Live Stoner Chat Opinions of “cleanest” nutrient line

If "Cleaner nutrients = happy medium + happy plant + cleaner buds," being clean is based on good growing performance, not chemical or physical properties, bioavailability or other parameter(s)? [And a new mystery, a potential topic for discussion, is what are "cleaner buds?"]

Still no one has cited what cleanliness is, how it's measured, and what makes a product "very clean?" vs. say regular clean or not clean? Until defined, seems like a term we should avoid.

Otherwise, I presume some sediment is just normal with many or most base nutes, with expected sediment often predictably leaching out dissolved nutrients or simply expected and allowed for, as designed by the manufacturer. For ex., it seems many using otherwise high quality or clean base nutes with reservoirs, lines, etc. simply encounter sedimentation as normal, a reason why these growers regularly clean reservoirs and clear their lines. Sediment is expected from reactions among nute components over time in solution (presumably much the same as in natural soil), and some sediment unavoidably forms when salts are added to adjust pH.
 
If "Cleaner nutrients = happy medium + happy plant + cleaner buds," being clean is based on good growing performance, not chemical or physical properties, bioavailability or other parameter(s)? [And a new mystery, a potential topic for discussion, is what are "cleaner buds?"]

Still no one has cited what cleanliness is, how it's measured, and what makes a product "very clean?" vs. say regular clean or not clean? Until defined, seems like a term we should avoid.

Otherwise, I presume some sediment is just normal with many or most base nutes, with expected sediment often predictably leaching out dissolved nutrients or simply expected and allowed for, as designed by the manufacturer. For ex., it seems many using otherwise high quality or clean base nutes with reservoirs, lines, etc. simply encounter sedimentation as normal, a reason why these growers regularly clean reservoirs and clear their lines. Sediment is expected from reactions among nute components over time in solution (presumably much the same as in natural soil), and some sediment unavoidably forms when salts are added to adjust pH.


Both videos talk about “clean” term. Go to 22:29 seconds in the video below and they will get into it.

 
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Regarding "Both videos talk about “clean” term. Go to 22:29 seconds in the video below and they will get into it:"
I looked at the cited section and being "clean" was associated with being stable, but a nutrient product being "clean" was not discussed or defined, including no references to the formulation/contents or salts build up in soil/media. [Did I miss base nute products being clean discussed/defined in other parts of the full videos?"]

The "Clean Line" of products from Athena, the company represented/interviewed in the video cited involves products being anti-microbial, disinfectants, etc. "Cleaning is one of the most important steps you take to eliminate pathogens in your garden. Athena® Reset and Athena® Perafoam were developed to give you a clean start going into every run. Use the Athena® Clean Line in between cycles to clean, disinfect, and sanitize tables, floors, trellis, irrigation lines; any hard surface you or your plants come in contact with." Here being clean has nothing to do with base nutrient products.

Perhaps, having unnecessary ingredients, e.g., dyes, or antagonistic or other undesired ingredients, including reaction products not allowed for by the manufacturer, that is having/forming impurities, could be considered un- or not "clean."
 
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