This is all awesome info. I love when a little “debate“ happens because its the best way to get the in-depth details from both sides, pros and cons etc.
I went with the Mantis, and here’s why...
During my first grow I’d like to make it easy enough to succeed while still learn enough to try different methods in the future. My biggest concern is controlling temps and humidity, I imagine that’s going to be tough. The Mantis is expensive but if it does save the need to PH my water, and not worry about salt buildup and lockout, it’s worth it to me. I’m going with Mantis in a Coco/perlite mixture (as suggested) in 5g fabric “
Smart Pots” (unless reason to avoid them with this setup) and will definitely need all the help I can get from all of you because I truly want these seeds to grow to the best of their potential, without me screwing it up haha. Also, it can be a good test for the people like me starting out from zero experience....to see if it’s a good system to consider. If this stuff allows me to grow some dank flowers with good potency, I’d like to see it succeed.
Keeping in mind if it produces crap, I could have screwed up other stuff lol.