This is quite a nice system. I made one many years ago that doesn't hold the water nearly as nicely as this one does. I've also been on the fence about buying a 3D printer but I finally have a reason to get into printing! Thanks a bunch for the video and I'll certainly be coming back to this when the time comes to print.
I need to try this! I would probably not put peppers (or tomatoes) in this since they tend to have massive root bowls. Should be perfect for leafy greens like lettuce, spinach, maybe strawberries and herbs too.
RUclips randomly proposed this to me, and it is a great idea, but just a small note on the filament. You should use a filament that is food-safe and you should make sure that you print it in such a way that you don't end up with toxic microplastics in your food. That is if you plan to use what you are about to grow for eating. If it is decorative, you can print from whatever can withstand water and UV light.
@@ALLYOURTECH3DP As long as it's food safe, you shouldn't have any problems. I checked some of your other videos and you seem to print mostly of PETG, so you should be safe, but this is mostly for anyone else who might decide to print from ABS or any other material. Maybe you should mention it in further update videos so people can be safe too. Btw, if someone doesn't want to spend money on PETG, but wants food safe filament, DIY approach works too. Plastic bottles from PET - water, milk, whatever consumable food/beverage comes into such a container (in Europe it's quite a lot) can be turned into a filament. There are great tutorials how to create your own filament on YT, so it can be also a good engineering project, along with the gardening one. Love the videos, especially the fact that you seem to focus more on printing practical stuff, especially around gardening and plants.
Impressive system. 👍🏻 I understand the focus of this channel is probably the 3D printing technology and that provides a different level of satisfaction on any project. However, I accomplished the same end result with an inexpensive stacking tower garden, a pump, tubing (that I have leftover from my outdoor drip irrigation system) and an inexpensive container for a reservoir.
I too can see it would cost me about $160 NZD to print and build but I think getting PVC pipe and creating a tower of a similar diameter and height as this would quite likely cost around the same don't you think?
@@Hydro3D There are very few options that are going to be that much cheaper, mainly they would involve PVC and heating it up to bend it to fit the pots.
Depends. 4" wide schedule 40 white pipe from Home Depot and other places gone up in price but does come in 10 ft sections and scedule40 safe for hydroponics. Using food safe glue makes it all possible and practical if going that route.
As far as nutrients go, seaweed concentrate is all you would really need. If extra nutrients are needed you can buy mung beans for pennies on the dollar sprout them until the tail is 2x the size of the body, blend them up and strain out the pulp and mix into the water too aka Sprouted Seed Tea
I'm 100% going to give this a shot. Love the idea of using seaweed as the fertilizer. I wonder if my saltwater aquarium could actually export enough nutrients to fuel the growth.
This is an absolutely fantastic design. However, I am curious as to why the original top "cap" had the vents (where the water was splashing out) and not a solid, watertight piece to begin with ?
@@ALLYOURTECH3DP do you use stainless steel nozzle to print? Brass releases lead into the print (which absorbs a lot into root vegetables, slightly less into leafy greens, less for fruiting veggies)
My son printed this for me for Christmas . . . was super excited and it went together well. We mounted it on top of a 30 gal blue barrel for more reservoir and weight. Unfortunately a month of daily 115 F summers here in Arizona destroyed it before we got any produce. Trying again using PVC pipe and heatgun formed pockets by another tower builder site. It was really cool - until it disintegrated.
What filament type did you print it out of? PLA will definitely melt and deform at those temperatures. I always use PETG for anything outdoor in the summer heat. Nylon would be another option as well.
@@ALLYOURTECH3DP we used PETG as recommended - the other thing was each set of netcup holders printed out with the perforated water distribution plate on the bottom of each section. This caused each section to quickly become root bound, clogging the water flow and leaking water at each connection. I don't know why - he downloaded the files you provided but I see in the video that yours were printed open except for the hose guide. Was there a correction to the print that we missed?
I'd be really curious how that black PETG holds up to sunlight. I know its better than PLA but you should do another video in 6 or 8 mo showing how it all worked.
It's faster to make them from plastic piping, but more costly of course. I used the white plastic pipng and a heat gun to bend and make the pockets for the net pots.
