Jack's 321 tinting water orange

[austin98]

I've noticed that when adding jack's part A to tap water, the water shows murky orange spots as it dissolves. The water is mostly clear but with a slight orange tint in the end. Is this normal? I have not noticed any issues so far but I have always heard that jack's is totally clear.

 

[cleverpiggy]

I've noticed that when adding jack's part A to tap water, the water shows murky orange spots as it dissolves. The water is mostly clear but with a slight orange tint in the end. Is this normal? I have not noticed any issues so far but I have always heard that jack's is totally clear.

No, Jacks part A is orange, the calcium nitrate will be clear. You should be mixing them separate and adding then into a larger volume of water.

 

[Tolerance Break]

Jacks is not a clear nute. Mine ends up blue, but I use RO water.

 

[austin98]

what would make it orange in tap as opposed to blue in RO?

 

[Tolerance Break]

what would make it orange in tap as opposed to blue in RO?

No idea. My jacks part A is blue when dry. Is yours?

 

[austin98]

No idea. My jacks part A is blue when dry. Is yours?

no, it's mostly beige like fine sand. there are tiny blue granules if you look closely, though.

just like pictured here:

 

[austin98]

Is Jack's known to stain roots in DWC?

 

[Gemtree]

Normal

 

[Tolerance Break]

Do you live outside the US? My packaging was totally different. I didn't even know they sold epsom.

Im not doubting the legitimacy of your nutes, I am just a little supprises.

 

[Billy the Mountain]

Looks like ebay or amazon 3rd party selling small quantities in ziplock bags

 

[austin98]

it's a third party on amazon. I did not get my nutes there, it was just the first picture I found online of part A. I've got the 25lb bag. The salts look the same.

 

[cleverpiggy]

Jacks is not a clear nute. Mine ends up blue, but I use RO water.

Thats weird I use RO and it comes out orange.

 

[cleverpiggy]

Jacks is not a clear nute. Mine ends up blue, but I use RO water.

Off topic, how do you like the Grow Light Science 300 lights?

 

[@EastCoastGenetix]

Mines start off red/orange and when it fully mixed it has a slight green tent to it. I used a heated magnetic stir for mixing my nutes.

 

[Tolerance Break]

I am retarded. Jacks RO (without Epsom) is blue, thats what I've been using in veg for the last 2 months. Epsom makes Jacks ro orange though. Learned that correcting the deficiency caused by using 0 Epsom for 6 weeks.

 

[@EastCoastGenetix]

I am retarded. Jacks RO without Epsom is blue, thats what I've been using in veg for the last 2 months. Epsom makes Jacks ro orange though.

I use tap. And I mix them separately until I put them in my res. I add them 1st Jacks 2nd Epsom 3rd Calcium Nitrate then PH. My E.C is 1.85. I feed that strength from seedling til last 10 days before harvest