General hydroponics nutes, what's your ppm at during flower?

[nicksol86]

Single bucket systems. Dwc. I'm in my 3rd week flowering now and buds are forming. Feeding my plants general hydroponics Flora trio now without the gro since I'm budding. 0ppm ro water. I add 200 ppm of gh calimagic first, then micro, bloom, liquid koolbloom, then I ph, let stabilize for a bit and add hydroguard. Feeding all my plants 800 ppm .500 scale at week 3 in flowering. My plants like it so I don't know if I should up the nutes next res change or not? How high ppm .500 scale do you go?

 

[Airwalker16]

GH Flora Trio.
5-700
Use gro still.

 

[nicksol86]

So you think my ppm is too high? It does drift up and I have to add water back daily to lower it. I'm guessing that's a sign there is too much nutrients when it rises? If ppm drops it means its too weak. And if it stays stable it's just right is what I understand from what I read online. So maybe drop it to like 600 and see how they act? 700 is your Max ppm using general hydroponics Flora trio? I used Lucas Formula my first ever grow without a meter. It worked but I upped my game this run with ro water and a meter and more lights. And I used grow this time. I used Lucas start to finish and some how pulled 2 zips a plants in middle of winter in my freezing attic. Don't ask how they survived cuz I don't even know. Lol. This room is much better now. Much improved.

 

[Airwalker16]

Always use RO water. And follow that chart and you will have success.

 

[nicksol86]

Thanks airwalker

 

[Potmetal]

About 640-680 for me.

 

[nicksol86]

OK my ro water is 0ppm. Tap was 150 so I bought a ro system for cleaner water. I start off with around 200 ppm of gh calimagic. Then add my nutes. Do I add the 200 ppm into my base nutrients ppms or exclude that 200 ppm of gh calimagic and pretend the 200 is 0 when adding base nutrients? I usually just add the 200ppm into the whole total. So I add 200 ppm of calimagic then 500 ppm of base nutrients for a total of 700 ppm?

 

[Potmetal]

My tapwater is not zero ppm, I also add cal and mag, and hydroguard. My ppm ends between 640-680. GL!

 

[Airwalker16]

OK my ro water is 0ppm. Tap was 150 so I bought a ro system for cleaner water. I start off with around 200 ppm of gh calimagic. Then add my nutes. Do I add the 200 ppm into my base nutrients ppms or exclude that 200 ppm of gh calimagic and pretend the 200 is 0 when adding base nutrients? I usually just add the 200ppm into the whole total. So I add 200 ppm of calimagic then 500 ppm of base nutrients for a total of 700 ppm?

Follow The CHART

 

[Airwalker16]

OK my ro water is 0ppm. Tap was 150 so I bought a ro system for cleaner water. I start off with around 200 ppm of gh calimagic. Then add my nutes. Do I add the 200 ppm into my base nutrients ppms or exclude that 200 ppm of gh calimagic and pretend the 200 is 0 when adding base nutrients? I usually just add the 200ppm into the whole total. So I add 200 ppm of calimagic then 500 ppm of base nutrients for a total of 700 ppm?

Remember, Calmag first, mix, micro , mix, gro, mix, and finally bloom, mix.

 

[nicksol86]

Remember, Calmag first, mix, micro , mix, gro, mix, and finally bloom, mix.

I know that much bud. I am confused about ppm. I start with 0 ppm ro water. I add 200 ppm calimagic since I need calcium and magnesium since I use ro water. I am aiming for 700ppm for flowering. I already have 200ppm in my res from calmag supplement. Do I add 500 ppm of micro grow and bloom or do I add 700 ppm of micro grow and bloom?

 

[Airwalker16]

I know that much bud. I am confused about ppm. I start with 0 ppm ro water. I add 200 ppm calimagic since I need calcium and magnesium since I use ro water. I am aiming for 700ppm for flowering. I already have 200ppm in my res from calmag supplement. Do I add 500 ppm of micro grow and bloom or do I add 700 ppm of micro grow and bloom?

You DON'T MEASURE YOUR PPM. You follow the chart.
Anytime you need water in your res, mix up what you need using that chart. Quit over complicating it.
If your res could use 10gallons to fill it, mix 10 gallons per the chart. Yes, INCLUDING the CalMag.

 

[N.R.G.]

You DON'T MEASURE YOUR PPM. You follow the chart.
Anytime you need water in your res, mix up what you need using that chart. Quit over complicating it.
If your res could use 10gallons to fill it, mix 10 gallons per the chart. Yes, INCLUDING the CalMag.

Good advice here. If you want to know what PPM you should be running, follow these instructions by following the chart and then measure PPMs when you're done.

 

[Greenthumbskunk]

Single bucket systems. Dwc. I'm in my 3rd week flowering now and buds are forming. Feeding my plants general hydroponics Flora trio now without the gro since I'm budding. 0ppm ro water. I add 200 ppm of gh calimagic first, then micro, bloom, liquid koolbloom, then I ph, let stabilize for a bit and add hydroguard. Feeding all my plants 800 ppm .500 scale at week 3 in flowering. My plants like it so I don't know if I should up the nutes next res change or not? How high ppm .500 scale do you go?

I'm monitoring my plants on what they want. Use your ppm meter and see if the rez is rising or falling in ppm levels. If falling up your nute concentration, if rising just add water as it is not using all of the nutrients that it has available.

The directions on the bottle is just like any directions, just gives you a general basic ball park figure. Some plants want more some want less.

I'm dropping general Hydroponics after the bottles are used up. Just way to high in price to be paying for water.

 

[nicksol86]

I'm monitoring my plants on what they want. Use your ppm meter and see if the rez is rising or falling in ppm levels. If falling up your nute concentration, if rising just add water as it is not using all of the nutrients that it has available.

The directions on the bottle is just like any directions, just gives you a general basic ball park figure. Some plants want more some want less.

I'm dropping general Hydroponics after the bottles are used up. Just way to high in price to be paying for water.

Your right on that part. So are the ppl above that said no higher than 650 or 700 ppm. If I give my plants higher ppm the ppm rises in my reservoirs so I add ro water to drop them between 650 and 700. Then they stay in the sweet spot. I'm in week 4 of flowering

 

[nicksol86]

Pic of a bud forming in my room

 

[70's natureboy]

It looks pretty dark green for no grow. It's nice and healthy. That shows you don't need to double your nutes like a lot of people suggest. It's getting plenty as is.

 

[nicksol86]

It didn't get grow last week. Res change yesterday on all buckets and added gro suggested in the chart. Til I think week 5 cut back half on the grow and up the bloom. I change buckets weekly to maintain good health and nutrition for my plants

 

[nicksol86]

Another pic farther away of bud production week 4

 

[Greenthumbskunk]

Just keep doing what you're doing. Everything's looking good so far, there was a guy in another thread who had his ppm's up to like 1200 and he got his plants in trouble. It is always better to have less than too much.