What would be the 3D printer to get to create a Aquaponic systems. One where it looks like either the aerogarden farm 24xl but with a bigger water collector to put FISH in to Fertilize the water
Nice design. I would've made parts that fit standard pvc pipe instead of printing the entire setup. Also would be nice to add zip tie mounting points to support larger plants.
Really need a larger reservoir or a pressure compensating constant/intermittent water source. A few mature plants Will use up that bucket in a day or two?
When mine are outside I have a drip irrigation line running to the bucket so it gets filled daily. That seems to get the job done, otherwise I agree. On hot days, mid-summer it needs daily refills.
@@ALLYOURTECH3DP What I will do also- put on existing drip line system. What I love is that this system makes it possible for people like me who have limited mobility - can garden from wheelchair!
I disagree with you on the mateirals. Use PLA. its more of a food safe bio polymer and if you printed in white, and combined with the fact that its water cooled... melting is not an issue. Avoid colors as the UV will ruin the color pretty quickly
where can we get the print files for the one you showed at the end with the spacers? PS the link for the files in the discription is not viable atm, pls help... Ty
If you don't want to put screws everywhere, just use a soldering iron around 200°C to fuse the parts. Actually works better than screws and most glues, works on any 3D printed material.
Just don't use a soldering iron tip you want to use for actual soldering. Burnt plastic is hard to properly clean off and it causes all sorts of problems for solder.
I'm excited to build my own. But link in the description are broken, not in stock. Can you renew them please? Also, is it safer to use diamond nozzle than steel nozzle for food-safe?
When you 3D printed the parts, did you use any additional post-processing techniques to make the parts more waterproof, e.g., annealing, sanding, etc.?
No, I don’t do any post processing. PETG tends to hold up well with water. The only area that can sometimes leak is at the joints, but that hasn’t caused any functional issues
I absolutely love this whole system. However, I finished putting together the lid yesterday and it won't fit on my bucket 😢 Has this happened to anyone else?
Where did you get your STL for the spacers between the 3 way pieces? I have the model printed but didnt have that in my sources. I'm printing a work around I designed but hoping you might be able to direct me to a STEP or STL. Thanks!
Since my wife looked at your video she got me to print one, good job Im printing it now but wow does it take for ever and to find the right parameter in Cura with that Petg im still adjusting to much stringing. Any hints loll Anycubic printer
I would print a temperature tower to get the right temperature for your PETG. From there you might also increase the retraction. Between those two you should be able to get rid of the stringing.
Help! In the file, my lid file is one large piece that is too large for my print bed. Yours has pieces that you've bolted together. Am I missing something in the file? I have all the parts printed but that one.
PETG is food safe, you shouldn't use it for actual eating out of it though, if you don't smooth out the roughness from FDM printing first. For what we see here it's totally fine out of the printer tho.
Do you use this outside? What happens if it rains, does it dilute your fertilizer? I am thinking the plant holders would allow a lot of rain in?? Will it stay upright in a moderate wind?
really depends on how much water you have in your basin, if it will fall over or not. You will eventually have to replace the water anyway, so it will dilute the fertilizer a bit but the plants also take the nutrients from the fertilizer, it _might_ speed it up if anything.
nice system! Could you combine it with a fish tank to make aquaculture? I am curious about the Tomato plants - will you transfer them to earth, or do you have a 3d template for a support for the long tomato stems?
i just saw ur comments yes i was thinking same thing at less if not grow fish to eat it reduces use of fertilizer because of fish .. combine 2 in 1 ssytem :) ..
I think I would avoid using white for a few reasons. It contains titanium dioxide which is much harder on your nozzles unless you are using a hardened nozzle. This stuff is used as a whiting agent. I would go with something very dark... Second, water is a solvent so water running down white filament will leach titanium dioxide into the environment as well as into your garden.
Since this video came out I’ve used green for all of my recent versions of this print. Works great, and to be honest, I wasn’t aware of the titanium dioxide use in white PETG, so that you for pointing that out.
