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[Steviestash]

That's why I noted "with the right inert soluble binder agent if needed." There are many types of simple, cheap, non-toxic, even 'natural,' highly soluble cellulose, starch, salts and other materials used as binders for pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and food.

'Pills' would also make MC more large facility and automation friendly (more for the mainstream markets) vs. having to manually weigh or measure powder every time anyone wants to use it. Keep in mind, any actual business or someone taking prudent precautions handling a good amount of MC powder should at least be wearing basic mask and eye protection, and there should be good exhaust or air cleaning. The multiple powder transfers from bags, to scale, to mixing add lots of time, costs, such as space needs to be set aside for handing powders, and needless inhalation danger and stress for workers. It'd be a lot easier just to throw in pre-measured pills/pellets, sticks/rods, etc.

Maybe, someone with a hand-held or other hash press can make a small puck and see how it dissolves or not.

Or to avoid all powder compression-related concerns about solubility, just pre-package MC powder say as 1, 5 and 10 grams in fully-water soluble 'tea bags.' Even if the price for this MC was healthily marked-up, it would still likely be more cost effective than the liquids. And it would make MC use even simpler!

You've given this some thought like I said sounds good

 

[Mushinronsha]

That's why I noted "with the right inert soluble binder agent if needed." There are many types of simple, cheap, non-toxic, even 'natural,' highly soluble cellulose, starch, salts and other materials used as binders for pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and food.

'Pills' would also make MC more large facility and automation friendly (more for the mainstream markets) vs. having to manually weigh or measure powder every time anyone wants to use it. Keep in mind, any actual business or someone taking prudent precautions handling a good amount of MC powder should at least be wearing basic mask and eye protection, and there should be good exhaust or air cleaning. The multiple powder transfers from bags, to scale, to mixing add lots of time, costs, such as space needs to be set aside for handing powders, and needless inhalation danger and stress for workers. It'd be a lot easier just to throw in pre-measured pills/pellets, sticks/rods, etc.

Maybe, someone with a hand-held or other hash press can make a small puck and see how it dissolves or not.

Or to avoid all powder compression-related concerns about solubility, just pre-package MC powder say as 1, 5 and 10 grams in fully-water soluble 'tea bags.' Even if the price for this MC was healthily marked-up, it would still likely be more cost effective than the liquids. And it would make MC use even simpler!

@Greenleaf Nutrients I think they are on to something here lol

 

[Greenleaf Nutrients]

That's why I noted "with the right inert soluble binder agent if needed." There are many types of simple, cheap, non-toxic, even 'natural,' highly soluble cellulose, starch, salts and other materials used as binders for pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and food.

'Pills' would also make MC more large facility and automation friendly (more for the mainstream markets) vs. having to manually weigh or measure powder every time anyone wants to use it. Keep in mind, any actual business or someone taking prudent precautions handling a good amount of MC powder should at least be wearing basic mask and eye protection, and there should be good exhaust or air cleaning. The multiple powder transfers from bags, to scale, to mixing add lots of time, costs, such as space needs to be set aside for handing powders, and needless inhalation danger and stress for workers. It'd be a lot easier just to throw in pre-measured pills/pellets, sticks/rods, etc.

Maybe, someone with a hand-held or other hash press can make a small puck and see how it dissolves or not.

Or to avoid all powder compression-related concerns about solubility, just pre-package MC powder say as 1, 5 and 10 grams in fully-water soluble 'tea bags.' Even if the price for this MC was healthily marked-up, it would still likely be more cost effective than the liquids. And it would make MC use even simpler!

Its an interesting concept, let me comment on it.
Specialized pills would just be prohibitively expensive.
Having a type of granular might be an idea, but it doesn't usually work to well for hydroponic type fertilizers. We are exploring this possibility, even if it might leave 1-2% insoluble in the final product, its pretty insignificant and may be worth convenience.

If dust is the actual main issue you are trying to combat, there are also many ways to avoid this. For indoor growers its probably the worst, since you might be in a small room with no air curculation. Few possible solutions
1) mix liquid concentrate outside or in a ventilated room, and bring it in
2) Using Particulate Respirators masks
3) moving "slowly" to reduce dust


Also, the tea bag idea is interesting, we have thought of that before. It might be something to consider also, the problem is you have to have a set amount for tea bags (like 5g, 10g, 20g), and ever grower has a different size system. So you have set size tea bags, for different growers which is a problem. We could set it like "1 teabag = 1 gallon" but even then, at different stages of growth, and depending on your system variables, it would change even over the course of a few weeks.

You can also "make your own" teabag type things, just using a filter bag that you can customize for yourself. You could even do it in a ventilated area and make a few at a time, then bring it into your grow area.

