Bones
Member
Hey all,
I have bought the ionic range of nutrients for my nft, and I am having difficulty working out the correct way to use the boost. I've done lots of searches and can only find this information:
"Make up IONIC BLOOM in the nutrient tank.
Add IONIC BOOST at 1 ml per litre of tank volume.
Repeat twice weekly
Keep EC around 2.0 mS and pH at 6 or slightly under."
The schedule I have found also has this information:
"1. Empty old tank – rinse thoroughly and fill with fresh water.
2. Use pump if possible to stir and agitate the water.
3. Add the appropriate IONIC nutrient solution – usually at
around 7 ml per litre. Mix thoroughly.
4. Check EC – add more nutrient if necessary – mixing well
until EC is at desired level (usually 1.5–2 mS).
5. If using BOOST – add now at 1–2 ml per litre in the tank."
I'm having difficulty with applying this to my setup =(.
Here is how I currently maintain my NFT.
New rez every week, (currently wk4 flowering ec - 1.90)
Every day (I have a small rez), I top up with about 3 - 4 Litres water and bring my ec back up to starting point (1.90 atm), using Ionic Bloom.
(Then adjust ph and add H202).
There are two things that are confusing me about how to go about adding the boost. Firstly, the schedule says - "Add IONIC BOOST at 1 ml per litre of tank volume. Repeat twice weekly".
The bottle of bloom recommends use at 7ml per litre of final tank volume.
From this info i take it that this means that I want a ratio of 7:1 (Bloom:Boost). Easy enough........except why does it say "Repeat twice weekly"?
Does this assume that the tank is only topped up twice weekly, thus for my situation add boost every day at 7:1 (Bloom:Boost) when I top up.
Or
Does it mean top up with 7:1 (Bloom:Boost) twice a week, and the rest of the time top up with just bloom.
The other main thing that is confusing the hell out of me is the way the schedule says:
"1. Empty old tank – rinse thoroughly and fill with fresh water.
2. Use pump if possible to stir and agitate the water.
3. Add the appropriate IONIC nutrient solution – usually at
around 7 ml per litre. Mix thoroughly.
4. Check EC – add more nutrient if necessary – mixing well
until EC is at desired level (usually 1.5–2 mS).
5. If using BOOST – add now at 1–2 ml per litre in the tank."
This implies to me that I should make the tank up to the desired EC with Bloom, then add Boost on top. Would this not raise my EC too high?
Any help would be massively appreciated, I've been trying to decide how to go about adding the boost for weeks now and I've gotta start using it next week!
My ladies are looking so lovely and healthy that I REALLY don't want to get it wrong and overfert them. This is my first NFT and I'm surprised how easy it seems so far, this is the first thing I haven't been able to reach a solid decision about - screwing it up now would possibly be heartbreaking
so anyone with experience of IONIC range in nft please please help!!!!
Thanks for reading
I have bought the ionic range of nutrients for my nft, and I am having difficulty working out the correct way to use the boost. I've done lots of searches and can only find this information:
"Make up IONIC BLOOM in the nutrient tank.
Add IONIC BOOST at 1 ml per litre of tank volume.
Repeat twice weekly
Keep EC around 2.0 mS and pH at 6 or slightly under."
The schedule I have found also has this information:
"1. Empty old tank – rinse thoroughly and fill with fresh water.
2. Use pump if possible to stir and agitate the water.
3. Add the appropriate IONIC nutrient solution – usually at
around 7 ml per litre. Mix thoroughly.
4. Check EC – add more nutrient if necessary – mixing well
until EC is at desired level (usually 1.5–2 mS).
5. If using BOOST – add now at 1–2 ml per litre in the tank."
I'm having difficulty with applying this to my setup =(.
Here is how I currently maintain my NFT.
New rez every week, (currently wk4 flowering ec - 1.90)
Every day (I have a small rez), I top up with about 3 - 4 Litres water and bring my ec back up to starting point (1.90 atm), using Ionic Bloom.
(Then adjust ph and add H202).
There are two things that are confusing me about how to go about adding the boost. Firstly, the schedule says - "Add IONIC BOOST at 1 ml per litre of tank volume. Repeat twice weekly".
The bottle of bloom recommends use at 7ml per litre of final tank volume.
From this info i take it that this means that I want a ratio of 7:1 (Bloom:Boost). Easy enough........except why does it say "Repeat twice weekly"?
Does this assume that the tank is only topped up twice weekly, thus for my situation add boost every day at 7:1 (Bloom:Boost) when I top up.
Or
Does it mean top up with 7:1 (Bloom:Boost) twice a week, and the rest of the time top up with just bloom.
The other main thing that is confusing the hell out of me is the way the schedule says:
"1. Empty old tank – rinse thoroughly and fill with fresh water.
2. Use pump if possible to stir and agitate the water.
3. Add the appropriate IONIC nutrient solution – usually at
around 7 ml per litre. Mix thoroughly.
4. Check EC – add more nutrient if necessary – mixing well
until EC is at desired level (usually 1.5–2 mS).
5. If using BOOST – add now at 1–2 ml per litre in the tank."
This implies to me that I should make the tank up to the desired EC with Bloom, then add Boost on top. Would this not raise my EC too high?
Any help would be massively appreciated, I've been trying to decide how to go about adding the boost for weeks now and I've gotta start using it next week!
My ladies are looking so lovely and healthy that I REALLY don't want to get it wrong and overfert them. This is my first NFT and I'm surprised how easy it seems so far, this is the first thing I haven't been able to reach a solid decision about - screwing it up now would possibly be heartbreaking
so anyone with experience of IONIC range in nft please please help!!!!
Thanks for reading
