How to make an inexpensive low-pressure aeroponic system - DIY - New Design - Version 2 - Full Video
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2024
- This is the full video (Parts 1, 2, 3 combined) of my new design inexpensive low pressure aeroponics system - version 2. Like the first design, this one still uses PVC spray bars and misting nozzles, but it is much simpler and more efficient. It uses two 5 gallon buckets instead of the 4 gallon icing container used in the first design. You can see an update here showing how it is doing growing a large Helios Habanero plant. • Low-pressure aeroponic...
I also remastered the audio, so it should sound a little better. If you want to see the individual parts, see links below.
Part 1 - • How to make an inexpen...
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Last year I made a video ( • How to make an inexpen... ) of a DIY low-pressure aeroponics system design (aka spray-a-ponics or soak-a-ponics), which uses a submersible pump and PVC with spray nozzles attached. The nozzles spray nutrient solution onto the roots, then circulate back through the pump. That design worked very well, but there were a few issues I encountered.
Problems with old version:
1. Small reservoir
2. Difficult to change nutrients
3. Over-complicated design, requiring special tools
The new design addresses these issues. If you built the other version, you probably have most of the parts already.
I did not mention in the video, but for the nutrient solution, I used a three part mix of Masterblend, Magnesium Sulfate and Calcium Nitrate at a ppm of around 850.
Part 1 of this tutorial shows the parts needed and preparation. Part 2 shows the construction, and Part 3 shows the final assembly, operation and follow-up.
Parts needed for this system as shown in the video:
PVC parts
schedule 40 1/2" PVC pipe -
3 x 1" long pieces
1 x 7/8" long piece
2 x 3" long pieces
2 x 1/2" couplers
2 x 1/2" caps
2 x 1/2" slip 45 degree elbows
1 x 90 deg tee
1 x 1/2" adapter threaded/slip (screws into the pump) - get at a Lowes or Home Depot
3 x Spray nozzles and 11/64" drill bit - goo.gl/QX4u9j
Submersible pump
1 x EcoPlus 728310 Eco 396 Submersible Pump, 396GPH goo.gl/n4cmuL (I mentioned in the video that I had seen one by Apollo Horticulture for 10.00, but don't see that available at the time of this posting.)
Drill bits for internal bucket - These don't have to be exact, the 11/16" is what I used. It needs to be either exactly the diameter of the 1/2" PVC pipe or just under.
1/4"
11/16"
2 x 5 gallon buckets - goo.gl/qUS06c (You can get these cheaper at big box stores)
1 x 5 gallon bucket lid Approx. 2.00 in box stores
1 x 3" net pot goo.gl/NUZKIu
1 x 3" hole saw - goo.gl/TPehGL
OR
*You might want to modify this design using a 6 inch bucket lid net pot. That would offer a little more stability and save some work and money. (6 inch net pot - goo.gl/8nlTAS) If you use this you won't need the regular bucket lid, 3 inch net pot or 3 inch hole saw.
Supporting media
Clay pebbles/hydroton - goo.gl/pKFvKk
*alternately you could use coco coir chips instead - goo.gl/q5k8Dl
Power cord management
1 x 1 7/8" hole saw - goo.gl/dRz3GN
1 x 2" neoprene cloning collar - goo.gl/sb3bMe (This also has the spray nozzles needed, listed above, but doesn't included the 11/64" bit)
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Thank you Peter, one of the most thoroughly explained videos I've ever watched!
Thanks for watching!
Hi Peter
The red 360 sprayer you forced into the PVC pipe had thread on it is not installed properly. You should have tap it with a 5 mm tap then screw it on this way it will allows you to remove it for maintenance
thank you sharing that is a good setup great idea!!!!
Thanks! I grew a monster habanero plant with this setup, got close to 200 pods off of it.
One pump per plant is utterly ridiculous there are so many other ways that you could accomplish what you have done with one large pump pumping to several buckets very impressive root system I'll give you that
This was mostly a proof of concept video, but I see your point. I have looked into making a multi-site system, just haven't had time. Thanks for watching, and your feedback. I appreciate it.
I think it’s actually great. It makes it much easier to quarantine a sick plant without worrying about the illness spreading across your whole crop. It’s a little excessive, but i see it as the cost of insurance.
