12v homemade hydroponics & greenhouse

[stane215]

Awesome skill to make a hydro system I stick to soil and thinking of ebb n flo great job. Need mor circulation in air @yam4evr I agree legalize!

[econoroller]

can you please tell me where you got the water pump? and how many gallons per hour is it?

thanx....good video....gave me good ideas for a 12v set up I'm considering :)

[HarlanAshmore]

it would probably be easier and cheaper just to run it off mains power

[yams4ev3r]

Ok now you can remove those fucking vegtables and put the pot seeds

[fetymann]

Hey how well do those net pots seal the light at the lower curve of the pipe?  I see the net pots are slightly coned shaped so that'll make a gap at the lower curve of the pipe possibly allowing light in. I'm sure you could caulk around the edge of the pot. Or just use a larger diameter pipe to minimise the gap.

[happygameshow]

@fetymann the grow medium seems to do a good job of keeping the light out.

[fetymann]

@happygameshow Thanks, but was referring to the outside of the net pot, on the lower part.

[crparker04]

dude your shit was leakin (1:02)

[BlackHorseMilitia]

nice set up I like the frame on the hinge idea instead of opening the plastic over and over again. I do think I can beat that price though :).

[dirtbagmofo]

the" hinged hoop house" idea is a far greater invention than your hydro.witch is cool too.I did the hinged hoop on a foot deep beds with drippers .It rocks!!!!! got the idea here thanks bro!!!

[happygameshow]

@dirtbagmofo right on man thanks.

[happygameshow]

@MySetDancer1 I no longer post hydroponic videos on this channel. I now post on HowToHydroponics. It's not a scam just wanted my subscribers to know I've moved.

[SinnNorth]

haha man I love your sense of humor "well wasn't that some nice music"

[darbee63]

Nice system, similar to my system, Check my sytem out, after the initial purchase of equipment and materials you have 0 carbon footprint use no herbicides pesticides fertilizer or power, and Instead of fans why not just open up the end?

[RemingtonUSN]

nice job bud, instead of going all crazy with thermostats, i would recommend doing research into making an ARDUINO or Netduino controlled hydroponics, then you can make it exactly how you like it, with humidity sensers and feed back, and its alot cheaper. good luck to you bud!

[SpiritTracker7]

You have $200 invested into growing $80 dollars worth of veggies?

[happygameshow]

@SpiritTracker7 3 years and it's paid off.

[SpiritTracker7]

@happygameshow good to know, btw love the setup.

[LittleGoldWoman]

I would love to watch this but you keep jerking the camera back and forth.

[happygameshow]

@LittleGoldWoman please check out the new channel @ howtohydroponics you will find much better quality videos there dealing with the same subject if this one makes you dizzy.

[TheLittleWorldofGaz]

love the Antec fan!

[hydraflowsystems]

It costs less to buy a hydro system already made then to make one yoursel. check out my channel for details!

[IamMANMANMAN]

nice sandals

[acmob585]

where did you buy that solar panel....give me all the description about the panel

[happygameshow]

@acmob585 Canadian Tire 30W solar panel.

[dramey03]

pick up some aquarium sealant and seal your connections stop the water loss im seeing, itll save water and nutrients

[bruce77ch]

you need to feed the camera man some aquaponic food...for it moves too much ...make me dizzy

[Tangibleonline]

Very useful info.-- thanks.

Looks like a smart, practical, efficient solution; and very useful information-- since determining true costs of hydro vegetable farming equipment is nowhere on line. Thanks!

But, $403.50 dollars for 12 plants. May be okay for illegal crops, but not so much for veges. Wondering at what point it scales if at all to make economic sense... 40, 50, 72 plants?

[rsdoctorrx]

wow them heads of lettuce or whatever u growing better taste awesome at 25 bucks a head HEHE. but seriously except for the high cost and huge foot print. i like the way you hinged it for easier access. the use of 12 volt thermostats is great idea. i have a spare thermostat i found but it is 120v and like yours limited to 4 programs too. trying to think of cheap alternative timer.

[rsdoctorrx]

@rsdoctorrx comenting to myself haha ... wanted to clarify by what i meant by huge footprint. i am interest more in vertical hydroponics. i also need to get the plants off the ground far enough so the animals wont harvest my crops for me haha. i just chased a family of racoons off the deck the other night. we have cats and squires too which our short fence does nothing to keep them out. just spent an hour looking for 12vcd digital timers. its not happening lol i think ill use a 110 timer i have

[rednecks493]

whats the brown ball type thing you got in the plant pot?

[Spyder8561]

 2:13 Dirty feet...lol

[laxfreak713]

would you recommend getting an air-pump also to oxygenate the water, or no?

