This is a lightweight foam-like material I am going to use on the inside of my tower system.
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Yeah, you'll learn a lot- figuring out towers can be frustrating- esp. in media based techniques- It took years and lots of failures to design my towers. Good luck! Feel free to ask if you have any questions. I'm happy to help however I can.
You're going to have a bugger of a percolation problem with that stuff. I think you'll find that the algae, and biofilm issues with that material are a problem. Remember that most hydro media is designed for low diversity, sterile culture being irrigated at low rates. You'll want to filter your water really well before dumping it in there and even then you'll have to watch out for anaerobic issues as it matures- and you'll want to incorporate a separate biofilter to cover nitrification when you have to throw away that material and put in new stuff.
It should have the same effect as the vermiculite. The capillary action should pull water up through that media. At lest I think it would.
Is it still lightweight after it is saturated?
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