@@ALLYOURTECH3DP I liked printing with white prior to knowing this Slant 3D (printer farm in texas) did a yt video on this a few months ago. The darker the filament the better. Clear is another option as it is void of additives but it also may effect the root system by letting too much light in
Yes, and the length of time off will depend on where you live, how hot it is outside, etc. Ithink I'm doing 5 on 15 off currently, and the plants are doing well.
im super interested in this and amazing quality design, i only have pla at the moment unfortunately but will look at investing into some petg i think thanks so much
What are the names of the files for the parts you used in the video. There are so many options and I’m kinda new to this and want to make sure I get the right files
In the middle of printing this system, thank you so much for sharing it! I found the link on Printables, but the hollow version of the 3-way module seems to be missing (it's available as gcode but not STL). I notice that the customized version you uploaded is slightly modified so that the walls are printed just as perimeters with no infill; the STL that I got by converting the gcode back to STL is much thicker, and uses infill like you mentioned in this video. Do you happen to have a STL for the hollow-bottomed 3-way module that you figured out, and would you be willing to add it to the files on Printables? Thanks a bunch!
Is pteg safe for growing vegetables etc? I am concerned the plants will absorb plastic material and it may end up in the food. Would love to hear if there is research that has been done here.
great video. i just got a 3d printer (ender 3pro). i want to print one of these. but confused about what settings to change. i know to use petg. and have a infill of 15% and a wall count of 3. and no supports. is this right . HELP.
additional idea // why not make an adaptor for like fish tank. 55GL fish tank is cheap and you can raise fish and grow plants also save on fertilizer .. i dont know just idea ..
@@ALLYOURTECH3DP exactly! Just to speed up the process of it all, cost/time etc. You can get a piece of 4" (I believe) right at 10.00 IIRC (bought some this season for drain)
Thank you so much for this, what a help. On thingiverse your 4 and 5 way with bottom are coming up the 3 way. Any way you can correct this please. Thanks again for all you did on this project.
The spacers are pretty necessary for the plants as they get larger. My tomatoes had probably 3 foot roots after just a couple months. I keep them on the lowest tier so they can grow into the bucket.
Question : how do you put the plants into the net pots. Like do you just stuff dirt into it then plant a plant and put it into one of the 9 holes or will the dirt just be washed my the water?
There shouldn't be. There's plenty of overlap that I can see. As much or more than the commercial hydro towers that I've used. Also, looking a the Thingverse design, it is designed to lock into place. I wouldn't think leaking is a problem at all.
I ended up using an interval timer and in the heat of the summer had it run 20 minutes off and 5 minutes on. That seemed to be plenty even on the hottest days.
I have a Prusa MK3S+ and a Voron 2.4r2 350mm printer. Both are excellent printers, but it really depends on what you are after. If you just want to be able to print a hydroponic tower and want something entry level to get started with, the Creality Ender 3 Pro is a good choice and pretty inexpensive: amzn.to/3ZsJomT
Hello. Really enjoy your channel very well done and to the point well done. The pump your using works well but you are correct you can really power down on your pump will be find at a trickle. ALSO would one of these small novice type printers like the Ender 3 V2 suffice at making a few of these or would it burn out fairly quickly. Not in market for commercial printer just something under $500 I could have fun with. Thanks sup vid.
do this but as an areoponics set up. it would use less water an energy. also you could get away with much cheaper pumps. I guess I need to get the 3D printer going again and build one for the top of my aquarium.
Are you sure that it's good for plants to constantly pour water on the roots in such volumes? From my point of view amount of water should be much lower may be? And this is a pump for clean water, how will it pump water with fertilizers and organic residues?
This is a fantastic idea and I really wish I owned a 3d printer. It is probably overkill, but I would add a locking spinning bracket to the bottom of the bucket so I can rotate the entire planter, this way they can get even amount of sun over all the planters. Again, overkill, but something I would consider. Saving this video into my favorite videos for something for me to build.
I'm getting all my files ready to print while I wait for my PETG to come in. However, I'm having a hell of a time finding the files for the 5 gallon bucket lid. Any chance you can direct me to where you found those, please?
That's a great question. From my research ~5minutes per hour is all the plants need. I haven't hooked mine up to a controller yet, but that's where I plan to start. Right now it is just running 24/7
Have you thought about using Hemp pla/ filaflex purifier 82a, or olivine pla? The Hemp and olivine filament capture carbon and the filaflex purifies the air
adding a tube through the center would optimize this system. just the hose from the pump to the bottom planter section would simplify adding additional segments without re-running the hose.
Nice idea. Some interlocking bits with o rings and a tube through the center. Could even use the existing tube cut into lengths the same height as the sections, and a mating mechanism between each section!
