I work in a garden center at one of the big box stores in Arizona. I converted to indoor/outdoor hydroponics because of the drought we’ve experienced in the southwest USA. I see a lot of people getting started in hydroponics and I recommend your channel. I don’t have the 3D printing capabilities but these videos inspire me to adapt your systems to my own circumstances (plus, the videos are usually very entertaining😏)
Some suggestions: - Use a pond liner inside of the table instead of silicone to remove chance of leaking - Use a rubber o-ring instead of silicone on the bottom of the riser - print the 13mm riser with a quick release connector (in Germany the ones by "Gardena") instead of these barbed fittings for easier maintenance
I use cement mixing tubs in a wicking bed set up but after watching this video I thought about converting one of them that is on a table. Glad to know that someone is already doing that.
Very cool. The best hydroponics channel on the Internet. I've yet to see a video I didn't like, even if it's about something I don't plan on doing myself.
Being paranoid, I'd want to line the structure similar to a pool liner rather than chance leaks happening along the side rails. Might even go with a "picture frame" around the outside with more screws to prevent the rails from kicking out rather than screwing through the liner. Other than that, this looks like a very doable system. Love it. Cheers from Canada.
Nice 1 Mr Hoocho. Definately food for thought with the hassle of daily watering. As an alternative you could use a length of downpipe rather than the wrapped timber.
Love watching your videos, I have been propergating heaps bt learnt so much extra knowledge and learnt so many different techniques. Keep up the great work.
Hi! A completely unrelated (at least to this particular video) question: have you considered trying an experiment where you manipulate CO2 levels in for example a grow tent? It has been shown to increase yields, but is it of any use for a home grower, and is it possible to achieve increased levels through for example brewing a small batch of beer in the growing tent? Would be interesting to see! Love your content - you've inspired me to start an indoor home garden here in northern Sweden where the growing season for outdoors is around 80 days... Greetings from Sweden!
I have no idea what's going on here, but I love it and seeing BIG Dog! come in and shove some knowledge right in my face. Didn't consent, didn't need too. Cheers BD
Id like to use this type of tray as a sip method feeder with 3 gallon soil pots sitting with a wick in the water. Being bottom watered. But benefiting from a dual root zone. With an aerator in this water reservoir
Love the table design and the diy grow bags with the temp downspout. They don't seem to sell it in the US though so have been trying to find an alternative that can be used in the same ways.
Check out folding ice tables, they are blow molded tables that have a 3in raised edge all the way around and a built in drain, you don't need to do all the work to install the boards, guaranteed leak free. All that is left to do is add the flood and drain kit, and you only have to drill one hole.
Or apply silicone after nailing all the timber. Apply along the edges from inside, similar to an aquarium. I would love to build this too but im so paranoid for mosquitoes. Its my bane for aqua/hydroponics
Love your channel my friend. Can you tell me which 3D printer you have and if there is a separate software you use for designs? I'm going to go ahead and get one and would like yours so I'm sure everything is compatible. Thanks in advance!
I posted a comment about how I would use composite deck boards for the sidewalls. I then posted a link to see if you guys had it down there and to show what I was talking about and YT took it down I guess.
Do you figure the staple holes will prevent condensation inside the timber bags? Thanks for another great video! Edit: if I were to do something other than timber, I think I would sand off the texture on the edges of the table, acquire some sort of rectangular cross-section PVC tubing, then use PVC plumbing cement to get it all bonded together. The cement is solvent-based so it would hopefully weld everything together.
Definitely need work on your stringing and blobs :) Are you using PETG? Try printing at a slightly lower temperature and increase your retraction value a touch. Alternatively take a look at replacing your hotend with a direct drive equivalent; Creality's Sprite is good and cheap.
Seems great yeah. But look at the bow in the middle the depths are not consistent. Perhaps a piece of wood in the middle to even it out from underneath?
I imgaine the significantly increase surface area of the water and exposure of moving air would significantly increase the evaporation over other systems
It would, but your flood surface is only flooded for a few minutes per day. For the majority of the time, it sits in a covered reservoir. This is more of an automated watering system then something like a nutrient film setup that runs continuously.
Check out the AirCube system, it's an over engineered electronic flood and drain system that floods to the top of every pot before draining, love the concept but I KNOW you can do it cheaper!
