3D Printed Hydroponic System Setup & Time-Lapse Grow
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- Опубліковано 25 лип 2024
- Hoocho sets up and time lapses the 3D printed Modular Vertical Hydroponic System
0:00 - Intro & Advice
01:09 - Setup
01:37 - Seedlings & Planting
02:28 - Time Lapse
03:15 - Showcase
04:00 - Discussion
04:53 - Lighting
06:22 - Irrigation Cycle
06:58 - Dismantling, Roots & Discussion
09:26 - Outro
Thingiverse link to Modular Hydroponic System:
The simpler one I built:
www.thingiverse.com/thing:240...
The more advanced remix:
www.thingiverse.com/thing:340...
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Couldn't wait for this update! My tower unfortunately tipped over outside the other night. I need to further reinforce the tower to the bucket. Great work as always, Hoocho
Thank you for making this video! That was an epic time lapse and helpful information
just finished printing one of these. Mine sits about 7 tall with side lights mounted on arms attached to the top. I'm about 2 weeks into growing and I'm absolutely loving it. Time will tell how successful this will be but it's fun! Thanks for sharing!
Do you happen to have some instructions on building that light system and some pictures of your?
Would like to know this as well
Nice! I will start printing this evening and will set up this system in my greenhouse as first try when all parts are done. This gives a lot more space to grow on limited space.
Nice video, very informative and helpful. Thanks a lot!
I love this! Thanks much for the amazing time lapse.
Thank you and I love the remixed sections, I got lucky with a corner apartment with very huge windows all the way around and now I have 2 plant tower in each one and I love it, also printing net cups make absolutely no sense they’re ridiculously cheap you can get them on Amazon on eBay at ridiculously low prices so the amount of time to print them and a waste of time and filament, for supplement lighting I’m using LED grow lights strips
A very great and educational video! Thank you!
Not sure if anyone has made a comment about this or if this idea would work, but as far as the design of tower goes, I saw you mentioned lighting at the bottom of the tower is an issue. One way to solve this would be to to make the tower conical. The slope would be determined by how far you think the crop would branch out. This would however require a redesign of the potting sections and section size adapters so the water would be able to flow correctly. Again, not sure if this would solve your issues with this setup but thought it was worth mentioning. Cheers!
Thanks so much for the follow up and where to grab that planter. I'm about to set mine up again with grow lights this time and target growling lettuce only for now. Nice to see my lid wasn't the only one starting to curve down lol.
Thanks for the Friday night Hydro show mate 🍻
Thanks again, always interesting.
Sick timelapse
Ever since i saw your first video about this, i have been trying to make the tower. Just a couple of pieces more and then i can start assembling
so useful! I made one neck cup and was hoping that someone came up with a better solution!
Thanks Hoocho
awesome channel!!
That pretty boss Mitch!
Nice review! I used the printed cups because my system is outdoors and attached to an aquaponics system. i found the non printed cups just blew out with some bad wind, so the locking mechanism is really nice for my setup (also todlers and chickens on occasion will drag the net cups out). I printed mine with PETG so they have a lot more flex and not a brittle when exposed to water. I also printed in different colours to signify the week of planting - helping me keep track of the age of the plant - a colour for each week.
Also noticed there seems to be a lot of intended design for the roots to have things to grab... Was wondering if the high specs on the netcups could also be for the same purpose, reducing the need for media?
@@thewarytraveler6375 I’m not sure, I’m only a rookie (although getting a lot of attention from friends and family now with lettuce prices rocketing up in Aus). I’m using expanded clay balls, and they work a dream, cleanup is easy at end of plant life, I run a knife over the outside of the cup and everything comes apart nicely. To be honest we only get really bad wind once a year, but it’s a definite plus for the kids and chooks.
as someone who likes 3d printing and plants, I feel inspired
Anything that gets you a healthy root is good! My octoprint will be smoking these next days. Thanks Hoocho, love yer work!
Wow, with Hoocho, only the sky is the limit! You venture into everything related to hydroponics, and now 3D printing? Really impressive, mate! I can't tell you you how much I have learned from your channel over these few years. You are a blessing for all levels of "hydroponiquing" as you call it.
