Reposting help

jtrain252

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grew maybe 5 years ago 1 hydro plant and got 5 oz but I was constantly changing and refilling (overworking) the setup. I would like to make it easier this time around and I don't need to dial this in 100%. IF I had to choose id rather she be slighty underfed.
My set up will be
5 gallon bucket covered in HVAC silver tape
Maxi grow and Maxi bloom dry nutes, GH Liquid cal/mag, GH Rapidstart, Hydrozyme
4in 135cfm Fan in a 2x2x5.5 tent
Cheap ebay PH meter
Bluelab EC/ppm/temp meter

736ghp Commercial air pump with 1 8"air stone disk and 1 6" air stone
I have my original 600watt (300 true watt) blurple ebay LED. (I was going to use a Mars t1000 but I don't have the cash for it )
Auto northern lights x big bud strain Germinated papertowel method into rockwool 1.5" cube in a 6" netpot


So I have a couple of questions in regards to plant feeding. And yes I do know its dependant on your plant but im trying to get a baseline idea of what I should be doing

I know day 1-7 from sprout ( or until the cotelydons fall off) she wont need anything but water.

1. When I get into the 2nd week. Should I be adding the full 5ml dose of calmag start to finish or ease into it.
2. Should I be using PPMS or EC when adding nutes to the Bucket.
3. Next is a multi-part question
4. Hypothetically if I give her 0.5ec on Monday and I check her Wed and the EC has dropped, would you recommend topping her up with plain water or topping her with the same 0.5ec. When topping her off do I empty the bucket and refill at the end of every week, or once I top off the same amount that's in the REZ? And then once its empty and refilled should I bump it up a little. Or keep her the same EC the whole time?
Thank you for the help
 

Renfro

Well-Known Member
1. When I get into the 2nd week. Should I be adding the full 5ml dose of calmag start to finish or ease into it.
If using RO water then yes, full dose always since RO water has had all its minerals stripped.
2. Should I be using PPMS or EC when adding nutes to the Bucket.
They are the same thing basically. EC 2.0 = PPM 1000 using the 0.5 conversion scale.
3. Next is a multi-part question
Ok.
4. Hypothetically if I give her 0.5ec on Monday and I check her Wed and the EC has dropped, would you recommend topping her up with plain water or topping her with the same 0.5ec. When topping her off do I empty the bucket and refill at the end of every week, or once I top off the same amount that's in the REZ? And then once its empty and refilled should I bump it up a little. Or keep her the same EC the whole time?
I try to maintain the EC between nutrient change outs.
 
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