I'll be printing this very soon! thank you hoocho! people must think I'm crazy, how often I talk about hydroponics, you, and gardening in general! lol!
I printed 2 other free available towers last year for lettuces off of makerworld, other than some issues with the circulation hose falling off a couple times it worked great. I just ended up putting an extra hose clamp, and that seemed to fix it. One was petg, and one was pla standard. Both held up great.
You're a legend! Thank you for making this into an open source project ready to be printed! I got stuck at checkout as well - specifically since it wasn't available in the US at the time. Now I'm even more tempted to try this!
Dude I just found your channel a week ago and i have had a dream to do a hydroponic system for awhile. I have been a big 3d print fan for almost 10 years and am planning to start my own system print shortly! I went to youtube to find some more information and you were the first to come up! I am so ready to do this!
This is very similar to the Tower Garden that is sold by Juice Plus here in the U.S. I have several of the Tower Gardens and they work very well. This looks slightly smaller but I bet it would work just as well. The only downside is see is the small base, the Tower Garden has a 20 gallon base. If you can find a larger plastic food grade barrel that holds 20 gallons or so I would use that.
Nice work can’t wait to try it! Some suggestion: - mounts for lights - halo / mounts for supporting larger plants like determinate tomatoes that need strapping or support to grow in a tower like this - different density levels eg 2, 4, 6, 8 - caps/lids for unused spots - removable hooks to hold in rockwool or coir pellets - inspection hatch to check ec and ph? - mount for the large ikea DAMMÄNG bin - 27L - because it’s pretty! Was thinking maybe an oval shape to connect to the bin that morphs into the round shape for the tower? It has a built in inspection hatch in the bin lid! - hardest part of these towers is being able to take off the lid and tower to maintain pump or reset nutrients when loaded with plants, any way you could solve this cleverly? - printed hinged flap for side inspection or lid inspection on bigger bucket? Thanks for this!
Some sort of hook/bolt/anchor points around the outside would be great, that way it can be attached to some sort of trellis or light system, or even just tied up to battle high winds. Thanks for these designs, they're badass!
Hoocho, keep them screws holes for the base on to each print. We could then use long screw rods, 1 to secure to the base and then 2 make the whole thing more solid in winds. 3rd would act as a frame.............
Like you, my tower toppled in the winds. I reckon if they screw into the base which is weighted by the water it should be solid enough to stay standing. Maybe an option later for bigger net cups.
Thanks Hooch! Funny enough, my old printer died and I just happened to order a new Bambu P1S earlier today. Looks like I have something new to play with when it gets here. 😉
Also play music that is around 60hz bob marley works great, stalks will grow thicker and stronger with optimal nutrients. Increases yield by 10% easily. Been growing in Cali for over 20 years
Been thinking about building myself something like this for ages, but 2 sided instead of 3 (I only have window sill light). One addition I'd make is a Hooch Bucket on top, instead of the lid. Gotta maximise that growing space!
Great work as usual, will be an addition to my growing library of 3d prints from your patreon. I look forward to seeing a progress video, with the time lapse, and the killer tunes. Strawbs perhaps?
I 3D printed a tower pretty much like this 2 years ago and have grown a lot of leafy greens in it (strawberries as well) even a cucumber vine once. It has been going 2 years nonstop and still works great!
Hey dude thats awesome. Thank you for designing them. Just a thought. What if you added a thread on the base and a hole in the lid that allows a threaded rod with a wing nut on top. Essentially clamp the parts together. Or even a a couple of pins and slots in the printed parts that lock them together and to stop the lid floating.
Is there a way to lock the modules together? Similar american made systems are using a steel rod from top to bottom, holding everything together, even if you're pulling out veggies that are nearly stuck 🙂
An idea for a future video would be an overview of fittings. Thread standards, types of hoses, types of connectors. Are those quick connects in this video some sort of standard? Are the thread and hose standards the same in Australia as in North America?
Thank you for another great gardening design. Can you advise where we can get sheets of the foam planting cubes as they do not show up as available on the Hydroland website. I take it the cubes are about 40 x 40mm (but not sure of the depth).
