Curious if this looks like a nitrogen def.

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Aqua Man

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okay ppm at 275 gonna leave it there, new reservoir gave them another 4 inches from the light to bring it around 11.5DLI with the 20/4

Run 300 ppm of nutrients after cal mag…. If tou even need cal mag.

What is your source water?

Run 200ish ppfd and change to 18/6.
 
Observationist

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Whats your source water? Its likely the high dose of cal mag thats giving N tox. Check your cal mag and i bet you see the sources as calcium nitrate and magnesium nitrate
@Aqua Man Yes it does say that… live and learn I guess. Redoing res. Going to put in 1/4 of what I did 1tspn per gallon I thought
damn, spot on....

you pushing that little plant hard as fuck haha
 
Electrolights

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My RO water starts at 15 ppm and sounds good appreciate the input
I’ll change to 18/6
 
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Just got some decent pics of 1week of progress , small is end of second week big is end of 3rd week
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Aqua Man

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Just got some decent pics of 1week of progress , small is end of second week big is end of 3rd weekView attachment 1245096View attachment 1245097
You need to add a buffer… read this.
 
Electrolights

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unless im missing something, my RO has a reminalizer, and ive really never had a problem with PH fluctiating i check it maybe 1-2 times a day, always stays between 5.5-6, when it gets to 6 i do 1/2ml till its close enough or at 5.5
 
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unless im missing something, my RO has a reminalizer, and ive really never had a problem with PH fluctiating i check it maybe 1-2 times a day, always stays between 5.5-6, when it gets to 6 i do 1/2ml till its close enough or at 5.5
Can you link the remineralizer? Just want to make sure its not a softener that’s adding sodium
 
Electrolights

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Think it adds back too much salt? Maybe I can dilute it with some tap? Not exactly understanding what I’m looking for
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Electrolights

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so when i have it for my res put about 75ppms in of Bicarbonate then add call mag then nutes then adjust PH correct?
 
Aqua Man

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so when i have it for my res put about 75ppms in of Bicarbonate then add call mag then nutes then adjust PH correct?
Yeah only 1/2 cal mag max, id suggest 1/4 but you have the mixing order bang on brother
 
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So I redid the res put potassium bicarbonate in it to 75-80ppms cal mag brought it to 200, then another 150 of the trio, and I’m guessing the 80ppms of bicarbonate is too much? Trying to drop the PH after everything was in was a pain in the ass and then of course I’m assuming because the plants are doing something to raise the PH still
 
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Almost had to use between 40-50ml of down from 9.0 to 5.5 I did dilute it a lot as I put it in, 25gallon tote hope I didn’t make the water toxic
 
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Well don’t know if I killed them but I’m redoing the res again…. They shouldn’t droop this much from sleeping
 
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