Build an Automated Hydroponic System

[@Kyle.Gabriel]

Thanks for all the comments and support. Here's a bonus unlisted video just for you all: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIe8mWeeopKqgJY

[@AntonbisAndreou]

Can you share them with me ?are they for sale?

[@Kyle.Gabriel]

They're currently only being grown for research purposes.

[@aledirksen01]

dude, I have questions. I have rasberry pi and made a large hydroponic and greenhouse, 8x8 meters. Where did you get all the sensors? Is this all open source that I can use these? I am just starting up and had a lot of failures on the way including getting very sick. I am hoping to get things working.

[@Kyle.Gabriel]

Check out the video description for a detailed article that should answer all your questions.

[@jonnyappleseed9992]

Hey Kyle have you had issues with your pi and timing? I have heard people saying that arduino keeps timing better than the pi because of the I/o and was wondering your take?

[@kenlee224]

You have multiple skills and talents ranging from mechanical engineering to electrical engineering, to 3d printing, smart agriculture, programming, testing and calibration. I can hardly believe that you can do this all alone. Amazing.

[@TheJacklwilliams]

It is humbling to be sure but don't forget, all of these skills in detail are available for study on the web. If you are strong enough in any area you can pick up the other skills just by doing. People like Kyle make this possible by sharing the kind of detail he does. That's what blows me away. Anyway, Thanks Kyle! Amazing!

[@Anthonybrother]

Learning all these skills in regular public school would take like 20 years.

[@pickle_rickk9996]

not to mention the perfect choice of beat while 3D printing

[@covingtonkua9404]

Not to forget editing skills

[@mobiustrip2787]

@@Anthonybrother you don't need school to learn any of this. You do however need to be self driven and stop consuming entertainment with all of your free time. Reading books, watching videos like these and building things yourself goes a long way. Its a liberating experience. You're holding yourself back

[@Muuce]

Nobody else talking about the seamless video transition to fully grown plants at 14:10 That was amazing!!

[@harryperfors2224]

agreed, VERY well done

[@bigrob029]

So nice had to watch it twice. The whole build process and programming was cool, but that transition was the icing on the cake. Silky smooth!!

[@mattchisholm4894]

dude, the effort that went into this video is absolutely nuts. I'm blown away. sending this to all the other EEs in my program lol

[@jameskelmenson1927]

Was this project inspired by hydrobot? The water flow design is exactly the same. And the sensory array is the same.

[@Kyle.Gabriel]

@@jameskelmenson1927 I never heard of hydrobot.

[@justinomar9210]

@@jameskelmenson1927 no they were probably inspired by him he's been doing since way before them

[@manojjain3431]

he has extraordinary complete 360 perspective implementation power way beyond hydrobot

[@beckettman42]

I needed this video 10 years ago when I was growing not lettuce in my closet.

[@Christoph.403]

This literally dropped my jaw wide open. Astonishing. Really. Makes me feel completely useless lol.

[@shawn6224]

you're not alone, I’m with you

[@littlenugs9942]

@@shawn6224 no definitely not

[@littlenugs9942]

I wonder what he does for a living.lol

[@j0texo0j]

hahaha I am with you :D

[@NotSoCrazyNinja]

A lot has changed since I was a kid. When I was a kid, all of this was at most, just imagination. Heck, smartphones weren't even a thing when I was a kid. I can't even begin to imagine what it's like for people who are 80-90 years old. The world of their childhood is long dead and gone. Unlike a lot of the older generation, I'm totally for automation and technology. It can really be a huge benefit to humanity, however, I also believe that the old ways of farming should remain, even if just to preserve crop variety.

[@daminduliyanage]

This is just mind-blowing. And the 4-year long open-source coding project. This guy deserves respect. 👏

[@phil860]

I was a bit thrown off when I realized this is not a huge DIY channel but actually your first project video of this kind on this channel. Really well done!

[@Kyle.Gabriel]

Quite a compliment! Thank you.

[@nomo1957]

Kyle, why did you have stopped? You are such an inspiration! THIS IS YOUR TIME, the people will understand more and more how easy and important it is to grow their own food at home. PLS PLS PLS, come back, do some more videos and show the world how it is working

[@vascodawilson]

This has to be THE best project of this kind. Seriously impressed with the website and the entire tutorial, music was also excellent. Thanks man

[@Hoocho]

*slow clap* Unbelievable. Just a beautiful video, perfectly executed, with surprises along the way that just kept giving. I can appreciate everything about it, the camera work, the editing and the incredible amount of knowledge you’re drawing from across multiple fields. Tip of the hat from kindred spirit.

