I am wondering what you people think would work better:

There is a 4x4 flood and drain type table with a cover and cutouts for 12 square pots filled with hydroton.

What would be the best formation?:

1) Fill the tray with nutrient solution and aerate the solution with 6- 8 air stones. This would be a sort of DWC set up where the roots stay submerged in the aerated solution.

2) Connect a reservoir and a pump and use it like a true Flood and Drain system. Aerate the solution in a reservoir, and flood the table several times per day.

3) Connect a reservoir and a pump and let the pump run constantly (or pretty close to constantly). This would sort of be like NFT I guess.

So, any experts care to weigh in on this? I want to know which would be the most effective and produce the best results. Thanks!
Tstation Reviewed by Tstation on . What would work better? I am wondering what you people think would work better: There is a 4x4 flood and drain type table with a cover and cutouts for 12 square pots filled with hydroton. What would be the best formation?: 1) Fill the tray with nutrient solution and aerate the solution with 6- 8 air stones. This would be a sort of DWC set up where the roots stay submerged in the aerated solution. 2) Connect a reservoir and a pump and use it like a true Flood and Drain system. Aerate the solution in a Rating: 5