Experienced ebb & flow growers only please
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zem
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2_yes you add nutes to that water, you need hydroponic fertilizer which are different to soil fertilizers, basically in the form of nitrogen present in them. hydro ferts have only nitrate for of nitrogen. to know how much ferts to add you need a ppm(part per million) meter to test the solution.
3_yes
4_it depends. sometimes you might feel like the plants are a bit over ferted and would want to lower the ppm other times you want to raise it, but a general rule is that you top with 1/2 strength. a ppm meter is key here
some people change every couple weeks other go the whole grow by topping and adjusting ppm. it's a matter of experience. i personally change it 3 times all through flowering of 70 days or so. after the last change, i'm approaching end of flowering so i go for 20 days with it as usual then i only top with ph'd water till the end. i don't do a flush. in terms of water usage, 40 gallons every couple weeks is not much
2_yes you add nutes to that water, you need hydroponic fertilizer which are different to soil fertilizers, basically in the form of nitrogen present in them. hydro ferts have only nitrate for of nitrogen. to know how much ferts to add you need a ppm(part per million) meter to test the solution.
3_yes
4_it depends. sometimes you might feel like the plants are a bit over ferted and would want to lower the ppm other times you want to raise it, but a general rule is that you top with 1/2 strength. a ppm meter is key here
some people change every couple weeks other go the whole grow by topping and adjusting ppm. it's a matter of experience. i personally change it 3 times all through flowering of 70 days or so. after the last change, i'm approaching end of flowering so i go for 20 days with it as usual then i only top with ph'd water till the end. i don't do a flush. in terms of water usage, 40 gallons every couple weeks is not much
You already had an active thread going on this subject . . . Why post this one ???
In short order . . .
#1 - YES
#2 - YES and YES that is How it works . . . A+B or Boost+Bloom + cal/mag or microbloom or what ever your "Recipe for Success" may be . . .
#3 - Yes you can top off with Ph'd water
#4 - Yes or No - Google "Lucus Formula" or Lucus Ratio"
I change my Reservoir once every 7 days. Sometimes more, sometimes less depending on the number of plants,
the size of the plant, Plant uptake or PPM in the Reservoir, Flowering cycle etc . . .
Sometimes a Google search will turn up more usefull info than a perticular web-sites search engine . . . GL
HABIT
In short order . . .
#1 - YES
#2 - YES and YES that is How it works . . . A+B or Boost+Bloom + cal/mag or microbloom or what ever your "Recipe for Success" may be . . .
#3 - Yes you can top off with Ph'd water
#4 - Yes or No - Google "Lucus Formula" or Lucus Ratio"
I change my Reservoir once every 7 days. Sometimes more, sometimes less depending on the number of plants,
the size of the plant, Plant uptake or PPM in the Reservoir, Flowering cycle etc . . .
Sometimes a Google search will turn up more usefull info than a perticular web-sites search engine . . . GL
HABIT