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That translates to about 61f, which is okay for the setpoint on your chiller. The water will likely be several degrees warmer, which puts it right where you want it.i have my chiller at 16°c......does that sound ok?
That translates to about 61f, which is okay for the setpoint on your chiller. The water will likely be several degrees warmer, which puts it right where you want it.i have my chiller at 16°c......does that sound ok?
its excactly 16° ....i temp the water aswell.That translates to about 61f, which is okay for the setpoint on your chiller. The water will likely be several degrees warmer, which puts it right where you want it.
I was referring to the water running in your RDWC. You'll see that be a few degrees above the cooling circuit water, no matter where you set it.its excactly 16° ....i temp the water aswell.
Now I mix my own, so Haifa and Dissolvine. But before that I used Jacks hydro. It doesn't really matter what nutrients you use as long as you have a decent nutrient profile and they are derived from raw nutrient salts. No organics or additives.What brand nutrients do you run in your sterile rez?
trueNow I mix my own, so Haifa and Dissolvine. But before that I used Jacks hydro. It doesn't really matter what nutrients you use as long as you have a decent nutrient profile and they are derived from raw nutrient salts. No organics or additives.
- Jiji
I don't have a big enough grow to justify buying 50# bags and mixing. Jacks hydro I can only find a couple formulations, did you use the same formulation for veg and flower? Could you dumb it down for me and just link to which blend for which cycle?Now I mix my own, so Haifa and Dissolvine. But before that I used Jacks hydro. It doesn't really matter what nutrients you use as long as you have a decent nutrient profile and they are derived from raw nutrient salts. No organics or additives.
- Jiji
Another Colorado resident, welcome! I bought Hydrogardens' "hi K" hydroponic formula, or 5-11-26 with micros. A twenty five pound bag runs around $45.I don't have a big enough grow to justify buying 50# bags and mixing. Jacks hydro I can only find a couple formulations, did you use the same formulation for veg and flower? Could you dumb it down for me and just link to which blend for which cycle?
http://www.hydro-gardens.com/all.htm
The link is for a company in my area. I don't see formulations that match the botanicare line I'm using now. Really anxious to switch to sterile just need to make sure I don't start another round of problems. Thanks for all the replies and how-tos.
Can you rock a quick formula for a 10 gal batch?Another Colorado resident, welcome! I bought Hydrogardens' "hi K" hydroponic formula, or 5-11-26 with micros. A twenty five pound bag runs around $45.
You'll need calcium nitrate, that is about $65 for the fifty lb bag, I don't know if it comes in smaller sizes.
You'll want Epsom salts, that's $72 for a fifty pound bag- or get it from your grocery store pharmacy section a few pounds at a time. Get the plain stuff.
AND NOTHING ELSE. If you're dying to try an additive, be sure it isn't just adding more of the basic nutrient salts. That's most of them, especially the bloom boosters- which every reputable grower I've ever spoken to says to stay the Fuck away from anyway. Most of the rest are non plant food additives like PGRs, or 'plant growth regulators', aka hormones. You don't need those, either.
Create and maintain ideal conditions for your plants, manage pests effectively and you'll have great results. It really isn't more complicated than that- in theory. The practical application of consistent environment is a bit trickier, yet well worth the effort.
jiji......what exactly goes in your res?Not sure the botanicaire ratio your looking at but the 5-11-26 is added with calcium nitrate about 15-0-0. You add calcium nitrate at a different ratio to customize npk.
Im trying not to recommend any nutrients and I'm not even too familiar what’s out there any more.
For instance I never heard of CNS17, and when I looked it up found "CNS17‘s revolutionary suspension technology utilizes polysaccharides in a proprietary process that makes it possible for all 17 essential plant nutrients to be contained in convenient single bottle formulas. Once diluted in water, these simple sugars hydrolyze and provide the added benefit of becoming a highly available energy source for beneficial microbes and plants."
What they really mean is these sugars become a food source for microbes good or bad.
Something with no BS....General hydroponics flora 3 part or lucas formula would work or something similar.
- Jiji
Yes, the CNS line is a one part chemical nutrient- not that they haven't complicated the shit out of that one, too lolCan you rock a quick formula for a 10 gal batch?