[xxwesdogxx]

@laxfreak713 an airiator is absolutely necessary in your resivoir idk why he doesnt have one

[trevronwithtechron]

 stop paying so much for fertilizer, try aquaponics

[lostdandconfusd]

ur better off using house hold units with a power inverter to convert that 12 v into 120

[WulfBand]

Great Job, Love it :)

I'd like to make a suggestion as a Certified Welder. You can buy 1/4" round bar stock for about $10 for 20' & use it to fabricate your housing. The 1/4" is easy to bend and if you have a good vice then that helps allot.You shouldn't need a torch for such small a diameter bar.

Great Work Friend :)

[CrazyBlue420]

Huge knowlage+ huge benifets = huge yields!

[jasonmushersee]

$403 is about what i spend in garden seed every spring. ouch. But i don't need to buy food at all anywhere, have a 2 yr storage. I'm skiddish about hydroponics because it may/may not yield enough produce.

[happygameshow]

@jasonmushersee its a fun way to grow but if you're looking for a cheap solution it will never be cheaper than growing in dirt.

[dramey03]

@happygameshow

i completely and disrespectfully disagree

i am an experienced hydroponic grower

i am looking into aquaponics extensively

very soon it will be cheaper to do hydroponically then soil because of weather, soil, etc

aquaponics hydroponics both use less water, cause less pollution with fertilizer run off and produce more per square foot when done properly

right now wendys is running out of tomatoes

this year, my state of ny might not have a broccoli crop because of weather

[davehutchinson67]

very cool though..and it's not that expensive really...step by step....learning as you go....you could really turn it into something profitable...at a minimum become much much more sustainable. Well done my man. $400? not too bad.

[Aurelius27x]

Hydroponics made expensive!

[qsergyuko]

What do you grow?

[TheGanjaClub]

And why people who want to buy cannabis MUST intercourse with a mafia, thereby putting themselves at risk and are wary of police persecution? Is it not better if they ACQUIRE Cannabis special place by the State. Where are DIRTY MONEY? Why ordinary people can not engaged in this business, plant seeds, watered, grow, harvest, delivered to the state and thereby earn a living CLEAN MONEY.

(YouTube. Доказанo! Марихуана для больных СПИДом и РАКА. 1.)

[slotinnn]

why did you want to use this expensive way of growing vegetables? is amazing but very expensive. what is the advantage of this system.

[happygameshow]

@slotinnn you can build what they call DWC systems for under $20. I agree it can get expensive and will never be cheaper than planting seeds in the ground. As for advantages they include growing in a controlled environment, control over nutrients feeding to the plants, automatic watering, quicker grow times, bigger yields, soilless, control over pests, portability, ability to grow where soil conditions are poor, and several others. I do it more as a hobby, it's a lot of fun to grow without soil.

[DallasSpeakerman]

where your weed grow room at bro

[CanadianOrganik420]

nice idea, smart dude lol gonna build one this summer

[maxinpains]

Great JoB!!!!! MANNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!

[jjmerkle]

where did you get your pump? Is it sufficient for your system?

[happygameshow]

@jjmerkle sure was, most hardware and garden centers will carry them.

[JRS95]

put a small foot valve on the intake of the pump and the water wont flow back into the pump and your roots wont dry out. seemed well thought out. what went wrong with the system?

[2skullscrushing]

Yes, very nice music. :)

[DefiantKMYKE]

Princess auto stuff, must be in Canada?

[BROWNMUXER]

I LUV IT, THX FO SHARING~

[MegaTombs]

I like it, sounds like you have a good plan, lets us know how it is working out...

[happygameshow]

@MegaTombs check out my newer videos you can see what I've done with this project.

[pleiades121]

I was thinking of using PVC, but I found that polyvinyl chloride is dangerous to use. It leeches into the soil. I'll have to check out the gutter pipes and see what they're made of.

[joker66599]

is that a mini truck i see there?

[nickolusthegreek]

your gonna want to spray paint your lines black so as not to promote algae growth

[U9MrThompson]

You got algae because u used clear tubing.

[iwantosavemoney]

nice system you have thanks for showing the hole process 5stars

[amaz1ngenius]

man your actually a genius and handier than red green 100%

[Mostlyfun]

I do something similar but I use my Koi pond water run from the pond to the plants and back to the pond. The plants seem to do great on koi poo and the Koi like having the plants remove nutrients from the water. I pay for fish food and everything else just happens.

[MrCHICKENKEV]

@Mostlyfun now you got me thinking . lol

[MrSilent937]

metal fittings are a no no unless u want flase ph readings and shit

[itjamesisaakfriesen]

so you make the overlow rube as high as the bottom of the netty pots am i right ?

