When i use to run tables, i used no airstones only a subpump like a 650 for each 50 gal rez. I also used small subpumps, like 100 's in my dwc buckets instead of airstones with the best results, and no rez changes! Start to finish! Ive been told airstones can allow airborne bacteria in your system. And they also will make your pH fluctuate.
In my experience i started off with Foxfarm nutes my plants always looked like shit, FDD2BLK told me it was because of the nutes, so i switched and boom! I had vigorous healthy plants. I like FF grow big but that it. There soil is always gnat infested. Ive used floranova its ok but the shit is dirty but the plants liked it. But ive heard bad things about nova, maybe because of the urea or something else..really idk.
Then i used the Humboldts master A&B which was ok, then i used dutchmasters which made huge buds but it lacked flavor. Then i used dutch pro which sucked donkey balls. Then i used Botanicare which i really liked the most of all the hydro nutes, both pureblend pro and Kind are both dope! Now i use nectar for the gods which is completely organic but i am in soil now.
My brother has used house of garden with dope ass results but Damn the stuff is expensive. He also used some grow plus bloom stuff which i think that is what tyystickk is talking about but i could be wrong. He had bad ass results with that stuff too.
My buddie uses canna but he doesn't pH shit and uses tap water and his plants look like shit! And uses those Damn solarstorm LED's
Another buddie of mine is using the soil mix that I'm using but he uses General organics with tap water and his plants are not doing to hot either.
So in my opinion RO water and Botanicare has a great product and a good price. Just my 2 cents
