Pool shock/ nutrient adding order

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Stomate

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So I just switched to using hth pool shock (52% hypochlorite) from UC roots two days ago. Mixed up a fresh batch of nutrient solution which I added in order of: 1- silicablast 2- cal-mag 3- 1 gram of hypochlorite 4- V1 ( Floraflex ) 5- V2 ( Floraflex). Should also mention that I’m using RO water. 2 days later; I walk down this morning to check everything out and the plants look stalled and droopy. Open up the res and there’s a fairly strong odor of something not good. Check the roots and there’s a slight tint of brown on everything that’s in the water plus they’re now all sticking together. Ph spiked from 5.9 to 6.1 amd I’m at a loss here. My last grow went so incredibly smooth and now everything that can go wrong is going wrong… been through hell with the last two attempts. Anyone have any thoughts or advice? Half leaning towards that one gram of the hth was too much and I fucked up the roots that way…~40 gallon system
Also- forgot to ask my original question. What order would you guys add everything in? Maybe I screwed that up. Used to add in UC roots first but the Floraflex schedule shows cal mag going in prior to root drip so I figured I’d add the silica and cal may first
 

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Tolerance Break

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1 gram seems way to high.















I ran HTH pool shock at .01 grams per gallon.















Refill your system with clean water and order some chlorine test strips to measure ppm. You want to stay below 4ppm.















Did you dissolve the hypochlorite before adding it to the system?



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Stomate

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I was told that .1 gram of shock per 10 gallons equates to 1ppm and anything under a total of 5 ppm in the system is safe for plants. So in a ~40 gallon system that should give me right around 2ppm of chlorine by adding the 1 gram. Yes I did dissolve it before adding into a separate barrel I mix everything in
 
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Tolerance Break said:
1 gram seems way to high.















I ran HTH pool shock at .01 grams per gallon.















Refill your system with clean water and order some chlorine test strips to measure ppm. You want to stay below 4ppm.















Did you dissolve the hypochlorite before adding it to the system?



Edit: I can't fix the formatting on mobile, sorry
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And even if it was too high I wouldn’t think that there would be a bad smell coming from it two days later right? I would think it would smell extra bleachy if anything
 
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Stomate

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waterproof808 said:
You are supposed to mix 1 gram per gallon of H20, then use 1oz of that solution per 5 gallons of water in your rez.
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I was trying to stay away from this method due to a lot of people saying the chlorine values dissipate over time. Given that scenario I wouldn’t want to be adding a “normal” amount and not realizing that I should be adding more or maybe the solution has just become void of chlorine entirely without me realizing. I’ll give the solution method a try though. Thanks

how often do you replenish?
 
Turpman

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Ya I believe it reacts with the nutes. I’ve tested a res at 2ppm after nutes added and it shows 0ppm. Maybe the chlorine is still active but I’m thinking not. I tried it. Not very successful. YMMV.
 
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Turpman said:
Ya I believe it reacts with the nutes. I’ve tested a res at 2ppm after nutes added and it shows 0ppm. Maybe the chlorine is still active but I’m thinking not. I tried it. Not very successful. YMMV.
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How are you testing chlorine levels?
 
gwheels

gwheels

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A good ph pen will show the difference. Chlorine dissipates over time, as does peroxide in a sterile rez...as do bennies.

Chlorine works this way in a pool. You shock your pool by hitting it with chlorine, which you do once a week. Usually after 24 hours its good to swim again and after a week it needs a shock.

in my 14 gallon res i add 20ml of my pool shock solution when i fill the res every 3 days.

I copied this from a search. Your hydro res is like a mini pool. And it has roots and things that want to pump up the bacterial funk.

Chlorine kills bacteria though a fairly simple chemical reaction. The chlorine solution you pour into the water breaks down into many different chemicals, including hypochlorous acid (HOCl) and hypochlorite ion (OCl-). Both kill microorganisms and bacteria by attacking the lipids in the cell walls and destroying the enzymes and structures inside the cell, rendering them oxidized and harmless.
 
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gwheels said:
A good ph pen will show the difference. Chlorine dissipates over time, as does peroxide in a sterile rez...as do bennies.

Chlorine works this way in a pool. You shock your pool by hitting it with chlorine, which you do once a week. Usually after 24 hours its good to swim again and after a week it needs a shock.

in my 14 gallon res i add 20ml of my pool shock solution when i fill the res every 3 days.

I copied this from a search. Your hydro res is like a mini pool. And it has roots and things that want to pump up the bacterial funk.

Chlorine kills bacteria though a fairly simple chemical reaction. The chlorine solution you pour into the water breaks down into many different chemicals, including hypochlorous acid (HOCl) and hypochlorite ion (OCl-). Both kill microorganisms and bacteria by attacking the lipids in the cell walls and destroying the enzymes and structures inside the cell, rendering them oxidized and harmless.
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What does your solution consist of?
 
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Stomate

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gwheels said:
A good ph pen will show the difference. Chlorine dissipates over time, as does peroxide in a sterile rez...as do bennies.

Chlorine works this way in a pool. You shock your pool by hitting it with chlorine, which you do once a week. Usually after 24 hours its good to swim again and after a week it needs a shock.

in my 14 gallon res i add 20ml of my pool shock solution when i fill the res every 3 days.

I copied this from a search. Your hydro res is like a mini pool. And it has roots and things that want to pump up the bacterial funk.

Chlorine kills bacteria though a fairly simple chemical reaction. The chlorine solution you pour into the water breaks down into many different chemicals, including hypochlorous acid (HOCl) and hypochlorite ion (OCl-). Both kill microorganisms and bacteria by attacking the lipids in the cell walls and destroying the enzymes and structures inside the cell, rendering them oxidized and harmless.
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Also how will a ph pen show chlorine levels?
 
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