Alien Rain 4 Pot 30L Silver Series

The Alien Rain 4 Pot 30L Silver Series is a professional hydro system that gives growers many advantages. As the name suggests, one of the main features is the simulation of rainfall, mimicking nature. It is fully automated, and once set up requires very little by way of maintenance, bar checking water level and nutrient content.

What’s the difference between Silver and Black Series?

The Silver Series has a few upgrades over the Black series, to really help maximise your grows. The silver colour pots and lids reflect light away and keep the temperature in the root zone cooler than a black pot. It also uses 50mm Silver pipe instead of the 32mm on the black, again to reflect light. This wider bore pipe means water flows quicker and easier around the system. Specialist “Dual Flow” fittings allow complete drainage of the pot, ensuring each dosing fills the pot with the freshest feed and water possible. There are also copper drain covers instead of plastic, which deter roots from growing into the system more effectively.

How does the Alien Rain 4 Pot 30L Silver Series work?

When the system is on, water pumps to the Rain tray on the top of each pot. These trays have multiple holes across the surface through which the water drips onto the media. As it covers the whole surface, there are no dry spots and no over wet areas. Plant roots can then use the entire volume of media, rather than just where a dripper is (for example). The volume of water that runs through the media is high, flushing away the old nutrient and water, replacing it with new. Your plants will have the freshest water and nutrients possible with every feeding. As the media dries, it does so uniformly too, further improving the root zone conditions and making for a more reliable and stable grow.

The Alien Rain 4 Pot 30L Silver Series system is highly versatile! You can use it with soil, coco, clay pebbles or any other media you want. Simply adjust the times between dosing to suit the drainage capacity of the substrate. The Rain System can also be set up as a recirculating system, or a run to waste, further increasing your options. The Silver Series is the professional kit, but Alien also offer a Black series, which is the standard version.  There is loads more info about the Rain Systems on the Alien Hydroponics website. (Link opens a new window).

Alternatives to the Alien Rain 4 Pot 30L Silver Series

As mentioned above, the Alien Rain Black Series is available if that better suits your needs. We can also order the Aero Systems, RDWC Systems and V-Systems from Alien. All of these and more are on our website under “Hydroponics” and you can get there by clicking here.