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I've built them both ways and both worked great. I get better roots with the dome structure than the central tube style soil wick, but honestly I'm not sure it matters all that much in the end.Your pots seem to wick from the edge of the bucket while there others wicking from the center alone. Wonder if there is a difference in the long run.
The central tube style provides lots of aeration across the false floor, and most readers of this thread know that I think the air provided to the lower roots is the real secret to the success of these things. We call them sub irrigated planters, but probably should call them sub aerated planters to highlight what it is that really separates them for other pot designs.
Thanks, ChinC! I thought having a centralized thread we could all contribute to would accelerate the learning curve for all of us.Either way following this thread and thank you for creating some content for us to learn from! Happy growing!
Scott, check out @Kanno26 's current grow Here. He's doing a comparison between air pots, cloth pots, SIPs, and one other (regular pot maybe?).So for the hell of it, my next phase of my perpetual grow will be a comparison between my organic-buddy @Azimuth 's SIP versus @Bill284 air pots.