Did you ever try to have a bigger value of retraction against all that stringing in your 3D prints? My Ender runs with 8mm retraction distance and 80mm retraction speed. The speed is "too high" for the slicer, but works perfectly for me. Of course it depends on the filament and all kinds of other values, but it works great for my settings and all that kinda stuff.
Retraction is really tricky. If you go too fast, the molten plastic will seperate from the unmolten and just blob out. This is especially true for bigger nozzles. A slower setting might be even better.
Hey hoocho,greetings from Greece! I wanted to ask this: If you're using cotton balls as a growing medium would this work? How wouldn't affect the flood and drain timing on seedlings before you put them on an NFT channel? Thanks for your awesome work, you are a true inspiration
if your prints arent screwing together well, switch the setting from printing the inner walls first to printing the outer wall first. Or just make the nut ring 1-3% larger than the screw
Why is everything from bunnings , a little over engineered but a really worthwhile presentation of whats possible . I am new yet old to this space revisited as I am sick of being a dirt farmer..
I made a flood and drain system. I made the mistake of putting the containers under the bench. Just sick of trying to get to them to test and adjust the nutrients.
PSA about Plastics in Hydroponics: Most standard filaments are made from ABS or PLA, which are not food-safe plastics and may leach cancer-causing chemicals into your hydroponic setup. These chemicals can be harmful to plants and can also contaminate the food that is grown in the hydroponic system. Here are some of the food-safe filaments available for 3D printers: PLA: PLA is a thermoplastic that is made from polylactic acid. It is a biodegradable and compostable material that is often used to make food-contact products. PP: PP is a thermoplastic that is made from polypropylene. It is a strong and durable material that is often used to make food-containers and other food-contact products. PE: PE is a thermoplastic that is made from polyethylene. It is a flexible and transparent material that is often used to make food-wraps and other food-contact products. If you are looking for a safe material to use for hydroponics, there are a number of food-safe options available. These materials are made from materials that are approved for food contact and will not leach harmful chemicals into the nutrient solution. Some of the food-safe materials that can be used for hydroponics include: HDPE: High-density polyethylene is a strong and durable material that is often used to make food-containers and other food-contact products. LDPE: Low-density polyethylene is a flexible and transparent material that is often used to make food-wraps and other food-contact products. PP: Polypropylene is a strong and durable material that is often used to make food-containers and other food-contact products. PET: Polyethylene terephthalate is a strong and durable material that is often used to make bottles and other food-contact products. Stay healthy and keep on growing!
I feel like passion is so underrated these days. Hoocho has plenty of that. I’d trust anybody who has a built in keg in there office. Cheers hooch.
I work in a garden center at one of the big box stores in Arizona. I converted to indoor/outdoor hydroponics because of the drought we’ve experienced in the southwest USA. I see a lot of people getting started in hydroponics and I recommend your channel. I don’t have the 3D printing capabilities but these videos inspire me to adapt your systems to my own circumstances (plus, the videos are usually very entertaining😏)
Some suggestions:
- Use a pond liner inside of the table instead of silicone to remove chance of leaking
- Use a rubber o-ring instead of silicone on the bottom of the riser
- print the 13mm riser with a quick release connector (in Germany the ones by "Gardena") instead of these barbed fittings for easier maintenance
Had the closed captions on while watching this, the opening line "Welcome to who chose" and closing statement " Happy hardy pony king" lol
Great video. Ebb and flow systems like this are the most versatile hydro systems in my opinion. I build mine from cement mixing tubs.
I use cement mixing tubs in a wicking bed set up but after watching this video I thought about converting one of them that is on a table. Glad to know that someone is already doing that.
Roots only need to wick, flooding is unnecessary.
A Hoocho for lunch. Nice!
Very cool. The best hydroponics channel on the Internet. I've yet to see a video I didn't like, even if it's about something I don't plan on doing myself.
Hoocho!!! This is FANTASTIC Brah! Omg, great job, and simple! Way to go, this was great to see and did a great job teaching how to do it too!
Being paranoid, I'd want to line the structure similar to a pool liner rather than chance leaks happening along the side rails. Might even go with a "picture frame" around the outside with more screws to prevent the rails from kicking out rather than screwing through the liner. Other than that, this looks like a very doable system. Love it.
