Reservoir water has started to smell, I think things are going to turn bad quickly

[Red October]

To avoid overwatering, im adding x amount of nutrient solution daily. If a plant is drinking 200ml daily, im watering 200ml. No run off, no waterlogged plants, no lazy roots or lack of oxigen(bad smell, anaerobic guys)
i dont add organic stuff to the tank, only fertilicers and some bennis

hey Mike, yeah it was your destroyer grow that sparked all of this I want to scale up and didn't want to start off with building a manifold trying to handle all the plants as I still like sea of green, I think once I start getting a better idea of watering requirements ill get it to work, the capillary abilities of Coco don't seem to let it get too saturated with the bottom watering method but I realised my biggest mistake was allowing some of the plants around the drain hole to sit in water that wasn't getting drained away, those root bases got fetid and smelt the worst and spread it to the other plants because the water was being recirculated on the table, I've put them on a drain mat now, I should have done that in the first place.

 

[gaiusmarius]

A bit of stress makes them get a hurry on. You can then put everything back in place and benefit from the fact they are compelled to hurry up. Well.. for a few days at least.

We are due a crop steering thread. What I just said is really out of date. True, but very basic. So much more went on here. The deeper penetration of air, changing the eco systems balance, and the steering towards growth of root. Leading to the boost in blooming.
There seems to be some effective use of these strategies now. With new terms (to us) creeping in to describe what's happening. Leading advanced growers to form strategies that swing (steer) the plants back in forth. It really needs more coverage.

you can read until your blue in the face, but some things just have to be learned by doing and seeing. i learned the benefits of occasional neglect totally by accident lol.