Anyone use Canna Nutes?

GoldenGraham84

GoldenGraham84

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hey-

relatively new poster on RIU. so, hello all.

so, has/does anyone use(d) Canna brand nutrients? more specifically, the aqua vega (parts A & B), and the aqua flores (parts A & B)?

i posed this query on another site, and no one that uses or has used Canna nutes has answered. just folks who are telling me, "well, GH is what most people use," or, "most nutes are the same."

so, let me finish by begging you NOT to reply to this thread if you haven't used Canna nutes. i don't care what most people use. and most nutes aren't the same, though they all share similarities.

thanks in advance. oh and if it matters i run:
-4-site ebb and flow table
-hydroton as the medium.
-my clones (will) go straight from the bubble cloner to the hydroton then grow container will be covered to protect roots from light.

stay safe.
-GG84
 
marchold

marchold

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I use canna brand nuts. Also I think al b fucked does and he wrote a lot of the big grow logs. I use the canna coco.
 
TOKEMASTERFLEX

TOKEMASTERFLEX

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I have been using canna for 5 years now.....ever since it has been in my area....i drive an hour away just to get the shit so that should tell ya something.....i also noticed that their formula for the nutes is great use their directions....until you feel comfortable then expieriment......i tend to increase what they say and have had awesome results so far...some people say that its not worth the money but i differ with that.....i also use both boosters in deep water culter and coco.....check out their website or their phamplets..very informative they know their shit thats for sure...i also only use the aqua series for both my deep water culture buckets and my coco...has anyone else done this before....coco seems to have no prob with the hydro nutes......:joint:
 
marchold

marchold

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One thing that I am not clear on is why they do not sell seperate veg & flower canna coco? Any ideas?
 
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HarvestMaster

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Canna Nutrients are at the top of the list for any nutes currently available to me at this time. I have been using Canna for several years with great success. I have seen that you can fluctuate the nute levels to your liking and Canna always balances itself out. But for beginners canna tells you exactly what to use in each stage of life. :joint::hump:

CANNA NUTRIENTS FOR PRESIDENT 2012
 
marchold

marchold

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TOKEMASTERFLEX said:
i use the aqua for both.....:blsmoke:
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My understanding is coco will add some micro nutrients and remove others. So the canna coco has a slightly diffrent balance of micro nutrients. Although as long as there is not too much or too little maybe micro nutrients do not matter that much.

Also who uses H2O2 with coco? Up to now I use beneficial fungi. My plants look nice but I fight with the PH every day. I lower it to 5.8 in the evening and it is 6.3 by the next day. So I lower it again. I am not sure if maybe the beneficial fungi raise the PH like pathogens do? I was thinking of using some h2o2 in my res. Maybe I should leave it alone and keep adding PH down.
 
tony maglone

tony maglone

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Hi i use canna nutes never used anything else Hydro vega and hydro flores are my weapons of choice with some canna bloom boost during flowering..
I tryed using canna aqua but it all went tits up not great in hard water areas bugga to stabalize..switched back ,all good ..canna is good. :hump:
 
marchold

marchold

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tony maglone said:
Hi i use canna nutes never used anything else Hydro vega and hydro flores are my weapons of choice with some canna bloom boost during flowering..
I tryed using canna aqua but it all went tits up not great in hard water areas bugga to stabalize..switched back ,all good ..canna is good. :hump:
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What do you mean stabilize? do you mean PH?
What medium do you use, rockwool?
 
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HarvestMaster

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Yes the PH will stabilize itself to about 6.0 area, give or take a few degrees.

For a medium I use rockwool for cuttings (clones), but also I use a small clone machine, then I either do DWC or a top feed, but also Canna Coco for a soilless medium in another room.
 
tony maglone

tony maglone

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Yeah with Aqua it says that if you set the PH before you put it in the tank you can leave it and it will be ok, where as with Hydro you have to check and reset the PH once it had been in the tank for a while as usual.
I spoke the a man at canna and he said and i do quote " i would not advice the use of Aqua in hard water areas as the PH will be difficult to balance and to much acid will be added over time, Hydro ( hard) has been specifically designed for hard water areas and may well be the better choice" i totally agree, after using them both Hydro is for me obviously its going to differ area to area...
 
marchold

marchold

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tony maglone said:
Yeah with Aqua it says that if you set the PH before you put it in the tank you can leave it and it will be ok, where as with Hydro you have to check and reset the PH once it had been in the tank for a while as usual.
I spoke the a man at canna and he said and i do quote " i would not advice the use of Aqua in hard water areas as the PH will be difficult to balance and to much acid will be added over time, Hydro ( hard) has been specifically designed for hard water areas and may well be the better choice" i totally agree, after using them both Hydro is for me obviously its going to differ area to area...
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I need to add ph down every day, with the canna coco. Maybe I should switch to canna hydro
 
tony maglone

tony maglone

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yeah mate might be worth a go cause adding ph down everyday aint good as im sure you know, with the hydro i set it whack it in the tank , leave it over night then adjust in the morning i check it of course throughout the week but dont have to adjust it again..
 
marchold

marchold

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tony maglone said:
yeah mate might be worth a go cause adding ph down everyday aint good as im sure you know, with the hydro i set it whack it in the tank , leave it over night then adjust in the morning i check it of course throughout the week but dont have to adjust it again..
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I actually was not aware of a problem with adding too much ph down. Does it lead to the buildup of salts?

It would be so nice not to have to muck with the PH
 
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HarvestMaster

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check your water at the tap PH. You may have a problem there with a high ph level. Usually city water is about 7.0. I have lived out in the country and seen the well water reach ph as high as 8.0.
I use coco currently and stick to the recomended dose of coco a and b and never have any problems.
 
tony maglone

tony maglone

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HarvestMaster said:
check your water at the tap PH. You may have a problem there with a high ph level. Usually city water is about 7.0. I have lived out in the country and seen the well water reach ph as high as 8.0.
I use coco currently and stick to the recomended dose of coco a and b and never have any problems.
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Think u missed the point there mate..:wall:
 
marchold

marchold

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tony maglone said:
here mate read this really interesting chapter 8

http://http://www.hydroponicist.com/pages/p81-water-ph.htm
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thanks for the link. I guess it should have been http://www.hydroponicist.com/pages/p81-water-ph.htm

HarvestMaster said:
check your water at the tap PH. You may have a problem there with a high ph level. Usually city water is about 7.0. I have lived out in the country and seen the well water reach ph as high as 8.0.
I use coco currently and stick to the recomended dose of coco a and b and never have any problems.
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My tap water is ph 8. After mixing with nutes its at about 7. PH down to 5.5 and every day it is at 6.2 or 6.4 and I knock it down again.

tony maglone said:
Think u missed the point there mate..:wall:
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I got your page, it seems to recommend topping off? One time I got lazy and did not empty my reservoir and just refilled it. The PH did seem a bit more stable. Others have told me not to do that. Maybe I did not get your point.
 
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