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I'm planning to do some of the tray type hydroponics in the greenhouse this year, but my wife saw some of the hydroponic towers on a show recently and was interested in doing some. I started researching and found many of the ones in the $140 - $200 range are only about 18' - 20" tall overall. I also kept seeing 3d printed ones on etsy for sale, so started looking around thingiverse and found several designs.
I settled on this one as it was most like the one she saw on the gardening show.
I started printing parts last night, starting with the largest one. Took 14 hours to complete, but came out well.
The design uses 2" net pots, and all the parts interlock to create the water tube up the middle of the structure.
There is a piece at the top that acts as a rain shower for water to drizzle down to all the pot below.
Can print more or less of the main modules to make it taller or shorter.
I'm estimating I could do about 5 of the pot holders (15 net pots) and all the other parts out of one roll of filament. I'll probably go a little higher, like 10 of them for a total of 30 net pots. I may have to also paint them to cut down on algae growth inside.
I settled on this one as it was most like the one she saw on the gardening show.
Modular Hydroponics Tower by ThatRobotGuy
This modular hydroponics tower lets you grow a large amount of plants without the need of lots of room. Each module fits 3 50mm (2 inch) pots and has the water tube running up the middle. Just stack as many modules as you require. Each module is designed to fit 3 M3x4x5 heat-inserts and bolt...
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I started printing parts last night, starting with the largest one. Took 14 hours to complete, but came out well.
The design uses 2" net pots, and all the parts interlock to create the water tube up the middle of the structure.
There is a piece at the top that acts as a rain shower for water to drizzle down to all the pot below.
Can print more or less of the main modules to make it taller or shorter.
I'm estimating I could do about 5 of the pot holders (15 net pots) and all the other parts out of one roll of filament. I'll probably go a little higher, like 10 of them for a total of 30 net pots. I may have to also paint them to cut down on algae growth inside.