Could not avoid the fact that a lot of the conventional "knowledge" I found here was pure horse exhaust.

I think that we??re beginning to make progress.

My advice to you?
Dump the 'tron.
Screw the lava-rock.
Bag the water pump and timer.

??tron?..no longer a consideration
lava-rock?.still a consideration?..more talk needed.
No timer
Bag the pump?..not gonna happen. The pump, controller, and res allow me the freedom to go away. Maybe to go to the islands to collect ??free? lava rock?.to run off with a younger woman named Libida??or god forbid, to work.
Buckets top off automatically, so a back up has less to think about. (y yo también)

Coco is very near perfect for my needs.

My thought is that you have latitude to guarantee ??attendance? more than I do.


As to coco:
Ok?.not soggy, ph sounds reasonable, but will coco support a plant.
I went over your ??ventions in your album another time. The ??net pot? is pretty tall. Was that for support issues. And where is the plant base in relation to the pot. (my 6? netpots are 4 ½? bottom to the rim)
Gonna use the pump?..would coco fallout foul the filters and pump?

My advice to you?
Dump the 'tron.
Screw the lava-rock.
Bag the water pump and timer.

It??s gotta frost an experienced guy??s butt when he offers up good advice to a newb?..and it goes ignored.
WeeZard, your experience, and patience do not go un-appreciated. Thank you, Sir.

(a moment for a rant:
I see numerous posts when the responder doesn??t even address the subject matter?.I can only guess, for the purpose of increasing their own post count, or for pimping their own thread. I always respect the time and effort that ??those who truly teach? put in).

Libida.....are you out there?
Horseexhaust?.out!