I called the tech support guy at GH yesterday to ask about an Air
pump system they had. We started discussing my issue, and he said with my
ebb and flow system that I should not need their air pump.
He was positive that my problem was due to my
nutrient level being too high.
I replaced/flushed my
nutrients with rain water and cut back my T.D.S. to 1000 and this morning when I went outside, all of the "ram horns" had un-coiled?
Some of the leaves were still curled upwards, but them seem to be flattening out.
Do you think when your roots reached the water the started sucking up too much nutrient?
He told me again, as he had in the past, to monitor my readings and the plants will "tell" me what the need, rather it be more nutrients by a dropping T.D.S, or more water by a rising T.D.S.
He was adamant about finding the equilibrium of the plants needs and not just following nutrient recommendations blindly.