How to Build a Home Made Hydroponics System
www.container-gardening-for-food.com A step-by-step account of me building my very first NFT Hydroponics system made from standard household parts. Parts List Squareline Rain Gutter (4 meters £7.65 Wickes) 6x end caps £1.65 ea (£9.90 Wickes) 3x gutter running outlet £4.30ea (£12.90 Wickes) 1 x small pond pump (11w) – approx £10 – £15 2 meters pond pump tubing £2 several lengths of timber for framework (Approx £10 worth) Large plastic container (resovior) £5.99 Buyology Gutter leaf guard (4m) £7.99 Max total cost (UK) £65
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try use pvc tube in sted then you wont have ligth problem
nixxo1983
November 24, 2011 at 9:40 am
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1000Classics
November 24, 2011 at 9:45 am
@rickvanman just wanns say that I thoroughly enjoyed watching this vid, thx!
dajgtre
November 24, 2011 at 10:44 am
@WoodyNFla34482 THIS IS PART 6, forgot to label the others
Tips for Making Hydroponic Nutrients
1. Use a large and clean bowl for mixing the trace elements.
2. Use a mortar and pestle to crush pebbly elements.
3. Add powdered trace elements in the last step and mix everything together gently.
yammer1345
November 24, 2011 at 11:37 am
@WoodyNFla34482
You can either
1. Use the ratio of 1/2 teaspoon to 100 gallons of water, or
2. Mix 1 teaspoon into one quart of water and use one liquid ounce to 3 gallons of nutrient solution.
Keep in mind that the remaining mix shall be discarded as it becomes bad after a day
yammer1345
November 24, 2011 at 11:57 am
@WoodyNFla34482
Combine the above trace elements in a different container. Mix them well before crushing them into fine powder. When they are completely mixed and in powdery form, add them to the formula prepared above and stir well.
yammer1345
November 24, 2011 at 12:00 pm
@WoodyNFla34482 Part 3
Combine the above trace elements in a different container. Mix them well before crushing them into fine powder. When they are completely mixed and in powdery form, add them to the formula prepared above and stir well.
yammer1345
November 24, 2011 at 12:04 pm
@WoodyNFla34482 PART 2
These are the trace elements to be added into our hydroponic nutrients in order to provide balance nutrients for proper plant growth.
– 1 oz iron sulphate
– 1 teaspoon boric acid powder
– 1 teaspoon manganese sulphate
– 1/2 teaspoon copper sulphate
– 1/2 teaspoon zinc sulphate
yammer1345
November 24, 2011 at 1:00 pm
@rickvanman
here is the formula part 1
Combine the following ingredients in a container and set aside for later use.
– 15 oz superphosphate
– 10 oz potassium sulphate
– 10 oz sodium nitrate
– 10 oz calcium nitrate
– 5 oz magnesium sulphate
yammer1345
November 24, 2011 at 1:21 pm
silver foil?
jesusfreak1975
November 24, 2011 at 2:16 pm
maybe you can use pond foil 😉
geekay16
November 24, 2011 at 2:17 pm
use black corriboard as a light block, i do no green algy..
MegaJules1234
November 24, 2011 at 2:36 pm
I agree with using PVC Pipe instead, but I think this system is good, but the cost could be drastically reduced by using all end caps and then using like 1″ PVC pipe instead of the t-shaped down spout pieces. I don’t know where you live, but where I am, they are quite pricey. This system is another great idea, but using round PVC pipe instead would eliminate huge costs. No covers for the trays, etc. I have used one made of 4″ PVC and it’s amazing. Keep the good ideas coming M8
shadowrider750
November 24, 2011 at 2:51 pm
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Hydroponics4Dummies
November 24, 2011 at 3:22 pm
Not bad. Try using PVC round pipe. U can do much more with it. If done the right way you don’t have to worry about covering it up.
Well done.
“Say not to fast food”
Cheers
Rafalisqt
November 24, 2011 at 3:46 pm
I would suggest u get a stronger pump from Petco and ur plants light source well be ???
jamoho
November 24, 2011 at 4:13 pm
where do you get the container?
livingdaylight
November 24, 2011 at 4:14 pm
u fucking talk to much buut respect for the vid 😀
daviude
November 24, 2011 at 5:07 pm
Rick that was very well done thanks I too will be trying some Hydroponics in the near future. Working on my greenhouse first.
Allonjr
November 24, 2011 at 6:04 pm
Looks like we kind of had the same idea of making a free standing hydroponics unit. Nice work, I’m impressed. Check out the one I designed. It’s not home made but expandable and can accept all kinds of media.
I’m actually going to explore the way you did the gutters. I would have to make custom ones because we need a minimum of 7 inch in the width. I want to see how it will work with coco coir as this is the medium we use.
ironyc2
November 24, 2011 at 6:45 pm
Looks like we kind of had the same idea of making a free standing hydroponics unit. Check out the one I designed. It’s not home made but expandable and can accept all kinds of media.
I’m actually going to explore the way you did the gutters. I would have to make custom ones because we need a minimum of 7 inch in the width. I want to see how it will work with coco coir as this is the medium we use.
ironyc2
November 24, 2011 at 6:59 pm
tin foil to cover the tubing? light cant penatrate and it will reflect uv rays…. just a thought, also how did you keep from massive root tangle, i like your system and will be looking into making one very similar ill let you know what happens.
shoff1983
November 24, 2011 at 7:00 pm
thanx for sharing some helpfull info! great work
hamed8555
November 24, 2011 at 7:35 pm
Hey Rick, Thanks For Teaching Me How To Grow Marijuana.
TayzzScottBerr
November 24, 2011 at 8:09 pm
@WoodyNFla34482 I generally use ‘ionic hydroponics nutrients’ – you can buy them in bottles and you just add a small quantity to your reservoir every now and again. There are several different versions including Grow, bloom and boost.
However, a few weeks ago I tried adding some standard miracle grow plant food to my resoviour and my lettuce went nuts!
I guess the trick is to experiment and see what works for you.
rickvanman
November 24, 2011 at 8:41 pm