New Solar powered Hydroponics System
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Solar powered water pump (Ebay): ebay.us/U7ofCD
Solar powered water pump (Amazon): geni.us/M22pjdB
The pump is the 200 lph / 1.5W version.
A much better solar pump and improved solar panel: geni.us/jdKjbr
Video showing the improved system: • New Solar Pump for Hyd...
All of the pipes and fittings can be bought from a good DIY store or koi dealer / decent garden centre aquatic store and most of mine came from Kockney Koi: bit.ly/3HoMaS2
They are a wholesaler but I have linked to the product guide so you can see what the parts are called. Most are toward the back of the catalog.
The swimming noodle I made the plant holders can be found here: geni.us/D0639 - it is important to go for the hollow version as it has a hole down the middle.
I will do a review video and closer look at the small solar pump so look out for that video. It would be very handy to have for if / when the grid goes down.
Thanks for watching.
Wow! Somebody has been busy working! That little pump (and system) is cool!
I'm busy filming a video specifically on the pump as it works great.
The thought that you have put into the chicken coop is very noteworthy. It is shaping up as a chicken mecca rather than just a dusty space! You are on a good innovation path here and are making good use of the available land and resources for synergistic outcomes - keep it up!
PS - have you thought about the lower hydroponic line as growing a source of food for the chickens (as opposed to keeping them away from what is being grown). I'm not sure which plants or herbs would work but you could probably try growing other species in the lower line like comfrey, fennel, thyme, lavender, nasturtium, rosemary, sage, oregano, etc.
The upper hypdroponic line that you plan will be better suited for growing human food.
Yes that is something I definitely have planned and would like to make something which has a mesh above it so the plants could grow unhindered until they get to a certain height and beyond that the hens would have access to the leaves. I may use something like swiss chard or pak choi as they both grow fast and swiss chard will regenerate faster than anything I've grown so far.
A herb garden could easily be planted down there in a cube of mesh so that is a possibility too.
Great idea with the pool noodles. I’m going to use that for mine now. The baskets and clay balls are a pain after a while
Yes they work really well and for a horizontal system I wouldn't go back to using pots now. Best of luck with your system.
Cheers for the video, have similar idea to build but wondered about night time when pump stops
There is always about 30mm of water in the pipe so the environment is always humid in there, even if the roots aren't into the water.
However, after using this system for 2 growing seasons I've realised that if it is in a sunny place the pipe really needs to be white or the plants need to be heat lovers (e.g. tomatoes) since the black pipes gets way warmer than a white pipe.
I've changed position of this system and am now using a much better solar pump - it is shown in this video: ua-cam.com/video/GnO60MYisIQ/v-deo.html
The ebb and flow system also uses the same type of pump and panel and the systems work perfectly from dawn to after dusk, even when there is no direct sunlight. They run on dull days no problem due to the bigger panel and better pump - there's links in the video description for those on that video.
Since shooting that video we've had Pak Choi from the horizontal system and lettuce from the ebb and flow system.
Hope that helps and best of luck with your new system - the improved panels and pumps make a heck of a difference compared to the small panel system in this video.
Solar powered water pump (Ebay): ebay.us/U7ofCD
Solar powered water pump (Amazon): geni.us/M22pjdB
The pump is the 200 lph / 1.5W version.
A much better solar pump and improved solar panel: geni.us/jdKjbr
Video showing the improved system: ua-cam.com/video/GnO60MYisIQ/v-deo.html
All of the pipes and fittings can be bought from a good DIY store or koi dealer / decent garden centre aquatic store and most of mine came from Kockney Koi: bit.ly/3HoMaS2
They are a wholesaler but I have linked to the product guide so you can see what the parts are called. Most are toward the back of the catalog.
The swimming noodle I made the plant holders can be found here: geni.us/D0639 - it is important to go for the hollow version as it has a hole down the middle.
I will do a review video and closer look at the small solar pump so look out for that video. It would be very handy to have for if / when the grid goes down.
Thanks for watching.
Very nice system, congratulations! How do you keep it working during the night? Do you have a solar battery that can feed it all this time?
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do you transfer them to soil pots or a garden after a certain height?
No, the plants stay in the hydroponics system all the time. This system has recently been moved and the pump has been upgraded with a much better solar panel and battery back up so it runs all day now even when it is dull or raining: ua-cam.com/video/GnO60MYisIQ/v-deo.html
I've currently got some tumbling tomato seedlings in the greenhouse which will go into this system soon.
what are your thoughts on solar reflectors for indoor growing?
You may have to elaborate on that question as I'm not sure what solar reflectors for indoor growing is - a google search doesn't throw me anything useful.
Solar is the way to go......
Yes, it is great for small growing / pond projects which are off grid and I'll definitely be building more of these systems..
Either your chickens drink hydro nutrients or your plants drink plain water??? Seems pretty pointless if that's the case.
It is plain water in the tank - I have moved the system to my vegetable garden and it now operates off the tank there which is more nutrient rich.
I wanted to test it down here as a proof of concept and to be fair the lettuce grew OK in here but since I don't clip my hens wings they ended up flying up and eating the lettuce.
Thank you for making this video. I have actually tried to copy your system but I’m having trouble with loosing all the water when the sun goes down. The pipe was totally empty and the through overflowing. What am i doing wrong. It also accessed a lot of water from the reservoir during the day. Thanks in advance.
Dear Rita,
It sounds like the input pipe (from the pump to the hydro unit) is sited too low. Ideally it should be pouring in above the water level in the hydro unit where you're growing the veg. That's so it can't siphon the water back out into the reservoir when the sun goes down.
I drilled the hole through the end cap on the left side of this system right near the top then I fed the input pipe in.
To make sure it sat at the highest level I fitted a 'T' piece onto the end of the input pipe and that also ensured that the pipe couldn't be pulled out from the left side of the unit. That allowed me to draw the input pipe back out as far as I could before the 'T piece stopped it being removed from the larger black pipe (hydro unit) and then I knew it was going to be sited at the highest level.
The difference in reservoir water level between full operation and not working should be negligible so if you're finding that the reservoir overflows when the pump turns off I'd guarantee the siphoning of water was the problem (hence the over-blown explanation above).
Hopefully that helps and best of luck with the system.
I've actually just removed this system from the hen run and installed it into the main vegetable garden along with a better solar pump. Where I am in the UK the weather tends to be very changeable so a tiny solar panel is very hit-and-miss. Having a bigger panel and better flow from a pump has made a hell of a difference as it runs as soon as it gets light regardless of how much sun is visible, plus the larger solar panel has the added bonus of having a rechargeable battery built into it to allow for constant running even on really dark cloudy days and it allows it to run for an hour or so after dark when fully charged.
This is the link if you're interested: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B083BPQ717?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
@@ThousandYardStare Thanks so much for the detailed explanation. Yes my pipe was submerged in the water ,so today I will make sure it's at a higher level.
I think I will also get the bigger pump.
Much appreciated.
Thank you.
Rita
@@ritacachia1416 That sounds like a good plan. Hopefully I can get the two solar powered systems filmed this coming week as they are working perfectly with the new pumps.
Do you have concern about salmonella? Wouldn't there be a chance of picking up disease from the bits the chickens left behind in the water?
I'm not drinking the water from their trough so I've no concerns. However, the hens can jump up and get the leaves so I'm probably going to move this system to my main vegetable garden soon.