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I did that because I think it is cool to 3d print a pump, and I had a few electric motor laying around so it was the quickest. However for my first setup I decided to 3d print the pump and use a simple DC electric motor. I didn't choose this one at the end because it couldn't be immersed and I was afraid it would be quite noisy.įor a production system I think I would go for an inexpensive pump for aquarium, which can be immersed and are quite cheap (less than 20€). I spent quite a long time trying to figure out how to pump the water in my system.Īt first I wanted to use a solenoid pump I salvaged from a coffee machine. So print with 4 to 6 layers on the side and bottom. If you print the bottom container it has to be water tight. I wouldn't use ABS if you want to eat what you grow. I use PLA to print this because it is food safe. All the parts prints well without supports. I use this option to put it on my desk.Īt the top there is the a part ("couvercle") that splits the water flow in 3 streams over the baskets with internal channels.You can also use this part to hang the tower. Channels are made on the wall to allow a better repartition of the nutrient.Īt the bottom you can either fit a funnel ("fond") to fill a random container with a pump or a printed container (" bac reservoir pompe") with printed pump ("support moteur" and ""helice"). The nutrient solution flow from top to bottom, through the basket, thanks to a pump at the bottom. You can fit as many module as you want in your tower. It has 3 spot where you can put a basket ("panier") with a plant. I based my design on a system that would allow all my components to fit in each other. I decided to go for a sort of nutrient film technique () because i felt it wouldn't take to much space on my desk. There are several ways to do hydroponics out there. I also wanted to be able to put it on my desk to check it often.Īnd finally I decided to use 3d printing because I am used to work with this technique and I had a few neat features in mind that would be easy to do with a 3d printer.It has to be on the cheap side, so it wouldn't be too sad if the experiment is a failure.

I want a modular system, being able to grow with my knowledge (pun intended).

My goal is to try hydroponic on a small scale, and eventually be able to scale up to grow a few vegetables if the experiment is a success. And sometimes it fails :) but don't worry so far everything works ) ****DISCLAIMER****** I am really not a professional gardener so i feel free to try things. This instructable is also an entry to the gardening contest, so if you like it please vote for it :) It is also my first instructable so I'll try to make it clear but do not hesitate to ask questions, I'll do my best to answer. This instructable is about my journey in hydroponic. It has been a while that I'm curious about hydroponics so I decided to create a project to give it a try.