Timmy: No problem man, jack it all you want, as long as folks are getting helped. I love the water farms, I also was going to build them until I got this 8 pack used off Ebay for $155 shipped. It was a steal plus it kept me from having to round up parts and spend time building it.
Hach: The floralicious plus and Kool Bloom definitely gave the girls a boost, in fact, my tallest one stretched back up in the lights again! Man I was mad! That said, I think they would definitely help you if used right, HOWEVER, when I buy my enhancers (nutes to add to the main one, in my case Flora Nova Bloom) I like to stick to the same manufacturer (in my case General Hydroponics). I know this is a little bit overboard, but oh well I still do it. This way I know I am not overdoing/underdoing any one element. If I were you, I'd check out what Advanced Nutrients has in the way of enhancers like carbo load or super bud blaster. Read their descriptions, check out some feeding schedules and then determine which one you think will be best for your beautiful gals. As for your other question, for growing the number of plants you have (alot!) I agree with Timmy, go with the rockwool cubes/slabs. I think it's a much more cost/time/labor efficient setup for doing a SOG type grow like you got. Drip Systems seem to be good for harvesting fewer but bigger plants whereas rockwool seems to be good for harvest many smaller plants (but DONT GET ME WRONG slabs can give BBIIGG PLANTS!!) Honestly though, in my opinion, Alot of Drip Buckets=pain in the butt!! Just think, you have to build ALL of those buckets, buy & clean a ton of hydroton, and then manage them....sounds like work to me. I'd probably go with the rockwool slabs or cubes with dripper stakes. Take this info with a grain of salt though b/c I've never grown with rockwool, but one thing I'm for sure of is I wouldn't grow 15+ plants with a waterfarm or waterfarm like setup that's for sure. FINALLY, the bugs are gone, I closed some holes in the room and killed that one, haven't seen any since.
Update: The first four pics were taken on May 14, the day I added the floralicious and kool bloom. The last four were taken today May 19. It may be hard to tell in the pics, but I can definitely tell a difference. The last pic is a bud growing out of a SUN LEAF...CRAZY!!! It's so cool. I'm getting really excited, I've had to buy my smoke for the past month b/c my previous grow stash ran out, so I can't wait to have a plethora of stash again!! Thanks everyone for stoppin' by and as always, stay safe!
