Can i premix nutrients into a concerntrate?

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tboandfshady

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hey i have wondered is it possible to make a concerntrated nutrient soloutiion/cocktail. say a 6 litre container with my mesures of A, B, cal mag, fulvic acid & microbes topped off with water. So highly concerntrated but good for diluting similar to a fruit squash. for instance if im running a RDWC system and i top up the resivour, i can just add this concerntrate to get the desired EC?
 
TCH

TCH

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Agree with the above. What I will do though is if I need to mix up 10 gallons. I will mix up a 1 gallon concentrate so I only have to weigh measure one time and then pour that into the reservoir as soon as it dissolves and use it immediately. And then adding the other 9 gallons. Storing it though is asking for trouble.
 
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Lou66

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Maybe? Depends on what you want to mix and what you consider concentrated.
Calcium Nitrate dissolvesup to 600 g/L while Calcium Sulfate (gypsum) can only dissolve 2 g/L.
So if you mix Calcium salts and Sulfate salts it will most likely precipitate.
Microbes will die if you hydrate them (implying they were viable in the first place).
 
7CardBud

7CardBud

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Yes and no depending on ingredients. Usually, you will need a second bottle to keep the concentrated calcium part seperate.
 
amneziaHaze

amneziaHaze

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acids will desolve over time.microbs will die if solution is not airrated and as rest of the guys said if you hit the solution limit then you will have just pile of salts on the bottom.and the reason most nutes are A and B is because if not desolved in water they react to each other and produce something plant doesnt eat.
 
PopAndSonGrows

PopAndSonGrows

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Just get the whole idea of mixing bottles out of your head entirely.

The manufacturer would've already done that if it could/should be done.
 
Cpappa27

Cpappa27

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tboandfshady said:
hey i have wondered is it possible to make a concerntrated nutrient soloutiion/cocktail. say a 6 litre container with my mesures of A, B, cal mag, fulvic acid & microbes topped off with water. So highly concerntrated but good for diluting similar to a fruit squash. for instance if im running a RDWC system and i top up the resivour, i can just add this concerntrate to get the desired EC?
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There are some brands out there that make one part fertilizer with everything in it that you can use from start to finish for soil. I do only soil so im not sure if there is one for hydro.
 
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Roguedawg

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Like cpappa said there are are one parts that you can make a concentrate with, likes Jacks RO or Tap. Maxi bloom may be only one part that will not make a concentrate.
 
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