nothingtodeclare
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hi can anyone answer this for me this is what i do i use straight tap water its 350 ppm with ph 7.6 i know its quite high in both ppm an ph but i have never had problems before an still dont other than this mixing,
my ladies are 21 days old to day so nutes are low off reccomended dosage level.
now i fill a 50 gallon water butt with 25 gallons of water i let it sit 24 hours with a airstone in.
after it has areated for 24 hours
i add DM SILICA 30ml stir in leave for 30 mins,
next i add 25ml of DM ZONE mix an stir leave for 1 hour
next i add sensi grow A 150ml mix/stir leave for 30 mins then repeat with part B,
after this is mixed i then ph water to 5.4
now this is my batch ready for the morning when i do my change the problem is by the time morning comes there is this gooey sludge a light tan colour sitting in the bottom,
now i have mixed 4 differant batches an still the same results each time i have added airstone in there to areate an a powerhead for water movement an to keep nutes mixing still the same. Now if i take my ladies out of there system an mix the everything the same in the system i have no problems crystal clear water smells nice all good
so what is the problem with the mixing in the tank
i thought maybe the nutes were precipitating or the calcium in my water was causing the phosphates to go wierd if i am on the right track any advice would be great
my ladies are 21 days old to day so nutes are low off reccomended dosage level.
now i fill a 50 gallon water butt with 25 gallons of water i let it sit 24 hours with a airstone in.
after it has areated for 24 hours
i add DM SILICA 30ml stir in leave for 30 mins,
next i add 25ml of DM ZONE mix an stir leave for 1 hour
next i add sensi grow A 150ml mix/stir leave for 30 mins then repeat with part B,
after this is mixed i then ph water to 5.4
now this is my batch ready for the morning when i do my change the problem is by the time morning comes there is this gooey sludge a light tan colour sitting in the bottom,
now i have mixed 4 differant batches an still the same results each time i have added airstone in there to areate an a powerhead for water movement an to keep nutes mixing still the same. Now if i take my ladies out of there system an mix the everything the same in the system i have no problems crystal clear water smells nice all good

i thought maybe the nutes were precipitating or the calcium in my water was causing the phosphates to go wierd if i am on the right track any advice would be great