseslandvalue.Theautomationofkeylabourintensiveactivities,suchaswatering&spreadingfertiliser,reduceslabourcosts.Subsoilwateringandfertilisingreducesweedgrowthonthesurfacebymorethan60%.Highlyefficient&highlycosteffectiveLong-lifemaintenancefreeoperationensureshighlyefficientperformanceformanydecades.Increasedcropyields,increasedlandvalueandreducedlabourcostsensuresinstallationpaybackwithinafewyears.

Highlyversatileinuse&totallyflexibleinconfiguration/installation

TheHydrorockIrrigationSystemcanbeusedforalltypesoftrees,plantsandcrops-inagriculturalfields,roadsidesorgardens,andforcommercialordomesticpurposes.Ithaslimitlesspossibleconfigurationsaccordingtotypeofflora,soil,terrainandprevailingweather.InstallationisinfinitelyscalablefromsingleBlockstomultiplearrayscoveringhundredsofmetres,undertrees,nexttobushes/shrubsorbetweenrowsofcrops.

TechnicalInformation-BD40IRAquiferBlockfunctionality&performance:

• SizeofBlock(cm)–100Lx20Hx20W• Watercapacity-Blockholds40litresofwater-94%ofitscubicvolume

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• WaterisheldinsuspensioninthespacesbetweenthemineralwoolfibresoftheBlockandisreleasedbycapillaryactionasthewaterpressurefallsinthesurroundingsoilasdries

• GeotextilemembranewrappingAquiferBlockspreventssandanddirtinflux

• ImpermeablesheetingcanbeplacedbesideandunderBlockstodirectwaterflowtowardsrootsandfurtherreducewaterloss

• Integratedperforatedpipeallowsrapidinflow&storagewaterineachBlockunderground

• RootsdonotneedtopenetrateAquiferBlocksasthewatertheyrequireisinsoilsurroundingtheBlocks

• StringsofAquiferBlocksareconnectedtogetherinseriesbyflexibleplastictubing

• WaterflowsbetweenBlockssequentially-asoneBlockisfullysaturatedthewaterthenflowsthroughtheconnectingpipetothenextBlockinthestring

• BD40IRAquiferBlockscanbeinstalledinaclosed-loopsystem

• Systemcanbefittedwithautomatedmoisturesensors&waterfillingcapability

• Systemcanbeoperatedcompletelyremotelyfromanywhere

• Installationisverysimpleandquickwithminimaldisruption• Narrowexcavationtrenches(30cm)withimmediateback-fillingaseach

Blocksisinstalled• TheBlocksareverylight-capableofbeingliftedandinstalledwithease

byoneman• Nospecialistinstallationengineeringorequipmentisrequiredwith

simplesnap-togetherfittingsrequiringnospecialskillsortools

Formoreinformationpleasecontactuson;info@hydrorock.comorvisituson:www.hydrorock.com