Also I'm current stocked up on botanic are CNS 17. It looks like they will work with sterile. Can anyone confirm?
Sounds like a mix of love and diligence.jiji......what exactly goes in your res?
something like that ....keep your friends close and clever friends even closer.Sounds like a mix of love and diligence.
I have no secret ingredient or anything special. Not to mention I change things too much. I wrote the thread about sterility because a lot of people are doing it wrong or don't understand.jiji......what exactly goes in your res?
iv gone down the calcium hyproclhorite route like you mentioned before......5 ltr tub for £15 free delivery........im a happy bunny.I have no secret ingredient or anything special. Not to mention I change things too much. I wrote the thread about sterility because a lot of people are doing it wrong or don't understand.
When I use chlorine it would be dosed for 1 ppm then tested with an orp meter and adjusted. Right now in ebb and flow tables I'm not using it.
I'm not an expert on mixing nutes or anything, got some help from some people on Rollitup and just started doing it. Just basically looked at a lot of nutrient profiles and a bit of ideas that are thought to work the best (there are many, a lot of them contradict) and just picked the avg.
Ingredients
Haifa calcium nitrate, potassium nitrate, magnesium nitrate, magnesium sulfate, MAP, MKP, Dissolvine Iron DPTA, copper edta, solubor, maganese edta, zinc edta, sodium molybdate.
I don't use all these at once, just different mixes. A lot of them are only 1 lb bags or 5 lb bags.
and a little Phosphoric acid. BTW I don't think I ever mentioned it but stay away from citric acid for a sterile res. It's in a lot of hydro store ph downs.
Don't use the CNS 17 for a sterile res. If you want you should email botanicare and ask if its recommended for sterile, I would laugh if they said yes.
- Jiji
I've only used the cns17 for run-to-waste. Good stuff.I have no secret ingredient or anything special. Not to mention I change things too much. I wrote the thread about sterility because a lot of people are doing it wrong or don't understand.
When I use chlorine it would be dosed for 1 ppm then tested with an orp meter and adjusted. Right now in ebb and flow tables I'm not using it.
I'm not an expert on mixing nutes or anything, got some help from some people on Rollitup and just started doing it. Just basically looked at a lot of nutrient profiles and a bit of ideas that are thought to work the best (there are many, a lot of them contradict) and just picked the avg.
Ingredients
Haifa calcium nitrate, potassium nitrate, magnesium nitrate, magnesium sulfate, MAP, MKP, Dissolvine Iron DPTA, copper edta, solubor, maganese edta, zinc edta, sodium molybdate.
I don't use all these at once, just different mixes. A lot of them are only 1 lb bags or 5 lb bags.
and a little Phosphoric acid. BTW I don't think I ever mentioned it but stay away from citric acid for a sterile res. It's in a lot of hydro store ph downs.
Don't use the CNS 17 for a sterile res. If you want you should email botanicare and ask if its recommended for sterile, I would laugh if they said yes.
- Jiji
not to sound funny my friend but i thought you said " excellent thread " lol......everything you need to know is in the first few posts, and i think hydroguard is beneficial bacteria.Great thread, tons of great info about this subject! Has anyone tried botanicare's Hydroguard? I read it's supposed to help prevent root rot. I'm running my home made rdwc system and am having excellent results using GH 3 part. I just found out about the Lucas formula and am going to switch to that method since it's noted that GH Gro can run high in nitrogen, and I like to keep things as simple as possible. Anyway, the system is hooked up to a chiller running 68-70, and the roots look white and healthy. I've changed out the water once so far and am going to do so every 7-10 days or so. I really want to prevent root rot and am wondering if anyone uses a root inoculator like hydroguard. If not, how exactly does H2O2 work. Would you add that to the system every so often regardless. Is H202 similar to a hydroguard, or different type of chemical/purpose all together. Thanks for any help.
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Yeah, I read every post. Didn't see the info I was asking about, but thanks.not to sound funny my friend but i thought you said " excellent thread " lol......everything you need to know is in the first few posts, and i think hydroguard is beneficial bacteria.
all you need to know post 1-3 good look