day52 &mdash; Gerrit Niezen https://gerritniezen.com/tag:day52 Maker of open-source software and hardware. Sat, 02 May 2026 08:46:25 +0000 https://i.snap.as/aMPXpIot.png day52 &mdash; Gerrit Niezen https://gerritniezen.com/tag:day52 Starting with simple DIY hydroponics https://gerritniezen.com/starting-with-simple-diy-hydroponics?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[I've been wanting to build my own hydroponics setup for a while, but up until now I've just been using my commercial grow pod for growing stuff. I actually bought some expanded clay pellets, nutrient solution and grow plugs ages ago, but just never actually built the setup. I think it's due to a number of reasons, the main one being that the original design I was going to build was to be outside, but I don't have a suitable greenhouse to put it in. So I decided to look around at some other designs, specifically ones that: are for indoor use can be completely 3D-printed (as I can't just drive to IKEA in Cardiff due to lockdown) modular, and are very simple to build. I've been interested in this modular vertical setup for a while, but based on the comments it is prone to leaking and hasn't been updated in a while. I've been wanting to design a voronoi net cup for fun, and noticed while searching Thingiverse that someone else had the same idea. Not only that, but they have a simple, modular and indoor system to go with it. It doesn't look like the build has been replicated by any other people, but I decided to give it a try and the base is printing right now. --- I’m publishing this as part of 100 Days To Offload. You can join in yourself by visiting https://100daystooffload.com. #100DaysToOffload #day52 #hydroponics iComment on this post/i div id="cusdis_thread"/div]]> I've been wanting to build my own hydroponics setup for a while, but up until now I've just been using my commercial grow pod for growing stuff. I actually bought some expanded clay pellets, nutrient solution and grow plugs ages ago, but just never actually built the setup.

I think it's due to a number of reasons, the main one being that the original design I was going to build was to be outside, but I don't have a suitable greenhouse to put it in. So I decided to look around at some other designs, specifically ones that:

  • are for indoor use
  • can be completely 3D-printed (as I can't just drive to IKEA in Cardiff due to lockdown)
  • modular, and
  • are very simple to build.

I've been interested in this modular vertical setup for a while, but based on the comments it is prone to leaking and hasn't been updated in a while.

I've been wanting to design a voronoi net cup for fun, and noticed while searching Thingiverse that someone else had the same idea. Not only that, but they have a simple, modular and indoor system to go with it. It doesn't look like the build has been replicated by any other people, but I decided to give it a try and the base is printing right now.

I’m publishing this as part of 100 Days To Offload. You can join in yourself by visiting https://100daystooffload.com.

#100DaysToOffload #day52 #hydroponics

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