Diy ebb flow bucket system tips/mods list

I have been out of the growing scene for along time and now I'm almost ready to set up this bucket system that I've had 90% of the parts for it. I've got 3/4" black hose and barb fittings, several pumps from 550gph all the way up to 2800gph. Several air pumps that put out 950gph of air. 2 brand new plastic 55gal barrels w/ removable lids. I'm going to use 5gal buckets w/ 10" net pots, each bucket will have an air stone in the bottom. Should the air run 24/7 or just when it's flooding? I have an aquahub controller and plan on using a 10-20gal brute trash can as the control bucket. should I bother w/ an air stone in the control bucket if I've got air going in the res and each bucket? Also I was goin to drill the holes for the grommets directly in the very bottom center so 99% of the water will drain out. All the buckets will be raised up on 2"of foam w/ additional wood support on either side of the fitting. The control bucket will be the same height minus the wood support. I will be running 12 buckets at first, 2 rows of 6. Under a 1kw raptor hood on a 6ft light mover. Eventually I'm goin to expand to 24 buckets and add a second light and mover. So if I have 24-5gal buckets I don't think 55gal is gonna cut it. Ill probably plumb the second barrel using bulkhead fittings at least 2". Ok lets cut to the chase, I would like some feedback on my setup/plans also lets make a list of tips/mods that one should make to get the most out of this system and ways to improve on the flaws/defects that you have encountered or that may be inherent in the system. Thanks in advance and may the force be with you

Hey guys I could really use some input. I'm kinda at a stand still, should I drill the holes for the buckets in the very bottom or will the roots clog it up. If that's the case ill just drill through the side down as low as I can. I just don't want to fuck up 10 brand new buckets to find out that the roots will naturally want to grow towards the drain/fill hole. Any advice would be much appreciated.

Hey guys I could really use some input. I'm kinda at a stand still, should I drill the holes for the buckets in the very bottom or will the roots clog it up. If that's the case ill just drill through the side down as low as I can. I just don't want to fuck up 10 brand new buckets to find out that the roots will naturally want to grow towards the drain/fill hole. Any advice would be much appreciated.

you are running ebb and not dwc right?

THe roots will air prune in ebb systems so you don't need to worry about them clogging up the drain. The bottom would be best if you can flood the buckets deep enough.

you're building an ebb monster system? def a 55 gallon res will only do 12 buckets I think, I don't even remember, seems right though.
The design cap uses is to drill only the bottoms of the inner buckets probably for a reason, I'd stick with that.

I think I got it all fucked up and he's wanting to do rdwc but not sure.
I do know I know nothing about rdwc in the conventional way but I have run similar using a ebb monster control bucket which pumped back to the main res every whenever the fuck.

This is a cap diy system, so it's ebb and flow not rdwc