Cool idea...but I like my DWC 1 bucket 1 air stone...I'm cheap n lazy 😁
Nothing wrong with that :)
Use a tomato supporter upside down it fits on the pail and does wonders with my plants
Thanks for the tip!
this is very informative - thank you for making this video Peter.
Thanks for watching, Derek! I appreciate it.
I'd love to see you use a large barrel, where one can stick multiple plants 40+ etc into it... the set up of the pipes is what I'm more interested in such a set up....
Thanks. I'm working on a version 3 that will have a reservoir, controller bucket and and a chain of growing buckets.
I posted this video in parts when I first uploaded it. Here's the full version containing all three parts. I also worked on cleaning up the audio some.
Is there any substitute for those clay pebbles Plz HELP!!!!!!!!
nice work lot of critical. people out there what works for u learn as you go like everyone
@@joseywales2037 Thanks for posting this.
I think Lowe's should pay you at least ten cents per view.
Thanks!
At 17:00 it's easier to just add threads to the pipe so the nozzle fits nicely instead of trying to force a friction fit.
Thanks for watching! Yes, you could do it either way. I have a tap that works with those. Was just showing an alternative method for those don't have one handy.
@@pepperdactyl cool, thanks for the reply. Sorry if there was something I missed, I was watching these on break so I had to jump around a bit during the video.
Why so many unnecessary holes in the inner bucket? The roots are entangled in them and goes down into the outer bucket. It was enough to make 1 hole for the drain.
Fewer holes would work fine. The only drawback would be taking longer to switch containers since it wouldn't drain out as fast.
great video mate but really over complicated an easy process, but still well done.
Thanks for watching!
Wow, that plant is one spoiled child, living all alone in that big beautiful Lowe's bucket; makes my Home Depot buckets with 80 plants seem like a slum lord's building project. Peter, thanks for the show, and your video gives me and others insight as to how we can improve these systems as we go and grow. I appreciate your video, truly. Here's some small criticism: Your pump can most likely send water upwards to a height of maybe 6 or 7', so you can add several buckets atop one another, which may give you some ideas if you decide to grow smaller veggies like lettuce, herbs, parsley, etc.
Your bucket alone can handle at least ten to 15 more plants around the sides, which will then make the system highly practical and valuable; but as it is now with one plant (one beauty of a plant I must say) is costly for us po' folk. (You should see me trying to figure how to make holes evenly spaced around each bucket, which I should have taped as true Comedy.) Also, your pump is being strangled by so many holes directly over it and too close to the plant root system; don't think there's any harm trimming a few inches from plant roots. A length of tubing circling the interior would have been a less expensive way to go. ciao. Thanks for the show.
Thanks for watching. You bring up some good points.
12:53 What is the maximum diameter of such a nozzle Hole Saw? I need to drill a hole with a diameter of 20-25 cm, is it possible?
I believe that blue is ok or green because plants don't see these colors but I would always go with black buckets myself. Light leaks cause algae growth thus my chioce of black and keep your water between 68 and 72f anything higher will cause root rot over time.
Hey Peter, very well explained. Understood quite well. thanks. How would you use this technique to grow plants in an extremely tight/closed space? I live in a building that has provided a very small flowerbed area (just 1.5ft.).
Thanks for watching. You could adapt this using smaller containers. One that comes to mine are the 4 gallon rectangular icing containers. Sometimes you can get them cheap or free at larger bakeries like Sam's Club.
Thanks a lot!
Thanks for watching!
Hey cool vid. Did you ever have problems with even moisture distribution in the roots?
Since it has 2 sides and not 4 like you square 4 gallon dystem.
Thanks
No issues that I'm aware of. I used it for a full season growing a habanero plant, and appeared health, got huge and produced a lot of fruit. I posted several follow up videos showing the progress.
Hi Peter, i hooe youn read this, I made your low pressure aeroponic system and I'm having some concerns with drooping leaves. Im wondering what is your watering schedule for this system? Thanks in advance !!
Hi Peter Thankyou for such a detailed video. Did you keep the same bottom bucket all along and kept adding water/nutrients or did you regularly swap old bucket with new one.
