Please tell me how I planned poorly. I used a medium made for my ebb&gro. What planning would have been involved aside from planning to purchase and use STG. I DID NOT plan to mod my system by adding airpumps - no I did not. I DID NOT plan to adapt my system to accomodate a medium DESIGNED FOR MY SYSTEM. The poor planning would fall on the creators of the medium and its push to be used in the ebb&grow. I fail to see how my "poor planning" had anything to do with this. My room typically operates like a well oiled machine..I DID plan my room.This is a very interesting thread, and find it funny that you all are placing the blame on the STG media and not the HORIBLE performance and design of the CAP Ebb and Grow system, and your poor planning
When did I have talk about this being a cash crop. I love this sport..and smaller grows just didnt feed my urge to grow! While I may make some profit off of this..the fruits of my labor goes to close friends at a very low price.I'm sorry you are having problems with your "cash" crop
The only reason I tried these inserts was because they are MADE FOR the system I love - the ebb&grow. I chose the ebb&grow due to not having to have airpumps. Sucking mass amounts of air down into hydroton during the drain cycle provides plenty of air to the roots..more then any measily airpump would. I'm not denying my plants any air in hydroton. Flooding stones 15min every 3 to 4 hours gives me fat white fuzzy roots without even an airstone in the 55gal res. I do know the importance of airpumps in many systems. I own a $250+ Alita AL-60 airpump.. its awesome, I just dont see the need nor do I want to use it in this application.. I'll save it for DWC...in another place where bubble noise is of no concern.if you think that adding airstones and running 1/4 inch line all around your room is too much trouble to deal with, you might as well accept the poor results you are getting, because you are the one who is denying your plants of the air they need
who knows - never checked it. Another reason I use the Ebb&Grow. I've successfully grown in hot attics in hydroton w/ the Ebb with what had to be 80+ water temps and still a killer harvest.What is your water/nutrient temperatures at Cheeb?