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since1991 said:

Ec readings in a partly.or mostly organic base is near impossible first off. This was one of the early problems with the original Pure Blend Nutrient back in the nineties during testing in greenhouses (Growers Edge Sept 1997). And yes they are totally different in make up. But the end results are nearly identical if you have a consistent amd controllable growroom no matter what the climate and weather conditions are outside.

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OneHitDone said:

That is what I was referring to with trying to use EC readings with the two nutrients

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since1991 said:

I would say Ionic but its diluted as hell. And i found precipitate in a bottle of Bloom last week. Cns 17 is another one. Dynagro...still rocking fat colas simce the early eighties...theres a few. But nute companys like to play it safe in a two part mostly. Dry powders can be considered a one part. All the way back to ECO.

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since1991 said:

It wasnt much...but no..Little rocks of calcium clanging around in the bottom of the jug. A couple plopped out the size of half of a pea. I took it back. They might be slippin' down in Lansing. And they frikin raised there prices....again. Its a love hate relationship with HDI ....for awhile now. And they let Harley Smith go after years of work. Hes over at npk industries now and hes a great guy. Very smart and an ole industry veteran. He knows plant nutrient chemistry like no one else ive met....ever.

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OneHitDone said:

Didn't you see the special note?
SPECIAL NOTE
"IONIC
is manufactured by a revolutionary
process. It produces a clear translucent liquid
without precipitation or sediment. However
under certain conditions there may be a few
flat white crystals in the bottle. These are the
end products of the complex manufacturing
reactions and are accounted for in that
process.
They have absolutely no significance in terms
of the formulation and can safely be ignored."

ftp://ftp.growthtechnology.com/instructions/IONIC-instructions.pdf

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since1991 said:

Yeah. ...thats what they say. But these were more than little flakes of precipitate. And in my mind thats just less calcium my plants are getting because its boind up in precipitate and not available. So i took it back. Honestly....thats the first jug in decades of using Ionic grow and bloom. Its a solid brand. I know it very well. 4 tspns per gallon of water is alot but it puts me in the sweet spot for coco coir crops. About 1.4 EC. I will continue to use that or lately ive been switching up one bloom room with Canna Coco. A & B. I like that brand too. Very similar...near identical results. And dilution is similar at 2 tspns of each parts A & B. EC target number is about 1.4 also. Give or take a point or two.

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OneHitDone said:

So 4tsp per gallon of ionic only puts you at an EC of 1.4? What is the EC of your base water?

My tap is .2 EC. 1tsp per gallon Flora Nova will put you at 1.5EC (1.3 EC of Nutrients). 6ml per gallon will put you at 2.0EC.
Super concentrated stuff! That is the only reason I see it as a possible economical option

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since1991 said:

How much is a gallon of FloraNova? See....it all equals out in the end.

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ttystikk said:

Lol @Limp dick hose.

When I got a kink like that, crap like hydroton rocks would catch in it and eventually lead to a clog.

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OneHitDone said:

It's 2" hose and probably has more than 1" diameter free flowing.

Why do you have that much shit getting loose inside your dwc's? Maybe that's part of your reliability troubles

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