I was hoping in your follow-up video for this you could going to some of the settings that you used and maybe recommend a good printer for this as this will be my first printer for me and my son
I can’t find my original post but I said I would give an update. I printed mine in white Overture PLA. This summer in Texas has been extremely hot. I have had zero issues with my system melting or warping. The water runs 24/7 and sits on my gazebo. It has not been exposed to the extreme sun but does get the daily heat.
@@ALLYOURTECH3DP I would think the same. However I printed an anti squirrel shield for my bird feeders with the same PLA and it has not warped at all. Perhaps the white color is helping but I’m impressed so far.
This is so much cooler and nicer than the $1K Tower Garden I used to have (and I LOVED that thing!)
Thanks man. I started this same print last week. There are not a lot of good videos on this model. Thank you again.
I've watched a lot of hydroponic videos on youtube and this design looks the best
This is quite a nice system. I made one many years ago that doesn't hold the water nearly as nicely as this one does. I've also been on the fence about buying a 3D printer but I finally have a reason to get into printing! Thanks a bunch for the video and I'll certainly be coming back to this when the time comes to print.
I need to try this! I would probably not put peppers (or tomatoes) in this since they tend to have massive root bowls. Should be perfect for leafy greens like lettuce, spinach, maybe strawberries and herbs too.
i have put my peppers and tomatoes in those
Many people put tomatoes and even vining veggies, like cucumbers in them. Even grow them indoors. The work fine.
RUclips randomly proposed this to me, and it is a great idea, but just a small note on the filament. You should use a filament that is food-safe and you should make sure that you print it in such a way that you don't end up with toxic microplastics in your food. That is if you plan to use what you are about to grow for eating. If it is decorative, you can print from whatever can withstand water and UV light.
Great call out. In my case I only use food grade PETG for my prints like these.
@@ALLYOURTECH3DP As long as it's food safe, you shouldn't have any problems. I checked some of your other videos and you seem to print mostly of PETG, so you should be safe, but this is mostly for anyone else who might decide to print from ABS or any other material. Maybe you should mention it in further update videos so people can be safe too. Btw, if someone doesn't want to spend money on PETG, but wants food safe filament, DIY approach works too. Plastic bottles from PET - water, milk, whatever consumable food/beverage comes into such a container (in Europe it's quite a lot) can be turned into a filament. There are great tutorials how to create your own filament on YT, so it can be also a good engineering project, along with the gardening one. Love the videos, especially the fact that you seem to focus more on printing practical stuff, especially around gardening and plants.
This is Great. Can you recommend a 3D Printer and Filament. Would really Appreciate it.
Impressive system. 👍🏻 I understand the focus of this channel is probably the 3D printing technology and that provides a different level of satisfaction on any project. However, I accomplished the same end result with an inexpensive stacking tower garden, a pump, tubing (that I have leftover from my outdoor drip irrigation system) and an inexpensive container for a reservoir.
I’m excited about any creative solution to a problem. That sounds like an awesome project! Great job!
I too can see it would cost me about $160 NZD to print and build but I think getting PVC pipe and creating a tower of a similar diameter and height as this would quite likely cost around the same don't you think?
@@Hydro3D There are very few options that are going to be that much cheaper, mainly they would involve PVC and heating it up to bend it to fit the pots.
Depends. 4" wide schedule 40 white pipe from Home Depot and other places gone up in price but does come in 10 ft sections and scedule40 safe for hydroponics. Using food safe glue makes it all possible and practical if going that route.
As far as nutrients go, seaweed concentrate is all you would really need. If extra nutrients are needed you can buy mung beans for pennies on the dollar sprout them until the tail is 2x the size of the body, blend them up and strain out the pulp and mix into the water too aka Sprouted Seed Tea
I'm 100% going to give this a shot. Love the idea of using seaweed as the fertilizer. I wonder if my saltwater aquarium could actually export enough nutrients to fuel the growth.
@@ALLYOURTECH3DPwhat in the saltwater aquarium would you add to the hydroponic tower? What's in the skimmer?
just found out your channel and the content is quality ! keep it up ! thx
Is this filament considered food safe?
This is an absolutely fantastic design. However, I am curious as to why the original top "cap" had the vents (where the water was splashing out) and not a solid, watertight piece to begin with ?
