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Does the Mix need to be buffered in concentrated form?
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My calculations are simply based off the guaranteed minimum analysis. I took the labeled 3.2% calcium and input 32000ppm as my target for calcium in hydrobuddy.
The real cal-mag plus would be an unknown bit more concentrated than this,....... <snip>
I plan on switching over to making my own base and boosters but I am too timid to make the switch just yet. I typically keep the mentality, if it ain't broke don't fix it, and can't afford any mistakes in my bigger rooms, 60k total. I typically keep all my tests and trials in my smaller test room.
But I figure making my own Cal-Mag is a start and should be a simple one at that.
Cheers
Bro with all that work do you really want to add more by making your own nutes lol.you made mention of j peters and im not sure what your using for base but it cant be that great if your adding that much calmag to it.i been having awesome luck with jacks classics/professional and no cal is needed in peat/coco mix.might need to add a calçium additive for pure coco but they have calnit for that as well.and it dont get no cheaper or easier to use imo.im trying to burn through all these gallons of ionic and a/n and switch to all jacks,but its hard to use them up cause i find myself reaching for the jacks every day lol.just something to think about.some of those formulas will be tough to make stable,then you find yourself mixing lots of small batches daily in that op,not me bro :) but we all know you bust ass,i peeped your rooms again today,shits on point as always.peace
I've always used Pure Blend Pro as a base and always added back about 5 ml per gallon of CalMag. But I'm going though 1000+ gallons of water a week and that is only going to increase as I keep adding rooms and plants. I've never really used any other nute line, I tried heavy 16 for a run on a small 1 light tent and liked Pure Blend better.
Now that I see that trying to make an exact copy of CalMag+ may not be the best approach, I'm going to start looking more into Jack's, Cal Nitrate, Epson Salts and still adding my aptus additives and totally not using PBP products at all. The only thing that scares me about jacks are the ratios, but I guess more research is on my agenda.