[happygameshow]

@itjamesisaakfriesen A little higher because you want to make sure your hydroton will get good and wet. Check out my newer videos they will help you out. Look at my video called "DIY Homemade Hydroponics - S01E07 Flood Drain / Ebb & Flow Setup"

[MrCHICKENKEV]

@happygameshow how often will you flood the plants on a 24 hr cycle ?

[happygameshow]

@MrCHICKENKEV Hey check out my new system I go into that a little. Basically I flood for 5-6minutes 12 times a day. You might need more or less depending on the heat in your area. I almost might flood once at night but I don't think its nessesary. Make sure to check out my channel for newer stuff and sub for updates.

[punkdaisydogs]

@itjamesisaakfriesen Hey im bout to build one .. pls label what i need for a simple 5 plant system. gonna get pvc pipe like yours. cut 5 wholes how do i do that overflow n timer n shit

if you get what i'm saying tell me each peice you bought you used and message it to me pls

[itjamesisaakfriesen]

@punkdaisydogs you messaged the wrong guy sorry but id like to know this too

[IcechickenSr]

Some of these 120v timers can be modded inside with a 12v automotive relay and made to work on 12v power. Your really just using the timers housing, controls and timming setup, but changing out the electronic relays inside to automotive 12v unit's. About 5 bucks at an auto store for a generic use 12v relay. Cheers.

[happygameshow]

@IcechickenSr I don't suppose you'd have anymore information on how to do this? Sounds interesting but my skill in electronics is lacking.

[IcechickenSr]

@happygameshow I could PM you more details. I have a couple GE brand timers easy enough for you to find if they are suitable for the mod, I will take one appart and see if it will work, then you'll know at leasdt 1 type that will work. It's not hard most cases just time. Some timers use a Physical sprung switch also simillar to a "Man switch" and is switching current directly light a light switch on the wall does. Some units use a switch to relay, we need that trigger switch to run our 12v relay

[IcechickenSr]

@IcechickenSr Some timers you can use the actual sprung or man switch unit I talk about but you need to know what your doing electricaly, in those cases you can remove 120v power lines from the switch If it's not molded in plastic or inaccesable and still use it to trigger a pulse of current to the relay by substituting 12 power in place of the 120 and a couple other simple tricks. I'l look into it and PM you later.

[trybal007]

Well done very informative.

Thanks!

Peace

[TheTruthoverlies]

well done. How did it do?

[allmage52]

how do you make the fan work ?

[MrKen1a]

How dose the drain work on it? Dose it only drain when it over flows?

[jeremysikes123]

THE BEST HOME MADE HYDROPONICS SYSTEM I HAVE EVER SEEN .

[Superutubeking]

100 Tomato seeds 79 pence, 20 Five litre Pots £8, 6 Grow bags £10 = £29 pounds or $60. From these 20 full grown tomato plants i got nearly 50 big bags of tomatoes. Hydroponics costing over $400 thats too much, $60 is enough and thats not cheap

[Dank420Green]

looks like the "how high" movie's growing tubes



[bwscussel]

you need a float switch to kill the pump when the required water level is reached inside the PVC.

[MrSquid310]

sneeky sneeky with that thermostat u just gave me a great idea!

[JahzClinton]

Looks like you used the thin-walled 4" drainage line with the bell ends. I built a 7-level vertical pvc system for 86 vegetable plants in a corner in the basement. Constructed with the same pipe, having bulkhead fittings for drains. Using multiple drain risers, the water flow can be adjusted anywhere from NFT up to 2" DFT depth. I was wondering, in your setup, since the thin-walled pipe lets some light through, did you have any algae issues?

[happygameshow]

@JahzClinton sounds like a cool setup you have. As for the algae I may have had some but I dont think it had anything to do with the thickness of the PVC.

[rlmarin1968]

Why didn't you just by one of those converters you can plug into your car lighter. Those are already set up to convert 12v into 110 AC or 220 AC? I have so that we can use our laptop as a DVD player on road trips and it would work great with your battery setup.

[happygameshow]

@rlmarin1968 the plan was to keep the system cheap and simple so I would be using 12v DC pumps and accessories such as the thermostat. This year however I will be using an inverter. I should have a video up sometime this month showing the new solar panel setup with the 110v setup.

[vanisloo]

love your ideas tnxs for sharing with us all

[Agridude2]

I'm interested in doing a similar project. I got some good ideas from this video, and found it inspiring as well. I think you have alot of good ideas, but maybe a bit impractical monetarily. Many of the materials could be found for free, or much less than you payed for them, especially regarding the hoop house. I like the solar idea best. How do you invert the power, or is there a receptacle on the solar panel itself? Can you elaborate on that? Any info is much appreciated. Peace!!