11:40 layerhight doesn't affect the amount of filament you use dude. but wallthicknes does for example and the amount of infill. hope this helps.
Great tips, thanks for the correction
@@ALLYOURTECH3DP you are welcome :)
The whole reason why I picked up a 3D printer.... ;) Thank you!
What printer u end up getting and how did it go printing this system up.
Can't wait to see the follow up video! I'm in the process of researching 3d printed hydroponics :)
Coming soon! I've already learned quite a bit (water PH matters). I'll give it a few more days of growing and follow up.
@@ALLYOURTECH3DP do you use stainless steel nozzle to print? Brass releases lead into the print (which absorbs a lot into root vegetables, slightly less into leafy greens, less for fruiting veggies)
where did you get the lid youre using, with the locking tabs? its not in the files.
same i looked at all older models and cant find it anywhere ????
My son printed this for me for Christmas . . . was super excited and it went together well. We mounted it on top of a 30 gal blue barrel for more reservoir and weight. Unfortunately a month of daily 115 F summers here in Arizona destroyed it before we got any produce. Trying again using PVC pipe and heatgun formed pockets by another tower builder site. It was really cool - until it disintegrated.
What filament type did you print it out of? PLA will definitely melt and deform at those temperatures. I always use PETG for anything outdoor in the summer heat. Nylon would be another option as well.
@@ALLYOURTECH3DP we used PETG as recommended - the other thing was each set of netcup holders printed out with the perforated water distribution plate on the bottom of each section. This caused each section to quickly become root bound, clogging the water flow and leaking water at each connection. I don't know why - he downloaded the files you provided but I see in the video that yours were printed open except for the hose guide. Was there a correction to the print that we missed?
Thanks for sharing a link for the base. The timer you showed is a good idea. Think short cycles, a few minutes on, a few minutes off.
Excellent job, very modular (great Design)
I'd be really curious how that black PETG holds up to sunlight. I know its better than PLA but you should do another video in 6 or 8 mo showing how it all worked.
It does well. I’ve had black PETG parts in direct sunlight for going on 3 years now with zero warping.
@@ALLYOURTECH3DP
Does it need to be black? I wanted to design a pink hydro setup, indoor use, but want to know if it can go outside aswell
It's faster to make them from plastic piping, but more costly of course. I used the white plastic pipng and a heat gun to bend and make the pockets for the net pots.
What would be the 3D printer to get to create a Aquaponic systems. One where it looks like either the aerogarden farm 24xl but with a bigger water collector to put FISH in to Fertilize the water
How or worh what do you clean the tower parts? Did a first time print and grow this summer and it is now dirty with mold.
how many "Lock" pieces make up the 5gal Lid. Not much explained with the print files..
does the pump work 24/7 or is there a programmable clock if so what is the timing
does each plant have a different timing?
thanks a lot
Nice design. I would've made parts that fit standard pvc pipe instead of printing the entire setup. Also would be nice to add zip tie mounting points to support larger plants.
New to 3d printing and hydroponics. Can I use a Qidi X-Max 3 printer with PETG filament for this?
Great video! Thanks in advance!
Really need a larger reservoir or a pressure compensating constant/intermittent water source. A few mature plants Will use up that bucket in a day or two?
From personal experience!
When mine are outside I have a drip irrigation line running to the bucket so it gets filled daily. That seems to get the job done, otherwise I agree. On hot days, mid-summer it needs daily refills.
@@ALLYOURTECH3DP What I will do also- put on existing drip line system.
What I love is that this system makes it possible for people like me who have limited mobility - can garden from wheelchair!
I disagree with you on the mateirals. Use PLA. its more of a food safe bio polymer and if you printed in white, and combined with the fact that its water cooled... melting is not an issue. Avoid colors as the UV will ruin the color pretty quickly
where can we get the print files for the one you showed at the end with the spacers?
PS the link for the files in the discription is not viable atm, pls help...
Ty
If you don't want to put screws everywhere, just use a soldering iron around 200°C to fuse the parts. Actually works better than screws and most glues, works on any 3D printed material.
great tip. I've done that, and also use a 3d printing pen.
