brooklyn87
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hey wats up.... im new to this and would like to know wats a good organics Nutrients for my ebb and flow hydroponic drip system? would like to know your results as well ....like taste and so 4th ........
Good Organics Nutrients For Hydroponics system
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ev3rfr3sh
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damn dude you totally beat me to a thread i was just gonna start... anyways all i'd add to the same question is if people could list wether the nutes have a tendency to settle or not (i.e. 100% soluable, 90% etc.)
can we make a list of the things people have had the best experiences with, as far as taste, yield, and ease of use goes...
and brooklyn im not highjacking your thread man. i really was gonna start an ebb/flo or DWC soon and wanted the same list. take care all
can we make a list of the things people have had the best experiences with, as far as taste, yield, and ease of use goes...
and brooklyn im not highjacking your thread man. i really was gonna start an ebb/flo or DWC soon and wanted the same list. take care all
brooklyn87
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^^^^^yea^^^^^....no problem
hooked.on.ponics
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Two things to consider on organics for hydroponic systems. Smell and clogging.
A lot of organic nutrients have a strong smell, and not in a nice way. You get stuff like blood meal and fish emulsion involved, and then it starts to break down (rot) and it can quickly make your whole house smell like an open sewer. Add in the amount of circulation of solution and air that the average hydroponic system does and it just blasts out any scent there might be. A filter can help but I'd rather save it for the good kind of stink if you know what I mean.
Also, the organic matter in them can build up and clog pumps, sprayers, drippers, and so on. You can get similar problems with salt build up in chem salt ferts, but in hydroponic systems it's a lot more common to have problems with organics. Especially when you consider that the organic stuff usually has a flourishing microbial population it's easy to see how things can build up and cause problems.
The trick is to skip completely past all the low-grade stuff. Properly processing organics for use in hydroponic systems is no simple task. Getting that stuff to still grow plants without clogging or stinking is worth the money. I haven't tried a lot of organics myself, since I didn't get into that until after I'd started using AN, but from what I've heard talking with other people AN is one of very few companies that passes both criteria with their organics while still putting out a quality product.
A lot of organic nutrients have a strong smell, and not in a nice way. You get stuff like blood meal and fish emulsion involved, and then it starts to break down (rot) and it can quickly make your whole house smell like an open sewer. Add in the amount of circulation of solution and air that the average hydroponic system does and it just blasts out any scent there might be. A filter can help but I'd rather save it for the good kind of stink if you know what I mean.
Also, the organic matter in them can build up and clog pumps, sprayers, drippers, and so on. You can get similar problems with salt build up in chem salt ferts, but in hydroponic systems it's a lot more common to have problems with organics. Especially when you consider that the organic stuff usually has a flourishing microbial population it's easy to see how things can build up and cause problems.
The trick is to skip completely past all the low-grade stuff. Properly processing organics for use in hydroponic systems is no simple task. Getting that stuff to still grow plants without clogging or stinking is worth the money. I haven't tried a lot of organics myself, since I didn't get into that until after I'd started using AN, but from what I've heard talking with other people AN is one of very few companies that passes both criteria with their organics while still putting out a quality product.
OIsmoked12
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Look on Ebay. A company on there, Blue Mtn Organics, sells some real good natural ferts. They filter & pastrize um. Then add good bacteria to afterwards, so they don't clog or stink. I got some and they are working great in a bubbler DWC system. Plus they are cheap, but not cheaply made. Good ingredients. If you, want big name stuff, Earth Juice is good, but has sediments (which can clog), Bontanicare is real smooth, clean stuff but expensive, around 16 bucks a bottle. The BMO stuff seems to be working just as good for about 4 bucks a bottle plus shipping. So, thats more than fair.
OIsmoked12
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Update The BMO stuff is working great, especially the SPT. It's made my rootballs almost double in size in 8 days. My plants are growing like they are on steroids or something. I'm going to switch to 12/12 here soon and start flowering. This is my first DWC bubbler grow and it's going good. So for DWC this stuff rocks !