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Pro: A larger volume of water will be PH stable over a longer time.
You will not need to check on it as often.
You may be able to get away with reservoir changes for up to 10 days.
Con: It will require more nutrients to reach your desired PPM $$$
You will not be checking on it as often and may miss a problem that harms the plants.
Plants in rapid growth may deplete a nutrient component to levels that will slow it down. This is the main reason for weekly reservoir change.
Having a separate tank for mixing is much harder and mixing in a live system is dangerous.
You will have a lot more waste to dispose. I use mine in my yard and 3 gallons twice a week is a lot for our yard.
When I was using 36 gallons a week for 6 plants it was very expensive for nutrients and I had to flush a lot of waste down the drain. This is not environmentally sound.
I am not saying you cannot do it, I just want you to be aware of the facts before you get into it.
You will not need to check on it as often.
You may be able to get away with reservoir changes for up to 10 days.
Con: It will require more nutrients to reach your desired PPM $$$
You will not be checking on it as often and may miss a problem that harms the plants.
Plants in rapid growth may deplete a nutrient component to levels that will slow it down. This is the main reason for weekly reservoir change.
Having a separate tank for mixing is much harder and mixing in a live system is dangerous.
You will have a lot more waste to dispose. I use mine in my yard and 3 gallons twice a week is a lot for our yard.
When I was using 36 gallons a week for 6 plants it was very expensive for nutrients and I had to flush a lot of waste down the drain. This is not environmentally sound.
I am not saying you cannot do it, I just want you to be aware of the facts before you get into it.
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