So the aeration was definitely the issue.
This is essentially the 2nd-3rd week of true veg growth. Ill keep vegging until the roots fill the buckets up more, and the tops hit the "scrog" net.
Its not a proper scrog net, but Ill be able to train them down a bit with it.
Im looking to grow 1/4 to 1/2 pound monster plants.
ppms are holding steady, and the plants are transpiring enough to keep humidity decent.
Im seeing a few stray fungus gnats, so Ill hit them with some neem oil as soon as I can get to the store
*Edit*
So neem oil for gnats isnt really a thing, I used mosquito bits, in the water, and in the clay pellets. That combined with the sticky trap seem to be doing the trick
I measured out my headroom, and after deciding to shoot for 45" plants, I set the scrog net to 15"
Last time I grew this strain, it tripled in height in flower