Cheers from Canada.
Nice 1 Mr Hoocho. Definately food for thought with the hassle of daily watering. As an alternative you could use a length of downpipe rather than the wrapped timber.
Thank you very much for teaching me how to build this
High quality video and hard work great job very smart.
on Hoochos !
God damn Hooch ya good lookin yolked mofo. That was a great video!
Requesting an AMA video for the future!
Amaizing, i really need to buy a 3D printer to play around with this
I was only just reading about this method in the hydroponic food production book you recommended
Love watching your videos, I have been propergating heaps bt learnt so much extra knowledge and learnt so many different techniques. Keep up the great work.
Nice, love the 3D printing stuff.
Hi! A completely unrelated (at least to this particular video) question: have you considered trying an experiment where you manipulate CO2 levels in for example a grow tent? It has been shown to increase yields, but is it of any use for a home grower, and is it possible to achieve increased levels through for example brewing a small batch of beer in the growing tent? Would be interesting to see! Love your content - you've inspired me to start an indoor home garden here in northern Sweden where the growing season for outdoors is around 80 days... Greetings from Sweden!
I have no idea what's going on here, but I love it and seeing BIG Dog! come in and shove some knowledge right in my face. Didn't consent, didn't need too.
Cheers BD
Better to ask forgivness than permission... Am I allowed to say that in 2023?
I have been with you since the start.
You truly are and inspiration 👍👌
Ps: Don't get a big head 🤣
Look at the 🥚 on that guy. It’s too late.
Id like to use this type of tray as a sip method feeder with 3 gallon soil pots sitting with a wick in the water. Being bottom watered. But benefiting from a dual root zone. With an aerator in this water reservoir
Love the table design and the diy grow bags with the temp downspout. They don't seem to sell it in the US though so have been trying to find an alternative that can be used in the same ways.
Use a pond liner to cover the whole thing ;-)
@SeamusHarper1234 ya, easy workaround for this project, but he used them for thin fillable grow bags too.
@@Tenslea search ‘poly tube roll’ on google. It’s packing material, same stuff.
This is amazing! Thanks for sharing
Thanks Hoocho 👍
Fascinating!
Check out folding ice tables, they are blow molded tables that have a 3in raised edge all the way around and a built in drain, you don't need to do all the work to install the boards, guaranteed leak free. All that is left to do is add the flood and drain kit, and you only have to drill one hole.
Brilliant, Just ordered two. Thanyou for this.
@@Hoocho Just watched your new videos building on this idea, I am glad it worked out so well
Doctors: its a boy!!!
Dad: Welcome to Hoocho's!
Or apply silicone after nailing all the timber. Apply along the edges from inside, similar to an aquarium.
I would love to build this too but im so paranoid for mosquitoes. Its my bane for aqua/hydroponics
Love your channel my friend. Can you tell me which 3D printer you have and if there is a separate software you use for designs? I'm going to go ahead and get one and would like yours so I'm sure everything is compatible. Thanks in advance!
I posted a comment about how I would use composite deck boards for the sidewalls. I then posted a link to see if you guys had it down there and to show what I was talking about and YT took it down I guess.
Yeah I love this
Do you figure the staple holes will prevent condensation inside the timber bags? Thanks for another great video! Edit: if I were to do something other than timber, I think I would sand off the texture on the edges of the table, acquire some sort of rectangular cross-section PVC tubing, then use PVC plumbing cement to get it all bonded together. The cement is solvent-based so it would hopefully weld everything together.
Awesome 👍
This equipment you trouble shoot has real commercial potential. Do you sell these things? Don't have the printer and would love to buy the gear
Definitely need work on your stringing and blobs :) Are you using PETG? Try printing at a slightly lower temperature and increase your retraction value a touch. Alternatively take a look at replacing your hotend with a direct drive equivalent; Creality's Sprite is good and cheap.
Seems great yeah. But look at the bow in the middle the depths are not consistent. Perhaps a piece of wood in the middle to even it out from underneath?
Very cool!
I imgaine the significantly increase surface area of the water and exposure of moving air would significantly increase the evaporation over other systems
It would, but your flood surface is only flooded for a few minutes per day. For the majority of the time, it sits in a covered reservoir. This is more of an automated watering system then something like a nutrient film setup that runs continuously.
