wow Al B. Fuct your setup looks awsome I hope once I get more money I can start to build my setup better then what it is right now

You should use the Vague Method developed by Stoney McDoper.

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al what is EC compared to ppm?

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EC (electrical conductivity) is an arbitrary number related to the electrical resistance of a nutrient solution, as opposed to PPM (parts per million), which gives you a more realistic idea of the actual content of ionic compounds (salts of certain nutrient elements such as N, P & K) in an aqueous solution.

1.0EC = 700ppm (usually).

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hey al i asked you awhile back what you thought of the canna boost have you had a chance to use it yet? i tried it on 6 plants and they yeilded apx 10gm more and the main stems were apx 5mm larger in dia. just wanted to know what u thought. i ran out and wasnt sure if i wanted to make the 400 dollar investment. ill send u some if youll try it. if u havent already.

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Nope, haven't tried it. Glad it worked out for you.

I'd like to know how much your production increased expressed as a percentage. '6 plants' is pretty arbitrary as plant sizes in various grow ops vary so much. 10g on a large plant that yields a few oz isn't significant. 10g on one of my deliberately small SoG style plants, which normally yield about 1-1.25oz per plant, could be very significant.

Yep- it's incredibly expensive stuff. My local prices are around $AUD60 for 250ml. Canna's recommended dosage rate for Boost is 2-4ml/L. Presuming 3ml/L, with my 125L tanks, that's 375ml per application (1.5 x 250ml bottles), per each of my 4 tanks, or $75 worth of the stuff each time I mix up a tank. 4 tanks- $300. I dump, clean and mix new tanks twice a month, so there's $600/mo on Canna Boost. That's about 3.5x more than I spend each month on electricity, my greatest input cost at present.

If I could be guaranteed that Canna Boost would increase my op's output by 22%, increasing output by 10oz per month, then it would pay for itself and return a tidy profit.

However, Canna have priced themselves out of the experimentation area. I would need an absolute guarantee that the stuff works before I'd go drop $600/mo on it.

Like with everything else they sell, Canna have gone way overboard on their pricing. If I could not buy Canna nutes at wholesale prices, I would not use them.

When I apply my extended logic filter to this, in a productive grow op where conditions are always right, it is really rather hard to make double digit percentage improvements in output, by any means. 22% would be a major leap. Magic sauce makers often put big claims. I want to see this stuff making huge gains for others before I buy any.

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...and don't even THINK about asking me how to hide your grow from your MOM. This is an adult sport. Give it up until you grow up.

what would you use if you didnt use canna? would you experiment or do you have something in mind?

The Growing Edge Community - Is there a way to convert from ppm to EC? and is basically what youre saying? do you think a ppm meter or ec tester or the hanna ph/ppm/ec tester its expensive but fuk it does all the things i hear about lol. and my nutes chart has ec on it rather than ppm thats why my original question arose...should prob just stick to the chart eh?

EC or PPM - Hydroponics Forum

sorry i also found this...could this conversion be a good way for people that dont know or dont have ec testers you think?

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al where did u get the glass or pyrex for the cool tube mod? i cant find it anywhere

Hey al b fuct. I saw in hightimes a guy using light movers. Did you ever think of that?

The pyrex tube is on ebay. fyi some kind of french bread baking thing.

Al, I don't think anyone has really asked this, but do you have neighbors close by? The reason I ask is I'm pretty paranoid about the smell, and was wondering if you can smell your setup say if someone was at your front door. Thanks again.