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Yeah, I was in PPM Mode... I will go check it right now again.
*Away from computer*
pH- 5.78
ppm- 1872
(weird u)uS- 3000 something
Temp- 74.3 F (I put a fan in the room, and wrapped the tub with a towel just now)
Yeah, I was in PPM Mode... I will go check it right now again.
*Away from computer*
pH- 5.78
ppm- 1872
(weird u)uS- 3000 something
Temp- 74.3 F (I put a fan in the room, and wrapped the tub with a towel just now)
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The towel did help drop the temp a little.
Ok, the tip of one of my leaves is white.... I don't know how to explain it, just white lol I am attaching pictures.
Also, my O-Ring and Air Tube have a white build-up on them I took pictures of that as well.
Other than that the growth looks very healthy, I am worried about the ppm since you said that is WAY TOO HIGH... :-/ any ideas on how to bring it down?
Thank you in advance ladies and gents, and as always than you for sticking around!
DAY 7:
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Ok, the tip of one of my leaves is white.... I don't know how to explain it, just white lol I am attaching pictures.
Also, my O-Ring and Air Tube have a white build-up on them I took pictures of that as well.
Other than that the growth looks very healthy, I am worried about the ppm since you said that is WAY TOO HIGH... :-/ any ideas on how to bring it down?
Thank you in advance ladies and gents, and as always than you for sticking around!
DAY 7:
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I changed out the water today, I put all three of the nutrients from the schedule for week 2 in the water and noticed that the ppm was where it needed to be this time....
I am assuming that it must of been a combination of the water I used, and the fact that it was so acidic I had to use a lot of pH up and down throughout that whole shindig.
So I will check the pH and ppm when I get home and post the results.
As for right now we are at:
pH - 6.03
ppm - 698 (I think this should raise just a bit?)
I still need advice on the white tip on the leaves, and white build up on things... I searched and I am thinking Cal/Mag is needed for build-up but I want to be 100% sure.
DAY EIGHT:
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I am assuming that it must of been a combination of the water I used, and the fact that it was so acidic I had to use a lot of pH up and down throughout that whole shindig.
So I will check the pH and ppm when I get home and post the results.
As for right now we are at:
pH - 6.03
ppm - 698 (I think this should raise just a bit?)
I still need advice on the white tip on the leaves, and white build up on things... I searched and I am thinking Cal/Mag is needed for build-up but I want to be 100% sure.
DAY EIGHT:
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Screw PPM and measure in EC. That's that little weird uS symbol. EC is universal, PPM is not. Different meters use different conversion factors to calculate PPM and they vary quite a bit. One person may tell you that 500 ppm is perfect, but if you don't have the same meter it could be WAY off. EC is universal, most people I know go with that. Also, those are seedlings man. They don't need alot of nutes. I would be running my EC at .6 - .9 MAX right now. With your meter reading at 678 ppm your EC is 1.4. More than enough to burn the shit out of your plants which is what is going on. Measure in EC. Drop the EC down to .5 and give the plants a while to heal. You can drop EC/PPM by dumpin out some nutrient solution and adding water(basically dilute it) or just do a reservoir change. Once new growth starts again, and looks healthy slowly bring it up. You don't want to be anywhere over 400 PPM right now. I don't think you'll ever get above 700 ppm even when this plant is in full flower.
Auto's are WAY more nutrient sensitive than regular plants in my experience. NEVER go by the feedcharts you get. I've made that mistake. Start low around .5 EC about a week after they sprout, .8 a week or so after that, and slowly work your way up from there but it won't be much. Better to underfeed than overfeed.
Also, your PH will bounce around for a day, or so after a res change. It takes a day, or two for it to stabilize in my experience. Nothing to worry about, just one of those things. Also, ph should be at 5.8. I like to go a bit lower like 5.7 and let it drift up to 6.0/6.1 to absorb all nutrients available at different ph ranges. This also cuts down on adjusting PH ALL THE TIME. Set it a bit low, and let it drift up. Repeat.
Just a side not on reading EC on that meter-
When referring to say .5 EC your meter will show 500uS.
