How do I properly adjust PPM ?

bluetick

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If the nutrients are General Hydroponics it says to add the Micro before the Gro or Bloom to prevent lockout. If the micro has been added and then the bloom or gro and the PPM is too low, how do you adjust that?

The ppm is 880 to start it slow, and wanted to raise it to @ 1000. When I added the recommended nutrient doses it went to 1780. I need to bring it down and I added more RO water to it. It then went down to 780. Now I have to bring it up but there has already been added the recommended bloom nutrients. If I added more wouldn't it be too much? Since I cannot add more micro ( since the directions say there might be lockout), do I just add more bloom slowly?

I am sure once you figure out what dosage to give them it is easier to work with but for now I'm confused. And Merry Christmas.
 
i would leave i as is.... you could wait until the plants drink some of the water, chech your ppm's again, they will be higher, adjust with some more ro water and half strength nutes... but for now, I would leave it...
 
Get a gallon of water in a gallon jug mix it separately. So if you want to raise 5 gallons by 200 ppm mix the jug at 2000 and add it in once mixed.
 
Isn't there a chance of lockout by doing that? It says add micro then bloom to prevent lockout. So if i added micro + bloom to micro + bloom, isn't that the same thing as adding more micro after adding bloom? I think in the future I should test it after each tsp to be sure it's right.
 
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