Hooch! Found your content as a gardener first, but you've gotten me interested in 3D printing as an overall tool. Is there any chance you'd be interested in doing a "from scratch" style video where you demonstrate step by step how you set up a printer to create one of your builds? I have access to 3D printers, but I really don't know where to begin to start printing one of your files.
That is a great model, I really like the rigid center flow instead of fighting tubing lol! Do you have a print available for light mounting options or a base for US 5gallon buckets? (I like the screw on cannisters but I have no idea where to get that locally)
I have been trying to think through and design a grow tower NFT design, I am nowhere near ready for a test print lol, and I feel you in the challenges of matching an injection molded piece.
Modified 2 sections - (optional use) - Grow section with stake-down lugs - Dispersor with stake-down lugs(loop); thus, you can tent peg down the tower.
Nice idea, but having designed a 3d printable system from scratch I found i needed more space for the plants and a different plan. Make sure you print in PETG.
This is a wonderful initiative and project! thank you it's a few cm too big for my Prusa Mini unfortunately. If future parts could be made to fit inside an 18x18x18 print volume I think it could be useful for a lot of people (myself first!)
@hoocho, any ideas on a standard 5 Gallon US bucket lid? I have seen a few designs that bolt together from 4 pieces for durability, and also lets you have a hole for res fills and the power cord.
Hey great work, and thanks for sharing it! I am playing with the printing setting. Using 100% infill only increases filament use by 20 grams and doesn't change the printing time. It is worth it to go full infill for better longevity and less transparency for algae buildup. Do you see any downsides other than the extra 20 grams in weight?
DUUUDE! I love your channel and hidroponics, would you mind exploring hidroponics for apartments? like a wall mounted system and scalable? maybe something with hexagonal shapes and every hexagon is a plant holder and making the water trickle down
I have 4 ender 3 pro printer,but printing everything is too much for me..I just buy upvc pipe 4 inch and print parts that need custom size... how long u print all of these?how many roll filament?petg or abs or pla?
It’s easy to find information on the internet about this topic. There’s filament for different purposes. I think (can’t remember without checking) petG is more uv resistant than pla
@@downunderfulla6001 true, but filaments like petG can significantly effect any tolerances be mentioned. But maybe there's a water resistant PLA out there.
Some sort of twist locking mechanism on the top lid design could help prevent risk of the water pushing it off. To anyone considering running the 35L res for this without the float valve refill, don't. In summer and peak production these vertical gardens can plow 30L in a day. 60L+ would be recommended if you want the standalone res. Coming home to your system running dry is not fun, I don't recommend it.
also could these sections, be made progressively smaller slightly with each level going up, to reduce shipping size by stacking them inside of each other and then within a container?
I noticed you're not using net cups, and it looks like you're just putting the rockwool starters in there. Is there a tab or something to keep them from sliding back? Love the design, I've been trying to make one, but it's worth the Patreon to get the files
I would love to print this but i only have an a1 mini. If i scale it down itll mess the bsp fittings up. Do you think you would remix this to fit on a A1 mini build plate?
Hi, Hoocho. I love your channel. I would like to plant a few hundred tree seedlings on my property for a fence line and privacy hedge. What would be the best hydroponic system for growing many tree seedlings from seed at once with as deep roots as possible to ensure they will transplant successfully? Any help appreciated.
The small pump I recommend in this video is actually 12v (the ac adapts down to a 12v connector), so you could hook it directly into a solar panel, regulator and deep cycle battery setup.
Go for it mate. If you make anything you’d like to share with the Patreon community send it to contacthoocho@gmail.com and I’ll upload it under your name in the community folder.
Am I the only one who can't make sense of the google drive? I can't find any of the files I want ever from the youtube videos, and I just can't figure out the google drive. It's really frustrating. For example, I go to the vertical hydropinic system STL files and its just baskets and not the vertical hydroponic system in this video.
Can you make 3d files. One that's compatible with purchased towers... And one Soley for 3d printed.... I believe currently they are so thin that I think the sunlight will cause algae through out.? A thicker wall would be more opaque... But thicker wall also not compatible with hydro lands purchased kit?