[@bmaffin13]

Do you plan on trying this and scaling this up to a larger scale? Love your content. I'm currently getting ready to try a few of your builds. Going to be a fun grow aeason

[@thermochopps]

Very inspiring! I've previously dabbled with using RPis to monitor and regulate conditions for indoor growing, but the sophistication of this system is incredible. Thanks for sharing this.

[@cuttestpomeraniansimbafrie2600]

I am currently building a 'commercial pilot hydroniponics based smart farm' and this video has been helping me alot. thank you so much.

[@foyjamez]

Wow. That's an impressive skill set: Electronic, 3D printing, fabrications and agricultural.

[@joshuadelaughter]

This is legit one of the coolest things I've ever seen.

[@TheOfficialTLM]

Man this is literally exactly what I had dreamed of doing. I had maybe half of it figured out. But I didn't know how much I had missing until I watched your video. Thanks so much for.your work and making it publicly available

[@brendonnel6631]

I like coming home from a long days work, stack my bong, and just watch people build hydroponic stuff, its great. You certainly are a genius in my book.

[@13orrax]

should be titled "how to make a salad from scratch"

[@bixlord]

"If you wish to make a salad from scratch, you must first invent the universe." Carl Sagan or something like that :P

[@Anthonybrother]

How-to videos are cancer

[@pickle_rickk9996]

@@Anthonybrother you can watch memes the whole day and the global warming problem just disappears

[@barksdalepropertygroup2463]

I cut it off when he started with the electrical I ain’t building a bomb shelter for the plant 💀💀

[@jayofman]

We need a kyle in every community around the world to teach and coach to build decentralised, resilient self sufficient communities🙏

[@blarbdude]

You literally designed and executed what I daydream about but could never do myself. Absolutely amazing stuff here!

[@dylanarveson9594]

Same... I've had this idea for over 10 years. I'm a bit disappointed that I never took the initiative to learn all of this, but it's not too late.

[@ivoryreviewsstuff]

Same. But I actually find it inspirational. Like maybe I can do this.

[@Veecoco]

In my 10+ years watching KZbin videos, this has to be the most interesting and insanely detailed video I've ever seen. Until 2:33 I thought this is fairly straightforward, but that was just the beginning :D Mind-blown

[@harryperfors2224]

started off simple, started making a mental shopping list, then stopped just as quickly lol

[@jonathanmiller7]

Finally! The DIY "Pi-droponics" video with instructions I've been looking for! This is amazing!

[@TUTMak3r]

This is the most impressive combination of insanely niche knowledge and skill I have ever seen combined into a wonderful work of engineering and art. Wow.

[@rrusl8471]

This is one of the best complete guide for fully automated hydroponic system. Thanks for sharing. I think he even made the music himself too.

[@psmith5573]

This reminds me the quality of the effort "content creator" puts in his project back in 2000's when the internet firstly comeout. You are a cool guy!

[@Kyle.Gabriel]

Thank means a lot. Thank you!

[@TheLYagAmi]

This is the absolute pinnacle of IOT. Super cool project man. If this entire setup was a kickstarter project id back it in an instant. 👏👏👍

[@nectormaris3863]

Wanted to say that I purchased all the components to your system and hired an electrical engineer from India to walk me through the electrical part of the automation. Will reach out when the system is up and running.

[@GardeningBaron]

This is really amazing bro! This is pretty much a mini sized version of the hydroponic shipping containers I use to work in. The fact that you designed and programed the whole thing is crazy. Thank you so so much for sharing!

[@rogeriopedroso]

Hi Kyle! This is Rogério S. Pedroso, from the city of Brusque, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Stopping by to thank you for sharing this beautiful automated hydroponics project. Congratulations for the initiative. I wish you much success in your life.

[@banyantree1712]

Just amazing, The amount of skill required for this is unreal. This system can run an entire farm !

[@juniorshbr13]

Kyle, You are a bad dude. I am still amazed at your work. I am impressed and grateful.

[@dominiclorenzo3145]

I literally started laughing out of sheer amazement when you started configuring the monitoring and automation systems. I said "no fucking way" on numerous occasions. So impressive man.