I have qestions that I should have asked on the previous video where you did the actual 3D printing. Hey, I thought it was too complicated for me to embark on. But seeing the results of the actual growing, I am like, why not, let's ask.
(1) How "easy" could it be to start 3D printing if one can afford buying all necessary tools machine, part, and supplies?
(2) How "expensive" is the material that serves as "ink"?
(3) What camera do you use for you timelapse videos?
As always (expressed or not, here or elsewhere), thanks a lot mate: you take the risk for us!
From Shawinigan, somewhere in Québec, Canada.
To be frank, 3D printing is quite a steep learning curve.
I found it challenging. (Setting up the printer, learning to level the bed, troubleshooting problems) But once you figure it out it’s just as rewarding.
The filament is 30$ a kg (AUD)
And check out my how to make a plant time lapse video for all the timelapse info.
Damn this is pretty amazing! How I am wondering if this could be easily adjusted to fill the middle shaft with hydroponic clay pebbles and make this a top drip system with much shorter on/off ratio. I have been thinking about a top drip system for beginner hydroponics for a silent system. Just made my first Kratky system but I am already thinking about the next!
Clay pebbles are not fun to wash! Hours of washing or soaking, or baking in the oven. I used the pebbles in my modified Mr. Stacky system . One small Mr. Stacky tray takes about 4 quarts. Multiply that by 8 levels. Yikes!! If the pebbles aren't sterilized, the next batch of plants do poorly. I learned the hard way. I have used 4 different systems, and am NEVER going to use clay pebbles again in 3 of them. I still use clay pebbles in my AquaSprout for the flood and drain system. It's a small system and I only grow decorative plants it it. It gets cleaned twice a year only.
The most "silent" unit is still my Aerogarden Farm Plus. It's a bit pricey. Even though there is a 24 pod capacity, it's not realistic to use all 24, it just gets too crowded.
Donated my 10 level, 80 pod system ( purchased as the Martian Grow Tower but many on Amazon)to a local highschool, what a nightmare trying to use it indoors with lights.
how much faster is the indoor-version? how is the on/off rhythm for light and the pump? thx
The pods have their pros and cons. If you print the standard one its bigger, but thinner and more filament efficient and it helps for bigger, heavier plants since they lock into place. You need to have good settings tho or they'll be too tight.
CN. Mr😂r 😂
Hey Hooch, I have a question about lighting in a setup like this. Say you used a hydroponic rack system. If you had a larger grow tent and just put a rack in the center with 4 or 5 layers of PVC hydroponic grow pipes, can you off set lighting in the tent and use reflection (off the tent walls) to ensure balanced growth? I'm curious after seeing this video if off setting the lighting around the grow rack instead of directly above the rack can create that lighting sweet spot. At the same time, I'm worried that as the plants grow the top layer will block out the majority of the lgiht for the layers below. Could this be offset by the reflected light? Thanks for the great videos! I'm learning a lot.
Let’s go King Gizz!!
I've thought about building a tower system. Lighting is always my concern. I think T5 bars mounted vertically in the corners of the tent would work. Given the right specs on the lights, one in each corner could work.
thats usually what people do in the ones you can buy. Either led strips or t5 bars vertically usually 3 of em or one in every corner
I got my 3d printers. I'm practicing but I'm doing this really soon. Did you manage to modify the netcup to turn it into a lid for regular netcups?
If you modified the print so each tier held a small amount of water where the net cups sit you wouldn't have to water so often and if it were outside you could use a solar pond pump.
Great results!
It's better to use the hollow version of the updated planting modules. Pots and net cups come out easier from them.
When print settings and extrusion are right there's no tight fit at all (except for the final turn when the parts lock).
The pots with the rhombus cutout are stronger but you're right about the 2" net cups, it's easier to use them, no argument there. I was reluctant to recommend them previously because someone had trouble fitting them earlier.
Thanks for the criticism!
Only constructive criticism, I'd love to work with you to figure out how we can trim the fat on those inserts to make them with less filament or perhaps come up with a hybrid of the original and your disperser so there is no thread on the inside of the rim, Instead perhaps an external screw and cap that caps the net pot to hold it in place (hollow middle for plant)
The net pots stay in place fine so I may be overthinking it.
