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If you want to use bennies then yes, these are both good ideas.Should I switch to RO water and lose the H2O2?
What kind of water temperature do you run in the cloner? With a res full of bennies do they even need it as cold as without?
What kind of water temperature do you run in the cloner? With a res full of bennies do they even need it as cold as without?
Depending upon your tap water profile, filtered water can also save you potential problems downstream, particularly if you are growing in soil and the calcium ppm in your source is high. Calcium carbonate, the most common form of calcium found in tap water, is a large, relatively immobile molecule that can build up and cause a calcium log jam if over applied. Rectifying calcified soil in containers is a real pita.
Echoing what cctt said, H2O2 and microbes do not get along well together.
I haven't heard this about calcium carbonate before. Can you point me to more information? My current calcium supplement is GH's CaliMagic, which uses calcium carbonate, rather than calcium nitrate. Once dissolved in water aren't the cations and anions effectively separate, anyway?Calcium carbonate, the most common form of calcium found in tap water, is a large, relatively immobile molecule that can build up and cause a calcium log jam if over applied.
I haven't heard this about calcium carbonate before. Can you point me to more information? My current calcium supplement is GH's CaliMagic, which uses calcium carbonate, rather than calcium nitrate. Once dissolved in water aren't the cations and anions effectively separate, anyway?
I haven't heard this about calcium carbonate before. Can you point me to more information? My current calcium supplement is GH's CaliMagic, which uses calcium carbonate, rather than calcium nitrate. Once dissolved in water aren't the cations and anions effectively separate, anyway?
hey cctt, my take on GH's CaliMagic- the chelated iron, (Fe DTPA), is a chemical means of countering the CaCO3's high pH and bringing the solution into a medium range. In my system, I get iron from different kelp products and other natural resources that bring a lot more to the table than one micro-nutrient. Fe DTPA, like CaCO3, equates w/ "wasted calories" in my line of thinking - there are better ways to get iron and calcium into the mix than as an additive to cal-mag or from tap water, respectively.I find it odd that CaCO3 is called "virtually unusable by fast growing plants" because, again, that's what I'm dumping in my water...
Caps bennies are of major benefit when rooting in Rapid Rooters also. I am only using the ready mix recipe which is one teaspoon/liter of the root and nute (nute not necessary) pack. I only add in about one teaspoon/liter of Hormex and I am seeing roots pop the side of the rooter in 3-5 days. They are big, furry, healthy ass roots too, not thin and translucent.
Highly recommend using his bennies for cloning, not only for rooting but to give your plant a way more healthy vibrant start. Which does more affectively bring out the positive genetics in any strain. Environment affects gene expression. Big lesson i learned. Healthy mom+Healthy clone+Healthy environment equals healthy plants and in turn healthy yields.
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