hey, i have pretty much the same setup, or i did, ur gonna need an air stone and pump the roots will grow through what ever mesh u put in there so there gonna hit the water, which aint bad if u got a bubbler in there. I currently have the same setup with a seperate resevior. this way the roots are always wet and never submerged. and its very easy to do. so u have a couple options. also u might want to pick up a new lid and cut the holes for the pods on opposite corners, so they have alot of grow room and dont shade eachother