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Damn man I really like your setup but I also think its too complex haven't had the chance to read your journal thoroughly but I feel as if my setup is stone aged when compared to yours
Hi Robert.
Good updates, I'm using pretty much the same series as you for nutes minus a couple of products (flora diamond, the tea, and 1 other). The way I mix my nutes is pretty simple, and has been working for my last 3 harvests in my Trinity closets. I use very similar bottles/jugs of water to refill and drain the reservoirs. What I do is follow the nutrient directions for 5 gals of water (one of those jugs) using the recipe chart you posted, and that's it!! That's how I measure out my 1/3 strength when I change the reservoirs, One 5 gal jug at regular strength, and the other two jugs plain water. It hasn't failed yet.
I find that because the roots are dangling in the nutrient rich water, you don't have to feed a lot of nutrients. The plants will absorb whats needed from the water, and in my past grows this seems to be almost the perfect amount to feed.
When your fill your reservoirs with fresh water and nutrients, note the PPM's. A day or two later you'll notice the water lvls are down, but the PPM's are still the same as when you changed the reservoirs. This is what you want and means the plants are taking nutrients and water in equal amounts for optimal growth.
Second scenario is going back 2 days later and water lvl is down but the nutrient PPM is higher then when you changed out the reservoir. This means you over fed the plants and they are drinking more water than taking in nutrients. Try cutting back on the nutes by 10-15%.
Third scenario is underfeeding but the plant will show signs of deficiencies and can be fixed with a little TLC. Its much easier to raise the nutrients a little on a deficient plant to bring it back to health than overfeeding a plant and burning the roots or leaves.
Hope this helps.
No problem! Im just a newbie trying to help out lol... I love to see these beautiful plants grow.
Ohhhh maybe thats it then sorry i missed where you sprayed them and caused damage. I can look at your plants and tell they are still getting nute burn though. Maybe someone else can give some input as im a newbie also lol... I am seeing clawing on your plants and also the top growth. This indicates the nutes are to high from what ive read. If the tips were burnt from before they wont recover so maybe thats what im seeing along with the clawing. Clawing is the first signs of nute burn.
And no no i dont mean its a bad combo or anything. Im just saying that since your plants are smaller maybe you should 3/4 the recommended dosage per gallon or something. I usually go by PPM and not really what the charts say. But thats just what works best for me. I follow the simple and basic PPM chart:
Seedling to veg no nutes needed
Early Vegging 300 to 400
Full Vegetation 450 to 700
Early Blooming 750 to 950
Full Mature Blooms 1000 to 1600
I havent made it to the Full mature bloom stage yet.
That line up of nutes and supplements look awesome and ive heard great things about them! Just suggesting that if you see signs of nute burn you will have to lower the ppm or they will continue to burn.
Is any of those supplements a cal/mag supplement from GH? Ive never used them but you might already have a supplement that has cal/mag in it from GH?
What is your pH level in your reservoir?
Subscribed reading thread now to catch up..
If your using R/O water you should be adding a Cal/Mag supplement. There is Cal/Mag in the base nutes but probably not enough if your running R/O water. I didn't notice any deficiencies in your pics before the major issue though.