Hydroponic Aquarium | Indoor Hydroponic Gardening
Intro: Hydroponic Aquarium | Indoor Hydroponic Gardening
Hey, how's your 2016? Amazing, right?
Well, I have a great idea to end your amazing 2016. It's about how to make the 2 in 1 hydroponic. First, you grow indoor hydroponically; second, you have an aquarium too. I make this using trash and cheap parts, so the budget for make this stuff is under 5$.
Okay, here we go!
STEP 1: You Need
- A transparent plastic container with the cover
- 3 net pots (less or more)
- Rockwools
- Plants (leafy vegetables)
- Aquarium ornaments (sands and/or rocks)
- Water
- A cute fish
Tools:
- A cutter / Knife
- A nail (or use the needle of the compass)
- A compass
STEP 2: The Container Lid
- Specify the place for the netpots
- Next, make the circles on the lid of the container. Use the compass. The diameter and the number of the holes depends on your netpot's diameter and your diameter of the container cover.
- Cut the circles using your cutter. Be careful! Don't cuts any object around you!
- After you cut a circle, you can try insert the net pots. If the net pots can't insert freely, you just need to make the circle bigger. This will looks like image 5, 6, and 7
STEP 3: The Ornaments
- First, wash your ornaments
- Next, I fill the container with the ornaments,like rocks and sand. Not to much, just a 1/4 part or less
- Fill the container with water
STEP 4: Plants
- Put the rockwools into the net pots
- Put the plants into the netpots. Place right in the middle.
- It will looks like image
- Next, we need to build this aquarium
STEP 5: Lets Build This
- After the water clean, put the fish into the container
- Next, don't forget to make a hole for the fish for take a breath. I use the needle of the compass for make the hole, but you can also use nail or cutter for make the hole
- Next, put the cover on top of the container
- Put all the net pots to this container
And voila. There you have it.
STEP 6: Watch the Video
Now, you have your own Hydroponic Aquarium. You can place this indoor or outdoor. But i love to place this inside my house, so i can watch the plants grows!
Thanks for look my works
I hope you enjoy this.
Keep support me by voting and like this project.
Thank you so much.
20 Comments
Memawpam55 4 years ago
cfiorante 7 years ago
a small bubbler would help you plants grow better by giving your roots lots of air so they dont rot and it will add some extra air for the betta although they breath air the bubbler would still improve the water quality long term
savagemom2 7 years ago
I'm just learning about this so if this is a really stupid question, forgive me! I know the plants are supposed to get their nutrients from the fish waste. But where does the fish get it's nutrients? You didn't leave any kind of opening to put in any fish food. And do you ever have to change the water? I'm guessing the water would have to be refilled from time to time due to evaporation. I saw a show on PBS that went even further - aquaponics - the fish tank was actually big enough to grow fish to eat and the plants were in several different garden beds and even included perennial vegetables. I would love to be able to do that and grow my own shrimp and lobster!
balsuryana 7 years ago
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Alexander heron the inventor 7 years ago
that hole is very small i suggest making more holes or make it larger(beta are air breathers too)!!btw r u indonesian?
balsuryana 7 years ago
miss softpaw 7 years ago
Alexander heron the inventor 7 years ago
please say that to yourself!!beta place that i found here in my country(i think i'm living in the same country as this author)is way smaller,less clean!beta don't need heater and filter.They might die if you actually try to give one!Here its hot enough.And filter can suck betta in its current until it tires and die(it happened to me once).Please do some more research b4 you stick up in the comment section with horrible,pathetic even information!
Likeswater 7 years ago
Beta's don't need all the hardware *other* fish need (Beta's are AWESOME!). Just make sure the water is unchlorinated and do a partial water change every 2 weeks or so. The plants will uptake the nutrients and help with filtration and feeding is reduced if fishy can pick at the roots (algae?).
john448471 7 years ago
balsuryana 7 years ago
balsuryana 7 years ago
And the Beta is grow fast in this Aquarium.
Thanks for look my works..
Likeswater 7 years ago
I like the net-pot part. I had seen a similar design using a large glass vase and a plastic pot saucer, but this is easier. Do you have a recommendation for plants? The container could be a little larger, 1 - 2L, imo, but the beta's natural habitat is a mud puddle... In any case, thanks for the i'ble!
balsuryana 7 years ago
tylerkat 7 years ago
balsuryana 7 years ago