customizable net pot for hydroponics

customizable net pot for hydroponics.

I made those pots for my hydroponic setup wich is a recirculating DWC inside PVC pipes. The commercial sizes of 2" pots are too deep for my 100mm pipes, so I made a custom one with a lower height.

in my opinion the best way to use them is to fill them with coco coir and sow the seed directly in them and leave them in a tray with water on the bottom so it can stay moist, if you are using an nft them shove a wicking cord or a cotton fabric strim at the bottom of the vase to wick nutrients and water from the film to the coco until the plant's roots become long enough to reach the water film. the cotton fabric in my system (not sterile, I use microbe tea to prevent slime and root rot) rotted and completely dissolved some time after the root reached the nutrient film.

the customizable parameters are:

shell thickness total height height of the straight section(the upper part) dimension of the upper brim upper diameter (brim not included) angle of the lower section number of side holes dimension of the side supports (how small are the holes)

print settings:

after some months of use the petg i used (outside) became a little brittle and easier to break so you might want to try ABS, i don't advice PLA beacause it will degrade faster. 

I printed them in PETG and sliced them in CURA line width: 0.6mm works well, even on a 0.4mm nozzle, ideally the same as the thickness parameter supports: no cooling: 100%

if you get under extrusion it is probably due to the many retractions. Try increasing the retraction extra prime amount (on CURA). I am using 0.4mm^3 on a bowden setup

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