Pre mixing nute solutions to store for 2-3 days

Hettyman

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I have been Using BioBizz up until now, and due to the lovely man at my hydro shop giving me lots of free samples, I am now planning to do a comparison with 3 different nute programmes:

1- BioGrow, BioiBloom, Topmax
2 - Hesi - TNT, Bloom, and Phosphorus PLus
3 - Gold Label starter Kit - http://www.specialmix.nl/index.php/en/gold-label-nutrients/nutrient-starter-kits.html

All in BioBizz light mix soil, using 3 x Nirvana Blue Mystic Clones of very similar age and size.

I usually feed about 500ml ever couple of days, and wondered if it would be ok to make a litre up each time, and store the second half in sealed bottles, cool and dark for just a couple of days, as making up a different nute mix for each plant is gonna be a pain in the arse anyway. :)
 

polyarcturus

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no once nutrients and chemical are mixed with water they can change form and no longer be as useful it is best to leave nutes in the bottle where they are stable and mix as needed.:)
 

laced23z

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no once nutrients and chemical are mixed with water they can change form and no longer be as useful it is best to leave nutes in the bottle where they are stable and mix as needed.:)
You sure can but u need to aerate ur nute solution just like it was in a hydroponic resevore y would u say no don't make much since and the nutes don't change when mixed with water bad advice on ur part
 

polyarcturus

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You sure can but u need to aerate ur nute solution just like it was in a hydroponic resevore y would u say no don't make much since and the nutes don't change when mixed with water bad advice on ur part
didnt realize he said 3 days lol i was thinking weeks.
 

HotShot7414

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I use to store for a few days so it don't have wait for soluble nutrient to dissolve but i found it to be less effective,so no.
 

Warlock1369

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No you don't want to pre mix nutes. They should be mixed in the water. How hard is it to cut numbers in half? My 4 year old can tell me half of 4 is 2 and 300 is 150.
 

Hettyman

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No you don't want to pre mix nutes. They should be mixed in the water. How hard is it to cut numbers in half? My 4 year old can tell me half of 4 is 2 and 300 is 150.
Its not the maths, it's the fact that every 2 days, making 3 different nute solutions is gonna get tiresome. I also have another 12 or so plants to make up feed for on top of that, 2 jobs and a full time uni course....so If I can save the odd minute here or there, I will try.

Also may I suggest that you read the post properly, I had no intention of mixing the nutes straight, but with water, and leaving the diluted mix.

Maybe you need to read my signature worm boy, or maybe I need to split your 4 year old in half by way of a maths demonstration.
 

Hettyman

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Thank you all for your inputs, with exception. Guess I'll by doing it the long winded way, but hopefully be worth it to give me a better understanding of the brands, and nutes in general.

I'm pretty sure that Biobizz will be ok if regularly shaked, or aerated , along wit the other more synthetic ones, but if the consensus is "may work, but not quite as well", then It wouldn't be a very fair test.
 
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