More DIY Hydroponics
by Sami Grover, Carrboro, NC, USA 
on 04. 6.08
It seems like everyone wants to cultivate some of their own food these days, even those folks not lucky enough to have access to land. From our posts on building your own hydroponic garden, to commercially supplied indoor growing units, we’ve always tried to keep the garden-less in mind in our coverage of growing solutions. Now we’ve come across this video of another system for creating your own indoor hydroponic unit on a budget, courtesy of Hydroponic Garden Book. And if you’re confused about the relationship between organics and hydroponics, this video may help.
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As a former "herb cultivator" I can tell you that a better tank is a rubbermaid storage tub. Light tight and cheap, easy to move, impossible to break.
I have to agree with the first comment, rubbermaid containers are food safe, and alot stronger then a glass fish tank, which has to be covered with something, or painted.. Styrophone isnt really an environmentally safe substance... maybe an article on a diy earth garden which is self watering ... another thing about using the rubbermaid container that makes more sense.. it reuses the nutrients and saves the use of water.
I too agree, my first resevoir was not light tight and consequently my tank was over run in just two days with algae, a waste of perfectly good fertilizers derived from hand made and hand manipulated compost. A simple rubber made is cheap, more size controlable, light tight (if not clear but rather solid) and indeed indestructible save for certain concentrations of heat.
Hi, this is about a hydroponics gardening system there are a variety of systems that you can choose from. Between the practically maintenance free systems to others that require a bit more attention, gardeners of all levels - be it hobbyists or the professional - can enjoy growing indoors year-round.
They're using styrofoam, on a site called Treehugger? Does no one appreciate the irony?
You can use practically any tank when growing a hydroponics garden, as long as you make sure that the tank you are using is light tight, you will have no probems with algae.