Floraflex in soil FTW. Soiless mediums will still have the same algae and root issues. I love rdwc but was just to much headache trying to prevent shit. Made it to where is just to much work to justify the benefits. Floraflex and soil pots. Set em and forget em.
I have the water circulating 24/7 through UV, running UC Roots, tried Physan 20 which burned off any kind of root development you had left. Tried beneficials which was useless and bought several gal of zone by dutch master.
Also been looking at trays and just doing a flood and drain. I can fit 3- 4x8 trays comfortably in one room and remove wall and get rid of the tents and fit 4 more of em and put the tents in another room i have a lot of area for vegging plants and moms if i want em.
I have several pumps already and a bunch of totes i can reuse. I have coco already that ive been sitting on for a long time and perlite