@@ALLYOURTECH3DP abs can also be welded using acetone
Just don't use a soldering iron tip you want to use for actual soldering. Burnt plastic is hard to properly clean off and it causes all sorts of problems for solder.
just came across this video, will difinatly do this, have you thought about solar water pump
I just got a Bambu Lab X1 Carbon. Are you worrier at all for micro plastics getting into the food?
Did I miss the update video? I was wondering how it all went?
I'm excited to build my own. But link in the description are broken, not in stock. Can you renew them please? Also, is it safer to use diamond nozzle than steel nozzle for food-safe?
When you 3D printed the parts, did you use any additional post-processing techniques to make the parts more waterproof, e.g., annealing, sanding, etc.?
No, I don’t do any post processing. PETG tends to hold up well with water. The only area that can sometimes leak is at the joints, but that hasn’t caused any functional issues
I absolutely love this whole system. However, I finished putting together the lid yesterday and it won't fit on my bucket 😢 Has this happened to anyone else?
Where did you get your STL for the spacers between the 3 way pieces? I have the model printed but didnt have that in my sources. I'm printing a work around I designed but hoping you might be able to direct me to a STEP or STL. Thanks!
What size tubing works with this? I have bought two different sizes and neither worked.
Since my wife looked at your video she got me to print one, good job
Im printing it now but wow does it take for ever and to find the right parameter in Cura with that Petg im still adjusting to much stringing. Any hints loll Anycubic printer
I would print a temperature tower to get the right temperature for your PETG. From there you might also increase the retraction. Between those two you should be able to get rid of the stringing.
Thanks for the advice, I think I got it sorted out!! Great video btw!
Isn't the jury still out whether or not it's safe to grow things in PETG?
Probably. Some PETG filament is “food safe”, but once printed who knows. You could always add a layer of epoxy if you are concerned though I suppose.
Help! In the file, my lid file is one large piece that is too large for my print bed. Yours has pieces that you've bolted together. Am I missing something in the file? I have all the parts printed but that one.
Thanks for sharing this. I'm going to explore this next year for our herb garden
But is the material used for the 3-d printer food grade? Would they leach chemicals into the water which will go into the roots and plant?
PETG is food safe, you shouldn't use it for actual eating out of it though, if you don't smooth out the roughness from FDM printing first. For what we see here it's totally fine out of the printer tho.
Do you use this outside? What happens if it rains, does it dilute your fertilizer? I am thinking the plant holders would allow a lot of rain in??
Will it stay upright in a moderate wind?
really depends on how much water you have in your basin, if it will fall over or not.
You will eventually have to replace the water anyway, so it will dilute the fertilizer a bit but the plants also take the nutrients from the fertilizer, it _might_ speed it up if anything.
Does water leach any harmful plasticizers from PETG? If so, is that plasticizer bioavailable in the plants grown?
PETG when printed properly is typically considered food safe. Beyond that, I can’t say
Looks like a 6 foot head pump. That means it will pump your 800 gallons 6ft vertical from the pumps location.
Do you sell this 3d printed kit for us that don't have a 3d printer?
nice system! Could you combine it with a fish tank to make aquaculture? I am curious about the Tomato plants - will you transfer them to earth, or do you have a 3d template for a support for the long tomato stems?
i just saw ur comments yes i was thinking same thing at less if not grow fish to eat it reduces use of fertilizer because of fish .. combine 2 in 1 ssytem :) ..
Thank you for this video. I’d like to use .6mm nozzle . Which settings do i need to change on the code ? Thanks in advance.
Do you think this would be good for growing strawberries?
I hear that it is, but I haven’t had any luck with them yet. I believe the water ph needs to be slightly different for them to thrive.
I currently do not have a printer so where would I find the plans or printer information to print this tower
I think I would avoid using white for a few reasons. It contains titanium dioxide which is much harder on your nozzles unless you are using a hardened nozzle. This stuff is used as a whiting agent. I would go with something very dark... Second, water is a solvent so water running down white filament will leach titanium dioxide into the environment as well as into your garden.
Since this video came out I’ve used green for all of my recent versions of this print. Works great, and to be honest, I wasn’t aware of the titanium dioxide use in white PETG, so that you for pointing that out.
