Alot of its preference I believe... Like you were saying about moving them around and all, thats why I chose the method. I start mine in a top feed and move them to flood and drain table. Havent goten to the flower part yet but its obvious whats easier to me. When I move to the flood table I will also fill it with hydroton too... Just idea of keeping the majority in one basket isnt a bad idea IMO and you cant go wrong. Click my sig if you want to see some baskets in my get up...


My table isnt covered and I just spent half a day cleaning it... It had algea on it too. Didnt have algea on the roots though


Good luck probably someone else can help you with the rest of your questions becuase I simply dont know.

Good luck