Quote Originally Posted by throatstick
not when u mix it with dwc like i do.it's a win win cause basicly you have 2 systems running at the same time so it's like a fail safe. cause if the aero goes down you still have the airstones going and if the air pump stops you have the aero still running.it's great for those times when you would have lost a crop due to a pump clogging or going bad...

not to mention the added oxygen and growth you get from it..
You're absolutely right. I have a hybrid aero/rdwc system set-up at one of my patient's places for his plants. The guy used to be a mechanical engineer before he came down with cancer. We have been getting nice yields but still need to dial-in: lighting, CO2, temp and get a rez chiller. A couple more runs, and he should be ready to take things over on his own, hopefully his health will hold up. But you have to admit for someone just starting out, trying to figure things out on their own - aero isn't the easiest way to begin. It's expensive & unless you have experience - difficult to set-up. The only reason we went with the system we put together was because he had already started trying to put together a dwc system so he already had a lot of equipment. He's actually happy with the yield but it's become a goal now to try and see just how hard we can push the line. I missed picking up some of DoubleD's seeds but hopefully will get some by end of summer.