Homemade Hydroponics Water Pump Made From a Aquarium Air Pump

Demonstration of homemade hydroponic water pump powered by a small aquarium air pump.

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• homemade
• hydroponics
• water
• pump
• air
• powered

[premage]

Hi tip,

What is the power of the air pump u r currently using?

Is the air pump power is a factor to the length of water moving in the tube?

What is the maximum distance of the pump/air to move the water upward?

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Im going to build a good close system of that sort.

So i thank you very much on the videos and info.

[tkrimo]

@premage The air pump in the demo is a dual pump from Walmart. I used one side The more power the more water yo can move over a farther distance. The thing about the water pumps is they are easy to make and you can use a couple to move the water ever higher. Thanks for looking. Tip

[tkrimo]

Hi Nothing is hooked to the holes. I have the air inlet about a inch off the bottom. and initially had 1 hole about a 1/4 inch big then added another hole. These water pumps are easy to make I was just using the orange container as an example of how you can use anything to make the pump. You can make a pump from a single piece of air tubing. Thanks for watching Tip

[iWearGlassesLOL]

Does that orange container make it more effective? How is it put together?

[tkrimo]

@iWearGlassesLOL Hi The orange container gives more water from the same air pressure. I used one side of a Walmart dual air pump for the demonstration. The way it is made is a air tube goes inside through rubber grommet to keep water tight. Another BIGGER tube goes through a grommet and is the water supply from the orange container. Then I have 2 holes in the bottom of the container. As the air bubbles the pressure drives the water up and out the container. Thanks for looking.

[iWearGlassesLOL]

@tkrimo

How big are the holes in the bottom and is the bigger tube pushed all the way down or connected to the bottom holes?

Thanks~