Aeroponic Setup-Pump Failure; Plants are severely wilted & droopy. ADVICE PLEASE?

Went on holiday for 2-3 days and came home to discover 2 pumps in the system failed. The light schedule and temp/humidity range has been stable, but 2 of the guys are severely wilting and droopy looking. The whole plant is wilting bad and looks lifeless.
It is still green and wet. Leaves have not dried up, but some branches have gotten weak and are bent over.

I have replaced the pumps and have resumed the watering schedule, but not sure what lies ahead. Has anyone ever experienced this sort of issue. Hope there's is a chance these guys will revive and that I'm not screwed.

What can I expect? Any advice to help the plants get better quickly?
It is at 3 weeks flowering stage. GH Himalayan Gold strain.

Note: This issue has only come about within the past couple days. 2-3 days ago these guys were upright and growing very strong.

Aero is very touchy. They don't look to bad actually so i think they will recover. Probably not 100% but you will know for sure in a couple days. Just cut out any parts that are crispy and good luck. Worst thing you can do is let your plants go without water in Aero..

Thanks dirk.
I know not getting water has hurt these guys. yikes! I'm not expecting a 100% recovery, just hoping for them to stay alive.
Aero has been an experience to get accustomed with. It definitely requires a lot of attention!

I will post updates on the recovery.
[keeping my fingers crossed] :-/

The recovery is going ok.
The upper branches have recovered and regained semi-strength.
The lower/smaller branches probably will not recover. Some of the wilted leaf has already started to dry.

Any advice with this situation? I'm sure I'm not the only one whose pumps died...

Cut off the dead shit, the rest will be fine.

I went on vacation for 2 weeks with aero tubes running one time. Two days before I got home i asked the housemate to text me a pic. They looked great. Two days later and I arrived to pump failure. total loss. They stretched WAY more than I'd anticipated.. was just going to veg em a bit for flower while i was gone..

That's a bummer, dude. I guess the only failsafe is to have two sets of pumps running for each tube.

Needless to say I don't run aero tubes anymore...

Clown Baby said:

I went on vacation for 2 weeks with aero tubes running one time. Two days before I got home i asked the housemate to text me a pic. They looked great. Two days later and I arrived to pump failure. total loss. They stretched WAY more than I'd anticipated.. was just going to veg em a bit for flower while i was gone..

That's a bummer, dude. I guess the only failsafe is to have two sets of pumps running for each tube.

Needless to say I don't run aero tubes anymore...

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Have never taken the aero plunge. My friend had his system so there was always a couple inches of water in the bottom of his aero totes. That way if the pumps failed, they wouldn't dry out. He had the nicest roots I have ever seen.

Your plants will outgrow the damage via the magic of hydroponics.

what kind of pump(s) are you using? did you determine the reason for pump failure? didn't start back up after power outage? that happens to my fountain pumps when they get fouled up. they need a nudge to get going. or did it mechanically just die? when i was playing around with aero, i used a 3/4hp shallow well pump with pressure tank. bombproof. i have one outside that's been going for a couple of years. i never had worries about that thing konking out. it's designed to go on and off all the time. pressurized solution gets stored in the tank and only recharges when pressure drops to 55psi (or whatever you set it to). maybe the addition of a pressure tank would put less wear-and-tear on the pump?