 

[Mushinronsha]

Its an interesting concept, let me comment on it.
Specialized pills would just be prohibitively expensive.
Having a type of granular might be an idea, but it doesn't usually work to well for hydroponic type fertilizers. We are exploring this possibility, even if it might leave 1-2% insoluble in the final product, its pretty insignificant and may be worth convenience.

If dust is the actual main issue you are trying to combat, there are also many ways to avoid this. For indoor growers its probably the worst, since you might be in a small room with no air curculation. Few possible solutions
1) mix liquid concentrate outside or in a ventilated room, and bring it in
2) Using Particulate Respirators masks
3) moving "slowly" to reduce dust


Also, the tea bag idea is interesting, we have thought of that before. It might be something to consider also, the problem is you have to have a set amount for tea bags (like 5g, 10g, 20g), and ever grower has a different size system. So you have set size tea bags, for different growers which is a problem. We could set it like "1 teabag = 1 gallon" but even then, at different stages of growth, and depending on your system variables, it would change even over the course of a few weeks.

You can also "make your own" teabag type things, just using a filter bag that you can customize for yourself. You could even do it in a ventilated area and make a few at a time, then bring it into your grow area.

I can definitly see where this would be hard to dial in. 4-6 gram bags will be tiny. Im suppose to count out 50 of these for my tank. Nows its more work lol. Than when i only need half strength nutes after toping a gal of water off...i need half a bag. Id rather just stick to measuring. I know your goal is to keep the price down..but maybe an eazy pour plastic container for the smaller sizes would be nice. Might actually keep the dust down.

 

[Tiny Bubbles]

If dust is the actual main issue you are trying to combat, there are also many ways to avoid this. For indoor growers its probably the worst, since you might be in a small room with no air curculation. Few possible solutions
1) mix liquid concentrate outside or in a ventilated room, and bring it in
2) Using Particulate Respirators masks
3) moving "slowly" to reduce dust

The bag is your worst enemy as far as the dust goes. What I’ve done to improve my experience weighing/measuring out megacrop is I transferred the contents of the bag into a jar. I snapped the handle off the measuring scoop that came in the bag and i use that as a cup to put on my scale. I just use a plastic spoon to scoop megacrop out of the jar and into the little plastic cup on the scale. This has made using megacrop even easier and less of a hassle dealing with reaching into the bag and breathing all that dust every time

 

[Steviestash]

I did the same thing put my mc in jar to make it easier to use and don't bother trying to weigh it anymore 1/4 spoon is around 1 to 1.5 grams depends on how heavy handed I am when weighing it out you just have to take it easy to help keep the dust down

 

[Greenleaf Nutrients]

The bag is your worst enemy as far as the dust goes. What I’ve done to improve my experience weighing/measuring out megacrop is I transferred the contents of the bag into a jar. I snapped the handle off the measuring scoop that came in the bag and i use that as a cup to put on my scale. I just use a plastic spoon to scoop megacrop out of the jar and into the little plastic cup on the scale. This has made using megacrop even easier and less of a hassle dealing with reaching into the bag and breathing all that dust every time

that's pretty interesting Btw, as much as I hate pumping out more plastic into the environment/trash/oceans with the scoops (this was actually a big challenge), they are recyclable.

 

[Tiny Bubbles]

that's pretty interesting Btw, as much as I hate pumping out more plastic into the environment/trash/oceans with the scoops (this was actually a big challenge), they are recyclable.

I rinse off the plastic spoon and keep it next to the jar lol I don’t use a new one every time. Not sure if you thought that’s what I meant, and why you brought up the environmental impact of plastic.

 

[Tiny Bubbles]

I even put an M and an S on the spoons for “megacrop” and “sweet candy”

See I promise I’m not wasting plastic spoons

I rinse them off after and reuse them next time. They stay in the cabinet with the jars.

 

[hesgone13]

I can definitly see where this would be hard to dial in. 4-6 gram bags will be tiny. Im suppose to count out 50 of these for my tank. Nows its more work lol. Than when i only need half strength nutes after toping a gal of water off...i need half a bag. Id rather just stick to measuring. I know your goal is to keep the price down..but maybe an eazy pour plastic container for the smaller sizes would be nice. Might actually keep the dust down.

Hey @ColoradoDreaming420 seems like just weighing what you need would be easy for large amounts....e.g. If you need to set up 50 gallons.......just weigh out 250Gms and mix.....level scoop hold 5Gms....so for a 5Gm/gal mix you would need 5Gm x 50 add....so 250Gm/50 gals. You guys may have already figured this out but I thought I'd stick my 2 cents in! I am wrong!......one scoop doesn't equal 5Gms.....One teaspoon does! I apologize for the error! I tablespoon equals 3 teaspoons and 16 tablespoons to a cup which will give you roughly 240-250Gms. Mix with your 50 gallons to get a ratio of 5Gms/gal. Again i apologize for the error and I hope this helps you do your nutes faster!