Reservoir Change Poll

How often do you change your reservoir?

  • Every week

    Votes: 24 35.3%
  • Every 2 weeks

    Votes: 29 42.6%
  • Every 3 weeks

    Votes: 6 8.8%
  • Every 4 weeks

    Votes: 3 4.4%
  • More than a month passes between rez changes

    Votes: 6 8.8%

  • Total voters
    68

onlypurpz

Well-Known Member
I'm on my 6th week and ive only swapped it out once (when i changed from veg to bloom). I added 1 tsp every other day for veg. now 2 tsp every other day for flower. i may go up to 4 tsp (full strength) in a couple days.

OPZ :leaf:
 

growforfreedom1

Well-Known Member
i change my nutes on the babies every other week and keep the water level the same over that time. i run about 500ppm for little ones using a 3-2-1 with advanced nutrients with sensi-zym. i use the waste solution to water all the plants in my house and this summer i am going to put in a vegetable garden and run the watering system off of my sump pump, this way i can just dump the nutes in the sump pump crock and i dont have to transport it outside for others to see. i usually let the plants decide what they need. as long as they are growing in the veg cycle i up the nutes every week till i see that they are starting to choke a little. then i change nutes and run them slightly lower than the highest ppm last reached until flower and the i do the same, up the nutes till they suffer a little and back it off till leech cycle. i never do this in extreme. maybe only 100ppm at a time till the plant says thats enough.
 

potroast

Uses the Rollitup profile
I change my res when it needs it, and I never add more nutes to an existing res. Top-off daily with pHed water only, when I've topped off with the amount of the res, I change the res.

HTH :mrgreen:
 

TOKEMASTERFLEX

Well-Known Member
I change weekly. As well as clearex weekly. I always mix 10-15 gallons extra and use that and water for top offs. Then for the last three weeks I only use water. I change it out weekly as well with clearex too.then the last day I let them sit with no water. Then chop chop
 

SlikWiLL13

Well-Known Member
I change weekly. As well as clearex weekly. I always mix 10-15 gallons extra and use that and water for top offs. Then for the last three weeks I only use water. I change it out weekly as well with clearex too.then the last day I let them sit with no water. Then chop chop
WOW, i bet you go through nutes and that clearex junk like McDonalds does happy meals.

i wanna see someone do a side by side with the only diff being the flushing solution. i think those flushing solutions are just marketing, i use the same water i mix my nutes with. a big plop of mollasses, ph and im running.
 

SlikWiLL13

Well-Known Member
okay...i finally changed my rez because i finally have the money to get more nutes(ive been out). i think i went almost 2 whole months, maybe more. it was too long, i had hella funk in the rez. i still think a month is cool, but i definetly pushed it this time.
 

14pimp

Well-Known Member
Hey I was wondering if your using RO water and a DWC system and your using hydroguard to control bacterial growth, couldnt you get away with keeping the same rez for the whole grow and just keep adding nutes as needed?
 

doogleef

Well-Known Member
I will run my op without a change at all. 7 wk flower cycle with no-veg clones. Flood hydro. GH FloraNova Bloom and H2O2 is all I use. I addback 1/2 - 1 1/4 nute strength depending on the res PPM at the time. It comes out to about 2.0EC 5.8-6PH every time. As long as my PH stays in range there will be no change. The Lucas Formula that I am using should not allow a buildup as the plants are taking in the elements at about the rate you are feeding. NO flush either.

Perfect for the lazy stoner growing personal stash.
 
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