When referring to 1.0 and up you will see a "x10" symbol and your meter will read 100 with the X10 symbol. Basically you're just moving the invisible decimal point to the right one point when it says X10.
Here's a chart to help you until you convert PPM to EC until you get the hang of reading EC.
Told ya having a good EC/PPM/PH meter would come in useful in providing you with the best help advice. :thumbs: Just imagine if you didn't have one and were feeding by the directions on the feeding schedule. You'd be like
You can also see on this chart how much PPM varies by manufacturer. Scary huh?
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There, I saved your plant. All for the low low price of a couple Rep points, lol. :buds:
Auto's are WAY more nutrient sensitive than regular plants in my experience. NEVER go by the feedcharts you get. I've made that mistake. Start low around .5 EC about a week after they sprout, .8 a week or so after that, and slowly work your way up from there but it won't be much. Better to underfeed than overfeed.
Also, your PH will bounce around for a day, or so after a res change. It takes a day, or two for it to stabilize in my experience. Nothing to worry about, just one of those things. Also, ph should be at 5.8. I like to go a bit lower like 5.7 and let it drift up to 6.0/6.1 to absorb all nutrients available at different ph ranges. This also cuts down on adjusting PH ALL THE TIME. Set it a bit low, and let it drift up. Repeat.
Just a side not on reading EC on that meter-
When referring to say .5 EC your meter will show 500uS.
When referring to 1.0 and up you will see a "x10" symbol and your meter will read 100 with the X10 symbol. Basically you're just moving the invisible decimal point to the right one point when it says X10.
Here's a chart to help you until you convert PPM to EC until you get the hang of reading EC.
Told ya having a good EC/PPM/PH meter would come in useful in providing you with the best help advice. :thumbs: Just imagine if you didn't have one and were feeding by the directions on the feeding schedule. You'd be like
You can also see on this chart how much PPM varies by manufacturer. Scary huh?
There, I saved your plant. All for the low low price of a couple Rep points, lol. :buds:
Hey bro, remember when you use that water farm, the res only contains SOME of the fertilizers salts...a lot of particles stick to the hydroton, the bucket, inside the feed line to the drip ring...I had the same kind of tip burn on my PJEM in a water farm, using like a 1/8 solution of the week 1 nutes. I would recommend you dump out your res, refill a bucket with plain pH balanced water, pour that water THROUGH the hydroton on top, then let whatever salts are stored in your media act as your fertilizer for the next few days...I honestly believe that starting from seed in a rooter plug, you should only run water for the first 2 weeks through one of these GH top feed systems...they splash a lot of fertilizer when they drip, and that is muy malo for little baby sprouts.
Hope that helps, mine made a total 180 when I changed over to water and just let the residual nutes do the feeding.
Hope that helps, mine made a total 180 when I changed over to water and just let the residual nutes do the feeding.
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pH was still high today so I brought it down.
The temp dropped since I added another towel it is reading 68 F so I am pretty good there right? I mean I guess I could add another towel lmao but eh
So on the nutrients schedule I posted a picture of, what would you recommend to do each week? I know nothing about that so I don't know if I should cut the nutes down or how much to cut down or anything! haha
The temp dropped since I added another towel it is reading 68 F so I am pretty good there right? I mean I guess I could add another towel lmao but eh
So on the nutrients schedule I posted a picture of, what would you recommend to do each week? I know nothing about that so I don't know if I should cut the nutes down or how much to cut down or anything! haha
Look at the ratios, then add nutrients in those ratios based on that estimated growth timeline, just in smaller quantities. So if it's 1:2:.5 of the Grow, Bloom, Micro, then just adjust the levels in that ratio to meet your EC needs.
Go with 1.5ml per gallon of Grow, Micro, and Bloom per gallon right now. You just want to keep your PPM's below 300. I would try to get the PPM to 250. If you go over 250 a bit, just dilute it by adding water until it is below 300 PPm.
I would dump that entire bucket out, and rinse all the salt off of it before you refill it or your ppm will rise up again.
I would dump that entire bucket out, and rinse all the salt off of it before you refill it or your ppm will rise up again.
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