DIY Small Space Hydroponic System Setup for Under $175USD! ($242 AUD)

[@ashleylaughlin1425]

Love it! This is exactly the type of system I was trying to plan out for my indoor lettuce and greens. 🥰🥰🥰

[@willulearn]

Damn Hoocho, I thought I was the king of secondary thoughts and improvising but I think after this video I think you might have me beat!

[@palmtree5544]

You could have sealed both ends of the pipe. Drilled a drain hole in the bottom center of the pipe. Drill 3 holes in the lid of the reservoir under the drain holes in the pipe. Tie the 3 pipes to the lid with zip ties. Run feed lines to each end if the pipe. No need for the table and half the space. The nutrients flow from both ends of the pipe and drain back to the reservoir from the center hole.

[@danmarks6803]

Hey mate, Just completely this setup slightly bigger but works great. Thanks heaps for all the details and Bunnings lists from this and your other videos.

[@DyesubDave]

Shot glasses and scales. This vid could have taken a TOTALLY different turn!! 😜🍻

[@tulipsmoran5197]

I've been looking for your hydroponic potatoes float bed wick system build. Have you not published? Sure would be nice to se how you built and a critique on harvest (which looked great). I grow potatoes in my hydro greenhouse in similar way however I use larger oval tubs over a rain gutter wick system which works fantastic. I grow in perlite and would be interested in your grow media. Thanks.

[@isoiso1371]

your such a good explainer of things dude

[@dylandesmond]

If you pour your hot coffee directly onto a large frozen ball bearing itll change the molecules before the coffe is tainted from the heat... Hell fall in love with making coffees this way, been doing it for decades...

[@alarmingtwitch7822]

I also weigh my coffee when I’m making espresso. 7g for a single shot, 14g for the double. Gotta have lots of scales around the house. One for cooking, one for coffee and another one for the green

[@Hoocho]

My nutrient scales look like something Pablo Escobar would be proud of.

[@12Jerbs]

How are those Montgomery storage containers in the sun? They don't appear to be UV resistant. I've had other brand, non-UV resistant, containers turn brittle and fall apart.

[@alekjwrgnwekfgn]

Just thinking out loud (with txt..!?!..). Could you have put the legs into the res to cut down the footprint?

[@alekjwrgnwekfgn]

I mean, you would need a way to pour nutrient solution into the res (and check the level)… but in a tight space it might have benefits.

[@Hoocho]

My only objection is to the metal and salt water. You could definitely make it more compact by arranging the system differently.

[@norelyntubongbanua593]

Feb 17,2022 phillippines 175usd 8,981 PHPeso this much you can buy seed ,hydro nutsol ,Coco coir pots, pump,rain gutter 3times

[@Hoocho]

Yeah Australia's price of living is hiiiiiiiiiiigh.

[@stefd569]

One thing I do not unterstand is why both nutriance mixtures together in the water doesn't fall out even they are weeks in the container. But when you mix it they react and fall out. May someone explain it please. 🙏

[@CallumJordan6]

Hey mate pre sure once you've mixed the 2 parts in 2 different hot water containers, then say chuck them in your 100l box it's got alot more water to dissolve into. So if you had 10l of hot water and mixed both parts in that 1 container it'll fall out of solution pre quick I'd imagine. Hope that helps I'm 90% sure that's it 😅

[@Hoocho]

Basically what was written above. Higher concentrations allow the compounds to combine into non soluble compounds. At lower concentrations this still happens. But at a much, much lower rate.

[@atomizer2665]

@@CallumJordan6 Solubility and chemical incompatibility in a concentrated nutrient solution can both result in precipitation. Temperature plays a big part in the solubility, the chemical weight that dissolves in hot water will be higher than when the water cools down. When it comes to chemical incompatibility, the main one to keep apart in concentrated solutions is the calcium (nitrate) which reacts with sulphates and phosphates to form insoluble elements which precipitate out of solution. You can try this for yourself by mixing calcium nitrate and magnesium sulphate (epsom) together in a little water and watching what happens :) When making concentrated stock solutions you should use distilled or RO, not tap water :)

[@bismarkvillanueva8025]

I live in a 3rd world country 175 dollars is bid enough price

[@SuperPussyFinger]

At all costs, avoid toxic PVC for hydroponics.

[@SeamusHarper1234]

This is a really nice project. Love it! As a suggestion: I'd turn the res around by 180° to save space. The res can be under NFT lines.

[@robertsmith2199]

I'm thinking the table wasn't big enough to put over the reservoir. If the stand would have fit over it, he probably would have.

[@mrjohnthepom1]

As someone that is looking to get into hydroponics I have to say that I love your videos, big or small they are really helpful. You're an inspiration.

