First DWC. overwhelmed with names and chemicals and additives

[User59204626117]

Yup not an issue. Probably most of the makeup is calcium bicarbonate. If you have a water report ill be able to tell you more about and how well suited to growing it is.

http://www.pinchercreek.ca/docs/files/Operations/Water%20Analysis%20September%202016.pdf

Question: when mixing nutes for my soil plants. Do I still use silica? Same procedure? Use it first, Bubble it for 10 mins? Etc etc..

 

[User59204626117]

Well there we go. My meter saying 8.10 is damn close.

so. I’ve been feeding my soil plants 8.0ph nutes forever. They’ve been doing good. Wtf

 

[Aqua Man]

http://www.pinchercreek.ca/docs/files/Operations/Water%20Analysis%20September%202016.pdf

Question: when mixing nutes for my soil plants. Do I still use silica? Same procedure? Use it first, Bubble it for 10 mins? Etc etc..

Yes or can just add rice hulls or vermiculite.

 

[Aqua Man]

Well there we go. My meter saying 8.10 is damn close.

so. I’ve been feeding my soil plants 8.0ph nutes forever. They’ve been doing good. Wtf

All good there... low sodium, good alkalinity. The PH is from the bicarbonate and will act as a good buffer to help keep ph stable after you add the nutrients and ph down. But you don't want to use citric acid with it or it will skyrocket right back up over about 12 hrs.

 

[User59204626117]

I have this giant bottle to use that’ll last forever so gonna try it. It says ph up too. So we’ll see where it brings me

 

[Aqua Man]

I have this giant bottle to use that’ll last forever so gonna try it. It says ph up too. So we’ll see where it brings me

Don't add ph up it will give to much alkalinity your tap is good where it sits.

 

[User59204626117]

What’s citric acid and why would I use that? I don’t think I got that in my arsenal

My silica bottle says ph up. Silica are pretty important to use in soil grows aren’t they? Therefore if I want to use some it’ll bring it up even more. I can just add ph down at that point can’t I?

 

[Aqua Man]

What’s citric acid and why would I use that? I don’t think I got that in my arsenal

Do you have ph down? There are various forms of acid used for ph down. You want one with sulfuric or phosphoric acid in the ingredients

 

[User59204626117]

I have advanced nutrients ph down 0-55-00 with phosphoric acid

 

[smokedareefer]

Yup not an issue. Probably most of the makeup is calcium bicarbonate. If you have a water report ill be able to tell you more about and how well suited to growing it is.

Here's my well water readings, dosen't look very good yet it works for me....... i have no idea why.

 

[Aqua Man]

I have advanced nutrients ph down 0-55-00 with phosphoric acid

Yup that the good stuff.

 

[Aqua Man]

Here's my well water readings, dosen't look very good yet it works for me....... i have no idea why.

Hmm whats it say when you set to EC?

 

[smokedareefer]

Hmm whats it say when you set to EC?

Conversation to ec is 3.3 ish

Never actually set it to ec

 

[Aqua Man]

Conversation to ec is 3.3 ish

Yikes... crazy.

 

[Flexnerb]

Here's my well water readings, dosen't look very good yet it works for me....... i have no idea why.

You drink that water? Is that 2460 ppm for just the water?

Ph is only 6.7...that high of ppm and only 6.7 ph..wtf

 

[smokedareefer]

You drink that water? Is that 2460 ppm for just the water?

Ph is only 6.7...that high of ppm and only 6.7 ph..wtf

All potable water is the same ro water used in the grow which exits the system around 80 ppm / 500 scale.

That 2460 is just as the water was pumped from tbe well. Notice the temp

 

[Flexnerb]

All potable water is the same ro water used in the grow which exits the system around 80 ppm / 500 scale.

That 2460 is just as the water was pumped from tbe well. Notice the temp

You personally consume that water? If so that ppm coming out is most likely all the bad stuff the filter can't catch...ummm, like dont drink the water! Lol..do you live real close to the ocean? How is it so high?

 

[tobh]

All potable water is the same ro water used in the grow which exits the system around 80 ppm / 500 scale.

That 2460 is just as the water was pumped from tbe well. Notice the temp

If you own, might be worth the cost of having the well dug deeper. That well is sitting in a serious sediment, likely lyme, channel. Just food for thought.

No expert, but I grew up on a high mesa in the SW USA. Wells hit those super high numbers when aquafers got low and all the water flow from the mountains kicked up a bunch of shit. Soon after those high levels of sediment hit, the sulfur smell and eventual unpottable taste came.

 

[User59204626117]

Soil question since the hydro plants are lame and not doing much.

2 gallons of tap water in a bucket. 8.0ph

I added 1ml per gallon of silica. That raised ph to 9.7. It’s sitting with an air stone bubbling it before I add more stuff. That should mix it.

so just add some ph down, then micro bloom and grow, then my other shit, then ph it again?

 

[tobh]

Soil question since the hydro plants are lame and not doing much.

2 gallons of tap water in a bucket. 8.0ph

I added 1ml per gallon of silica. That raised ph to 9.7. It’s sitting with an air stone bubbling it before I add more stuff. That should mix it.

so just add some ph down, then micro bloom and grow, then my other shit, then ph it again?

Yup, allow a few minutes after you add pH down to confirm it's thoroughly mixed, and where you want it. Then, each additional part plus a few minutes in between each additional part to allow thorough mixing, then final pHing.

Mixing nutes is a PITA, through and through. It's time consuming, but when done right, makes all the difference.