[@ExploitTheVibe369]

Buuuudddddyyy!!!! You win the Cannanerd Cup with this. I CANT BELIEVE YOU DID THIS!!! I'm not only proud of you, I'm also impressed. You outdid 99% of youtube hydroponic builders here.

[@nacs]

Incredible video probably the highest quality one DIY video I've ever seen on KZbin. The filming, assembly, hardware, software setup, the automation plan, the timelapses -- everything was amazing.

[@bydecko1]

i just bought a water pump without the plug conector, i had to put it myself and it made a short circuit:) and i really wanna do what this man did, light years away:)

[@ugetridofit]

I just ran into your channel. I have watched a allot of maker videos in my time. I have to say this was by far the most well documented video I have ran into. Thank you for all the links to everything!! Awesome Job!

[@panicfarm9874]

I just grow my “Vegetables….” In pot outside and put worm wee and soil in the pot, gives me great “Flowers….” By the way your video was great, easy to follow, clear speaking and even the music was good. Well done 👍

[@kevinesh]

From 4:15 to 5:12 was totally nuts!!

[@ChrisB...]

Just finished my first wifi VPD humidity controller and ended up here after brainstorming potential upgrades last night. Wow! Great work man.

[@andrewgreen2588]

Just found this. Wow, you're an incredible engineer/botanist/chemist! Thanks for sharing your brilliance. Inspiring stuff, time lapse is awesome

[@Kyle.Gabriel]

Thank you. The time-lapses are my favorite parts.

[@ricksters11]

Well, at least we now know how to set up our automated Hydroponic system when colonizing a new planet. You know, that manifest destiny thing! That was so involved and complicated that I'd rather piss in the wind that try to recreate this system. But all joking aside, this is above and beyond a well thought out and well designed system. Insane build that I am certain only a few will be able to recreate. Nice job! Truly!

[@stevelong1648]

Sweet job Kyle!! Not many projects demonstrate the final product. Kudos

[@danielthompson3205]

Daym start build is smooth, then I realized even down to drilling grommet dripper pipes was same build I did in 2000 for school project. Very nice vid

[@vermontapple]

Unbelievable! I would think your phone would be ringing off the hook to build these for people.

[@gorillafunk725]

Macro auto system on a micro level. They be the most expensive lettuce I have ever seen. Nice work. If you want to be a master designer reduce the cost & complexity to 10% of this & create a system that those who don't have the resources or funds you have access to can build. "A master designer can do for 10 cents what costs all others 1$" My dad, 7 design awards, 33 design patents. Food for thought.

[@Kyle.Gabriel]

It did only cost me 10%. Also, if I reduce the complexity 90%, then it's just another generic video like hundreds of others on youtube. I'm showing how you can use a multitude of skills and automation applications for a prototype that can be easily scaled. >most expensive lettuce It does grow more than one harvest. But you're right, and that's why these varieties of lettuce are some of the most expensive you'll find in the grocery store.

[@gorillafunk725]

@@Kyle.Gabriel Fair point. I agree with your motive. If people stop watching tv & learn something. Its truly amazing what can be achieved. Point proven. The new generation of LED horticultural lighting makes it possible to create micro food production in virtually any environment with low power consumption, less material waste ( hid globes that can contain mercury & are done after 5000 hours average) & high quality results due to better PAR light spectrum. Not only that they last 10 times longer. It is a real game changer. Raspberry pi is one of the best computer system learning tools ever created. Creative & fun Lettuce are a great way to start. Fast results & are not light hungry. 100 watt quantum board with quality LED is plenty for 3 X 3 ft grow space. Double that wattage & you can grow anything you like. Cheers

[@danielquilesjr.3461]

Bro. I was beyond amazed at the level of detail in your write up. I’m modeling my automated setup after yours with a different system. I can’t put into words how grateful I am for stumbling onto this video when I was researching hydroponics. We’ll done and thank you.

[@johngreig2824]

Humanity needs more people like you.

[@RELANSER]

This is great work! I am really impressed not only from the whole project as an idea and how you made it but also from all the skills that you have used. From using a hammer and a drill, understanding hydroponics and writing code for raspberry. Great job! Congratulations!

[@kosielemmer]

Awesome and complete. When I do stuff like this it is only sort of working with wires all over the place and I stop using it after a month.