Thanks for watching. You could do either, but it's easier to just swap out the bottom bucket with another one that has fresh nutrients. Sometimes in a pinch, or short on time, I would just add more nutrients to the one it was in.
@@pepperdactyl Thanks for reply
Can i just buy one from you? Really.
what are using for the pump timer?
For the pump I was using, I just ran it 24/7.
@@pepperdactyl I didn't know you could do that. Makes sense though. Have you tried a timer before. Good experiment, I might do it.
Peter you are still way over thinking it. Make one bucket just for the water .nutrient and the pump..Portable. Then pipe it out and back into what ever container you want .May be a large gutter or something custom made.Run half inch pvc in the bottom the hole length of the grow box with the little misters every foot or so pointing up wards .You just want the bottom of you net cups to get misted not sprayed .Make a return for water to make its way back into your starting bucket.
Thanks for the suggestions!
Polly drip line is your friend. I don't understand why everyone uses PVC especially for a circle bucket
Thanks for your input!
How much power does the pump consume? I am experimenting with ultrasonic mist sprayers.
I never tested the power draw on it. It was a relatively small pump rated at 480 gph, I think. It probably didn't use much.
"that's probably enough" lol. Nice video though.. better to be a guy that over engineers than a guy who under engineers
Thanks!
hi peter, thanks for this video. i was wondering how youre powering the pumps? and if its using the national grid how much does it cost your roughly?
thanks for sharing this excellent growing technique
Thanks for watching! I just plug into a regular outlet. I haven't done any tests for power draw, but I don't think it uses much.
Great video. Would this work with more of a vertical tower design so that I can grow more veg?
I haven't tried making one. I guess as long as your pump was powerful enough to push water to the top, and let it run down over the roots it should work.
I would like to know how long do you run the pump, 24hrs, 12hrs, 6 hrs, etc etc,
I ran this one 24/7 with no issues.
Those are some THICCC roots!
Thanks!
Is any of this plastic food safe?
What about that toxic glue to hold the PVC pipe together?
I don't know if those buckets are, but you could apply the same principles with food safe containers of your choosing. The toxic glue is the same thing used by plumbers to glue fittings and pipes together. I feel ok using it for myself. If you're concerned about that you could substitute a bulkhead fitting that screws together.
With the pump you're using and the setup, would it be able to supply a finer mist with different nozzles and smaller diameter tubes? Is the output of the pump fixed?
The output is fixed. For a finer mist, you'd need a high pressure setup, even with smaller nozzles, not sure this pump could achieve that. This design is more in the realm of what's sometimes referred to as 'Sprayponics'.
Hi. Peter Thank you very much for this project and I want to make one soon, my question is what is the NAME of that little Red water come out?
Thanks for watching! That part is the spray nozzle. There's a link in the description, but it's not available you can search 360 spray nozzle hydroponic on Amazon and a bunch will come up.
That imperial system is really confusing!
Needs at least a gauze box around the pump to protect it lol ;)
Is that bucket food safe???
Probably not, but the same principles apply if you use a food safe container.
@@pepperdactyl Great video - thanks for the reply.
If the roots go to the 2nd reservoir then you got yourself DWC.
Hi Peter. I've watched this video a few times and I really like this build. I wonder if a smaller pump would work just as well? This is very similar to my cloner I built in a large tote. I was thinking you could probably make a few different lids and use it with different size net cups for either cloning, or growing multiple seedlings at a time until you decide what to do with them. I just bought a couple more pumps, I think I may build a version like yours and try it out. Do you think if maybe there was just 2 drain holes in the inner bucket the roots would stay mostly contained in that bucket and if so do you think they would be healthy? I'm thinking if they can grow in Kratky, they should be ok contained in the inner bucket. Probably would make res changes easier.
You bring up some good points. The roots have grown down through holes in the inner bucket. I think the two drain holes would work fine. One bonus of have more holes, and roots growing through them, is it gives the plant some backup if the power or pump goes out. Yes, this would work fine for seedlings, cloning, etc... I wish I had simplified a little more on this plant and just used a 6 inch bucket lid net pot. Will do that next season. Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts on this.
I think that's the beauty in a design like this using a 5 gallon bucket over a tote. The lids are universal and can be purchased separately and built for different applications or you can just use a bucket lid net pot. If you want to grow something different just swap to the lid that works best.