@@ALLYOURTECH3DP I liked printing with white prior to knowing this Slant 3D (printer farm in texas) did a yt video on this a few months ago. The darker the filament the better. Clear is another option as it is void of additives but it also may effect the root system by letting too much light in
Quick question, should the water be turned on/off for a few minutes? like 15minutes on, and then 30 off
Yes, and the length of time off will depend on where you live, how hot it is outside, etc. Ithink I'm doing 5 on 15 off currently, and the plants are doing well.
The 3-way section i printed on a bambulab x1 carbon in just 3 hours with a 0.6 nozzle and 0.42 layer height
In EU we don't have gallons, we have litres. What is the dimension of the lid? Great video :)
Will this print on a 220x220x220 3D printer?
im super interested in this and amazing quality design, i only have pla at the moment unfortunately but will look at investing into some petg i think
thanks so much
What are the names of the files for the parts you used in the video. There are so many options and I’m kinda new to this and want to make sure I get the right files
In the middle of printing this system, thank you so much for sharing it! I found the link on Printables, but the hollow version of the 3-way module seems to be missing (it's available as gcode but not STL). I notice that the customized version you uploaded is slightly modified so that the walls are printed just as perimeters with no infill; the STL that I got by converting the gcode back to STL is much thicker, and uses infill like you mentioned in this video.
Do you happen to have a STL for the hollow-bottomed 3-way module that you figured out, and would you be willing to add it to the files on Printables? Thanks a bunch!
Is pteg safe for growing vegetables etc? I am concerned the plants will absorb plastic material and it may end up in the food. Would love to hear if there is research that has been done here.
hi, really good video you made. for the pump a 290 gph really does the job . That is what i use on mine :)
great video. i just got a 3d printer (ender 3pro). i want to print one of these. but confused about what settings to change. i know to use petg. and have a infill of 15% and a wall count of 3. and no supports. is this right . HELP.
additional idea // why not make an adaptor for like fish tank. 55GL fish tank is cheap and you can raise fish and grow plants also save on fertilizer .. i dont know just idea ..
Grat idea!
Hello, I was just wondering if you still had the STL files for this tower as they are not available on Thingiverse anymore.
Link updated!
you could design caps for 4" pvc that could save time. Pretty awesome vert garden dude!
Cool idea, I might give that a try. You could use PVC for the separators if nothing else.
@@ALLYOURTECH3DP exactly! Just to speed up the process of it all, cost/time etc. You can get a piece of 4" (I believe) right at 10.00 IIRC (bought some this season for drain)
Thank you so much for this, what a help. On thingiverse your 4 and 5 way with bottom are coming up the 3 way. Any way you can correct this please. Thanks again for all you did on this project.
What's the stiffness of the PETG vs PLA...? I've heard PETG is kind of flexible
It has slightly more flexibility when printed properly. No enough to notice, just enough to not be brittle.
That's a great design, would you be willing to share the stl?
How much did the entire construction cost?
Hi dude, Do you think the crop turns out better because of the spacers between each Planter? Thanks :)
The spacers are pretty necessary for the plants as they get larger. My tomatoes had probably 3 foot roots after just a couple months. I keep them on the lowest tier so they can grow into the bucket.
are you not worried about introducing microplastics into your food as the plants and water where the plastic down?
Worried about it? Not really. Is it possible? I suppose...
Question : how do you put the plants into the net pots. Like do you just stuff dirt into it then plant a plant and put it into one of the 9 holes or will the dirt just be washed my the water?
that is what the rock wool is for!
Hydroponics does not require any dirt. Most people use rock wool or Coco Coir now
Hi dear. What a lovely set up. Excellent.
Where were you all the time? I had been looking for you frantically for years.😊❤
Amazing video, amazing presentation, thank you so much for this!
Wow, thank you! I appreciate the kind words
How much did it cost to build it? Thank you very much
Hi thx for your vidéo. I would like to know: do you have to protect your tower with epoxy and is it mandatory ??
I’ve never used epoxy with any of my towers
Is there any water leaking between all the modular pieces? Do you need to water proofing anything after assembling the tower?
There shouldn't be. There's plenty of overlap that I can see. As much or more than the commercial hydro towers that I've used. Also, looking a the Thingverse design, it is designed to lock into place. I wouldn't think leaking is a problem at all.
no water proofing required. I haven't had any issues with leaking as John pointed out as well.
What is the concentration of PBA plastics in the watter?
