Ok um ill give u general info and then ill make an educated assumption. 1st dwcs are very simple to set up but they have a few cons. If u aren't using the all black food grade buckets then you need to wrap them in 10mils worth of black plastic to black out the buckets. A lot of dwc problems happen here because bacteria in the water multiply and change the ph.
2. Incorporate a reservoir. It makes cleaning and making changes a lot easier. If shit hit the fan in a dwc u gotta operate with the plant in the system and hurry and finish before the roots dry. With a res u can just operate on the res. As for your question its kinda weird to me for your ppms to be that low and your plant not be deficient. Its not impossible but kinda weird. This what you do. Take a pic of the plants. Your set up. Wats your water level, ph ,temps, and take a root pic. And how are you getting the ppm numbers? But generally though once you find a given strains sweet spot you'll know because it'll start drinking more.