Good morning Sang,sorry i missed your post yesterday,i was out on the bevvy as it was my birthday.I didnt feel up to getting the laptop out when i got home,haha.
Youre looking good so far mate.Im pleased you got the bigger pump,it might be overkill for aeriation,but will be great if you ever want to do a bubblebucket dwc grow.
I make the holes in my drippers with nail clippers,just flatten the 4mm tube and cut a small V out,voila.
You will find it easier to get the lid on your res if you shorten the hose to your manifold to contain it in your bucket.Then cut a bit out of the rim and lid for the feeder tubes to go through.I made my 1st res with the manifold stuck out of the bucket lid through a drilled hole.Its workable,but a fecking bad head.I modified it to go inside.
I pre charge my coco with organic nutes and worm castings,left to cook for a month at least.Its working pretty good for me atm.I use plain phd water until i see defs.You need to feed from day1 so a pre charged coco is good.
Im sure you will enjoy results of growing with a drip system,i know i am.
Im doing 2 alien toof x triangle next in The Vaults comp.One in a 10l airpot and one in a 3l airpot.
Good luck with your grow Sang,give us a shout if you need any assistance mate.