Hydroton or 6" rockwool? WHICH DO YOU PREFER

i am using a flow and drip system, what are the ups and downs of using rockwool, and using hydroton

Flow and drip?

Anyhow, rockwool is very very tricky if you're just starting out.. you need to be very dilligent in checking your ph levels etc and have accurate testing tools...

I prefer hydroton.. And if you go the rockwool route, don't go cheap, get the good stuff. Funny you should even mention this, I just finished reading an article on the difficulties of rockwool and the article really drove it home to stay away from it if you're a nube grower..

Best of luck with whatever you choose..

i already have all my ph and ppm gauges what else would i need?

use the rockwool minicubes, water when starting to become light. its easy to overwater.

i will untill they are larger, and ill be watering twice a day once when the lights come on and once roughly four hours before they shut off, 15 minutes at a time

It's very easy to fuck up with rockwool. If that shit gets too soaked with water it could harm your plants, also if it too soaked with a nutrient solution it can get high levels of salt built up. Basically, if you're using rockwool you need to be on top of your shit.

If you can clone your plants and develop a nice rooting system that way and by pass using rockwool. I'd recommend that. I.E. you clone a plant let those clones get nice and long roots in a cloner (about 2-4 weeks) then you transfer them into pots filled with expanded clay pellets. You'd most likely need a small stick to hold the plants up till they got bigger if you did this method.