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I'm not an expert on hydro, just learning myself, but if you think it's showing deficiencies, have you considered something as simple as raising your ppm's?
Are you running different strains here? If so, they often have different needs nutritionally.
Let's see if @Moe.Red has time to chime in and help. There is a lot more information that you could give that would be helpful, nutrient type, live vs. sterile, water temps etc.....give as much information as you can even if you think it's not important. They definitely do not look good for 5 weeks in flower and I think your nutrients have a lot to do with that from what I can tell.
Yes, lots more info needed
Really not a hydro guy - light is another possibility? What do you consider a correct ph ? Not familiar with any of those nutes sorry
I see your ratios, and I use the same. During flower you dont need to use the green bottle. I would do a 50/50 ratio of bloom and micro. Yet, you will need to add calmag every other time you add micro. Idk if your doing top offs, or full res changes but yea let us know some more info. What are you using for ph up also? Im assuming most of your nutrients are Calcium and Potassium. The plants love micro ok, but not so much of the calmag and the grow. I use athena balance instead of ph up and instead of the grow bottle. It has K in it, and silica for alkalinity and stability. I dont do res changes, at the end of the grow I waste around 5 gallons per plant, thats it. Its very easy to understand whats going on in your pot. Any aquarium strip with Nitrate levels and hardness levels are a requirement for stability. I run 15 gallon per plant. I add Equal ratios of pretty much everything at the start, balance, micro, and bloom. Then 3 days later I add water, then Micro. 6 days later ill add Calmag, a little micro, and some balance. 9 days later ill add some micro and some bloom, 12 days later ill add some calmag and some bloom and a splash of balance.
Thank you my friend for your explanatory comment. I'm doing almost everything right, but I noticed something yesterday and I'm pretty sure it's the cause of the problem. I ordered (micro) it from growshop for soft water use, but when I looked yesterday, I realized that the product is for hard water. I didn't look at it because I thought they sent it right, now I replaced it with 1/2 ratio fertilizer mains water (I ventilated with an air pump for 12 hours). It looks like the problem will probably be fixed.I see your ratios, and I use the same. During flower you dont need to use the green bottle. I would do a 50/50 ratio of bloom and micro. Yet, you will need to add calmag every other time you add micro. Idk if your doing top offs, or full res changes but yea let us know some more info. What are you using for ph up also? Im assuming most of your nutrients are Calcium and Potassium. The plants love micro ok, but not so much of the calmag and the grow. I use athena balance instead of ph up and instead of the grow bottle. It has K in it, and silica for alkalinity and stability. I dont do res changes, at the end of the grow I waste around 5 gallons per plant, thats it. Its very easy to understand whats going on in your pot. Any aquarium strip with Nitrate levels and hardness levels are a requirement for stability. I run 15 gallon per plant. I add Equal ratios of pretty much everything at the start, balance, micro, and bloom. Then 3 days later I add water, then Micro. 6 days later ill add Calmag, a little micro, and some balance. 9 days later ill add some micro and some bloom, 12 days later ill add some calmag and some bloom and a splash of balance.
You are seeing what looks like a deficiency but it’s lockout from over feeding. Also don’t use voodoo juice in hydro I believe it’s organic and you don’t want anything organic in hydro. Also all you need is a good balanced base nutrient to get great results all that other stuff is pretty much just snake oils.Thank you my friend for your explanatory comment. I'm doing almost everything right, but I noticed something yesterday and I'm pretty sure it's the cause of the problem. I ordered (micro) it from growshop for soft water use, but when I looked yesterday, I realized that the product is for hard water. I didn't look at it because I thought they sent it right, now I replaced it with 1/2 ratio fertilizer mains water (I ventilated with an air pump for 12 hours). It looks like the problem will probably be fixed.
Oh gotcha. I thought it was an organic nutrient additive. I must be thinking one of there other 35 bottles. I used hydroguard but had way better results running sterile with pool shock or bleachVoodoo Juice.
Similar to hydroguard but with more like orca.
Good stuff if you run live is what I would say.
Turn your light way down, at its lowest setting. Download the lux meter off google play, LUX is the app name. Give your plant minimum light since there are root issues. The more light, the more the roots will be pulling up that bad.my dear friend. now i am facing a different problem, the ppm is decreasing slowly but after 2 hours of changing the water there was a slight clouding. and my ph pen is broken. I ordered a new nutrient solution and ph pen, I can receive my orders in 2-3 days. I wonder if anything bad will happen to the plants until my orders arrive.
@Moshmen @smokedareefer @SweetLeafGrow @NorthernOrganics @Cashmeh thanks
Are you hooked up to a water softener for your water source? Sorry if I missed something about your water source.I ordered (micro) it from growshop for soft water use, but when I looked yesterday, I realized that the product is for hard water.
I would hate it if my ph meter went south on me, I depend on it everyday to make sure my ph is where it needs to be. You may have problems from this, just depends on how long it takes to get your new meter.I wonder if anything bad will happen to the plants until my orders arrive.
Extremely important question here… you cannot use softened water for hydroAre you hooked up to a water softener for your water source? Sorry if I missed something about your water source.
I would hate it if my ph meter went south on me, I depend on it everyday to make sure my ph is where it needs to be. You may have problems from this, just depends on how long it takes to get your new meter.
If PPM is rising that means that your plants are not uptaking ions. Is reservoir level decreasing at a normal rate or is it static? Something is stressing it out. Some have pointed at your lights being to close. I'd start there.I don't think there is a pH fluctuation. He always looks stable. I kept it in pH adjusted water for 24 hours the previous week because I thought it was nutrient locking, but the ppm continued to rise. I use the Terraaquatica tripat range. For the first two weeks of growth and flowering, I additionally used AN voodoo juice. Should I use h2o2 to increase nutrients intake?
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