How to Build a Dutch Bucket Deep Water Hydroponic System (Full Video)
How to Build a Dutch Bucket Deep Water Hydroponic System (Full Video)
In this video we go over how to build a hydroponic dutch bucket system step by step and also how to build a deep water hydroponic system. Starting with a Harbor Freight 10 ft x 12 ft greenhouse, then a simple table or bench set up and then into the hydroponics set up.
This video (both Parts) contains:
Setting up the Bench for Hydroponics
Setting up the Dutch bucket system
Setting up the Net Pot Lids
Setting up the Overflow drainage and running it back to the hydroponic Reservoir
Setting up a Hydroponic Reservoir with fill gauge
Setting up the Dutch bucket irrigation with hydroponic pump
Setting up Quick disconnect on irrigation line with PVC Union
*** For more specific Instructions and the exact parts we used go to https://intohomesteading.com/hydroponics-step-by-step-1
Costs:
-Harbor Freight Greenhouse 10 x 12 with 4 vents 93358 $643.14 HarborFreight.com
-#12 x 3/4 in. Fine Metallic Steel Hex Drill Point Roofing Screw (90-Pack) $12.47 each $54.06 HomeDepot.com
-pressure treated wood/brackets/Hardware for foundation $350
-150 qt Igloo Cooler 100$ each walmart
-4 gal black square buckets S-13650BL square 4 $191.32 Uline.com
-PVC elbows (100) 1/2″ Black Sch 40 PVC 90 Elbow – Socket (406-005B) $77.31 pvcfittingsonline.com
-PVC glue Blue 10$ Home Depot
-PVC 1/2 inch white schedule 40 (10) $3.26 each Home Depot
PVC 3 inch Black drain pipe (2) 8.50 each Home Depot
-Grommets Lot of 50 Rubber Grommets 1/2″ Inch Inside Diameter – Fits 3/4″ Panel Holes. 11/32 in Thickness $14.60 Amazon.com
-Clay pellets Hydro Crunch DBAUS888 Expanded Clay Growing Media Hydroponic 50 Liter 8 mm Aggregate Pebbles Pellets, Brown $49.57 Amazon.com
-Pumps (3) VIVOSUN 800GPH Submersible Pump(3000L/H, 24W), Ultra Quiet Water Pump with 10ft High Lift, Fountain Pump with 5ft Power Cord, 3 Nozzles $77.88 or $23.95 each Amazon.com
-Baskets GROWNEER 50-Pack 2 Inch Garden Slotted Mesh Net Cups, Heavy Duty Net Pots with 50 Pcs Plant Labels, Wide Lip Bucket Basket for Hydroponics $19.99 Amazon.com
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Is the air pump running all the time?
Are you changing the water in the aquarium?
All right I don’t like that
LOVED this video! Just curious if you would/ could post an update with how your greenhouse setup is functioning now? Any repairs or maintenance it has needed, how well it has functioned, and what you have learned about what has grown best?
lovely content
lols. kids left pretty fast… anyway great job and inspiring!
Nice clean set up mate..Air stones in each bucket would be a great add to really get movement and air into the root zone…
Best place to buy supplies? Looking for a net for my buckets to hold my perlite.
That is totally awesome what luck
Very interesting idea combining deepwater and bato. What is the results of growing tomato in it
Just one comment. I did not see or hear you mention anything about gluing your PVC joints. If you didn’t I can guarantee you will have a leaking problem some day. If I were you I would put glue on the connections. Just saying.
I’m curious if you fixed the leak or said fuck it!🤷♂️
I bet you save money doing that
Thank you so much
How is this green house holding up after the years? I was interested in buying one thanks.
You paid a lot extra for those buckets being food grade but if that is PVC and ABS pipe, it is usually not food grade.
If you have any large or tall plants, how are you going to reach them with that reservoir sitting in front of the last 4 buckets?
If you put the grommet in first, then slid your pipe in, much easier
Thank you very very much for sharing your wonderful ideas.
I just got green house so that help’s me for setting up Dutch bucket systems thank you again top job.👌👌❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Love the stencil
Best video out about Dutch buckets
Great job! I’m very thankful for the details and explanations as it lets me know the why behind each detail. Thank you!
That’s great
if one were to go off grid what solar (12v) system for pumps would you start with?
How did you stop the main drain pipe from overflowing with that many feeder lines coming out of each bucket?
