Pros and cons of GH or Advanced nutes
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homebrewer
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That was an advertisement, not an experiment. In regards to the two brands, I've used both and the GH 3-part out yielded AN's Connoisseur at about half the cost. A lot of the 3 parts on the market are just copying GH's formula so if you're looking at 3 part formulas, I'd go with the originator. I've also heard good things about FloraNova but I have no idea what it costs, nor have I actually used it.I saw a couple videos on youtube showing experiments they did and how advanced nutrients came first in yield and thc content, was curious from your guys personal experience.
420Andrew
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I kind of figured that when they showed advanced, i'll stick with the 3 part GH then since it's cheap and simple. I was easily fooled by all the advertising, thanks for the help
eDude
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Years ago, on the bottle it seemed like AN was running a better product. They boasted of having almost all of the micros chelated with all that EDTA and stuff and it was cheaper. Where GH didn't. Well, as time went along AN went up in price and the label was changed so that they are almost identical.
At this time in my life, all things being equal, I'd trust GH before AN.
At this time in my life, all things being equal, I'd trust GH before AN.
patlpp
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I found AN Sensi PH perfect pretty close in cost to GH 3-part but have had better results with AN (yield, overall health of plant) . I got Sensi for 14$ liter ($57 a gallon) 70$/gal is normal though with free shipping.
I feed at 12ml/gal (unless I use sups, then I adjust down as required to maintain 1.8 EC) That will feed 333 gallons = 17c /gal. @57$/gal or 21c/gal @ $70/gal.
GH, using Lucas (24ml product/gal) @ 100$ for 3 gallons delivered yields 500 gallons, or .20c/gal @100/3 gals.
So, we are talking 1 or 2 cent/gal difference either way between the two depending on where and how much you buy. BUT, with AN you get fulvics, all chelated macro/micro nutes,amino acids and a surfacant and no worry about your PH. GH is basic and I can tell you the taste and burn of AN is far superior. You are talking a several hundred dollar plant so do you really want to nit pick over a couple dollar difference in cost? The sure fire way is to buy both in small quantities and test them yourself. You be the judge.
I feed at 12ml/gal (unless I use sups, then I adjust down as required to maintain 1.8 EC) That will feed 333 gallons = 17c /gal. @57$/gal or 21c/gal @ $70/gal.
GH, using Lucas (24ml product/gal) @ 100$ for 3 gallons delivered yields 500 gallons, or .20c/gal @100/3 gals.
So, we are talking 1 or 2 cent/gal difference either way between the two depending on where and how much you buy. BUT, with AN you get fulvics, all chelated macro/micro nutes,amino acids and a surfacant and no worry about your PH. GH is basic and I can tell you the taste and burn of AN is far superior. You are talking a several hundred dollar plant so do you really want to nit pick over a couple dollar difference in cost? The sure fire way is to buy both in small quantities and test them yourself. You be the judge.
Motherhugger
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Yes! I love it when I see folks do side by side comparisons. Definitely the way to find out if a nutrient works better for you or not.
I mean, these forums are great, but they also are filled with people who are stuck on 'their' nutrient. I'm totally guilty of it, so I really appreciate it when someone is willing to do some extra work to help the rest of us out - as well as to help themselves out.
BustinScales510
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Advanced has some good additives, I like stacking their additives (mainly big bud/overdrive/bud candy/nirvana) on top of other companies bases. I tried a couple runs with only advanced products a long time ago and it kinda burnt my plants, but that probably could have been avoided by diluting the mix more. 5 years ago their suggested mix rates were like freakishly strong.