DIY Hydroponics for $300. 70 Plants. Indoors/Outdoors. NFT. 7 x 10.
Hydroponics for the home. The basics of how to build a 70 plant hydroponics unit from scratch in one day. Total cost was under 0. Supplies food all year (but I’m still searching for good crop candidates for South Florida in summer.)
14 Responses to DIY Hydroponics for $300. 70 Plants. Indoors/Outdoors. NFT. 7 x 10.
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@sneak400 Duuuude, this really wouldn’t be useful for weed. Small plants only!
craigarious
January 16, 2012 at 3:40 pm
what a wast of time weres the weefd
sneak400
January 16, 2012 at 4:20 pm
that is a cool system… how can I find out more about it?
bradgray51
January 16, 2012 at 5:09 pm
Backwards? Not sure what that means!
craigarious
January 16, 2012 at 5:30 pm
Any reason why your “T” fittings are installed backwards?
bygmyke1
January 16, 2012 at 6:00 pm
@craigarious fantastic !!! where can i get more information on this? can yu help please?
oriocoookie
January 16, 2012 at 6:00 pm
I bought it online for $40. Its a leave-in aquarium ph meter. (I’ve had it for several months and it just died—supposedly has a two year warranty.) RE: bitterness—this batch is not bitter at all…must be just a summer problem–humidity, etc.
craigarious
January 16, 2012 at 6:39 pm
Where did you buy your pH meter and what brand is it? I’m looking on amazon but I don’t see anything like it. Otherwise great operation!
If you put that thing under CFLs or HIDs and moved it inside I bet you would lose your pest problem, and if you have A/C you’d lose the bitterness problem too.
s0medo0od
January 16, 2012 at 6:52 pm
@calirapqueen Never heard of it…Googled but didn’t see anything called hydro cloth. Got a link? I’m open to anything which makes sense.
craigarious
January 16, 2012 at 7:26 pm
you are taking up heaps of room with the hydroton, have you tried hyrdo cloth instead?
calirapqueen
January 16, 2012 at 7:49 pm
hi dad
ugotsmoked100
January 16, 2012 at 8:19 pm
Nutrients are not depleted in two weeks so I let them go 6-8 weeks. They’ve done great but I will experiment further. My theory is that they drink alot of water but not necessarily all the nutes. (I added 2 gallons per day when the plants matured. PPM meter says water still has full nutrient levels even after 6 weeks. Also..I used a less nutrients than full strength due to the heat. Bought the aquarium meter online–mssg me for the name of the store.
craigarious
January 16, 2012 at 8:47 pm
Nice setup. How often do you change nutrient solution? Where did you get pH meter? Thanks.
Kntryhart
January 16, 2012 at 9:19 pm
You should sell them sawhorses! And the hydroponic setup is awesome.
nysmarts
January 16, 2012 at 10:08 pm