Went by tonight to change out the res. I decided to start using the FloraNova Bloom ONLY from here on out, as I'm almost out of Part A to the FloraDuo Part A+B. I must say, I did NOT expect the Nova Bloom to resemble chocolate pudding/milk, and it made my water look like sweet tea lol. Though it did have some very strong buffers for the PH, which was awesome because I didn't have to use any PH down.
I also started to trim off the growth below the screen...I only removed about 1/6th of the growth below the screen, which was essentially all the growth originating from two main branches/tops. I started by simply snipping the fan leaves back to the stem they originate from, then I had to start cutting out colas/tops that didn't make it to the top. After about 5 minutes I had filled up a WalMart sized bag. Even though I'm spreading the trimming out over a week or two, should I be worried about shocking the plant? Also, it seems like there will be a LOT of exposed plant after trimming all of the growth below the screen off...do I run a risk of mold or something similar by doing so? Any tips/suggestions on this matter would be greatly appreciated, as I'm almost done with this grow and I don't want to stunt her if possible.
Other than that, everything seems to be going very smoothly. Should have my new exhaust fan by Wednesday, then I can put the one I have as exhaust now as the intake. Pics tomorrow.