Drip hydro nutrient vs Athena vs Jack

Drop That Sound

Drop That Sound

Well-Known Member
For all I know my math is slightly off (or spot on), but I never have problems like anyone else thats complained that runs with jacks. Always healthy growth. I use good tap water I truck in from town that is rock solid 32 PPM, as long as I've been testing it. Comes perfectly blended with chlorine and cloramines that keeps the res extra clean too ;) I just add the parts and good to go, and the PH adjusts itself. Not with RO and other filtered waters though. I definitely don't use my well water that smells and leaves deposits on everything. I prefer my local municipal source, and hate messing around chasing the PH with filtered water, wherever I get it from at the time.
 
Drop That Sound

Drop That Sound

Well-Known Member
I'll push a little higher growing in coco. 1200 at the most.

RDWC on the other hand, I can keep a close eye on exactly how much they feed by measuring the PH/EC and the water levels. Ya I dunno 1500 would fry the tips in no time on any strain I've grown. It's like the plants take in excess, and start dispelling waste that reacts with the water or something. I go 8-850 at the most in flower. They don't ask for more, and don't seem to appreciate it either when going much higher. I try to stay in the sweet spot of just what theyy want.
 
Drop That Sound

Drop That Sound

Well-Known Member
Is your meter 700 scale?
kratosxxl said:
Wow interestingly low ppm. Im aiming at 1500 ppm in flower and all looks amazing but uses a lot of salt like 1lb per watering every other day
Click to expand...
What scale is your meter using?

1500 on mine would be around 3.0. On a 700 it would only be around 2 something..
 
kratosxxl

kratosxxl

Well-Known Member
newbplantgrower420 said:
Athenas 125$ + tax near me. its the same NPK as ur MB 0-12-24. Its also like concrete like you said earlier for MB 0-12-24. its tough to mix.

Idk if its worth it for you to try. MBs 0-12-24 seems the same and cheaper.
Click to expand...
Main reason i like mb is that i can use any brand cal nitrate ,jack mb erc with athena u have to use their core
 
kratosxxl

kratosxxl

Well-Known Member
Drop That Sound said:
I'll push a little higher growing in coco. 1200 at the most.

RDWC on the other hand, I can keep a close eye on exactly how much they feed by measuring the PH/EC and the water levels. Ya I dunno 1500 would fry the tips in no time on any strain I've grown. It's like the plants take in excess, and start dispelling waste that reacts with the water or something. I go 8-850 at the most in flower. They don't ask for more, and don't seem to appreciate it either when going much higher. I try to stay in the sweet spot of just what theyy want.
Click to expand...
Burn tips are not really bad, for me its pushing the limits
 
N

newbplantgrower420

Well-Known Member
kratosxxl said:
Here are the md results
Click to expand...
Looks top shelf. Yield is also strain dependent. You did a good job from these pics.

My philosophy on nutes with this market downturn has been.... keep the nutes cost low with salts and use pool shock to keep it sterile.

The rest is up to a good environment and proper irrigation.

How many weeks did you go for this strain?
 
kratosxxl

kratosxxl

Well-Known Member
newbplantgrower420 said:
Looks top shelf. Yield is also strain dependent. You did a good job from these pics.

My philosophy on nutes with this market downturn has been.... keep the nutes cost low with salts and use pool shock to keep it sterile.

The rest is up to a good environment and proper irrigation.

How many weeks did you go for this strain?
Click to expand...
8 flowering weeks , ill flush for another week so 9 total
 
kratosxxl

kratosxxl

Well-Known Member
newbplantgrower420 said:
Looks top shelf. Yield is also strain dependent. You did a good job from these pics.

My philosophy on nutes with this market downturn has been.... keep the nutes cost low with salts and use pool shock to keep it sterile.

The rest is up to a good environment and proper irrigation.

How many weeks did you go for this strain?
Click to expand...
Agree on nutes so far i tried
16 bottles custom feed (highest yield lowest quality )
Full h&g line yield and quality ok
Gh line same as above
Lucas same as above
Jack 321 only- yield suffered a bit but quality went up by 20-30%
Modified jack 321 yield quality good
Now mb with tweaks quality already looks awesome yield should be great but ill know for sure soon.
none of the lines can come close to jack or any salt for the price. It takes some learning to mix them properly but the just work
 
R

Roguedawg

Well-Known Member
5 more weeks I will take picture for you. That is first pic I have ever taken in 30yrs, and the point is to show its environment and canopy management, like have been saying for pages, that determines yield and quality not the fert.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top