[@kiwisoup1]

Hoocho I see you did a video on auto pots awhile back. You mentioned the high price of the smart valves. What you can do is get a 1x1m square tray (up to 1.2x1.2m per valve) and you can get those autopot smart valves which come in a box for trays (or maybe print your own box/cover and use one of your existing smart valves). You chuck one of those in and connect it to a res, put in some plants in either fabric or plastic pots, then you have a relatively cheap autopot system. Would make for an excellent video

[@polaria.coronel-gt2762]

To all in the comments: this, and all of Hoocho's other vids are amazing resources to make a true "system", but if you just wanna have a go with one or two plants, it is possible to put together a simple DWC bucket for +-$50 depending on how well you scavenge/search for the needed items. All you need is an opaque 5L+ container with lid, air pump with stone and tube (1L of airflow per min per gallon of water is sufficient), a netcup, a handful of "clay pebbles/hydroton/LECA", some nutes, and you are set!

[@secondarycontainment4727]

Why not just use the bin as the structure for your PVC? They are already about as long as the bin and you could cut them exactly if needed - then you secure them to the top of the lid running the length of the bin. Use the "leftover" PVC to prop it up to create the drain slope. Then the whole system is simply the size of the bin and, as a bonus, it would then save you the AU$20 for the table. More compact and less money. Maybe I'm missing something? Access? Supply routing? Dunno, but it seems like it would work.

[@_morgoth_]

You don’t want anything on that lid that doesn’t need to be there. You will need constant access to the reservoir to check EC/PH, to top up the water/nutrients, and to do full res changes. The more stuff in the way, the more annoying all those processes become.

[@Hoocho]

Ease of access

[@TravisPflanz]

I love how Hooch's mind is blown when Danno talks about weighing coffee beans! Everyone nerds out about something that others can't believe! 😆

[@impermanent-being]

Great video using minimal, readily available materials. PS. I grew up on the GC.

[@Holodomor4.0]

Looking forward to Danny giving us an update on his system

[@Apexxshock]

What size down spout should I use ? 4 inch by 3 inch or 3 inch by 2 inch ? Thank you in advance if you give me a reply. 2 inch = 5.08cm 3 inch = 7.62cm 4 inch = 10.16cm

[@D-Grows]

Love the idea! I reckon a disconnect in the supply hose and a slightly wider table would be great so you can tuck the res under the rails but still access it would be great. Maybe put the res on one of those wheeled removalist boards so you can roll it in and out 😂

[@RobiDawn-q4f]

only one ive found that expalins the nutrients stuff in a simple way. Also i know i can get all that at bunnings manutec

[@lillycook1781]

hoocho, our Superman was rendered helpless out of his element. a painful episode to watch. we ❤hoocho.

[@elizabethschiller2193]

seriously ? Most scales will do zero tare ... put your container on & zero out so you don't have to do the math. Aren't computers wonderful?

[@John_WA]

Hey mate I've just discovered your channel and have been binge watching it during isolation. Really enjoyed this budget build, looking forward to seeing more in the future!

[@urbanharvestdfw]

ok u gotta stop. u keep giving me .ideas for me to try and film. my list of things to try is gonna be endless 🤯

[@GMT439]

You can purchase an entire NFT kit this size for about £130 ($150 USD.)

[@pnb3876]

Omg what a site looks awful! Check pretty much every other diy kits on KZbin looks heaps better

[@jqc5]

not a cool looking design to look at , but 100% effective, as a apt owner, looks matter too............make your tower Houcho

[@daallaad]

Hey little tip for everybody Officeworks sells a black 'J.Burrows' 100L (also comes in 30L) with flat lid for under $20 , it has been tested to make sure no plastics are given off (like a garden hose ) so it won't alter your EC or PH

[@mattlewandowski73]

people are paying extra for alkaline drinking water these days... so he can call it a bonus :)

[@IvanGreguricOrtolan]

Cool but what was wrong with buying a piece of wood and building a small stand instead of the table?

[@willulearn]

You could probably cover the zip ties with a little silicone caulking making them resistant to the weather elements

[@TheOMT]

You have no idea how pedantic coffee nerds can get about measuring weights.

[@covati]

"Welcome back to Hoochos!" *Clicks Like* Just like one of Pavlov's dogs 😂

[@84bmw325e]

Could you have just attached the NFT lines to the lid with a shim?

[@yujiwatanabe4537]

Recently I started watching this KZbin channel and found it interesting & inspiring ! Thanks for the great postings, and I’m learning a lot😄

[@tonytravels2494]

She's a bit of a double bagger this one mate, not too easy on the eye... Haha...

[@TwoPineapples]

Are you living in my head???? LOL we have a 20X30 greenhouse now and been planning on adding on and starting hydro or aquaponic system. This was just what I was looking for to get a test run happening. Thanks for the vid. Aloha

[@mikec3820]

looks beautiful there hoocho.. thanks for sharing a cool little compact nft.. i use similar totes as mini flood tables. a 15min timer, a L fitting and some holes on the opposite side test flood till the drain holes size is just right. . just add little plastic pots and media (i use turface and perlite mix 60/40) works great for small plants. versatile setups rock

[@rebel4466]

Was wondering if you could basically turn the reservoir around, using its length to support the 3 NFT pipes, making the footprint even smaller. Of course it makes water change a little harder, but could be worth it for more growing area/smaller overall system.

