Mephisto 3 Bears OG Top Feed Recirculating Hydroton Journal

Great looking plants…

FnD really has a lot going for it:

  • No cleaning drippers or drip rings like in drip systems
  • Not as big a worry about rez temps as DWC
  • Can easily take plants in and out of the system for pruning/pictures or removing a diseased
  • No airstones or air pump necessary
  • Can change rez, or adjust pH without touching plant roots (unlike dwc)

Downsides:

  • Eats a lot of height
  • If the single pump fails, it’s potentially catastrophic
  • Algae in the flood tray (I use Zone to keep this at bay)

So far it’s my favorite system. I’m going to do a grow in large rockwool cubes next, run to waste, and then decide which method I enjoy enough to focus on.

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