Hydroponics Tower

Grow your own food or plants with a hydroponic growtower! 

Since there are many models for hydroponic towers using a big old plastic container, i thought it would be nice to have something a little bit more aesthetic. So i desgined this tower to fit a glass jar i found on amazon so it can be nicely displayed (also you can always check the current water level easily).

Material and Print list:

When you want to build the growtower the same way i did you will need following items:

• 3400 ml Glass Jar : 15,99€   (if you go for another jar make sure the thread is the same)
• 5W Water pump : 8,48€
• About 50mm of a flexible pipe (16mm outer diameter; 9mm inner diameter)

I also used some clay pellets as a grow medium for the net cups.

When printing you need to print the following files:

• 1x  3_way_module
• 1x  3_way_module_cable
• 1x  Distributor_module_lid
• 1x  Distributor_module
• 1x  Connection_for_jar
• 1x  Adapter_for_pump
• 6x  Net_cup

Print Settings:

Everything prints without supports, except for the 3_way_module and 3_way_module_cable where i just used some automatic tree supports.

Everything except for the Net_cups and the Connection_for_jar was printed in PLA+. 

The Net_cups were printed in PLA-CF, but PETG should also work just fine.

For the Connection_for_jar i printed the lower part (green part in the pictures) in PLA-CF, so it would withstand the forces, when screwed onto the jar. PETG should also be fine in this case.

Apart from that, everything was printed with 0.2mm layer height and 15% cubic infill.

If you decide to try my design any feedback and pictures would be highly appreciated!