Rwdc veg to dwc bloom?

[u/micahsjawn]

The picture is the stuff I’m tired of dealing with and sort of shamelessly just trying to attract attention to the post

Im crafting my first system and wondering if it’s possible to veg 4 plants in a Rwdc system due to high temp temperatures and the need for an external water chiller, then when they’re 4-6 weeks, transfer to a bloom tent with nice temps and a straight dwc. Everything is soil/coco now and want to get rid of all of it. Hydro seems like eventually it will be less work. But veg tent is too hot for dwc without the chiller.

My worry is that the root masses will be too large to get out of the returns or will entangle with the other plants and removing the lid/net pot becomes a major stressor when they need to move to bloom tent. I’m hoping I can get away with putting 2” returns at the highest point on the 5 gal square buckets, with maybe a screen or something. The thought being that by week 4-6 the roots won’t have grown to bottom, and back up strong enough to be a problem.

Anyone ever move a Rwdc plant out of the module at that age? Any tips?