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What really messed up my grow was when i stopped running Cal/Mag all together. I had Mag deficiencies but no Calcium deficiencies when i stopped using it. I then started using magnesium sulphate and i started getting really really slow growth because thats what too much sulphate does. After a few weeks of using epsom salts, i started getting brown spots, a calcium deficiency.
Calcium and Magnesium compete with each other but if they are balanced, there shouldnt be an issue. No two grows are a like and everyone uses different base nutes. I use RO water and Coco, my plants need the extra mag. Plants uptake Magnesium Nitrate 10X more than Magnesium Sulphate according to Haifia Group. I'm pretty much against using epsom salts as a Magnesium replacement, unless its in macro amounts or if you dont mind bright green plants that grow slow.
You can still find CalPlex but the bottles are probably expired. The CalPlex seemed to accelerate my magnesium deficiency.
GH Cal/Mag and Botanicare Cal/Mag have worked for me. Botanicare works better for me because my base (H&G Coco's) nutes are high in Calcium and low on Mag and Botanicare is a 3:1 vs GH at 5:1.
What pisses me off is that H&G uses cheap ass magnesium sulphate, when they should use Magnesium nitrate.
Calcium and Magnesium compete with each other but if they are balanced, there shouldnt be an issue. No two grows are a like and everyone uses different base nutes. I use RO water and Coco, my plants need the extra mag. Plants uptake Magnesium Nitrate 10X more than Magnesium Sulphate according to Haifia Group. I'm pretty much against using epsom salts as a Magnesium replacement, unless its in macro amounts or if you dont mind bright green plants that grow slow.
You can still find CalPlex but the bottles are probably expired. The CalPlex seemed to accelerate my magnesium deficiency.
GH Cal/Mag and Botanicare Cal/Mag have worked for me. Botanicare works better for me because my base (H&G Coco's) nutes are high in Calcium and low on Mag and Botanicare is a 3:1 vs GH at 5:1.
What pisses me off is that H&G uses cheap ass magnesium sulphate, when they should use Magnesium nitrate.