Hey mate i still think the tower is a bargain including postage. Sub $200 for a full setup with pump and everthing, delivered. What a bargain still. Also I've designed some Net Cups for the injection molded one that I posted on reddit a few weeks ago, they seem to go great! Will be purchasing another tower soon as well as a big Res. love ya work
Hey mate, all the designs are my own. You can modify them for your own private use, and if you like share them back to the Hoochos Patreon community through my Patreon community folders by emailing me your remixes. I do not currently licence designs out.
Hoocho, I went to a plant convention and a deep water culture guy told me that these things ultimately don't work because of how easily they get root bound. Does your 3-D print file account for that or was this guy just a hater?
Добрый день, мы с женой пенсионеры которые потеряли свой дом из за войны Украины с Россией. Российская армия его разрушила. А так мы занимались сельким хозяйством, но сейчас нет не земли ни дома, видел ваше видео о пассивной гидропоники хотел посадить немного зелени салат и травы напишите пожалуйста самый простой состав из минимум 2 компонентов, в процентах для составов А и В, заранее спасибо
Too much light in this system for this kind of 3D print material. The original one has solid PE that limits algae proliferation. The cheap solution has side effects.
I'll be printing this very soon! thank you hoocho! people must think I'm crazy, how often I talk about hydroponics, you, and gardening in general! lol!
It's not us that is crazy... It's them.
I printed 2 other free available towers last year for lettuces off of makerworld, other than some issues with the circulation hose falling off a couple times it worked great. I just ended up putting an extra hose clamp, and that seemed to fix it. One was petg, and one was pla standard. Both held up great.
You're a legend! Thank you for making this into an open source project ready to be printed! I got stuck at checkout as well - specifically since it wasn't available in the US at the time. Now I'm even more tempted to try this!
I've been following you for years
thank you so very much
I can't describe for you how divine the timing on this release is
This is awesome mate, thank you. I started hydroponics because of you.
Dude I just found your channel a week ago and i have had a dream to do a hydroponic system for awhile. I have been a big 3d print fan for almost 10 years and am planning to start my own system print shortly! I went to youtube to find some more information and you were the first to come up! I am so ready to do this!
I'd also recommend adding other drip holes on the top to allow more water to drop in more areas. Since you asked about design. :)
This is very similar to the Tower Garden that is sold by Juice Plus here in the U.S. I have several of the Tower Gardens and they work very well. This looks slightly smaller but I bet it would work just as well. The only downside is see is the small base, the Tower Garden has a 20 gallon base. If you can find a larger plastic food grade barrel that holds 20 gallons or so I would use that.
This is exactly what I was waiting for. Thanks!
Nice work can’t wait to try it!
Some suggestion:
- mounts for lights
- halo / mounts for supporting larger plants like determinate tomatoes that need strapping or support to grow in a tower like this
- different density levels eg 2, 4, 6, 8
- caps/lids for unused spots
- removable hooks to hold in rockwool or coir pellets
- inspection hatch to check ec and ph?
- mount for the large ikea DAMMÄNG bin - 27L - because it’s pretty! Was thinking maybe an oval shape to connect to the bin that morphs into the round shape for the tower? It has a built in inspection hatch in the bin lid!
- hardest part of these towers is being able to take off the lid and tower to maintain pump or reset nutrients when loaded with plants, any way you could solve this cleverly?
- printed hinged flap for side inspection or lid inspection on bigger bucket?
Thanks for this!
Looks like im gunna be busy hhahaha
@ just a wish list…take your time…sooo next week?
@ 🤣😂😂 probably hahaha
Some sort of hook/bolt/anchor points around the outside would be great, that way it can be attached to some sort of trellis or light system, or even just tied up to battle high winds. Thanks for these designs, they're badass!
Hoocho, keep them screws holes for the base on to each print. We could then use long screw rods, 1 to secure to the base and then 2 make the whole thing more solid in winds. 3rd would act as a frame.............
Like you, my tower toppled in the winds. I reckon if they screw into the base which is weighted by the water it should be solid enough to stay standing. Maybe an option later for bigger net cups.