[@Hoocho]

I did it for ease of res change, it's likely there will be multiple stages of plants in there at most times and this will allow for a change without disturbing them.

[@barcaisbest10]

Great content 🙌🏻🙌🏻 great to see you helping out you friend. It’s fresh to see you all interact 🥲 keep up the good work 💪

[@91f]

I love it! Do you have any suggestions for a long-term NFT basil system? I saw in your updates basil roots tend to go crazy and clog up the system, I was trying to think of a NFT build which might support a larger rootbase. I thought maybe a sheet of corrugated PVC roofing, with a flat pvc sheet spaced above in parallel. The corrugation would provide channels for evenly trickling the NFT solution, with the flat sheet above functioning to hold the net pots. Basically the same as your pvc down pipes, but just like one large flat pipe. The idea being there would be more room to roots spread out.

[@Hoocho]

For basil I'd go Flood and drain or wicking Coco. I've had to remove 3 blocked basil plants in the last few months from my nft, it works, just too well. That being said, you could just remove the plants before they become a problem, and use the suckers to start fresh ones in a cycle.

[@bryanpaynechefbrybry1067]

Thanks Hoocho.. Great little system there... be great t to see the follow up on this one..

[@CorzIlla]

I dub thee Ghetto Grow kit. Nice work Hoocho. haha Yew

[@tropicav22]

Except the yellow lid let's light through!!!!, Not sure about the tubes, use vinyl fence posts, much better

[@cozmikpcs7708]

Bunnings Tweed Represent!!

[@magnus7779]

Yep was going to say the the same thing!

[@dragnardrake8633]

I'm kind of sure I know what kind of glass that is. You just need a point rounded one would be fine, and then smack it into the glass as hard as you did with the axe. you might of been able to with the blade too. and just a warning it might pop up when it shatters.

[@arcanamystic]

Do you keep the system running full time ? Or can you set the pump on timers and only water a specific time of day ?

[@kiwisoup1]

Hey Hoocho, how would you integrate the seedlings into the system? Just chuck the jiffys in net cups?

[@Hoocho]

Just drop the jiffy’s in. They will sit fine in the pipe.

[@Ziggazaaaaa]

no dont do that. the seedlings just need water with no nutrients until they show third or fourth leaves.... THEN you water them or keep them moist in the same media with 50% nutrient strength for about a week... week to 10 days.. THEN you can put them in the system with 100% nutrients sollution....

[@MaxKeppeler]

It works, but well it ain't pretty at all to have it on the balcony in my opinion ;/

[@kevinmiller5467]

I love how this guy is adamant about putting the calcium nitrate in first.

[@chrisoh6627]

Small fucking world! Pretty sure I rented that unit in 2010 🤣

[@CriticoolHit]

I make my own mineral water and have one of those precision scales for the salts. When I am weighing out the different salts a few of them are powders and the scale looks exactly like you think it does.

[@lexbraugh5454]

I have was under the impression that I add the cal-nit second. Once again thank you for education!

[@thisone.]

Why not make a vertical rail system where one rail empties into the lower one until it flows back into the reservoir?

[@marliescalebclemens1171]

"If war ever breaks out in your country hide behind this" so damn funny

[@christine2755]

You said 1/2 what the box said so shouldn’t it have been 30 and 40. You seemed to have put the full 60 and then the correct 40. Wasn’t that wrong?

[@ritacachia1416]

Hoocho is correct. It's 120 x 80 full strength. Half is 60x40

[@user-px2sn8pr5t]

safety glasses !@!

[@Holodomor4.0]

Fuck you’re a thinker Mitch! I love seeing someone having to think on their feet like you did in this video! Fantastic video content as per usual my friend! Hope you’re well!

[@Hoocho]

Cheers S Was a fun build!

[@joejohnson7829]

I want to do the same but I worry running low ph through non stable plastics and rubber tubes, how do we know what's ph stable or not ??

[@drsmoggy]

Those cheap garden hoses have warnings not to use for drinking water! RV specific are safer..

[@seangilboy6053]

Does the pump run non stop all day and night?

[@sowhatsuponthat5289]

Is there a partner homegro in America?

[@squrielman]

You should return the saw and drill bits.

[@yuzukirules]

Wow Australia looks Just like Miami

[@theBoonarmies]

"Oh coffee, yeah right" 🤣🤣

[@akvasvet]

👍👍👍 👍👍👍 👍👍👍

[@drakeduozz3810]

how often would you have to change the water reservoir?

[@Hoocho]

Once a month, with top ups. You could get a harvest of lettuce through without touching it after initial fill I reckon.

[@michaelirwin5583]

thats amazing!

[@ramoneoliveira5851]

Muito bom, like.

[@markjohnson1460]

dont drink that water omg

[@secondarycontainment4727]

They aren't drinking it. They are taking shots of it.

[@임은총-t2z]

I Love you Hoocho!!s

[@임은총-t2z]

from korea~