That’s cool I like it
I liked the video very Much. Encouraging. Waiting for the next part
Follow up Video?
ive watched alot of videos on hydro ponics,dutch buckets ,but this is the neatest proffessional set up ive seen today. bravo brother someone whom cares about the details yr set up is nice and tidy like mine. great minds think alike. enjoy yr kiddos helpin to brother,got ta start em young and give them that connection with dad and his skill sets. so bravo brother bravo. im now yr life long subascriber!
This system will run out of water before the buckets are full. You will need to fill buckets with water and your cooler with water before running. Wait and see. You have 40 gallons of water held in buckets before it returns to sump (cooler). That is more than cooler capacity.
Waiting for the update 😊
how much total cost for it?
You can add lines on your water level indicator like every 5 gallons you add so when yourcaddingvwater you know how much nutrients you need to add
why is your sound level changing up and down, annoying
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To save confusion, black PVC pipe does not technically exist. It is black because it is ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) pipe. It doesn’t appear to be an issue with your build but just know that the two (PVC & ABS) cannot be joined together with the pipe cement that you recommend in your product list or with other cement. The two are mutually exclusive and PVC is typically used to feed a system where ABS is most often used for the waste side. BTW, awesome build and I loved the attention to the little things like thinking ahead and foreseeing issues and dealing with them beforehand.
a normal tap for tubs would be cheaper and fit perfectly. You just turn it to face up and put tubing over the spout.
QUESTION ARE THOSE SPACED TOO CLOSE?
I like the way you explain, you are the best teacher ever. Great work.
Great video. I’m not sure if this was mentioned before, but I would recommend only using plastic like pvc or nylon fittings, or stainless steel fittings. Brass or galvanized fittings will oxidize in nutrient water (nutrients used for hydroponics are salts) and leach into the system. This will affect the water chemistry and also affect your EC.
A lot more accurate than I had an idea for thank you
I thought you didn’t want the roots touching water all the time? That’s why the lower water level ones work so good. Curious how this worked out in the end? I don’t see you posting an after review of doing this high water level style?
nice video!!
that feeder tube always gets clogged sooner or later
Crazy I was using this system 15 years ago.
It works awesome. I was in the desert so it worked out
those cups do not look like 2 inch cups in the top lid ??
Where is the result my friend 🙄🙄🙄
Here’s a list of all the problems I see:
1. There is no cooling for the nutrients. DWC requires nutrients to stay below 21°C to be able to hold enough dissolved oxygen for healthy roots.
2. Where is the air pumps? Any large plants that need well drained soil also require a lot of dissolved oxygen in the nutrients.
3.There is no way to do a reservoir change without emptying out each bucket individually and refilling them while the system is off.
4.The drain height should be set so that the water stays a couple inches below the net pot at max height.
5. The drain design has no way to prevent roots from growing into the pipes and blocking them.
6. The pond pump shouldn’t be inside the reservoir because it produces heat.
7. No convenient location to test the EC and pH. Having to open a reservoir every time is quite annoying, and takes time.
8.The reservoir is too small, and should be located outside the greenhouse, or in the ground.
Since I’m not an ass, here’s how to fix the issues:
1. Put the buckets on the ground, as the heat will be absorbed. A chiller of some kind will probably be needed.
2. Install air pumps, with an air stone in each pail.
3-5. Set the max height 2-3" below the net pots. Run the drain tube all the way to the bottom. Insert the fill line into the drain so that it fills through the drain, pushing out roots. Then you drill a hole on the outside and put in a small barbed 90° fitting with a air line on it to create and air break. This air break stops the syphon when the water inside the bucket reaches the height of the hole outside the bucket. All you have to do is fold over the airline and pinch with clothes pin, and it will drain syphon all the way down to the bottom, allowing you to empty out the whole system.
6. If you remove the grill off most pond pumps, they have a threaded inlet to add a barbed connection and relocate the pump outside of the nutrients. Eliminates heating the reservoir with the pump.
7. Adding a small cup that fills from an extra irrigation line and drains once filled an inch, allows you to test the nutrients without having to open anything up. Add a cap to keep the bugs out.
8. I size my reservoir to be large enough that I can vacation for 7 days without maintenance. The minimum size should be enough to compensate for nutrient use between additions, plus enough space for all buckets to be filled to the overflow point, and extra water to keep the pump from running dry. Using a sump pump float to shut down your pump and prevent it from burning out is a good idea too.
This is by far the best hydroponics setup I have seen. Everything is so well organized, clean and just beautiful. Love it…. Great 👍 job.
Thank you for that idea always had trouble with the pump getting disconnected because of pulling to fix something else
How are you keeping algae from growing in your rez and rez check gauge?
What’s your water temperature?
Yes it helpfull and I like the system it is good.