ENDLSCYCLE
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I grow soil with auto water and drain to waste...not messy at all......without the drain it was a f'n pain in the ass with a turkey baster sucking water out of saucers.......dwc is my next try....and it couldnt be any more difficult than any other system.....just use a "controller" bucket.....just link the rez that the plants are in with another rez thats not under the screen...ph is more stable with the increase(double) of water and so is PPM(E.C.)....then just check and top off on that one.....if you're real crafty(like me...fkn Macgyver) you can even make it recirculating....I bought all the shit two grows ago but just can't seem to get away from the easy ass soil grows....anyway.....I have some mothers right now but the continuous clones is a good way to go as well. Ebb and flow is pretty money for sure. I'm in a table now but I am switching to buckets. There are many ways to skin a cat but looking at all the different ways to grow, if your going to grow big plants, then ebb and flow is a great way to do it. Aeroponics is good but there are too many working parts. DWC is cool as well, but its a PIA to lift up the plants to check your nutrient mix and keep them topped off. So its impossible to SCROG with them. Nutrient film just doesn't work with bigger plants... so your back to good old ebb and flow. One pump and gravity, centralized REZ that you can keep outside the grow room. Can't imagine it getting much easier really. I guess soil with automated watering could be easier but way messier.
Peace
Endlscycle