@@Hoocho I'm all in! The inserts are 1.2 mm thick now (3x 0.4 mm nozzle width). I can go down to 0.8 mm. Two wall lines are minimum. With 1 wall comes trouble. I guess there's just no way to make them strong and light enough, like a commercial net cup.
archipelagourbanfarms used clips to fix the cups to the ports. Some simple 3D printed clips would be enough if necessary. Screwing a hollow cap over the cups would be definitely over-engineering, don't give me ideas haha! :'D
I'd like to offer my help, too. I have already modified the netcups with higher tolerance and the 3way planter. With my mods, you can get 5 modules out of one spool, instead of 4, with no mentionable loss ob stability. I'll upload it as a remix, or I could provide the step. Everything is still compatible with the original.
@@SeamusHarper1234 if you could link the remix here that would be great!
@@Hoocho Of course. This one here: www.thingiverse.com/thing:4831745
I'll upload the other stuff on a different "thing" in a few days.
Next Time On Hoocho: Mitch lives in a grow tent for 24 hours challenge
I’ll need to bring the kegerator...
Comes out with a bunch of saplings growing out of his head.
How dose this work in greenhouse or outside?
bruh, you rock.
I was thinking about a side light and getting a turn table so the plants constantly rotate giving the plants even light ?
Amazing video, buy how do you get your seedling to grow so good, mines are so bad and some dont even sprout
Mate, look at his UA-cam home page, he has heaps of content -
ua-cam.com/video/nuh6qGrrFho/v-deo.html
hey boss! what tent and light are you using in this video?
I am in the process of printing out enough for 17 towers that will be 6 foot tall each for an outdoor farm inside our screened lanai here in Florida (all brown PETG so they will look like trees). The base will be connected 4" pvc pipe with T fittings that all the towers will be glued into. The system will drain out into IBC containers for the reservoir; then pumped to the top of all the towers with drip lines. I'm coating everything with Naked Fusion epoxy resin (it's BPA free and will inhibit bacterial growth). I'm also using all metal hotends with stainless steel nozzles to avoid contaminants in the PETG that aren't food safe. I figure I'll probably invest in a Bluelab pH and nutrient controller too in order to reduce maintenance needs too.
I wouldn’t worry too much about the food safe stuff, it’s gardening. And there’s something to be said for a healthy stable microbial population, (they are essential in soil gardening and aquaponics) and can be utilised in hydroponics to remove waste plant excretions.
I would seal the outside and allow the inside to be porous to give those roots something to grab like in the video.
(Maybe test it on a couple for a while first and make sure it doesn’t give you any negative effects)
I haven’t enough experience with this system to recommend this, I’m just thinking out loud.
I have been looking for epoxy for other prints so thanks for the recommendation
I'm also using 3/4" EMT conduit to make a structure that I can attach 16' cattle panels to next to each row of towers in order to train tomatoes, beans, etc. onto them.
@@Hoocho Your video confirmed my decision to stop printing the net cups and just buy them; thank you! I'm also going to make a couple of portable towers in 5 gallon buckets now. I'll try one with epoxy inside and one without to compare them. What is the benefit of the roots grabbing onto things?..(I assume the epoxy would limit their ability to do so). Also, if the roots do stick to the print more, would that eventually cause a debris issue after pulling the plants out?
My concern is that I'm figuring to epoxy all of the pieces together (I won't be able to disassemble them for cleaning) and attach the tops of the permanent towers to pipes in the hopes they will survive up to a category 3 hurricane.
@@stoppropaganda20 when you epoxy you can coat the inside to stop that porousness.
@@Hoocho
If you consider the pollution that comes down with the rain, a bit of plastic isnt much to worry about. I dont have a 3d printer so i opted for 160mm sewer pipe with a 4mm wall. ua-cam.com/video/iOj3hq_2_1k/v-deo.html
If you start the seeds in small fibre pots you can transplant the whole thing into the tower once the roots are out the bottom.
Do the 2" netcups also fit into the hollow modules? I need a 5 way module and there is none with a dispenser and I am not shure, wether the netcups will slip through the holes?
is there an aeroponic version?
