homebrewer
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H&G offers some pretty lack-luster NPK ratios which will translate into smaller yields. Your standard 3 part formula should easily out-perform.
Advanced Nutrients: Is it Worth it?
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max316420
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really?? Man people have been raving about this stuff... I in no way am hyping up advanced but I have tried many foods and have never seen the yields and speed of onset of flowering that I get from advanced.. Not saying you need all the additives but It does work well. I know that an is a chemical and ff is semi organic but damn the advanced is CRUSHING the FF.
homebrewer
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I'm testing AN right now and it's keeping my plants nice and healthy. However, I can already tell their 1-1-2 NPK ratio is not promoting flower development like other mineral-based fertilizers who offer NPK ratios closer to a 1-3-2.
Bird Gymnastics
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Smaller yields but amazing end product.
max316420
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What advanced are you using? I use sensi bloom A and B, Big bud, bud candy, and some calmag for piece of mind
homebrewer
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Connoisseur and a bloom booster. I'm also adding protekt because it's an excellent silica additive.
hugetom80s
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NPK ratios high in Phosphorus are throwbacks to dirt farming. In the ground you need the high P because it washes out of the rootzone with every rain. In hydroponics you're just giving the plants way too much Phosphorus.
I know Homebrewer will call it BS because he hates all things Advanced Nutrients, but here's a link to a video about it:
http://www.growersunderground.com/blog/hydroponics-articles/the-great-phosphorus-myth-exposed
It's AN's website to take it for what it's worth, but the science is sound.
I know Homebrewer will call it BS because he hates all things Advanced Nutrients, but here's a link to a video about it:
http://www.growersunderground.com/blog/hydroponics-articles/the-great-phosphorus-myth-exposed
It's AN's website to take it for what it's worth, but the science is sound.
homebrewer
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AN's view that growers over feed phosphorus is probably true but their formulations of overloading K results in smaller yields. There is a balance to be had and AN is missing the mark.
CEAhaze
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Save your money max and stay with sensi bloom. I've tried both and compared side by side and theres really not much difference.
max316420
Well-Known Member
How true do you think that video is? If it is which i believe then it will change ALOT of stuff.
hugetom80s
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Conni can be tricky to dial in. At least for me there is a definite improvement with Connoisseur but Sensi is a lot easier to use.
I think it's dead on but obviously not everyone does. Everyone I know with an education in horticulture or related disciplines agrees that you need a significantly different ratio in hydroponics compared to soil, and that the vast majority of hydroponic nutrients are formulated using the soil ratios.
If I thought I could make a better formula myself I would, and I would probably sell it to my friends and build it into a business just like the guys that started Advanced Nutrients did years ago.
homebrewer
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I can't believe that dude spent that much money on that garbage
. Thanks for posting that video as it's a perfect example of how a fool and his money are soon parted. I'm also not sure why he's showing off that totally average plant 
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Vindicated
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Ahahahahaaaaaa. That's funny as hell man. "Triple yo yield" hahaha.
hugetom80s
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What's with the voice? Is it supposed to be sexy or make me sleepy?
The plant isn't bad for a PC case grow, but it's not making me want to try the yellow bottles (which I've done already and was not impressed with).
The plant isn't bad for a PC case grow, but it's not making me want to try the yellow bottles (which I've done already and was not impressed with).