Edit: Sorry, should have read your other thread.

Are you using tap h2o straight into your watering can? Then nutes and adjusting pH? The reason I ask is tap water will change pH on you over time and really mess things up. Best to fill your jugs and let them sit 24+ hours at room temp first.

JTShakes said:

Edit: Sorry, should have read your other thread.

Are you using tap h2o straight into your watering can? Then nutes and adjusting pH? The reason I ask is tap water will change pH on you over time and really mess things up. Best to fill your jugs and let them sit 24+ hours at room temp first.

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I just add water then add nutes to can then water

Finkletonfinks said:

I just add water then add nutes to can then water

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What nutes are you using and what is your water source is their chlorine in the water and are you temping water and ph

Looks like mid stage N def. How much are you feeding? We need a lot more details if you expect this to be diagnosed...

tobh said:

Looks like mid stage N def. How much are you feeding? We need a lot more details if you expect this to be diagnosed...

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What kind of details should I provide

What your water source is what your ppm of water befor adding nutes whats your ph of your water befor feeding are you waiting 10-20 mintues after maxing your nutes to see if your ph is changing hard water can really f you around with ph problems and whats the temp of your water your feeding them what kinda soil are you using and what kinda nutes are you using and what stage are you in

Finkletonfinks said:

What kind of details should I provide

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Soil Growers:
1. Are you growing from seed or clones?
2. How old are your plants?
3. How tall are your plants?
4. What size containers are they planted in?
5. What is your soil mix?
6. How often do you water and what type of water do you use?
7. What is the pH of your water?
8. What kind of fertilizer do you use and what is its NPK ratio?
9. Do you foliar feed or spray your plants with anything?
10. What kind of lights do you use and how many watts combined? (HPS, MH, fluorescent, halogen, incandescent "plant lights")
11. How close are your lights to the plants?
12. What size is your grow space in square feet?
13. What is the temperature and humidity in your grow space?
14. What is the pH of the soil?
15. Have you noticed any insect activity in your grow space?
16. How much experience do you have growing?

Hydro Growers:
1. Are you growing from seed or clones?
2. How old are your plants?
3. How tall are your plants?
4. What type of hydro system are you using?
5. What brand/type of nutrients are you using?
6. What is the Ph of your nutrient solution?
7. What is the PPM/EC of your tap water?
8. What is the PPM/EC of your nutrient solution?
9. What is the temperature of your nutrient solution?
10. Does your PPM/EC show a rise or fall when you do your daily PPM check?
11. Does your pH show a rise or fall when you do your daily check?
12. Do you foliar feed or spray your plants with anything?
13. What kind of lights do you use and how many watts combined? (HPS, MH, fluorescent, halogen, incandescent "plant lights")
14. How close are your lights to the plants?
15. What size is your grow space in square feet?
16. What is the temperature and humidity in your grow space?
17. Have you noticed any insect activity in your grow space?
18. How much experience do you have growing?

Reference: Read Me First

PK_Blunt420 said:

What nutes are you using and what is your water source is their chlorine in the water and are you temping water and ph

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What should the water temp be at

Finkletonfinks said:

What should the water temp be at

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68F-72F 74 max 67 lowest aim for 68-70

PK_Blunt420 said:

68F-72F 74 max 67 lowest aim for 68-70

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I'll argue that's not a hard rule, but it's a good rule to live by. Show me a commercial hydro grower that gives two shits about res temps (talking thousands of gallons) and I'll buy in. No disrespect @PK_Blunt420, I know where this ideology comes from and it's not a bad thing by any means for control of pathogens and max DO.

tobh said:

I'll argue that's not a hard rule, but it's a good rule to live by. Show me a commercial hydro grower that gives two shits about res temps (talking thousands of gallons) and I'll buy in. No disrespect @PK_Blunt420, I know where this ideology comes from and it's not a bad thing by any means for control of pathogens and max DO.

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fink is asking about his grow and its in soil not hydro so why would i give him any advice on hydro if hes in soil.

PK_Blunt420 said:

fink is asking about his grow and its in soil not hydro so why would i give him any advice on hydro if hes in soil.

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Then why are you bringing up temps of fertigation for soil? That's irrelevant in a media like that...

tobh said:

Then why are you bringing up temps of fertigation for soil? That's irrelevant in a media like that...

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the temp of your water going into you pot is important.

PK_Blunt420 said:

the temp of your water going into you pot is important.

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Momentarily.

Soil holds ambient temperature more than water. The temperature of the input is going to assimilate with the temperature of the media much quicker than the media is going to lose heat. So, you pour 3gal 70F water into 10gal 80F soil, the soil temp will drop to 76F. Thermodynamics take over at that point. Fertigation temps have some bearing in soil (you don't want to shock the roots with 50F water on a hot day for instance) but they do not carry much influence on the health of plants overall in such an environment.