I'm new to hydroponics and plan to print this system, but Hoocho mentioned that this system would be best used outside due to lighting. I can definitely see a power savings by doing that. My question you is about rainfall. I live in Northwest Georgia (Canton) and we get a fair amount of rain during the summer. How does rain affect your reservoir? Do you end up with an abundance of rain water in the system (which I would imagine throws ph and nutrient levels off) where growth is affected? I know the top of the tower is closed, but I'd imagine rainwater would enter the system through the net pot spaces.
Sorry if I hijacked this thread with my somewhat-unrelated question. These videos are fantastic and helping me to plan my system while I wait for larger nozzles to get here. I ordered 0.8mm and 1.0mm to print these bad boys!
If you drilled a hole into the side of your bucket at the max height you want it to fill to, that should let it drain out the excess, nice and simple
Bit of a beginner question, but what is the ratio of solution to water and what watering timer/schedule do you have going ? Great stuff man! Cheers
I know this is an older comment but there are whole websites with forums that are able to help you on your hydroponic journey. Every plant will need different amounts
Sorry, what is your irrigation cycle?
How about a mini reservoir at the bottom of each module so even when the pump is not running there is water for the plants?
I have the same system and a lot of tip burn. Any ideas?
Nice, how much filament did use for urs?
How many gallons per hour or litres per hour does the pump need to be for this size garden
What size net cups did you use?
com'è impostata la temporizzazione della pompa? come è composto il ciclo acceso spento in minuti?
what was your timer settings again?
Which lds light did you buy?
Can't find the updated print files, seems to not be available anymore.
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Yo Hoocho! Did you seal the printed net cups with epoxy or anything? If not then I think that may be the reason why they're breaking because of the natural degradation of the PLA through the grow cycle. Just a possibility bro!
what pump did u use?
Do you sell the actual tower? Where can I buy the tower pieces?
You might try side lighting while rotating the tower. You might rotate the tower 360° over 12 hours or 360° over 24 hours. Your rotation system could de-rotate the tower at the end of every period to eliminate the need for a slip ring contact for your pump power supply. A $5 Raspberry Pi Zero controller could control the nutrient pump and the rotator and the lights and anything else you wanted to control with gobs of capability to spare.
Awesome! I was looking to see if anyone posted this idea yet! Now to find a suitable turntable...
I have seen a rotating hydroponic system. Basically, it was just the base which would spin, however i find that solution not feasible. If the plants need 16 hours of lighting, then by rotating, all plants will not receive the proper lighting during the day. However, i found that someone printed a sort of an umbrella with led lights/strips glued to it, coming from the top. 3 light bars would do the trick. But i cannot seem to find proper lighting, except for Barrina lights, which at least have so me sort of information on the product in the description.
You should tune your retractions on your printer, alot of stringing
I can confirm, that the printed pots are not really that great! It’s annoying to screw them off and they are often get stuck! Great video man! 😊
Find my remix with higher tolerance in the remixes ;-)
Got a link?
How did it taste?
Could probably put it on some kind of turntable with appropriate electrical hookup and put it outside to achieve more consistency and impress all your friends
Hello sir thanks for your video.
How it will cost to make one hydroponic tower by using 3d printer? Is it cheaper to make by using PVC pipe? Thank you
I downloaded the parts and the 3 way module hollow with 0.3mm layerheight, 15% infill, 2 shells, Adaptive cubic, connect the infill every 2 layers, I came up with 140gr per module or 3.3 Euro per part plus power. But a 3D printer is not such a power hog, and if you have it in an enclosure, you save a lot, so I guess 9 hours printing time is about 90 Cents. So per module, 4.2 Euros * 4 (cap and distribution module are the same as 1 module) are 16.80 Euros in total.
PVC pipe from plumbing has a few downsides, it's thin, breaks pretty fast (at least the cheap ones) and the good ones cost really much. But we go with a middle version, 3mm thick PVC pipe, 110mm diameter, 500mm cost about 6 Euros. You need 4 for a similar system he had, plus cap, but lets just calculate the modules, you need 24 Euros for PVC pipe. Glue, tools etc. off limits, we didn't include the 3D printer in the prior calculation.
So in theory, the 3D printed one looks nicer and is cheaper than a sturdy PVC pipe. You can go with some cheap ones, then it really turns around, because 2m of pipe cost 7 Euros, but one slip with the saw or drill, and you break it. I know it, I used it once and never again. But it's a good idea, if you have no 3D printer, you could use PVC pipe, glue in some plastic with holes as the distributor and an endcap.
