Automate and precisely manage the fundamental parameters of your grow

Save time, improve quality, consistency, and crop health with Bluelab’s remote monitoring and automatic dosing systems.

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Key Takeaway

Fine-tune your grow with customisable settings, precise pH/EC control, and temperature management for optimal plant health and confidence in your grow. 

Growing doesn't need to be complicated. With automated nutrient dosing, you can manage your commercial greenhouse with fewer surprises, constant monitoring, and adjustments to ensure better and more stable plant growth 24/7. Bluelab offers real-time monitoring, controls, and alerts directly on your phone through the Edenic app for remote monitoring. 

What does monitoring mean in hydroponic growing?

Tracking pH, EC, and temperature over time, growers can identify hydroponic system trends, resulting in informed decisions. Monitoring allows for labour reductions caused by manual testing and data entry.

Without tracking data trends over time, gradual pH drift, nutrient buildup or depletion, and temperature fluctuations can go unnoticed until plants show signs of stress. Relying on manual adjustments increases the risk of over-correction, inconsistent results, wasted inputs, and avoidable yield loss. 

Bluelab makes monitoring, automation, and dosing simpler by connecting Wi-Fi-enabled controllers and monitors to the Edenic app. This lets you check your key readings, track trends over time, and adjust dosing schedules remotely, so your crop stays consistent even when you are off-site. 

Whether you are dialing in a small hobby setup or managing a commercial facility, the goal is the same: stable conditions that support healthy growth. Precise monitoring helps you spot drift early, automation reduces day-to-day manual adjustments, and keeps your nutrient delivery consistent as you scale. 

With Bluelab Wi-Fi controllers, you get practical control without the guesswork. You can build a system that is dependable, easy to manage, and designed to support confident decision-making across every stage of growth, anywhere, anytime. 

Monitoring & Dosing Automation

Monitoring 

Continuously monitor pH, EC, and temperature to understand what’s happening in your system and make timely adjustments.

Dosing Automation

Uses smart controllers to automatically monitor and adjust crucial parameters like pH, EC, and temperature to maintain ideal levels 24/7.

Monitoring and Dosing Automation: how they work together

Monitoring: Gives you visibility into what is happening right now, and what has changed over time.

Dosing Automation: Delivers consistency, helping maintain nutrient strength and pH within your preferred range.

Want to get dosing right from the start? Learn the golden rule of mixing nutrients and set your system up for stable, predictable results.

Why it matters

Consistency

Maintain stable conditions for repeatable results.

Efficiency

Reduce manual checks and routine adjustments.

Scalability

Apply the same process across all reservoirs.

Confidence

Make informed decisions using clear, trackable data.

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Monitors

Continuously measure the conductivity, temperature, and pH of your reservoir with Bluelab monitors.
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Controllers & Dosing

Automatically adjust the nutrient levels of your reservoir to maintain ideal nutrient levels.
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Benefits of Automation

1

Better plant growth

Ensures consistent nutrient balance over time with data tracking to help you repeat what works.
2

Saves money

With constant control, you eliminate mistakes, reducing water and nutrient wastage.
3

Peace of mind

You can monitor off-site, be free of the growing operation, with alerts to your phone.

Common Questions

01

What are water quality sensors in hydroponics?

Water quality sensors measure pH, EC, and Temperature which are key parameters in your nutrient solution that directly affect plant health and nutrient uptake. Using water quality sensors with continuous monitoring helps you control fluctuations.

02

How often should I calibrate water quality sensors for reliable pH-controlled hydroponics? 

We recommend you clean and calibrate pH sensors at least once a month; however, it is recommended to calibrate them weekly if continuously used in highly organic environments.  

03

What is the ideal pH range for hydroponics? 

5.5-6.3 is the ideal range to prevent nutrient lockout. This range is considered the "sweet spot" for optimal nutrient availability, ensuring that essential nutrients remain dissolved and accessible for plant uptake. Regular monitoring and adjustment for your specific crop type is always recommended.

04

Does automation really matter in hydroponics? 

Automated dosing systems make small, precise adjustments to keep conditions within target ranges, even when personnel aren’t there. This helps protect crops during overnight periods, staff changes, or unexpected absences, and reduces the risk of human error.

05

Why is continuous monitoring better than manual checks?

Manual checks provide a snapshot at a single point in time, but growing conditions can change quickly. Continuous monitoring reveals trends and fluctuations caused by plant uptake, temperature changes, evaporation, or equipment performance. By tracking these changes in real time, growers can respond sooner, avoid overcorrection, and maintain more stable conditions in the root zone.

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