[@killmess7850]

This video is AMAZING. The quality of the images, the whole process you strictly followed and the effort you put into this is incredible I've known plenty of lab technicians in my faculty that would go crazy with the quality of this project.

[@mbpro08]

its the best tutorial i ever se in my life!!! like...relly...you even make a website for it and ur hydroponic sistem is purfect it control evreting!!!

[@danielrhiner4839]

This is extremely well done! 3:29 is arguably the best part.

[@dagnabbitwabbit]

I was looking for this comment hah

[@rsteinbruecker5267]

There is not enough words to express what I just saw, wow, NASA looking for people like you

[@JoeMcBroom]

OK MY GUY HOLY SMOKES. But seriously... this over-engineered lettuce tent is a masterpiece. As is the video. The continuous shot from planting to late stage growth was just.. oof.. brings a tear to my eye.

[@razorbackblood06]

"Over-engineered lettuce tent".. lol Basically my thoughts in 4 words.

[@extendedp1]

Thanks for the video, and for showing the results. Too many people throw up build videos, and never show it working, or not.

[@MrDavidKingsland]

I'm thoroughly impressed. I was convinced when it came time to plant, you'd be growing marijuana (which is legal here in Canada).

[@captainjeff3784]

Okay, so I had planned to automate my system for food production, then I found your video.. Designing a hydro system is easy, the automation process you came up with is on NASA level..

[@wezzy1983]

Back in my day plants just grew in the ground, Bloody youngins and your tech *Shakes fist* 🤣 Joking this is amazing, got som time off over Christmas i may have a stroke atempting this

[@Dhananjai284]

Did you notice any problems with algae growth with this system by any chance? This sophistication of automation absolutely blew me away and you have inspired me

[@Kyle.Gabriel]

There was some, since there was some light intrusion to the water, but there wasn't much.

[@kishorekumar4460]

This is just what I was looking for ... Thanx a ton for sharing this 🙂

[@sethm7761]

as a fellow tinkerer and programmer - KUDOS this is awesome

[@astroken573]

This is exactly what I was looking for, and never expected to find! Thanks so much for designing and building this with such attention to detail, and then sharing it all in such a concise and non-intimidating way. I've been researching all of the components, but expected to have to figure all of the connections and programming myself.... Yahoo!

[@evermynd]

wow wow wow…. i’ve been dreaming if something like this for a while now… and you made it look easy.

[@Jmoe22]

This is probably one of the most impressive videos I’ve seen from editing to just the sheer breadth of knowledge you have to put this all together. Props to you sir.

[@johnharrison2511]

Very Clever. Futuristic Standard. Education pays dividends.

[@andrewdavis9234]

after watching this i’ve had the most insane realization my dad, who passed a few years ago, was pretty open with me about him being a complete stoner a couple years before he passed. it was cool ya know whatever. but he grew his own stuff hydroponically( something he had done before i was born). and looking at what he did for work and how it’s 100% translated on how and where to get the material to build a hydroponic system. i’m considering upscaling this idea for a 6x8x7ft greenhouse in my garden. i live in a 8b/9a zone and this year will have 306 days in between frost(crazy on it’s own). i’ve always struggled growing greens in my yard because of my amount of sunlight and downright intense uv. i’ve done more to use high growing plants to help shade my bed but a greenhouse kept hydroponic would be amazing

[@trees69]

Hey thanks for the video! That you've explained everything step by step, makes it much easier for someone new like me to give these things a go. Hope to see new mushroom video from you soon, I found the one you've uploaded difficult to follow (my short comings not yours) Thank you! Namaste.

[@Benjamington]

Mushroom video would be awesome

[@TwitchingI]

I know so little about hydroponics holy shit... i thought i know basics, now i know that there are so many things i didnt know i dont know..thank you... for opening my eyes

[@johndouh3717]

Upgrade suggestion: light intensity control + notify you when a solution (e.g. ph+) needs a refill

[@hvanmegen]

audio protip: optimize your voiceover channel for midrange audio, filter out the lower resonant tones; my desk was rumbling from your audio.. EQ your music so it doesn't overlap your voiceover channel (notch the midrange) and use a microphone next to your mouth instead of in a room with a wall nearby so no echo's are recorded (or use some kind of foam or dampening material to dampen the reflections. Great video btw.. awesome to see it being done and instill us with the faith that we too can undertake such a thing!

[@Kyle.Gabriel]

Thanks! I think I improved my mixing/mastering skills in my latest video on mushroom cultivation.

