Hydroponic recirculating solar powered system
How to build a solar powered recirculating hydroponic system for your balcony or backyard.
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How to build a solar powered recirculating hydroponic system for your balcony or backyard.
How much approx did this project cost you in total ?
In particular the solar panel + pump
chrisblackmore82
April 27, 2012 at 4:02 pm
Hi where can I find a decent pump to run an aquaponic system? my tanks are 3’x 5′ The ones I have seen are just not cost effective? thanks
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TablisiRochi
April 27, 2012 at 4:26 pm
i like how the system delivers water to each site evenly. saves the time of working our line pressure issues,cloggs and makes the best use of one small pump.
plants dont need as much water without sun to evaporate it.
joeswork1
April 27, 2012 at 5:17 pm
It is quite complicated with all the pipes, you could have done a simular set up using just a few. Also what else have you done with this system? Did it actually work? Because you are kinds starving the plants at night when there is no power to pump the water to them…
oliverjamescarr
April 27, 2012 at 5:43 pm
Seems a little over-complicated with the tubing to each pot, which got me thinking about alternative ways to distribute the water, and in a more dispersed way into the individual locations, so props for that. I also liked that you shared the way you make your own nutrient solution via “compost tea.” Thanks for sharing!
newcaptivate
April 27, 2012 at 6:40 pm
Great video!Do you have a parts list you could share?
wallysfurshed
April 27, 2012 at 7:36 pm
very brilliant
viokand
April 27, 2012 at 8:34 pm
awesome! thanks for the vid – your dog is very wise . . .
ImFineYurSick
April 27, 2012 at 8:45 pm
take those panels and put them in the basement.first you take a parabolic solar concentrator and put an robotic arm on it to follow the suns path.then make the focal point a mirrored shape cone that will send the light down through mirrored glass tubing straight into a mirrored shape glass box inside the mirrored shape box will be several solar panels that spin to keep them cool the mirrored box must have the mirrors inward to reflect the light sending from the parabolic focal point.ken van horn
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April 27, 2012 at 8:55 pm
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nahtyaua
April 27, 2012 at 9:18 pm
Very nice setup! It really looked like it’s very easy to build. I just want to know if you also built a thin covering for the whole system as protection for the rain and pests since it was built for outdoor. I am thinking of a somewhat a mini greenhouse.
plantlife102
April 27, 2012 at 9:48 pm
how much was the solar panel? how much watts does it give and for how long? and is it water proof for rain?
jenn1ifer
April 27, 2012 at 10:36 pm
It looks like one of the pond fountain kits available allover the web and at most major DIY stores like Lowes and Home Depot.
Instead of using it as a pond fountain he just made it force water through tubes to the plants.
BTW nice job.
AmeriCIA
April 27, 2012 at 11:12 pm
where did you buy the solar panel?
adwdragon
April 28, 2012 at 12:09 am
Thanks! *********
pgm98387
April 28, 2012 at 12:10 am
This is a great video thanks!
I don’t suppose you know the wattage or the litres/minute for the solar pump that you used? Ebay has a lot of solar pumps, but at 150L/min, they seem maybe too weak to do the job, but they seem to get expensive quite quickly above that.
makeumyne
April 28, 2012 at 1:00 am
I like the vermeculite mix, as that will retain moisture during the night, or on cloudy days. However, I was thinking that by using a restricting valve at each outlet so its more of a drip than a flow, then the header tank could have an overflow outlet returning to the resevoir (so the pump didnt run dry), but the header tank could be much bigger. So in theory it would never run dry. If the outlet was drip, drip, drip, rather than a constant flow. What you think? Nice bit with the worms. 🙂
CPGagie
April 28, 2012 at 1:54 am
Excellent video ! I’m inspired. I’m in Cairns so plenty of nice sunshine for the pump 🙂 A couple of things I’m going do differently, and put forward as a suggestion. Dont know if you’d agree or not? I’ll try having the header tank and the resevoir to the return end of the system, rather than having it in the middle and tubing going through the plants. Is there a reason you did it like that?
CPGagie
April 28, 2012 at 2:20 am
Sorry to hear it was damaged in a stom. It’s still a very clever system. I imagine it will inspire some to build their own system. Thanks for posting this video.
FenderGibsonWashburn
April 28, 2012 at 2:38 am
thanks for the feedback , love your work ! im in perth and the soil here is non exsisting so hydroponics is the only way to go , you system is ideal cause its self efficient , would you mind sharing your idea on the nutrients ? don
admd2143
April 28, 2012 at 3:18 am
Yep, they came from Bunnings, I’m in Queensland. The solar pump was purchased from China but I can’t find the name of the company. Found it by googling. Hope this help
Paulette1031
April 28, 2012 at 4:13 am
hey dude , those tressels look like come from bunnings , are you in oz ? where did you buy the submersible solar pump ? cheers mate
admd2143
April 28, 2012 at 4:31 am
that bucket splitter thing is GENIUS, and its all solar powered.. really really awesome. I’m subscribing.
HoboCabbage
April 28, 2012 at 4:43 am
5 stars that was so cool thank you
1fanstockmister
April 28, 2012 at 5:09 am
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yoduh8681
April 28, 2012 at 5:44 am