Irrigation & fertigation
Enclosure & Landscape Fertigation
Water and feed planted enclosures and zoo landscapes through buried drip lines, on schedule.
The challenge
Planted enclosures and zoo landscapes are often watered by hose, with staff working around animals and visitors.
Enclosure & Landscape Fertigation
Hand watering wastes water and misses the roots, and surface sprinklers soak paths and disturb animals. This controller runs subsurface drip lines zone by zone and doses nutrients into the water to EC and pH targets, so plants are watered and fed at the roots on schedule, without anyone going into the enclosure.
Water & Aquatic
Where it works
Planted animal enclosures
Buried drip lines water enclosure plants without staff going in.
Zoo landscapes & lawns
Visitor areas, gardens and lawns watered zone by zone on schedule.
Browse plots & nurseries
Steady water and feed for browse crops and nursery beds.
What it does
Subsurface drip zones
Runs buried drip lines zone by zone, so water goes to the roots.
Fertigation
Closed-loop EC and pH dosing into the irrigation water.
Zone programs
Valve programs and schedules for each zone.
Pump & filter control
Runs pumps and filters with safety interlocks.
Works on its own
Keeps running its programs with no network connection.
Alarms
A buzzer and an alarm output for a beacon or the app.
How it works
Lay
Lay subsurface drip lines in each enclosure or landscape zone.
Program
Set zone schedules and EC and pH targets on the controller.
Run
It waters and doses each zone on schedule and raises an alarm on faults.
Why teams choose it
Water at the roots
Less evaporation and run-off than sprinklers.
No one in the enclosure
Watering happens without staff going in.
Plants fed on target
Nutrients dosed to EC and pH targets.
Whole-site control
Enclosures and landscapes run from one controller.
Key facts
- Irrigation
- Zone valves for subsurface drip lines
- Fertigation
- Closed-loop EC and pH dosing
- Programs
- Valve programs and schedules per zone
- Plant room
- Pump and filter control with interlocks
- Inputs & outputs
- 12 digital in, 6 digital out, 4 × 4–20 mA in
- Connectivity
- RS-485 ×2, Ethernet, Wi-Fi; runs without a network
- Power
- 100–240 V AC mains
- Cabinet
- Wall cabinet, 360 × 360 × 140 mm
Best for
- Planted animal enclosures
- Zoo landscapes, lawns and gardens
- Browse plots and nurseries
Works with
Smart Valve Nodes for remote valves across the site, as part of the same ANTZ irrigation system.
Planning a pilot?
Tell us about your enclosures and landscape zones, and we will plan their irrigation and fertigation.
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