Thanks Hooch! Funny enough, my old printer died and I just happened to order a new Bambu P1S earlier today. Looks like I have something new to play with when it gets here. 😉
Exellent work! All I could ask for is an integrated failsafe pump backup and water temperature management.
this is useful in my other.... hobbies
Also play music that is around 60hz bob marley works great, stalks will grow thicker and stronger with optimal nutrients. Increases yield by 10% easily. Been growing in Cali for over 20 years
10:33 hahaa you were doing a major twist to get that lid on 😋
Been thinking about building myself something like this for ages, but 2 sided instead of 3 (I only have window sill light).
One addition I'd make is a Hooch Bucket on top, instead of the lid. Gotta maximise that growing space!
We need three videos every week! 😅
Between this channel and my other channel that’s pretty much the rate of upload 😂
Much love from lebanon brother 😂👌🏼
Great work as usual, will be an addition to my growing library of 3d prints from your patreon. I look forward to seeing a progress video, with the time lapse, and the killer tunes. Strawbs perhaps?
I 3D printed a tower pretty much like this 2 years ago and have grown a lot of leafy greens in it (strawberries as well) even a cucumber vine once. It has been going 2 years nonstop and still works great!
I can't wait for US multibuckets! I am thinking about buying my own printer at this point lol
This sounds great and I’m gonna have to get myself a printer
Thanks for sharing! I enjoyed this video very much!
Hey dude thats awesome. Thank you for designing them. Just a thought. What if you added a thread on the base and a hole in the lid that allows a threaded rod with a wing nut on top. Essentially clamp the parts together. Or even a a couple of pins and slots in the printed parts that lock them together and to stop the lid floating.
Is there a way to lock the modules together?
Similar american made systems are using a steel rod from top to bottom, holding everything together, even if you're pulling out veggies that are nearly stuck 🙂
I’m going to download and give it a shot with Petg. I have two towers I’ve printed but I look forward to this one.
A variety of spacer modules depending on the plant size would be great too. other 3dp towers have done it
Thank you for sharing this!
An idea for a future video would be an overview of fittings. Thread standards, types of hoses, types of connectors. Are those quick connects in this video some sort of standard? Are the thread and hose standards the same in Australia as in North America?
Thank you for another great gardening design.
Can you advise where we can get sheets of the foam planting cubes as they do not show up as available on the Hydroland website.
I take it the cubes are about 40 x 40mm (but not sure of the depth).
Happy to see the BEES taking some much deserved break, lol.
Hooch! Found your content as a gardener first, but you've gotten me interested in 3D printing as an overall tool. Is there any chance you'd be interested in doing a "from scratch" style video where you demonstrate step by step how you set up a printer to create one of your builds? I have access to 3D printers, but I really don't know where to begin to start printing one of your files.
That is a great model, I really like the rigid center flow instead of fighting tubing lol! Do you have a print available for light mounting options or a base for US 5gallon buckets? (I like the screw on cannisters but I have no idea where to get that locally)
I have been trying to think through and design a grow tower NFT design, I am nowhere near ready for a test print lol, and I feel you in the challenges of matching an injection molded piece.
Modified 2 sections - (optional use) - Grow section with stake-down lugs - Dispersor with stake-down lugs(loop); thus, you can tent peg down the tower.
Nice idea, but having designed a 3d printable system from scratch I found i needed more space for the plants and a different plan. Make sure you print in PETG.
Great looking prints Hooch!
I just sold my Bambu... done with them. Purchased a Creality K1 Max and it's amazing.
Can you share a link to the cheap PETG (Aussie)? Also, do you print with 2 or 3 perimeters?
Sunlu store on ebay using ebay plus codes. I use the default bambu settings which I beleive is 2 perimeters
Do you have options for pick-up or is it only shipping?
When will it be available in online stock?
This is a wonderful initiative and project! thank you
it's a few cm too big for my Prusa Mini unfortunately. If future parts could be made to fit inside an 18x18x18 print volume I think it could be useful for a lot of people (myself first!)
you could re-escale it down, it should work.
Quick question, what is the drill bit size?
@hoocho, any ideas on a standard 5 Gallon US bucket lid? I have seen a few designs that bolt together from 4 pieces for durability, and also lets you have a hole for res fills and the power cord.
