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Thank you slosmokin! No I do not have airstones in my reservoir but I am currently in the process of purchasing one for my 5 gallon ebb and gro 100 gallon reservoir. Justr because with a 100 gallon reservoir there is a lot less turnover every time the buckets flood and I feal like an airstone would help. Generally speaking adding an airstone to the reservoir is never a bad idea and will almost always help you in some way. UNLESS you have nutes like H&G that specifically say "do not aerate your solution". There are several companies nutes that say this so make sure to check before you do add an airstone that its compatible with your nutrient regimen (I beleive they say this because it agitates the solution and makes some of the nutrients fall out of availability, not positive but pretty sure). Usually the 55 gallon reservoir does get aerated enough just from flooding the buckets and the hole thats drilled in the pump elbow that constantly sprays a jet of water into the reservoir when the pump is on. So in short no I dont aerate now but I will be soon in the 100 gallon res.Hope that answers your question man!
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Your accomplishing the same thing with a pump running Munki. Your still oxygenating the nutrient solution. There ARE some nutes that will do as you say and lock themselves out but I feel comfortable saying most nute regimens do not have this issue. Before I used the ebb and gro set I used a regular flood table ebb and flow set. I ran into the same things back then with people saying that they say its not recommended but yet when I put the airstones in it benefited the plants greatly....well it benefited them in a way you could tell atleast. The issue with the CAP ebb and gro set is that the water in the buckets doesnt drain all the way and actually gets stagnate. This is a design flaw in the system. CAP says that they did this on purpose so the plants can get a drink when the buckets arent flooding. This is just a crock because I know that they have been looking into ways of changing the system so it doesnt have that stagnate water in there. The stagnate water is bad for all kinds reasons so the airstone in the reservoir helps with the dissolved oxygen thats in water left over in the buckets from the flood cycle. It is even better if you put the airstones in the individual buckets and that works even better but for right now Im just gonna put it in the rez. Im not using it in the 55 gallon drum, just the 100 because I can tell just fro the smell that its getting stagnant. I suppose well get a first hand look here in the upcoming weeks whether its better to use them or not but I can just about gaurantee that it will work better. I am no chemist expert or anything so Im only speeking from experience and whats happened when Ive used the airstones. There very well may be some chemical reason as to why you shouldnt use airstones but every time ive implemented them its been beneficial. I dont see how DWC systems with airstones in the buckets 24/7 would work if the airstones ruined your nutrient solution. Or even a aero set that is basically surrounded by oxygen. Maybe someone could explain why that is better. I guess well just have to see how things turn out in the100 gallon rez. Thanks for all the great info and help though guys. Its always very much appreciated!
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