I liked DWC when I was first getting into hydro systems, but since I'm going to have multiple buckets (I've decided to go with 16 plants in a 4'x4' square instead of 25 in a 5'x5') it would just be way too complicated to run 16 DWC buckets at once...at least for me. Now if anyone has any ideas on how to do this, feel free to chime in!
Anyway, I'm going to be going with a drip system, so I can control my water's pH, PPM, etc. with 1 reservoir that pumps water to all the plants, then all I need to do is have it all drain back to the reservoir so the cycle can start again!