It's this space age invention called a scale... maybe you've heard of it..? (ppm = mg/L)
For someone trying to look smart, you're not doing a good job.
So you can't answer the simple questions so you go back to insults , so you obviously don't have a clue what your formula is actually doing . I'm not trying to look smart I just asked questions that are the fundamentals of putting together a formula
the beauty part about running hydro is you can micro manage pretty much every aspect involving the plant,IE environment and nutrients the only other factor is genetics, ( relatively speaking ) someone said I think in this thread the environment is more important then nutrients , that is a Myth and not true. they are both equal . think of it this way the leaves and roots are directly connected , if the leaves are in a optimal environment they are telling the roots to send optimal nutrients and water , so if the nutrients are not in an optimal form how do you think that will effect plant growth , yield etc. remember out of the total amount absorbed by the plant, only 5% is utilized in biochemical processes; the rest is loss via transpiration. I could write a book lol but I hope everyone gets the idea of this.
nutrients this is the gem of hydro , because it can be controlled or micro managed not only for macronutrients but micronutrients to. The single most important part about any nutrient formula is balance. not PPM , not EC balance period, and this is the #1 cause of deficiencies . This ratio of elements is more critical than the actual concentration of the individual elements. meaning every micro or macro element in the formula has to balanced with each other.if there is 2 much of 1 or more elements in the solution there will be a deficiency in other elements , if there is not enough of 1 element there will be a deficiency in another even though there is plenty available.this is one reason why plant tissue sample are important if your truly designing something , nitrogen is most important followed by potassium etc etc. but they all have a relationship to one another its either Synergistic or Antagonistic.
Optimum supply of nitrogen ensures optimum uptake of potassium as well as phosphorus, magnesium, iron, manganese and zinc , Optimal levels of copper and boron improve nitrogen uptake by plant. , Optimal levels of molybdenum improve utilization of nitrogen as well as increases uptake of phosphorus this Synergistic
Excessive amounts of nitrogen reduce the uptake of phosphorus, potassium, iron and almost all secondary and micronutrients like calcium and magnesium iron, manganese, zinc and copper. this is Antagonistic. these are just some examples something else to think about Calcium, magnesium and potassium ions are quite similar in size and charge , exchange sites cannot distinguish the difference between the ions , the binding strengths of potassium and calcium are much stronger than magnesium and they easily out-compete magnesium .
so once you have a balanced and verified formula its all about understand your plants needs and how to feed it, so like I said in week one of veg. a plant has a specific need for nutrients , so each element is balanced out to fit that need , week 2 the needs are a bit different so amounts are changed for certain elements but everything is calculated to be balanced. week 3 same and so on. so what i'm getting at is you can precisely feed your plants exactly the elements they want on a weekly basis. plants want a specific diet through the veg, then a 10 day pre-flower specific diet, then flower etc, this is the gem with hydro you give your plants exactly what they want when they want it ,this is not achievable but using a pre mixed part A&B formula. like boron there is 2 weeks in flower that if you give your plants a higher rate of boron it makes a big difference in quality and yield, but this goes for all macro and micro nutrients depending on the plants growth stage.
so anyone that truly knows how to run hydro system and mix nutes this is the concept behind it , this is why hydro systems are revered for there fast growth monster yields etc.
can you post your recipe? also, where do you get your supplies? 