First attempt at a hydroponic tower

I got into hydroponics and here is my first version of the “hydroponic tower”

A very simple system:

• 50mm diameter tube pierced with 40programmation hole (diameter of buckets)
• elbowsi pipe to assemble 3 tubes into a triangle
• a pump to raise the water
• a bucket for the water

The assembly was done by shifting the angles to have a triangle but taking care to have the tubes with a little slope. As a result, the high end is above the bucket and the water flows through the 3 tubes and the low end is also above the bucket.

So after a few weeks, I saw the faults of this assembly:

• Benefits:
  • Nothing to say, the plants (strawberries) have grown
  • Water flows well (at the beginning)
  • recovery material, therefore very low cost
  • quick to build
• Inconvenience:
  • root growth blocks the water flow: tube too small in diameter
  • it’s a bit of DIY, so try to do better, because the system is unstable
  • takes up a little space compared to a vertical tower

The fact that the roots block the flow of water means that we quickly find ourselves with water everywhere.

So I went to another tower version.