no, I run GH3 but just Micro n Bloom. It's when the tote sweats around the edge and where the lid meets the lip. I've had it before and it didn't seem to have any ill effects. It's not heavy, but it is noticeable. If I wipe it down with some bleach it goes away and comes back within a few days. The res does warm up the water quite a bit, but it gets cooled down very quickly as it trickles into the chilled epi. Funny - I did notice a couple of days where the system temp was climbing over the course of a few hours, right during mid day. This is also when I noticed that the plants started to drink heavier. The chilled epi water was getting consumed faster than it was getting filled by the warm res, so the ratio of warm water was higher. Knocked the chiller down a couple of degrees, and it evened out.That blue thing is the cheapest pump I ever bought, bottom draw does a good job.
I have it on a seconds timer, few seconds every hour. The airstone doesn’t do as well for me. Don’t need the aeration at this stage.
I don’t get any smells like that, your running MC?
I check my stuff by smell all the time. I may not be very scientific, but I’m hands on.
I don’t know if Jack’s grows better but I really like how clean it runs for me.
Do you get heavy condensation on your buckets? I have been more, since I cranked up the lights and increased the humidity. Thinking of wrapping them with some house insulation, but afraid of mold.