I have that book on Kindle and searching it does not show that. Actually what he probably conflated was Jorge's saying to pH water you use to top up an already mixed reservoir. In the book Jorge goes on and on about the importance of checking your reservoirs pH.
Yes I would not expect him to say that, I assumed op misread something, but I felt the need to point it out because I see people doing just that more often than I would have thought..!
You literally could not be more right buddy. Lots of people getting taken advantage of, I myself was too at one point til I realized it's as simple as A n B and fuck C lol.
Next grow if I use maxigrow and bloom,cannazym and a drop a gal of super thrive would i need anything else to get high quality results? I feel like I have been raped by AN in a Wayne their lables/information makes AN sound like they should be a staple product for everybody's grow..needless to say I just want to thank the community here for not acting childish and talking down to someone new at this like I see in other forums. I really appreciate everybody's feedback. I'll take a quick pic of the text when I get a chance about PH
Yeah man 100% you will, I would throw in a bit of calmag as well. The scale I use is basically add 1/5th of calmag to total PPM solution the rest is A & B that's pretty much it, so I usually add anywhere from 50-150ppm + tap PPM (check your Tap PPM base to start try not to go above 250 base including the Tap PPM, so if your tap is 160PPM only increase it to about 2-250ish total with calmag) then bring it up to where You need with the Grow and Bloom and other supplements etc. But just keep it simple it works! Work your way up nice and slow on PPM and your plant will love it. Also don't forget to condition your water if it's tap, you can use a salt/freshwater conditioner from your pet store to remove all chlorine/chloramine/heavy metals basically instantly from your water with a few drops.
Have you checked the ppm of your runoff?
Its dwc
Page 299 under hydro gardening in the ph section of Jorge cervantes grow bible states at the last sentence right before ec,tds,ds,cd,ppm and ec meters heading and I quote "stabilize the ph of the water before adding fertilizern make a correction if readings vary plus minus one half point. Didnt post a picture I dont want any headache for copyright infringement
"Follow the directions on the container, and remember to mix adjusters into the reservoir slowly and completely. Fertilizers are normally acidic and lower the pH of the nutrient solution. But nutrient solution is still taken in by plants, and water transpires and evaporates into the air, which causes the pH to climb. Stabilize the pH of the water before adding fertilizer. Make a correction if readings vary ± one-half point."
haha whoops my bad
I quickly read through and saw that your last grow got smoked from your friend overwatering and assumed you were in soil. Strange though you're ppm's don't seem high and you are ph'n your water, correct? Also I would adjust ph after adding nutes.
Dude you're the one after being a member for one day was calling people fucking this and fucking that! So in addition to being a clueless grower you're also apparently a hypocrite?
Thats pretty much the way the old guy from the hydro store explained it to me a long time ago. The nutes will drive it down, but, not normally lower than the 5.5 recommended by most folks. When I go to add Ferts, it's at 6. The air stone alone will drive up the ph. Back up a 1/2 point. depending on the size of the air stone. I found larger ones will make it go up a little more.
Agree, certainly this is true but op is a new grower with so I answered as fundamentally as possible, also when I've done it this way my city likes to switch up the pH every now and then (seems seasonal?) and they've caught me doing this a few times, so I've stopped, but if my water was always the same certainly no problem