Probably no more that we breathe in on a daily basis
Did you have to start w hydro grown plants?
personally i took strawberry plants that were grown in soil first, worked perfectly, had fruits until the beginning of november!
Is permanent watering necessary ? What if watering goes only for 15 min/ hour?
I ended up using an interval timer and in the heat of the summer had it run 20 minutes off and 5 minutes on. That seemed to be plenty even on the hottest days.
@@ALLYOURTECH3DP thank you
greetings, what model is your printer, how much did it cost you, thanks
I have a Prusa MK3S+ and a Voron 2.4r2 350mm printer. Both are excellent printers, but it really depends on what you are after. If you just want to be able to print a hydroponic tower and want something entry level to get started with, the Creality Ender 3 Pro is a good choice and pretty inexpensive: amzn.to/3ZsJomT
Hello. Really enjoy your channel very well done and to the point well done. The pump your using works well but you are correct you can really power down on your pump will be find at a trickle. ALSO would one of these small novice type printers like the Ender 3 V2 suffice at making a few of these or would it burn out fairly quickly. Not in market for commercial printer just something under $500 I could have fun with. Thanks sup vid.
Perfect, thank you for sharing
Curious how long does it take to print everything? And cost of filament
do this but as an areoponics set up. it would use less water an energy. also you could get away with much cheaper pumps. I guess I need to get the 3D printer going again and build one for the top of my aquarium.
Are you sure that it's good for plants to constantly pour water on the roots in such volumes? From my point of view amount of water should be much lower may be? And this is a pump for clean water, how will it pump water with fertilizers and organic residues?
This is a fantastic idea and I really wish I owned a 3d printer. It is probably overkill, but I would add a locking spinning bracket to the bottom of the bucket so I can rotate the entire planter, this way they can get even amount of sun over all the planters. Again, overkill, but something I would consider.
Saving this video into my favorite videos for something for me to build.
I was investigating 3d printing services is this in the realm of affordable rather than buying a 3d printer ?
How can i copy your 3d printer design so i can get someone or go to a 3d printer shop?
I'm getting all my files ready to print while I wait for my PETG to come in. However, I'm having a hell of a time finding the files for the 5 gallon bucket lid. Any chance you can direct me to where you found those, please?
I’m an idiot. You had the files in your description. I have the thing about 60% printed off. I love it already!
This is pretty cool, but I want to know, how long does the pump have to stay on?
That's a great question. From my research ~5minutes per hour is all the plants need. I haven't hooked mine up to a controller yet, but that's where I plan to start. Right now it is just running 24/7
You can get a smart plug and it can be set up to your needed time lengths without much difficulty.
Is there one type of filament that is better than another for printing the tower?
How much does it cost per part to build this.
Any issues with algae and the white color print? Mine seems to develop algae even on the outside i have to clean.
Have you thought about using Hemp pla/ filaflex purifier 82a, or olivine pla? The Hemp and olivine filament capture carbon and the filaflex purifies the air
I haven't looked at any of those filaments, but thank you for letting me know about them. Sounds like a fun research project!
Can you post a link for them?
Great stuff brethren!
Absolutely incredible. what printer would you recommend for someone just starting out. Do you have a website?
adding a tube through the center would optimize this system. just the hose from the pump to the bottom planter section would simplify adding additional segments without re-running the hose.
There is a tube through the center
Nice idea. Some interlocking bits with o rings and a tube through the center. Could even use the existing tube cut into lengths the same height as the sections, and a mating mechanism between each section!
I was hoping in your follow-up video for this you could going to some of the settings that you used and maybe recommend a good printer for this as this will be my first printer for me and my son
Seriously. How much was it to print each piece?
What was the total cost of this setup?
Have you consider make it in terracotta?
I can’t find my original post but I said I would give an update. I printed mine in white Overture PLA. This summer in Texas has been extremely hot. I have had zero issues with my system melting or warping. The water runs 24/7 and sits on my gazebo. It has not been exposed to the extreme sun but does get the daily heat.
The constant water running through has helped I’m sure. Otherwise PLA would likely deform ina few hours
@@ALLYOURTECH3DP I would think the same. However I printed an anti squirrel shield for my bird feeders with the same PLA and it has not warped at all. Perhaps the white color is helping but I’m impressed so far.