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I'm sorry I'm clueless when comes to hydro... I never really ventured to that, almost once I did..but I changed back to coco.. I really like the little buffer coco has over hydro, plus IMO hydro certainly isn't any faster then coco,nor does it give bigger plants...really the thing seems expensive is res changes since feeding 5-20gals hydro is gonna use an awful lot of nutrients.. 3gal coco vs 3gal hydro, coco will come out on top ...harvest weight,speed,taste & cost efficiency. for me, I decided if I was ever to do hydro I would need extra pumps,timers etc because they dependent on them and if they died during grow basically your F**k'ed and I'd need battery backup for pumps.. this kinda why I prefer coco, I only need rely on me, not pumps...I think close as I will go to hydro is flood n drain, thats more up my alley. plus if pump died ya can always manual water.. Ya know keep it simple...I'm sure ya have back up lamps right? I know I have 5-6 MH lamps, 7-8 HPS lamps, 3-4 Red Sodium's, extra timers,cords...I try being prepared for any situation that arises. I log lamp hours on boxes & laptop so I know when it's time to swap them..then I keep the old ones for emergency backups... In last 3 years of growing only 1 time a lamp went out,prematurely...And it was under warranty so, I was sent replacement.Im sitting here thinking about how I used to watch a buddy of mine grow when I was like 16. Lava rock in a tub with a feeder sticking up. No lid no nothing. So im sitting here thinking how I can make a more efficient Rdwc. Im thinking lava rock in the 5 gallon buckets. Airstones in each bucket of course. But using the lava rock would cut down on how much water I would have to use. It would block the light from the roots also. And would give the roots so many places to eat. What u all think?
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