will sucking air through lavarock with roots in it damage the roots or airate them? given they are flooded several times a day. im talking sucking, like a vacuum connected from the bottom of a 5 gallon pot pulling air through the whole root system and aggregate. anyone?

I'm working on some concepts and a prototype. I just dont want the roots to get too much air...
AquaponicHerb Reviewed by AquaponicHerb on . Autosiphons, and a new bucket method... I'll be sharing some of my research and some links on autosiphons and bell siphons. The advantage to these fittings is they can periodically drain a bed, create a suction, or surge water; all without timers... I want to caution those that get frusterated easily or just want something simple that works everytime like a pump and timer... My experience is that tuning these fittings to work properly is time consuming and has exact tolerances. The diagrams look easy, but getting the siphon to Rating: 5