put a air stone in the res,spaghetti tubing going to a air stone they make them in all different shapes now i have found the ball's to be better,if you can and you are not doing a grow like a nft
and are useing a medium then add a extra air ring to the bottom of the pot, with air been sent from a pump to the ring the plants will thank you for it,and you will have great white root's.By this i mean i do auto pot so i have a air stone in the bottom of the tank,sending air to the trays,but i still add a air ring to the bottom of the pots so the small film of nutrients the roots are sitting in has got plent of air going to it you can hear it bubbling,this is ideal,cost nothing to do but makes a big difference,even in soil grow's,i did my friend one not long ago in soil,just a air ring in bottom of pot then thin layer of clay balls,to cover the ring.Then just fill with soil add plant,have the air ring on 24/7,it increased his end result,and he had far fewer problems.Growing in auto pot's the medium coco / clay balls is just there for the first 7/12 days till the root's hit the bottom of the pot then the coco is just there to support the plants,all the feeding is done through the bottom,i never feed the coco after the first week or so