greentrees multiflow bucket system ebb n flow help!!! please!!!

So a little backround information. ive been growing for about 5 years. for the last year i have been running 2 gal air pots in loose rockwool cubes with great results hitting anywhere from 1.7 to 2.2 pounds per light.



I switched to the greentrees multiflow bucket system about 2 months ago. and ive been having all sorts of problems. right now at one spot im in week 3 or veg and in my other spot im in week 6 of veg.



spot #1.



room temp 74

humidify 55-60

4 1000 watts digital ballats

mh bulbs



filtered water no ro



ph. 5.5 -5.8



res temp 68-70



airstones in res.



running heavy 16 line

roots

prime

fire

+

hygrozyme

no wilt from cx hydro to keep roots healthy



watering 1 time per day for 30 mins.



so my problem is the my plants are just not growing like they should they are wilted even tho the roots are really nice and white and starting to bunch up into a ball when i pick up the buckets.




spot#2



pretty much evrything is the same execpt they look much better and are 3 weeks older the spot #1.



they are also wilting a little but not all of them the roots are nice and healthy i had a root aphid problem but killed them all with quali-pro its works wonders on anything that infesting the root system,

the roots are all nice and white and healthy.



also watering them 1 time a day for 30 mins.

they are about to get transplaned into the flower room into the same greentrees bucket system




any tips or suggestions would be greatly appriciated

i use these same ebb and flows often. i water right when the light turns on, two hours before it turns off, and twice evenly spaced in between. i try to use 15 minute flood cycles, but in my 5 gallon systems i generally have to flood for 30 mins to fill all the way. Do the plants tend to perk up after the watering? are the buckets very light in weight (dry) before the watering? They might just be thirsty

Thanks. Umm no they dont perk up after i water them thats the problem they stay like that after i water them. Ive tried not watering them for 24 hrs and they still like that. Then ive watered 3 and 4 times when they still are like that they dont get better or worse. When i lift the buckets the roots are still moist after even being water once a day. I dont get it ( they just dont seem happy at all

Ur obviously not a beginner, and all the environmental basics seem spot on. id try draining ur res and filling it with 10% nutrient solution with a heavy dose of sterilizing agent. i use 1ml/gal of 30% h202. flood that through your grow sites twice or so. do the same with fresh water to rinse. then you should be ok to add normal nutrients and beneficials after a few hours. hopefully that would kill anything growing in your water and remove salt build up in your hydroton.

Man mines doing the same just switched to this system too and the stems are staying Hella skinny did you ever figure out what was wrong?

Only flood for 15 min increments 2-3 times a day. your plants are pretty large but they look over watered.

I noticed your buckets are on concrete. How cold is that floor? Might be Keeing the root zone unhappy.

Cover that reservoir. You will get algae growth from
The lights.

My plants always wilt when I transfer them into the buckets from being unde my t-5. But t usually only last one to two weeks at max and they shoot off.