people who use advance nutrients ph perfect

please help

am a noob so go easy no me

i got the ph perfect grow part A and part B, how much you think should give my plants they around 15days old and have deficiencies.

i am hand feeding them in 4 inch rockwool cubes.

also how often would i feed them as im hand feeding would i need to feed just plain water in between feeds? and if i have to feed pain water would i adjust the ph of that water?

and last part i mixed up 1 and half ml in 5 litres of tap water and did not change my ph is that ok?


and sorry if i seem so stupid.

2 ML each per gallon of water and NO MORE! Feed them then water them twice before feeding again. Do not overwater, the #1 cause of death in plants cared for by man.

Next feeding increase to 4 ML per gallon and so on until they can actually tolerate and utilize stronger feedings.

You're not stupid, you're ignorant. Ignorant is being unaware. You asked, got an answer. Stupid people don't know enough to ask. No apologies needed and good luck.

thanks for your reply

them 2 waters before feed am using ph perfect so do i adjust the ph of the plain water or will that mess up the ph perfect when i add it

and am growing an autoflowering strain

hey man i am also using ph perfect and i do not ph the ro water in between fertilizing and have had no issues growth stays strong

BigBluntsAllDayRaw said:

hey man i am also using ph perfect and i do not ph the ro water in between fertilizing and have had no issues growth stays strong

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hey dude am using tap water with ph of 7.2

whats the ph of the ro water u use?

IM assuming its 7 but im pretty sure it works as long as the water doesnt go over a ph of 8.5

sweet so just water them by hand and not ph the plain water?

I would still adjust the ph of your regular water. It's not going to do it in the medium. Ph perfect or not.

thanks dude

still haing problems with the ph perfect wont go to the correct ph range

If You are in rockwool you feed every time, no plain water. 1ml/liter to start then slowly raise by 1/2 ml/l every 3 or 4 days or so until you reach 2ml/l for small plants. Since you say you are feeding them now at 1.5ml/gal (way too little) go ahead and ramp it up to 1ml/LITER now. If you are nervous about that start at 1/2 ml/liter. You should be at about 3ml/l full tilt Veg by week 3. I hope you primed your cubes before use by soaking them in PH 6 water first for a day. Maybe that is your underlying problem? Who knows, no piks.

Water once or twice a day as required. A small plant in 4 in cube will stay wet for quite a while. Feed them from the bottom, let the cube soak the nute up, do not feed from the top.
Hope that helps, I have used it and this seems to work well.

Because you are feeding at 1ml/gal - no wonder it can't control the ph. !!

Thanks for your reply that helps a lot

when I add the nutes to the water should it change the ph before I add it to the rockwool?

i just mixed up 5ml to a gallon and ph was 7.85 gone down to 7.2?

so next feed will give it. 5ml to the gallon and go up half each feed

i did soak the rockwool so that ok

i did have problems with brittle leafs and yellowing but think that cos had no nutes since added that 1.5ml gallon gone greener at shoots

added some pics they taking after gave them 1 and half ml a gallon.

Do a test gallon: Mix 16ml/gal and see what happens. If it stabilizes at 5.8, let it sit then dilute to ~ 300-400 ppm. If your water by itself is greater than say 200 ppm you need to filter it. Do you know the PPM of your water?
Also give Advanced a call, they answer any and all questions. This stuff is not like traditional ferts. There are fulvics and aminos that add to the PPM value in addition to the N-P-K effects ,so PPM wise it takes more than a pure synthetic mix.
Don't be afraid to feed, you are being too cautious IMO. It is hard to burn your plants with this stuff. The suggested 16ml/gal is what one would feed a decent sized plant with Sensi if running in rockwool or Hydroton . I grew at this concentration in Coco, fed everyday and tried to burn them but they just wouldn't. Call AN for sure.

how would i filter the water if over 200ppm and my ec meter broke am waiting for my new one to come.

just put 16ml in now ph of 6.7 lol

bob the tea pot said:

how would i filter the water if over 200ppm and my ec meter broke am waiting for my new one to come.

just put 16ml in now ph of 6.7 lol

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Yea, your water is whacked. If you are on a budget, use a Brita filter to feed while the plants are small. You would have to purchase a water filter system if you want any huge quantities of water to filter.
Unless your PH meter is bad???????? How do you know your PH pen is good?

http://www.amazon.com/Brita-42629-Slim-Pitcher/dp/B0000AP7NV/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1357507604&sr=8-12&keywords=brita+tap+filter that sort of thing ok?

and test 3 ways pen,test kit,strips all say the same ph

even used natrual spring water and the same

Wow man, stop messing with your PH. It's fine. Most people don't understand how AN ph perfect works, it DOES NOT work by making your water the correct PH. It DOES work by making the nutrients available for plant uptake at a wider range of PH, it's called chelation. It basically bonds the nutrient NPK or micro nutrient to a sugar or acid that is more easily absorbed by the plant. AN works great up to a PH of 9.0 or so.

If your having issues with burns or difficemcies than you are most likely over feeding your plants or there is some type of build up. As a rule of thumb feed at 1/2 recommended strength and up to 3/4. Sounds like your plant is really younge, might even go to 1/4 strength.

Hi thanks for your reply

on an demo of the ph perfect from an they add it to water and the ph of the water changes!

not doing it on mine think it should adjust the water soon as add it i think

plant about 19days old i gave it 1ml a litre

why dont you just make a DIY DWC system and get a cheapo pump and drip line? put the pump on a timer that kicks on for when you want it and call it a day. the roots will eventually grow into the rezz and you wont have to worry about mixing up a new gallon or liter of nutes every couple days. not sure if your dumping any nutes out but if you are they arent cheap and you would save money by just getting a rezz going.

my 2¢

thanks for your 2 cents

i just ordered a dwc setup

my problem is getting to ph perfect to get the correct ph range added the nute to water and not buffering the ph down

When you say your adding 1 mil per liter, is that it? Or are you adding 1 mil of a + 1 mil of b?