The system we are using is as follows:
CAPS Ebb & Gro buckets
Nine buckets under each hood
Magnum XXXL 8" air cooled hoods
Quantum digital ballasts
Each rez contains one recirc pump and 4 air stones
Each rez is chilled
Hydroton
We run 10 bloom lights.
We clone in 1.5" RW cubes.
For this trial run we dedicated one light (9 buckets) to plants grown in the STG bucket inserts.
The RW clones transfered easily into the square opening in the STG insert. During the veg process we noticed what has been widely reported: The bottom 4" or so of the inserts remain saturated at all times. We also noticed that the top surface of the inserts sink down in the bucket about 2" or so from where they are initially set.
At no time during veg or bloom did we have algae issues.
The STG buckets performed exactly as the surrounding hydroton buckets during both veg and bloom.
During clean up we noticed basically the same root mass in the bottom void space for each product.
Installation and clean up is extremely easy with the STG product, though it costs more.
We've bumped our STG usage to 3 lights this run, being on the conservative side.
CAPS Ebb & Gro buckets
Nine buckets under each hood
Magnum XXXL 8" air cooled hoods
Quantum digital ballasts
Each rez contains one recirc pump and 4 air stones
Each rez is chilled
Hydroton
We run 10 bloom lights.
We clone in 1.5" RW cubes.
For this trial run we dedicated one light (9 buckets) to plants grown in the STG bucket inserts.
The RW clones transfered easily into the square opening in the STG insert. During the veg process we noticed what has been widely reported: The bottom 4" or so of the inserts remain saturated at all times. We also noticed that the top surface of the inserts sink down in the bucket about 2" or so from where they are initially set.
At no time during veg or bloom did we have algae issues.
The STG buckets performed exactly as the surrounding hydroton buckets during both veg and bloom.
During clean up we noticed basically the same root mass in the bottom void space for each product.
Installation and clean up is extremely easy with the STG product, though it costs more.
We've bumped our STG usage to 3 lights this run, being on the conservative side.