[@intelbreak]

@henryvanmegen Protip: I watched your video on butterflies and I think you have a great thing going on, but you can get a much more professional result by using a wind protector on your mic.

[@cheaterman49]

I was watching this from Discord because a friend shared it, but I had to come here to compliment your choice of music at 4:42 :-)

[@Kyle.Gabriel]

Thanks! So good!

[@JasonAdair]

It appears you've thought this through a bit. :) Very nice.

[@MikePfunk]

When I saw this title I thought, ok dude, we can all buy and setup the hydro systems with automatic controllers. Then I clicked, and you literally meant build it from scratch, which is awesome! The title is why this probably doesn't have millions more views.

[@ursanotsomajor]

Dude, the engineering and video production quality is awesome! Thanks for the great video

[@kimbapjr]

Bro thought he could drop the coolest transition ever and we wouldn't notice.

[@cinemamusical]

VERY impressive skills. Your editing is also absolutely perfect. I'm impressed!

[@majabe1337]

got raspberry pi 3 since few years, now I've found a proper purpose for it Thank you :D

[@benchang1168]

Was expecting a Rubbermaid with holes and got McGyver. You sir, are a smart dude. Well done 🎉🎉🎉

[@TheMicahPerson]

I'm actually going to make this and let you know how it goes in a month!

[@julian-io5wl]

See you in three weeks

[@NZRoads]

update pls

[@alwaysadventurous7905]

How’s it going?

[@julian-io5wl]

times up

[@Pulii]

I just started using mycodo with a sustrate humidity sensor and its incredible how well it works, great job my man!!!

[@Grovento]

Great! Thank you for sharing your knowledge, particularly now when the world claims a review.

[@dagnabbitwabbit]

I was not prepared for this amount of preparation and execution.

[@Kyle.Gabriel]

Neither was I, but I persevered

[@maaaark22]

Kyle this is amazing!! you are such a blessing to this community with your talent. i'll try to mimick what you've made from scratch. still need to learn everything though! more power!

[@jamesgaffney7480]

I just bought a house and I am hoping to use this video to make my entire basement a small hydroponic farm to produce food for my wife and I. I also plan on using this in my garage to produce flats of forage materials to raise rabbits on for meat.

[@ydr624]

The execution of this video is really well done sir, thank you! 🙏🏽

[@slickheisenberg8208]

Big props for using old school jungle breaks. Plus, this is a really great build. Keep em coming.

[@evilhasheroes7775]

Absolutely legendary! Highly impressive stuff, and fantastic content creation sir! Keep up the amazing work, and I will be checking out your full build details shortly!

[@InfinitismYT]

This is awesome. The mix of automated engineering and gardening makes him an ideal candidate for space colonization farming studies. We need more people like him guy at NASA or USDA. Our future depends on it.

[@pixelapse9613]

Earth is flat my guy

[@TheHouseoftheShadow]

Dude, you're my hydro hero! This is awesome!

[@omkarmundhe4988]

As a hydroponic and IoT enthusiast, the best video out there, such detailed explanation. Take a bow.

[@jon7187]

Incredible work. Would love to hear a 1 year later update to understand what you modified (if anything)!

[@matgggg55]

This is amazing this is exactly what I have always planned on doing once I buy a house at least.

[@sumanth5875]

Bravo, my dude. Bravo!

[@christianluna9016]

I work in cell culture and we control our bioreactors pH, CO2, oxygen etc and its very similar to what you just made! Awesome work man

[@oscarmartinezanguita7835]

Inspiring ang beautiful!!

[@BendiddlyBoofendhrimtzire]

You have furthered my journey along the same path

[@ShadawGaming]

"Here's how to build an automated hydroponic system. Step 1: have every tool known to man available." Jokes aside, really cool and inspiring video!

[@joelzapanta9250]

If you make this system off the rack and have the NFT scalable, I think you will able to help a lot of people and engage them to urban farming. Hats off!!!

[@terrygirard3744]

Just when I think I might be smart, I find a video like this and realize that I live in the dark ages..

[@Aussie-des420]

True that

[@AM-dn4lk]

The only three words which come to my mind are Brilliant, Awesome and Knowledgable

[@acirillo59]

Great video! I notice at the end that the reservoir seems to be getting a bit murky. Did you have issues with algae growing in the open (non-dark) container?