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thanks for answering brother, i am runing a sterile Deep water culture hydroponics, and everytime i dropped more phdown or something i always wait about 3-5 min till i add more, and i am manually stirring the bucket and i am also having the air pump mixing the water with the bubbles...plus im using mineral fertilisers with like 1/8th of the recommended dose for beneficial bacteria so i kinda doubt that whole charged organic matter...unless i dont understand something correctly about charged organic matter, i will look into what you said thoughFT,
If I was a betting man, I'll bet you got a slew of multivalent ions and charged organic matter messing with your pH values. Its best to make an adjustment and let it sit for a while before adding more or measuring. It will calm down just give a bit of time to equilibrate. Also, consider raising that soil pH slightly higher than 6.0. It will always drift lower and some nutrients ppt out at a low pH. 6.0 is OK but you are on the fingertip ledge of contentment.
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Appreciate your answer dude, do you think that letting ph perfect nutes without adjusting could benefit me? will it be around 5.7-6.1?don't try to manage pH with the nutrients you're using. Go based on the feeding chart only. pH perfect will NOT play nice with you adjusting the pH.
honestly, i recommend switching to something else for your nutrients. @Aqua Man will say the same thing -- pH perfect nutes cause a ton of headaches
General Hydroponics 3 part, some cal mag, a silica product if you are feeling froggy, and PH Up and Down are all you need to be successful, should be available just about anywhere, and will fix your PH issues. I've helped more than one grower thru this transition, and if you follow some basic info, you will be successful too.Appreciate your answer dude, do you think that letting ph perfect nutes without adjusting could benefit me? will it be around 5.7-6.1?
if not i will go tommorow and buy good ol' reliable general hydroponics, or the Athena nutrients (opinion on those 2?)
Exactly this. Id swap out after youbuse those up and yes you can change nutrients during the grow if thats whn you finish themdon't try to manage pH with the nutrients you're using. Go based on the feeding chart only. pH perfect will NOT play nice with you adjusting the pH.
honestly, i recommend switching to something else for your nutrients. @Aqua Man will say the same thing -- pH perfect nutes cause a ton of headaches
Is you got 18 bottles full id just use em up… thats a lot of $$$. Personally id switch to a simple dry fert as it’s much cheaper… search “ballin on a budget” thread here by @BillFarthing .Guys i can't thank you enough for all the input, it is absolutely valuable for me.
I am between grabbing some general hydroponics stuff and giving it a go along some calmag and some silica
Or actually doing what aqua man suggested and runnig AN in their exact schedule (which is easier since i have the whole line all 18 bottles and they are still full)
My question regarding AN is i added like 1/8th of the recommended dose and i have 0.5 EC (tap water 0.3 EC) if i add the full quantities that are suggested won't my EC be crazy? especially since im in the seedling phase? aren't my plants gonna suffer from all that fertilizer?
just to let you know, i am an intermediate soil grower and i have studied for months DWC systems before jumping in, i have watched everything professor bruce bugbee has online, aswell as Mr grow it that does podcasts with all kinds of experts, also more practical hobbyists like dusa farms, and generally i'm trying to stay on top, i am willing to study and understand.
what of those 2 methods should i follow given that my environment is absolutely dialed and i will actually put in honest work in making it work? im trying to go for the less possible headache, and find one recipe that works and can be repeated again and again hustle free and with additional refinement i hope to produce a very solid quality of flower.. any ideas?
GH is now in dry too.Is you got 18 bottles full id just use em up… thats a lot of $$$. Personally id switch to a simple dry fert as it’s much cheaper… search “ballin on a budget” thread here by @BillFarthing .
GH is proven but a bit more costly so it all depends on your preference
Id just start a new res to make it easierThanks again for the input guys, what about My question regarding AN is i added like 1/8th of the recommended dose and i have 0.5 EC (tap water 0.3 EC) if i add the full quantities that are suggested won't my EC be crazy? especially since im in the seedling phase? aren't my plants gonna suffer from all that fertilizer?
Forget everything you think you know about these nutrients… its does not apply to these.i can do that, but im asking if 1/8th of the recommended dose gets me to 0.5 EC, isn't the full recommended dose too much fertilizer for my seedlings? im guessing the EC will be 1.5++
am i understanding something wrong here?
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