okierandy58
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Hi all-- I have read and reread so much, yet help me figure this out. Yes I am new to hydro, (but old time soil man) but this just doesn't make sense to me. Using the Botanicare caculator http://www.botanicare.com/Nutrients/Nutrient-Calculator.aspx I used Pure blend Grow as per 1 tablespoon to gallon which is suppose to be 900 PPM. Now my plain water has a PPM of 200 (using 2 meters to check everything). So the total read 634 PPM. HUH? This should add up to 900 + 200= 1100. OK- so I added another tbls and now the ppm is 1100. This is using double the recommended amount. Now my res is 35 gallons (which started this whole mess) So I used the recommend amount 2 1/4 cup. Guess what- the total PPM is 761. So what am I suppose to do (since the 2 plants are very sickly now) I need help. Just use the recommend measurements and stay low or double to get the PPM up to what I understand should read 1100? Now I also use cal-mag and Karma, but I have yet gone any farther with adding them until I get your help and also I wonder what the hell to do then. Karma should add 120 and cal 434. Now I tried to get my res balance a few days ago (been going 2 weeks total with this new hydro) with all of these and now I got sickly plants and the PPM read this AM 2000. This is the reason why I am writing to u guys. I am draining AGAIN caz I know this is to HIGH. And starting from scratch again. I have wasted 70 gallons so far and another 35 to come. Please get my mind right LOL