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I'm using hydroponics. I sat 2gl of Nute mix in a bucket by itself and over 2hrs the pH went from 5.5 to 6.0. When I have the system in full operation, meaning bubbler, chiller and such it rises a bit faster. Is this normal?
Water source ?and how much of what nutrients added?I'm using hydroponics. I sat 2gl of Nute mix in a bucket by itself and over 2hrs the pH went from 5.5 to 6.0. When I have the system in full operation, meaning bubbler, chiller and such it rises a bit faster. Is this normal?
Yeah don't ph adjust that at all... absolutely never. If it's 5.5 - 6.3 then just leave it alone, that's absolutely fine. This line is not like other nutrients, if the PH goes to far out then do a res change and that's it. I would also advise not using other additives with it including cal mag but that's your choice.Distilled water. pHperfect 2-2-1. Was told by customer service to add just 1ml of boom till later stage.
You were told absolutely right... only one problem. That's for any other nutrient besides PH perfect. Never used it, never will, hate that shit with a passion... if you use it as I said you should have no issues and many do well like that. But if ya wanna tinker just a heads up on that.I was told that optimum range is 5.5-5.8 and that 6.2 is for coco
Ppm is 160 and no Cal mag. The change to Rock wool shocked them but they've bounced back.
Your callI would love not to have to check it every 6hrs. Not enough time in the budget for automated system, unfortunately. I figured 6.0 is the highest I'm willing to let it get to. Which would give the 9 hrs I need to monitor it.
Could be that the rockwool is too wet while exposed to light and air over time. I tend to let the surface of mine dry out before rewatering the seedling. Havent had mold issues once its covered in clay.I had 3-5gl buckets going. I just sat it in a bucket to see how fast it rises. My other issue is mold on top of rock wool or is that second issue for another post?
Algae is not a bad thing... just unsightly.I don't have it in a tray. Top feeding and I just figured out the paroxide mixture because I have algae.
It will eat a tiny amount of nitrogen it can affect top feed it it get unruly. When the plants shade the blocks it will die back and could leave food for bacteria. Depending on the type it can be manually peeked off pretty easy. If it's green slime algae you will need to scrape it whereas if its green hair algae it should peel off very easy.I have the plastic that was wrapped around it, covered the top. Is too much a bad thing? Right now it's just a dusting of algea
Just cover so thw light does hit the blocks. Algae needs light.I'm hoping by covering it it will slow the growth. If it gets too bad I'll mix the paroxide solution. Keeping in mind not cover vegetation. Lowering the humidity to 50%