Dyna-Gro vs Advanced Nutrients Connoisseur (AK47 Grow)

Il see if he can order up some pro tek and il wait to start useing

Having used Protekt for a year now, I can't imagine not using it. It knocks your pH sky high when you first add it to your water. Then the bloom and mag-pro drop it back into range. Where it tends to stay. I just changed my bloom res this morning and the pH hasn't budged 12 hours later. It should be good for a few days.

I agree about the bug resistance too. I haven't had a problem with mites at all since I started using Protekt.

But there's no reason to wait using the other products.

I use pro-Tekt clone through flower until flush! I add 1 tsp per gal to my EZ clone with 1ts per gal of KLN and im ready to pot 2 weeks later!

Dyna-Gro all the way.

I just did a re-order of protekt as I bought the quart size the first time, found it on Amazon for $27.95 for gallon, I also threw in some bloom as I am getting low, total shipping was $12. Locally the hydro stores wanted $21 for a quart... go figure.

i hate to ask because i know the answer is buried somewhere in this thread but could someone please post the ratios of bloom, grow, magpro, and protekt i need to achieve the 1-3-2 ratio that is sought after. thanks

Sad I dont know the magpro but the Bloom & Protekt I believe is at 15mls & 23mls for 5 gallons... I may be mistaken but thats about what I use.

What a great thread. I wish I had more time to read all of it.

Great to see a side-by-side with Advanced Nutrients. Always better to see things in action than to speculate about them.

Keep it going!

Homebrewer... What do you use to keep your res temps down?

Homebrewer, you have inspired me. Just ordered up dyna gro products for my next run. Thanx for doing this thread. I've always seen Dyna-Gro products, and walked by them. I've been using foxfarm, and i'm really looking forward to having less things to add to rez!

711grower said:

i hate to ask because i know the answer is buried somewhere in this thread but could someone please post the ratios of bloom, grow, magpro, and protekt i need to achieve the 1-3-2 ratio that is sought after. thanks

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The bloom alone is a 1-4-2 ratio so when adding a little grow formula to that, you're bringing that ratio down closer to a 1-3-2 (maybe a 3:1 ratio of bloom to grow?).

reverof said:

Homebrewer... What do you use to keep your res temps down?

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Nothing. My res temps are in the mid 70's actually. Not sure if that's high or not but I've never had issues with that temperature range.

thanks but wouldnt adding mag pro and protekt throw those ratios out of whack

711grower said:

thanks but wouldnt adding mag pro and protekt throw those ratios out of whack

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You're not supposed to use a lot of magpro, maybe 2mls per gallon max. I've heard of some using just magpro and foliage pro from seed to harvest but for me, magpro doesn't take up a lot of my ppm and therefore isn't affecting the NPK ratio too much.

homebrewer can i use my left over AN for grow and use Dyna-gro Bloom and Pro-TeKt for budding in sunshine mix #4 ? I am in Canada and cant find any locally and I bought some in the USA and its getting shipped to me. I just bought the Dyna-gro Bloom gallon and Pro-TeKt gallon because shipping is crazy. Is this enough for flowering? I have ph up and down if needed. What should I keep PH at for bloom? 6?

ozzy said:

homebrewer can i use my left over AN for grow and use Dyna-gro Bloom and Pro-TeKt for budding in sunshine mix #4 ? I am in Canada and cant find any locally and I bought some in the USA and its getting shipped to me. I just bought the Dyna-gro Bloom gallon and Pro-TeKt gallon because shipping is crazy. Is this enough for flowering? I have ph up and down if needed.

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I've experimented with different veg formulas and ratios and honestly I could never see a difference in growth patterns or structure. So yes, your AN for veg will work fine. Bloom and protekt will work well in flower but if you see some light green leaves at the bottom of your plants later in flower, don't be afraid to hit them with some grow formula to keep them green.

ok thanks but didnt order any grow, that blew the shipping costs thru the roof. Im sure it will be ok if a the bottoms get a little yellow. Should the PH be around 6?

ozzy said:

ok thanks but didnt order any grow, that blew the shipping costs thru the roof. Im sure it will be ok if a the bottoms get a little yellow. Should the PH be around 6?

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I shoot for mid 6's or so in the dirt.

What would be a good feeding schedule for flowering? Do I give them nutes, water, nutes, water etc...like i did with AN or do you have any other suggestions? Sunshine mix#4 is a soiless mix. Or do i give them the nutes all the time until flushing time?
Thanks for all your help

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What would be a good feeding schedule for flowering? Do I give them nutes, water, nutes, water etc...like i did with AN or do you have any other suggestions? Sunshine mix#4 is a soiless mix. Or do i give them the nutes all the time until flushing time?
Thanks for all your help

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I would feed consistently, but at a lower dose. Follow the 'drain 2 waste' schedule which is usually around half, and monitor the plants from there. If they look hungry bump it up a touch, if over fed lower it a touch, or have a plain watering day here and there. You goal is to keep the EC in the root zone as consistent as possible at your target EC and PH. Soiless Ph is 5.9 if I remember correctly from the riddleman.

I just got my shipment Dyna-Gro. I got a gallon of Grow, Pro-tekt, and Mag-Pro. I think my gallon of Grow is bad. When I picked it up, there was the sound of solids @ the bottom. Being curious, I emptied the liquid into a clean 5 gallon bucket and collected the solids. There was over 98 grams of a calcium-like material, as well as a clear crystalline material. I'm waiting to call Dyna-Gro, as well as the place i bought it from. At the moment I'm waiting for it to be business hrs (Dyna-Gro, & the store I ordered from is on the West Coast and I am not, lol).

I just wanted to follow on my last post. I spoke with Dyna-Gro. The crystals are from colder temp exposure. They weren't too sure on the calcium like stuff. Said it was most likely P or sulphur. They said to use jug as normal, then when 1/2 has been used to top off with hot water, shake and double dosage.