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How to build a homemade Aeroponic and Hydroponic system?
I'm doing a science project and need to know how to build a home-made hydroponic and a homemade aeroponic system. Links and sources with instructions and pictures are welcomed. Thank you so much.
Try this WEB site for the aeroponic system http://www.howtohydroponics.com/. I made my own hydroponic system using the following:
1 - 8' length of 6" PVC
1 - 8' length of 4" PVC
2 - 6" PVC caps
2 - 4" PVC caps
1 - 4" piece of 1/2" PVC
1 - fish tank air pump
3' of plastic air pump tubing
1" piece of 1/8" plastic pipe
(air pump tubing will be inserted over this pipe)
18" of clear plastic tubing
1. Build a stand out of cement blocks, or wood that will act as a stand for the PVC pipe. The stand will hold both pipes one above the other. The bottom pipe will be the 4" PVC.
2. Drill a 1/2" hole about a1/4" from the outer edge of one of the 4" caps and another near the outer edge of the 6" cap.
3. Cut the 1/2" PVC in half making two, two inch lengths
4. Insert and glue the two lengths of 1/2" pipe into the holes you drilled into the caps, and allow to dry.
5. Drill a 1/8" hole a three or four inches from the end of the 4" PVC, and glue the 1/8" pipe into the hole and allow to dry.
6. lay the 4" pipe in the stand and glue the caps on each end of the pipe. The cap that has the 1/2" pipe in it goes on the same end of the pipe that the 1/8" hole is on. When gluing the cap on the pipe be sure that the 1/8" hole is at the top of the pipe and the 1/2" hole is at the bottom.
7. Cut out, with a coping saw, a slot, about 3", or so wide down the 6" length of PVC. Do not make one continuous cut. Start, and stop about 2" from the ends and leave a 3" wide uncut piece in the middle for strength.
8. Place the 6" PVC into the stand with the slot you cut out at the very top of the pipe (this is where your plants are going to go).
9. Glue the end caps onto the 6" PVC. The cap with the 1/2" PVC pipe in it goes directly above the 4" pipe, and like the 4" pipe, the cap must glued on the pipe with the 1/2" pipe outlet at the very bottom of the pipe.
10. Connect the top and bottom pipes with the length of 1/2" clear plastic tubing.
11. Connect the air pump tubing to the air pump and the 1/8" inlet on the 4" PVC pipe.
12. Fill the 6" pipe (3/4 full) with plastic chips, or river pebbles, or any other small inorganic material.
13. place about 2 to 2 1/2 gallons of water on top of the inorganic material. You'll be able to see the water flowing thru the clear plastic tubing from the 6" pipe into the 4" reservoir.
14. turn on your fish tank air pump, and watch the water flow back into the 6" growing area. Make sure that both the 4" and 6" PVC pipe are on a slight pitch (1/4") towards the end with the plastic tubing.
I plug my air pump into a timer, like the ones you would use to turn your house lights on and off. You can add any kind of water soluble fertilizer you want depending on what your growing. - Good Luck
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There are millions of hobbies you can think about these days and one of which is home hydroponics. With home hydroponics you’ll be able to enjoy it as a hobby and at the same time become productive. You will enjoy planting whatever you want from vegetables, fruits, flowers, and herbs.
If you are planning to install your own home hydroponics system, make your first move now by reading articles and studying how things work with home hydroponics. Just to inspire you more with the idea, here are some of the benefits you’ll be able to get from this kind of hobby:
1.   First of all, there is no need to use soil to grow your plants. In this case, you will no longer have a problem on where to grow your plants since you can install your home hydroponics system anywhere you want in your house.
2.   You will have no hassle over watering your plants form time to time. This actually saves you more time and energy.
3.   Plants that grow in a home hydroponics system grow extremely faster and yield more, because nutrients are already provided for the plants.
4.   You can also maximize your growing space. This is because home hydroponics system is a compact way of gardening. In this way, you will be able to grow many plants in a small area.
5.   Soil borne diseases will be avoided since we are using a soil free system of growing plants. And in addition, the use of pesticides is no longer needed as pests only thrive in soil.
6.   A home hydroponics system is economical in the sense that many other unnecessary traditional gardening expenses are omitted.
7.   Maintenance cost will be 20% lower compared to traditional gardening. Actually, all you really need to do is to set up your home hydroponics, plant, then harvest the fruits of your labor.
8.   It is possible to grow many plants in a small area since more plants can fit in a single growing tray. Your plants may become bigger but their roots will remain small because plants no longer need to extend their roots to look for nutrients in a home hydroponics system.
9.   You can grow any plants from seasonal to off season ones. This is because you have the full control over the environment and set this according to a certain plants needs. In this case you can optimally grow any kinds of plants in a certain season or off season. So planting is constant and permanent.
10.   With home hydroponics system, you can install this anywhere you want. Just imagine building a farm in your rooftop. Now that would be something futuristic!
Having a hobby like home hydroponics is something that is both fun and productive. These are just some of the benefits you can have from a hobby like this and there are countless more that you can discover along the way. Just keep on reading and learning about the things you want and you shall reap what you have sowed.
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Hydroponics Friend
You are exactly right, there are so many types of hydroponic systems. I switched over to Hydroponics a couple years ago and it’s been the perfect solution. My garden was always so so, few vegetables and lots of weeds. I couldn’t afford to buy a hydroponic system so I started building my own. It’s way easier than it looks. Great article!