Iam about to start my first grow with DW. I want to know a few things about PH and PPM before I start my grow this way if I run into problems I would know what to do.
I have read that using PH buffered nutrients, lowering your PH to the correct levels before you mix in your nutrients, and soaking your rockwool in a PH neutralized solution or buying PH neutralized rockwool will help you control your PH during your grow. Is this right? what else helps control your PH? I know PH will change but I just dont want drastic changes or swings in PH readings.
Now for PPM. I dont want to spend money on RO water, so will 400 ppm tap water work? If my feeding chart says nutes should be at 600ppm, when I mix it with my 400ppm tap water, my ppm meter should read 1000 ppm?
During seedlings and clones, is it better to use RO water, this way your PPM reading with nutrients are as low as possible? Iam scared high levels of PPM during seedlings and clones will kill the plants.
Anything else I might need to know about PH and PPM before I start my DWC grow?
I have read that using PH buffered nutrients, lowering your PH to the correct levels before you mix in your nutrients, and soaking your rockwool in a PH neutralized solution or buying PH neutralized rockwool will help you control your PH during your grow. Is this right? what else helps control your PH? I know PH will change but I just dont want drastic changes or swings in PH readings.
Now for PPM. I dont want to spend money on RO water, so will 400 ppm tap water work? If my feeding chart says nutes should be at 600ppm, when I mix it with my 400ppm tap water, my ppm meter should read 1000 ppm?
During seedlings and clones, is it better to use RO water, this way your PPM reading with nutrients are as low as possible? Iam scared high levels of PPM during seedlings and clones will kill the plants.
Anything else I might need to know about PH and PPM before I start my DWC grow?