Check out the AirCube system, it's an over engineered electronic flood and drain system that floods to the top of every pot before draining, love the concept but I KNOW you can do it cheaper!
I like it, but i have a rack with 6 to 9 layers how can i make them connect all together to make it easier a one tray solution?
Which Yara product are you using? Is it better compared to Diamond SpecT?
Did you ever try to have a bigger value of retraction against all that stringing in your 3D prints? My Ender runs with 8mm retraction distance and 80mm retraction speed. The speed is "too high" for the slicer, but works perfectly for me. Of course it depends on the filament and all kinds of other values, but it works great for my settings and all that kinda stuff.
Retraction is really tricky. If you go too fast, the molten plastic will seperate from the unmolten and just blob out. This is especially true for bigger nozzles. A slower setting might be even better.
Can you please do a session on pumps and plumbing ?//
Would you be able to just make various sleeves that goes over the flood pipe instead of having to have various size pipes for the flood level
Hey hoocho,greetings from Greece! I wanted to ask this: If you're using cotton balls as a growing medium would this work? How wouldn't affect the flood and drain timing on seedlings before you put them on an NFT channel? Thanks for your awesome work, you are a true inspiration
Why would you use shitty cotton balls when there are so much better mediums?
Hey panda! Have you ever tried it?
I was thinking whether we can avoid using wood in this build. How about electrical conduits?
am going to try a version of this for sure. Can you tell me what ph/ec/ppm meter you always use and where from as would need a good one please?
I’d recommend Hanna meters. They have a new groline series
@@Hoocho unfortunately budget limited to £150 but thankyou will keep this in mind
You could just get a hydroponic liner or pond liner. I think they have food safe versions too.
No shit, to silicone in those supports was bodge as.
@@13panda13 well this technically works too. But for business operations you’d want a pond liner, no shit.
if your prints arent screwing together well, switch the setting from printing the inner walls first to printing the outer wall first. Or just make the nut ring 1-3% larger than the screw
Great!!!🎉🎉🎉
Why is everything from bunnings , a little over engineered but a really worthwhile presentation of whats possible . I am new yet old to this space revisited as I am sick of being a dirt farmer..
@Hoocho do you read all your comments?
I made a flood and drain system. I made the mistake of putting the containers under the bench. Just sick of trying to get to them to test and adjust the nutrients.
Hi Hoocho
Which city in Aus are you in
I’m in the country.
Actually hoocho, it’s called an ebb and flo. 🤓🤓
Man it's called an "eb and flow" system
How do you prevent algae in that whole exposed top area?
Ok
Everything about this is wrong. Don't do this, get a real ebb and flow tray and build a table for it.
Why?
first
PSA about Plastics in Hydroponics:
Most standard filaments are made from ABS or PLA, which are not food-safe plastics and may leach cancer-causing chemicals into your hydroponic setup. These chemicals can be harmful to plants and can also contaminate the food that is grown in the hydroponic system.
Here are some of the food-safe filaments available for 3D printers:
PLA: PLA is a thermoplastic that is made from polylactic acid. It is a biodegradable and compostable material that is often used to make food-contact products.
PP: PP is a thermoplastic that is made from polypropylene. It is a strong and durable material that is often used to make food-containers and other food-contact products.
PE: PE is a thermoplastic that is made from polyethylene. It is a flexible and transparent material that is often used to make food-wraps and other food-contact products.
If you are looking for a safe material to use for hydroponics, there are a number of food-safe options available. These materials are made from materials that are approved for food contact and will not leach harmful chemicals into the nutrient solution.
Some of the food-safe materials that can be used for hydroponics include:
HDPE: High-density polyethylene is a strong and durable material that is often used to make food-containers and other food-contact products.
LDPE: Low-density polyethylene is a flexible and transparent material that is often used to make food-wraps and other food-contact products.
PP: Polypropylene is a strong and durable material that is often used to make food-containers and other food-contact products.
PET: Polyethylene terephthalate is a strong and durable material that is often used to make bottles and other food-contact products.
Stay healthy and keep on growing!
Thanks man, you've been walking me through NFT system engineering and I was just thinking about propagation/seeding...
🪴🪴🪴🪴
You Psychic?!