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I'm looking at cement mixing tubs as my table but I've always notices channels in hydro bought tables is there a reason for that? would a cement mixing tub be no good due to a lack of channels?
Anything that holds water and lets it drain back to the fittings will work. If using something w/ a flat bottom just put something under the pots. Hell even a little gravel will work.
Thing about Coco mats. 1 they are expensive. 2 they lock your plants in place and you can no longer move them. I used to run them. If using rockwool just use another cube/bigger cube or slabs and place them on top. Pretty good if vegging/blooming on the same table. If not you really dont need them. Concentrate more on feed times then pot size in these setups. You are feeding the roots directly pretty much and they grow as such. Small pots will still grow huge plants. Pot size if more for support of the plant so it doesnt fall over. Why you feed multi times a day vs 1. I would just use strait hydroton in the baskets. No need for the coco liners/caps. You will get tired of cleaning hydroton though lol. No need to protect the roots. They will come out of the sides/bottoms and prune themselves back accordingly.
As far as 5 gal buckets you will either have to transplant a smaller plant deep enough that the rootball is sitting at the water level of the table or hand feed/drip till the roots drop into the feed zone. Also as your plants develop their root system you can start dropping the water level a little on your table.
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