[happygameshow]

@Agridude2. Hey Mike, at first I wasnt inverting the power everything was just 12v direct from the 12v battery. My pumps, fans, and thermostats were all 12v. I thought this would keep things simple at first but then I realized it was actually more of a pain. This year I will be getting an inverter from my local hardware store so I can convert my 12v to 110v. should open up my options at lot more.

[Agridude2]

@happygameshow Thanks for the reply Matt. 110v should work nicely. Are you gonna to connect the solar panel, and the inverter directly to the deep cycle, then the pumps, fans, etc directly to the inverter? I'm stoked to get started, and I will very soon. Maybe I'll make up some videos as well. This is gonna be alot of fun!! Please post more vids when you can. I'm lookin' forward to that "secret" project.....

[rickymac21]

very nice... maybe not the best for people who dont know how a flood and drain system operates but from what i see everything looks nice.. very creative greenhouse too... nice job.

[orlyNameLessyarly]

flilthy filthy feet YOU HAVE im gonna use this device to grow some low riders :P

[racedriver52]

If you have any tips or tricks for an absolute NUBE please tell me I want to start building and ebb and flow system this spring

[countryboy2210]

hey man gonna build one these this summer i need all the tips and info i can get man... meassage me if u got any

[sunsetreptiles]

cool thanks for telling me

[sunsetreptiles]

whats the watts on your solar panel

[happygameshow]

@sunsetreptiles I started with only 1 watt then upgraded to 5. This really isnt enough. The one I will be implementing in March will be a 30 watt panel.

[waylain88]

where you buy the water pump and solar panel?

[happygameshow]

@waylain88 Water pumps you can get at almost any hardware store. Harbor freight, Canadian Tire, peavy mart. The solar panels you should be able to find at a walmart or hardware store too.

[waylain88]

where you buy the air pump?

[happygameshow]

@waylain88 Try the local pet shop.

[anthonymezzapelle]

ouch, yeah thats some cash, and how does it still work?

[happygameshow]

well I put everything away for the winter. so until the snow melts I wont be posting anymore videos on this one. However I have some ideas for new updates & improvments so check things out in the spring.

[merriheartist]

Would this work with roll up sides on the greenhouse instead of the fans?

[happygameshow]

for sure! that's a great way to get some fresh air to the plants and cool things off on a hot day. I just did it that way to try and automate the process. I'll be making some changes this spring so tune in in a few months.

[carolinasled]

Good Video. Minitrucker? Nice little B-Series in the back ground.

[ZELPHOR]

Very nice we agreed that our system should also be solar powered w/batt BU

[MokuPueo]

You are quite the handy man. nice work

[siTTinLo420]

that is a really neat ,simple ,,yet sophisticated set-up you built,,,,,,, completely self contained power source,, all you need is sun,,and the battery probably stays charged just fine,, you are very creative,,,,, thats a nice lil green mazda? in the garage too.... as far as the hydro setup,,, as long as everything goes as planned,,, i think you will have EXCELLENT RESULTS!!!!! plus i like your tubing idea for the greenhouse arches,,,,,and im gonna have to steal the "hinge" idea from you,

[reyxxx2008]

*****

[20greenthumb09]

Good job bro ya you never add up the odds and ends till the end after your money is gone. One thing item you should add if you go to a large size res. are air pump and air stones. It will keep your water & nutrients air rated. Keep up the good work

[happygameshow]

Thanks for the tip I did end up adding the airstone but originally didnt because I couldnt find a 12v substitute. Next year I hope to get the system even working better.

[NewOrleansTours]

★★★★★

[x11115]

a good wind would ruin that wouldn't it?

[happygameshow]

stood up to hail winds and rain so far. Next year I will try to find some thicker poly.

[buckheadhobo]

Yo dude, may I ask what size your reservoir is?

[happygameshow]

5 gallons (20 liters) but I think I will be upgrading it to at least 4x's that size.

[SleestaksRule]

Great job. Any suggestions where to buy solar panels?

[happygameshow]

I got mine from Canadian Tire. In the States I hear 'Harbor Freight' (?) has some cheap ones too. I've changed my system since the video and now my pump simply runs off the house power till I can get a more reliable solar system running.

[mintvagoo]

Nice job! You may want to consider adding a master reservoir on a float value system-- that can auto top your 5gal res.Trying to keep the 5gal full would be a full-time job. Currently my tomato plants or taking 3 gallons a day per plant on average. Once fruit sets they really become water hogs. A larger res. will also help stabilize ph & ppm. Something like a 35 gallon Rubbermaid trash can with lid would get you by for a few days, around $10.

[happygameshow]

thanks thats a good idea. right now I havent had any problems but I guess thats because the plants arent producing yet. I thought I was havent a nutrient burn problem but it could actually be a nutrient deficiency problem.

[OklahomaGarden1]

Brilliant! You are super smart. Nice job.