3 x Sawhorse brackets.
How to build a nft hydroponic system out of 4 in pvc pipe. Arrange them in the grid of your choice. This solution runs along the bottom of each 4-inch PVC pipe until it goes back to the reservoir. Once you figure out the height of your reservoir you can start designing your stands.
24 pieces of lumber. Building a NFT System. Things You Will Need to Build this Homemade Hydroponics System.
Connect the ends of these PVC pipes to each other using the PVC elbow connectors. Large 4 inch PVC pipes can be used to create your homemade hydroponics system. PVC elbows long sweep 1 x 3 in.
Step 5 Cap both ends of each 4in PVC pipe to make this an enclosed system. 8 x 10 ft. Normally these setups will have multiple chambers since there is a limit to how many plants you can cram into the same chamber before all the nutrients get sucked up before reaching the plants at the far end.
NFT channels are mainly used to grow leafy green plants with a short growth period. Tools- power drill 2 34 inch hole saw hack saw or sawsall soldering iron tape measure marker and chalk line. Mine is about 13 tall so my stands are 13 14 15 and 16.
Use 5gal buckets for stability unless you intend to build a frame for this system. The cost of commercial hydroponics NFT system costs will be approximately Rs 60000Piece. The solution is pumped from the reservoir along the 12-inch tubing that runs along the back of the 4-inch PVC pipes.