I don't quite get it, you made a 3d printable version to avoid shipping fee, but you print them yourself and send them ?
Looks great. How about 3 and 5 pot modules?
what filaments are safe to use with this system long term?
Hey great work, and thanks for sharing it! I am playing with the printing setting. Using 100% infill only increases filament use by 20 grams and doesn't change the printing time. It is worth it to go full infill for better longevity and less transparency for algae buildup. Do you see any downsides other than the extra 20 grams in weight?
Out of curiosity why PETG instead of PLA for the components? Is it just the UV resistance? If I was to do a tower indoors would PLA work?
So there is always a puddle of water in every module of the tower? Is that okay for the roots?
is adding more microplastic to your food really a good idea?
DUUUDE! I love your channel and hidroponics, would you mind exploring hidroponics for apartments? like a wall mounted system and scalable? maybe something with hexagonal shapes and every hexagon is a plant holder and making the water trickle down
What filament are you using? Food grade PETG?
I have 4 ender 3 pro printer,but printing everything is too much for me..I just buy upvc pipe 4 inch and print parts that need custom size... how long u print all of these?how many roll filament?petg or abs or pla?
Can you put the water inlet at the top. Then the water on the tower reservior flows back to your main reservior
Yeah that is when you want to setup a series of towers, all having the same crops demanding consistent EC, pH.
Inspiration. I might even buy a 3D printer to tinker with my indoor gardens
one last thought, could this be modified into an aeroponic solution? maybe using sprinklers along the middle sections? awesome work man
How do the 3d prints hold up with water and sunlight? Wont that degrade the 3D print plastic over time? Or is this a special filament?
It’s easy to find information on the internet about this topic. There’s filament for different purposes. I think (can’t remember without checking) petG is more uv resistant than pla
@@downunderfulla6001 true, but filaments like petG can significantly effect any tolerances be mentioned. But maybe there's a water resistant PLA out there.
Some sort of twist locking mechanism on the top lid design could help prevent risk of the water pushing it off.
To anyone considering running the 35L res for this without the float valve refill, don't. In summer and peak production these vertical gardens can plow 30L in a day. 60L+ would be recommended if you want the standalone res. Coming home to your system running dry is not fun, I don't recommend it.
@@grantderepas6234 fully agree, just experienced this…dead. It’s all dead.
I have 3 60ltr res interconnected, adjusted pump run on solar, it needed topping up every 3 days.
also could these sections, be made progressively smaller slightly with each level going up, to reduce shipping size by stacking them inside of each other and then within a container?
I noticed you're not using net cups, and it looks like you're just putting the rockwool starters in there. Is there a tab or something to keep them from sliding back?
Love the design, I've been trying to make one, but it's worth the Patreon to get the files
Awesome mate 🍺🍺
Hear me out: a version of this tower (same size) but holding soil. Do you (hypothetically) think that could work well Mr Hooch?
I would like to see a trellis add-on, similar to the one available on the American Green Stalk that is not available here in Australia.
no water leaking?
I would love to print this but i only have an a1 mini. If i scale it down itll mess the bsp fittings up. Do you think you would remix this to fit on a A1 mini build plate?
Hi, Hoocho. I love your channel. I would like to plant a few hundred tree seedlings on my property for a fence line and privacy hedge. What would be the best hydroponic system for growing many tree seedlings from seed at once with as deep roots as possible to ensure they will transplant successfully? Any help appreciated.
Great video,
Can I ask how long it takes the average 3D printer to print a section?
11.5 hours on a P1S at regular speed
@ thank you 🙏
where are you getting filament for $12 per kilo?
this is great news
Any recommendation on solar pumps for balcony peeps with no outlets on the balcony?
The small pump I recommend in this video is actually 12v (the ac adapts down to a 12v connector), so you could hook it directly into a solar panel, regulator and deep cycle battery setup.
@@Hoocho Thanks Hooch!
Will you ever be selling injection moulded ones?
