Hybrid hydroponic tower
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Description
I've been growing herbs and strawberries in hydroponic towers at home for a long time. But classic tower models had many drawbacks: they were too noisy due to the sound of falling water, poorly irrigated the upper tiers of plants due to their imperfect design, have no lights and took up a lot of space. So I decided to develop my own design that eliminated these drawbacks. I combined NFT hydroponics and a traditional tower to create a spiral plant nutrition system. I also designed the tower for corner installation so it would take up a quarter of the space of a traditional circular tower. I also added many improvements, which I detailed in my YouTube video:
For assembly, you will need:
1) a water tank. I used a plastic bucket from a local marketplace with a diameter of 295 mm and a capacity of 18 liters https://ozon.ru/t/yCqJQjw.

2) a pump with a capacity of 800 liters per hour and a water lift of 160 cm https://ali.click/jlwlg1u.

3) a silicone hose with an internal diameter of 12 mm and a length of 150 cm https://ali.click/z0xlg1z.

4) two 45-watt grow lights 105 x 40 x 35 cm, or four 55cm length with metal buckles https://ali.click/1sxlg16.

5) a 1-meter cable for connecting the lights and a 3-pin timer https://ali.click/pfylg19 https://ali.click/8sylg1v.


6) 45 x 45 mm agrowool plugs for green seeds, or foam glass for strawberries.

You'll need total 3 kg of PETG plastic for printing, and I recommend using Bambu Lab PETG HF. I'm not sure why, but the locks on the parts work better with it than with PETG Basic.
For now, all the tower parts are designed for printing on H2 series printers. But you can support my project using the link in my profile, and I'll make a model for printing on standard Bambu Lab A1/P/X series printers.
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