Help identifying problem

3 weeks old in pro mix, haven't given them any neuts

ph is at 7 with well water through a softener

Isn't 7 a lil bitsy high? I use B'cuzz mix and try to do anywhere from 6 to 6.5 ph.

Tested my runoff and it's 5.2

I get that a lot with these types of mixes. Runoff is always low for some reason.

I would never use water softener water on my plants. Feed it some nutes with a pinch of microbes.

Any other thoughts on my problem?

I've gone throw those a few times, I just find it hard to distinguish between some of them. Just when I think I know what it is I see another set of pictures/description and can't make up my mind wich deficiency I have. I hear so many issues with overwatering, and am scared I was doing the opposite .

We call water "hard" if it contains a lot of calcium, magnesium or other minerals. Groundwater acquires these metals by dissolving them from surrounding soil and rock. Industry measures water hardness in terms of grains per gallon (GPG) or milligrams per liter (mg/L). A grain is defined as 64.8 milligrams of calcium carbonate [source: Business Dictionary]. If your water tests at 1 GPG (17.1 mg/L) or less, then you have soft water. Water around 1-3.5 GPG (17.1-60 mg/L) occupies a gray zone between soft and slightly hard water and 3.5-7 GPG (60-120 mg/L) is moderately hard. Hard water is around 7-10.5 GPG (120 - 180 mg/L), and very hard water is above that
The sheer amount of sodium in the brine solution causes the calcium and magnesium ions in the beads to give way, and the beads are recharged with sodium. After regeneration, the water softener flushes the remaining brine, plus all of the calcium and magnesium, through a drainpipe. Regeneration creates a lot of salty water -- around 25 gallons (95 liters).
Water softeners break down salt (NaCl) into sodium ions (Na+) and chloride (aka ionic chlorine [Cl-]) and then release the polluted water into septic systems or sewers.
(plagiarized from the web)

So maybe you have calcium or magnesium deficiency.

Should I try some Epson salts and see if it helps ? I have a small ro that I need to get hooked up and using

I'm still learning the ropes myself but yeah, that would give magnesium, and people are always suggesting epsom salts. Probably a good idea to try one at a time instead of calcium and mg together because then you won't know which one it was that helped.

also I think ca could also make things worse, not that it would but it might. so wait a week at least of just epsom salts and see if it clears up a little or at least doesnt spread. then you are probably on the right track. I think pro mix is pretty hot, isn't it?

Bigbeast said:

Should I try some Epson salts and see if it helps ? I have a small ro that I need to get hooked up and using

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Why dont you just feed it some veg nutes. and microbes Thats why you have those deficiencies. The second pic the top growth looks like a k deficiency but I would like to think you would see a k deficiency in the lower growth first so idk. The messed up leaves will not come back so focus on new growth not trying to fix whats messed up. I like to foliar feed mag once a week at about 250-300 ppms but that isnt what is going to help you right now. Nutes and microbes. Proper lighting for the stage of growth and proper environment.

oh sorry, just discovered there's nothing in Promix to feed the plants. WTF, why they call it PRO mix. sounds pretty amateur. So yeah, I guess Bernie's right.

Was your plant a clone? If not I don't get how it got that thick and compact in the first place.

Thank you for your help, it is appreciated

From seed

I guess you have some good lights and atmosphere then!

raggyb said:

oh sorry, just discovered there's nothing in Promix to feed the plants

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Even if there was it's of no use without microbes to break it down and make it available to the plant.