Looks so damn futuristic. No wonder they plant in hydroponics in space XD
Hey Hoocho, do you have any alternative grow media suggestions aside from 60/40 coco/perlite? I'm finding it hard to find those at the moment.
Rockwool, vermiculite anything that will allow you to get the seedlings into the system.
@@Hoocho Thanks man, love the videos. I was considering vermiculite, but I wasn't sure if there was some reason to avoid it in this kind of system.
@@Hoocho Hey, Hoocho, i am thinking on different growing medias, but in my country only ones that are cheap/accessible are coco. Rockwool is cheap, but delivery costs 2x the product price itself... I have 4 seedlings in coco tabs, but they leave a lot of coco behind, which can get sucked in the pump. How did you solve this matter with this system?
just some question,that you may have already answered on the video but as english isn't my mother language i've may skipped that:
1) how many liters does your tank contain?
2) what the diameters of the cupnet/ hole of the system?
20L
2inch
Im really starting to consider this grow method for herbs and some leafy greens. My work has a 3d printer which I can steal for a while. Just a quick question though, what exactly was your irrigation cycle? Ik you showed it in the video but just wanted to make sure, is it really 15 minutes every 3 hours?
Yeah
@@Hoocho I am confused. Arent nft systems suposed to run 24/7, arent your other pipe systems outside running 24/7?
The ones that "grew up" to it were bolting. They should've been harvested earlier. Lettuces in these systems are VERY fast. My average is under a month for lettuce. I run a similar system (not 3d printed) that stands 6 feet tall in my greenhouse. Lettuce is very fast. If you want to try a fun one, run chard (silver beet). It does AMAZING in these systems. I get leaves 2-3 FEET long and producing faster than my family can consume them.
can you have a vertical mirrors length of 4feet with one vertical light source in order to have 360° light all around?...... would it be possible and strong enough light??
The reflective Mylar in my tent did that job, still struggling against the inverse square law unfortunately
@@Hoocho thanks for replying brother... but can I reproduce your experiment and simply put a 4 foot 6000k vertical light and expect better results from top to bottom? So I can hit every possible sweet spot?
thanks again mate 👍
@@Lord_Joseph17 definitely experiment. Would love to see the result if you’d like to post them to the reddit or Facebook community
@@Hoocho will go join the Facebook ..... ill post when I'll get around 👍
why not put the light in the corner of the room and put the whole thing on a turntable that auto rotates?
First!!! 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻
"the more advanced" link doesn't open
I wanna build this thing and Grow Kale alot of kale
Good to know I'm not the only one who has problems with the inserts. I have designed a version with a looser fit that is really easy to get out and is still very much fixed at the end. Find it under remixes. I also designed versions of every part I printed that feature thinner walls and stripped at unnessecary sections so you can get 5 3-way models out of one 1kg spool. I have jet to test them, but I will share them If they are stable enough (which seems to be the case).
Hey seamus, i would like to print yours cups. Not finding your username on thingerverse although
Just starting this print, where can I find your version?
I’m also interested
Can you do an episode for people in apts...........mini hydroponics............tower system?............something to go on our balconys............reasonable cost..........
OMG!!! Is this real??? It is like watching The Outer Limits!!! Scary!!
I was actually start printing those cups and your video came out...immidiatly stop printing it!! I will try regular net cups first. What are the specs of the motor you are using? Always thank you
Can’t remember off the top of my head, pretty sure I specified in the original build.
Yea sorry, you are right, I forgot it... Check and, for those who need, it's 550 l/h
@@dagomarco it’s more about head. As long as the pump has the appropriate head you should be fine.
Which will depend on the height of the system (how many modules)
It's my first attempt and I'm going pretty similar to your version... Thank you for all the info, wish me luck! Cheers
@@dagomarco Good luck Mate!
Correct me if I’m wrong, but your irrigation cycle appeared to be 15 minutes on every 3 hours….?
beitifull
I miss the cat this time 😅
Wish the 3d printer manufacturer you use would send me a free one.
Would u sell me one ?
What's the better net cups file name?
Instead of net cups use pool noodles!!!