It was enough to make 1 hole for the drain.
Hey Peter Stanley nice build! I was wondering how tall is the system? I am thinking about building two of these but have limited height in my cabinet. Thanks
Thank you!. I don't have it put together right now, but the height was the one 5 gal bucket, plus another 5 inches or so, plus the plant height. The hab I had in mine got really big outside.
Thanks! That will still give me enough space in my cabinet grow to grow 30 plus inches of plant. Thanks again for the fast reply!
Good but now you need 20ft tent
Ever have any heat issues with the pump. Water temps to high?
With the size pump I used, I didn't have any issues running it 24/7, this is even outdoors during the summer months. The plant got huge.
Peter Stanley vivosun 800 gph submersible
I'm using a 490 gph pump here. I haven't tried that one. That might have heat issues. If it did you could use one of those minute cycle timers, like on a couple minutes, off a few minutes.
Why make all the holes in the top bucket? Wouldn’t you prefer all the roots stay in the top? I would think it would be better to only have one or two drain holes.
Yes that should work fine, thanks for watching! Not sure why I used so many holes, but I didn't have any problems with it. Most of the roots stayed in the top bucket.
Thinking back now, I might have reused that bucket from another project, but it was probably to make it drain quickly so I could easily move it from one bucket of nutrients to another.
Thanks for the reply. I was thinking about building one that's similar, just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything. My only change would probably be less holes, probably three in the bottom and two toward the top so that I could see water coming through if it were getting close to spilling. Hell maybe I'll even make a video of it. I've never made one before, so that will be a first.
That sounds great! If you do make a video, please let me know. I'd love to watch it. Thanks!
are you using lids with gaskets?
No, the 5 gallon bucket lids snaps on tightly enough that gaskets aren't needed. Thanks for watching!
What nutrients are you using in the solution? I'm trying to get something similar working myself.
Right now I'm using Dyna-Gro 7-9-5. Although I have used Masterblend with Epsom salt and Calcium Nitrate with good success.
@@pepperdactyl that's going to be epic
Peter Stanley I’m an experienced grower with soil, I want to get into Aeroponics, can you elaborate on the nutrients? What’s your detailed exact go to for a 5gal bucket?? Thanks again for the upload
Hi Peter
I wanted to ask if you are still using this system? I know it's been two years since you posted this, I did one but really never used it
I haven't used it since, but I did have great results with it. One issue was the plant consumed a lot after it got big, requiring constant filling, so I think it needs a reservoir fed controller bucket to maintain the nutrient level. But that adds a lot more complexity to the system and for one plant, might not be worth it. I did get a huge harvest of habaneros though.
@@pepperdactyl I hear you, I also like to be on the lazy side 🤣
What was your total cost for one setup?
I'm not sure, I had some parts from a previous project. I believe you can get the pump relatively cheap, around 20.00 or less. The spray heads are cheap, maybe 10.00, pvc parts are maybe 10.00. I do recommend, instead of using a 3"net pot, just get a 6 inch net pot bucket let. They are around 5.00 - 10.00, depending on where you get them.
That is nuts. You have to have the pump stationary and quick disconnect fittings from pump to manifold. I just watched you crush the shit out of some roots with your coffee lid.
How much this costs in Indian rupees??
Not sure, I don't remember the exact dollar amount. Google has a nice currency converter. So say it costs 30 US dollars, you can type in the search 30 dollars to rupees and it'll tell you 2,145.81 Indian Rupee
Inexpensive? You got one plant for all that. I could get 20 out of that bucket
So you could grow 20 4'x4' pepper plants producing 200+bpods each out of one bucket?! That's awesome. Please post your video of it.
@@pepperdactyl yeah, I don't he knows what he's talking about, or about aeroponics in general, thanks for the video by the way. Love the spray bar idea.
this kid needs a father figure 22.5 deg 45deg 90deg simple math 360 deg in a circle =4 90s 8 45s 16 22.5s youll get it
Thanks for watching. Not sure exactly what you're referring to. Could you elaborate? Thanks.
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What was that again I fell asleep
Sorry it didn't meet your expectations or hold your attention. I'm there are other videos on TH-cam you could watch, or maybe consider actually making one yourself