hunterwoundedft
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when using AN's Fulvic as a ph down it is going to be most effective when used in combonation w/ some PH down unless u have a small reseviour. a grow this size would use a couple gallons of fulvic a week if it was all i used for ph down. so instead i add about 1/2 a liter of fulvic to get the ph on the down swing and then bring it to the desired ph w/ some PH Down. i do this for 3 reasons, 1- fulvic acid is used up the first few times it is ebb flowed into the tables when recirculating. by all rights u could be adding fuvlic acid everyday in order to make sure ur nutrients have plenty of it around so that they can work together like they r supposed to. so by adding fulvic everytime u ph down u r adding something bennificial to the plants. 2- like i said b4 fulvic acid gets a little pricey when used as a stand alone PH down because large amounts r needed. 3- u cannot over do fulvic like u can ph down. over periods of time adding ph down starts to add up as PPM and the ph down itself has no bennificial effects to the plants like fulvic does and can build up enough to hurt the plants.
Barricade as a ph up is another story, Potassium Silicate is bennificial to the plants in many ways including building plant resistance to drought, pests and pathogens. it is also is a very effective as a ph down. the PH of barricade is 11, so small amounts quikly raise the ph. i generally fill a cup w/ warm water and add an amount of Barricade to it, mix it well and use that to adjust the ph of my nutrient solution. i will never use anything else as a PH up. Barricade is a stand alone PH up,it is very effective as a ph up, it is very bennificial to the plants and will not harm the plants if u accidentally add to much.
i am not foliar feeding ANs Vitaboost Pro. when i feel i need to folirar feed to reduce stress in the plants i still use ANs B52 because it is the most effect stress reliever on the market. the reason i am using Vitaboost Pro in this system rather then B52 or Organic B is because i am keeping these reseviours as close to a "true" hydropoinc solution as possible. when i am done adding all my nutes i want my solution clear and sedement free. although B52 is a superiour product the Vitaboost does its job very well also. the bottle next to the vitaboost is ANs HyOx.
***i have been foliar feeding these plants w/ B52, CBB and Scorpion Juice. i always foliar feed my clones and tranplants w/ 3mls B52 per liter of water to reduce shock and stress. i use the CBB at 5mls per liter once the transplants r established every few days untill the end of the first week of flower and i use Scorpion Juice 1x a week untill week 2 of flower.
i add the HyOx first and make sure it is well mixed b4 adding my nutrients. the HyOx does not effect any of my nutrients because like i said b4 this is a "true" hydroponic nutrient soltuion. if i was adding alot of organics then the hyox would be somewhat harmful in the large amounts i have been adding it.
this is my first time using Connie. b4 i used the Connie on this run i spoke w/ a number of top growers that had already used it including Petfish, THMF and others. i decided it would be most effective used w/ all the other products i decided to add. the first 2 weeks i went half strength because i was unsire what the effects would be. after the first 2 weeks i found that not only did my plants not burn from it but they were exploding w/ growth like i have never seen b4 so i have gone full strength ever since.
i ebb and flow untill the tables fill then i drain and i am currently flooding 3xs a day but i think i will drop that to 2xs a day about week 6.
Barricade as a ph up is another story, Potassium Silicate is bennificial to the plants in many ways including building plant resistance to drought, pests and pathogens. it is also is a very effective as a ph down. the PH of barricade is 11, so small amounts quikly raise the ph. i generally fill a cup w/ warm water and add an amount of Barricade to it, mix it well and use that to adjust the ph of my nutrient solution. i will never use anything else as a PH up. Barricade is a stand alone PH up,it is very effective as a ph up, it is very bennificial to the plants and will not harm the plants if u accidentally add to much.
i am not foliar feeding ANs Vitaboost Pro. when i feel i need to folirar feed to reduce stress in the plants i still use ANs B52 because it is the most effect stress reliever on the market. the reason i am using Vitaboost Pro in this system rather then B52 or Organic B is because i am keeping these reseviours as close to a "true" hydropoinc solution as possible. when i am done adding all my nutes i want my solution clear and sedement free. although B52 is a superiour product the Vitaboost does its job very well also. the bottle next to the vitaboost is ANs HyOx.
***i have been foliar feeding these plants w/ B52, CBB and Scorpion Juice. i always foliar feed my clones and tranplants w/ 3mls B52 per liter of water to reduce shock and stress. i use the CBB at 5mls per liter once the transplants r established every few days untill the end of the first week of flower and i use Scorpion Juice 1x a week untill week 2 of flower.
i add the HyOx first and make sure it is well mixed b4 adding my nutrients. the HyOx does not effect any of my nutrients because like i said b4 this is a "true" hydroponic nutrient soltuion. if i was adding alot of organics then the hyox would be somewhat harmful in the large amounts i have been adding it.
this is my first time using Connie. b4 i used the Connie on this run i spoke w/ a number of top growers that had already used it including Petfish, THMF and others. i decided it would be most effective used w/ all the other products i decided to add. the first 2 weeks i went half strength because i was unsire what the effects would be. after the first 2 weeks i found that not only did my plants not burn from it but they were exploding w/ growth like i have never seen b4 so i have gone full strength ever since.
i ebb and flow untill the tables fill then i drain and i am currently flooding 3xs a day but i think i will drop that to 2xs a day about week 6.
