I have tried drip method with tomatoes and wasn’t happy with it. The
nutrient water will sit on the bottom for much to long as it will lose all its
nutrients and become stagnant.I have found low pressure
aeroponic to be s 1000 times better as the root system will be much larger and healthier. If you don’t want to do aeroponic then you can still put the hydroton in the net put but you will be better off filling the bucket with perlite so the roots grow into it. Don’t use drip method just let the 1/8 inch feeding tube run 5-10seconds every 30-60 minutes so the water at the bottom of the bucket doesn’t become stagnant as new nutrient water takes its place keeping the tomato plant healthy.