70's natureboy
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I have been doing some reading about coudy rez problems on several different sites and can not find a clear answer. There may not be an answer but this is what is bugging me today. I have 13 DWC buckets some in Dynagro and some in GH lucas formula. I use 250 ppm tap water like I have for 20 years. I only have 2 buckets that are cloudy. Why would that be? I thought ah ha, I put Kool Bloom in 4 buckets the other day. I checked the other 2 and they were not cloudy.
So the 2 buckets that are cloudy have GH lucas formula 8/16ml and some Kool Bloom. 2 other buckets have the exact same thing and are not cloudy. The PH is not changing. The nutes probably don't matter because I have had the same issue with Dyna gro. Dyna is clear as water but it got cloudy on me a few years ago. My water temps are at 74 which is the warmest it gets all year.
When I changed the bucket, I let the cloudy bucket set until I figure something out. In half an hour it is clear and there is a layer of salt laying on the bottom of the bucket. The cloud is actually salt or something like salt being bubbled in the water. This salt must be my nutes seperateing from the water. Why would that happen in only 2 buckets?
When I mix, I put in the micro and stir then the bloom and stir, and if using Kool Bloom (rarely) add that last. I'm stumped. I guess it could be temps and only 2 are feeling the effects so far. The plants look fantastic. My best plant that is almost ready to harvest is one of the cloudy ones. It's flush time for that one now.
I may be answering my own question but if anybody has anything to add I'm all ears.
So the 2 buckets that are cloudy have GH lucas formula 8/16ml and some Kool Bloom. 2 other buckets have the exact same thing and are not cloudy. The PH is not changing. The nutes probably don't matter because I have had the same issue with Dyna gro. Dyna is clear as water but it got cloudy on me a few years ago. My water temps are at 74 which is the warmest it gets all year.
When I changed the bucket, I let the cloudy bucket set until I figure something out. In half an hour it is clear and there is a layer of salt laying on the bottom of the bucket. The cloud is actually salt or something like salt being bubbled in the water. This salt must be my nutes seperateing from the water. Why would that happen in only 2 buckets?
When I mix, I put in the micro and stir then the bloom and stir, and if using Kool Bloom (rarely) add that last. I'm stumped. I guess it could be temps and only 2 are feeling the effects so far. The plants look fantastic. My best plant that is almost ready to harvest is one of the cloudy ones. It's flush time for that one now.
I may be answering my own question but if anybody has anything to add I'm all ears.