will using walm or hot water to mix fert screw the nutrients

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Ghost666

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• Oct 16, 2014

• #1

I'm using a water soluble fert when I used normal water most of it dissolved. If I use walm or even hot water to dispose it will that bugger the nutrients?

 

jondamon

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• Oct 17, 2014

• #2

Personally I wouldn't risk using HOT water but tepid water should be ok.

You could mix your required amount into a small bottle of tepid water.
Shake vigorously until dissolved then add the concentrated solution into your full water.



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Ghost666

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• Oct 17, 2014

• #3

Thanks I will try that

 

Aeroknow

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• Oct 17, 2014

• #4

When I'm rocking GH's maxi-series, i add the powder to HOT water in a jug to shake. Never a problem here.
If I'm using CNS-17, i use HOT water in a jug also(never a prob)
CNS seems to not want to fully break down right away, if added directly to rez.
Breaks down faster in hotter water.

 

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Ghost666

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• Oct 17, 2014

• #5

I'm just not sure if hot water will affect the nutrients

 

Aeroknow

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• Oct 17, 2014

• #6

Ghost666 said:

I'm just not sure if hot water will affect the nutrients

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Just curious, what nutrient brand are you talking about?
What are you thinking might happen? Some sort of lock-out? Nah

 

Last edited: Oct 17, 2014

hyroot

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• Oct 17, 2014

• #7

if you use hot or warm water. Wait for it to cool before you water or you will kill your plants.

 

Aeroknow

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• Oct 17, 2014

• #8

hyroot said:

if you use hot or warm water. Wait for it to cool before you water or you will kill your plants.

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Yes, good advice^^^^
If I'm dissolving something in a jug with hot water first, it is then going to be added to a reservoir, garbage can etc, of regular temp nute solution/water.

Not that the OP would've done that(watering plants with a warm/hot nute solution). It does kinda go without saying

 

Last edited: Oct 17, 2014

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Ghost666

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• Oct 17, 2014

• #9

Haha

Aeroknow said:

Yes, good advice^^^^
If I'm dissolving something in a jug with hot water first, it is then going to be added to a reservoir, garbage can etc, of regular temp nute solution/water.

Not that the OP would've done that(watering plants with a warm/hot nute solution). It does kinda go without saying

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Haha Yea I'm not gonna put hot water on them. I'm using miracle gro maxfeed tomato fruit and vegetable, soluble.. And I'm not sure what I think might happen. Maybe kill the nutrients or make them less active or whatever

 

Last edited: Oct 17, 2014