Where do you get $12/kg filament? Does that include petg?
is there a way to buy the files other than being a Patreon member
. Thank you for sharing always. Kindly, how do i get access to pay for the 3d models files
Hey Hoocho, just got myself a 3d printer recently and would love to know where you buy your filament from in Australia.
I get it mostly from the sunlu ebay store using discount codes from ebay plus
Is there a way to buy the 3d print files without becoming a patreon member please?
There is not.
Hoocho
I just picked up a commercial license!
What is your policy for modifying/remixing the parts?
Go for it mate. If you make anything you’d like to share with the Patreon community send it to contacthoocho@gmail.com and I’ll upload it under your name in the community folder.
where u buying $12, kg filament?
Vase mode?
Am I the only one who can't make sense of the google drive? I can't find any of the files I want ever from the youtube videos, and I just can't figure out the google drive. It's really frustrating. For example, I go to the vertical hydropinic system STL files and its just baskets and not the vertical hydroponic system in this video.
Watching on my phone... was that shipping fee $80+ bucks? And within Australia? Pity our postage is so exorbitant.
Can you make 3d files. One that's compatible with purchased towers... And one Soley for 3d printed....
I believe currently they are so thin that I think the sunlight will cause algae through out.?
A thicker wall would be more opaque... But thicker wall also not compatible with hydro lands purchased kit?
Just add more walls/perimeters/infill...
Я так понял в растворе А только нитрат кальция, а вот Cambells Diamond у нас практически не найти если и есть то продают в больших объёмах,
i AM NEW TO 3d PRINTTING WHAT DO i NEW TO DO TO GET A COPY OF THE PRINTS
WHY ARE YOU SCREAMING ?
Hey mate i still think the tower is a bargain including postage. Sub $200 for a full setup with pump and everthing, delivered. What a bargain still.
Also I've designed some Net Cups for the injection molded one that I posted on reddit a few weeks ago, they seem to go great! Will be purchasing another tower soon as well as a big Res.
love ya work
Agree, I reckon all Hydroland gear is priced really affordable. Haven't bought anything there yet, but tempted by this injection molded tower.
hey there, I am from Canada and tried to join your Patreon and it keeps kicking me out when it asks to input the email code? any suggestions
tnx
I would like to see another option too. Any consideration given to Etsy?
Where the hell are you getting filament for $12/KG in Australia?!
@@Anibbles Sunlu ebay, buying in 10kg lots with eBay plus discount
Can I license and modify this design?
Hey mate, all the designs are my own.
You can modify them for your own private use, and if you like share them back to the Hoochos Patreon community through my Patreon community folders by emailing me your remixes.
I do not currently licence designs out.
@Hoocho fair enough! I figured that might be an option for USA distribution.
Hoocho, I went to a plant convention and a deep water culture guy told me that these things ultimately don't work because of how easily they get root bound. Does your 3-D print file account for that or was this guy just a hater?
You can buy PETG for $12 a roll, where??
@@andypaz6859 I buy it with eBay plus discount codes from sunlu eBay store
First!
Yummy
Добрый день, мы с женой пенсионеры которые потеряли свой дом из за войны Украины с Россией. Российская армия его разрушила. А так мы занимались сельким хозяйством, но сейчас нет не земли ни дома, видел ваше видео о пассивной гидропоники хотел посадить немного зелени салат и травы напишите пожалуйста самый простой состав из минимум 2 компонентов, в процентах для составов А и В, заранее спасибо
Maybe I’m wrong. It it feels like you’re cannibalizing yourself.
Kinda, but it’s for the good of humanity 🤣👌🏻
Hydroponics will never be good for anything but research.
Too much light in this system for this kind of 3D print material. The original one has solid PE that limits algae proliferation. The cheap solution has side effects.
100% infill...
@sambagamb not fix it
@@giorgiomanieri it's a print setting under your control, he talked about it, just choose the setting you prefer when you print it.
@@sambagamb I know the 3D printing parameters very well. Even 100% infill does not block the light
Use black filament instead of white
Where are you getting filament for $12 a kg!?! That's outrageous... The cheapest I can find is about $22 a kg.
BSP???? F that Im out
Hi, love your work, send you an email, would love a response. Thanks.
Keep up the good work.
Cheers