Hey everyone 👋
I recently designed and 3D printed this (hydroponics garden v1.1) small hydroponic planter. It’s still under development, but it’s fully functional and totally free to download and try.
It’s a compact system with:
- Integrated light mount
- Reservoir base (around 3L)
- Space for multiple rockwool cubes
- Designed for leafy greens like lettuce, rucola, basil, etc.
I’m currently testing it myself and refining the design, but I’d really appreciate any feedback — especially on:
- Improvements you’d suggest
- Structural or design tweaks
- Things that would make it more practical
If anyone wants to print and test it, I’d love to hear your results.
Thanks in advance 🙏🌱
by Djmaxbase
3 Comments
Is the plastic bag because you are not sure if it would leak through the reservoir?
Rather than try to print it all, I think designing it to use common items would be more practical. For example instead of printing the reservoir, just design it to use a common type of plastic bin instead. That way you don’t have to worry about making a 3-D print waterproof. Another substitution would be round net cups. Net cups are very cheap and universally available, so I would use those as well.
I’ll check out your design and give some feedback.
I too love designing stuff like this but like someone else said it is beneficial to not print 100% of the unit.
I design components to convert commonly found items.
For instance I have a popular lid that fits the Lowe’s branded 2 gallon bucket which is fair cheaper than printing the reservoir and is made of HDPE which is food safe unlike a printed reservoir.