Probably about the same amount of time it would take you to post it here.
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lets talk nutes: i really do like the botanicare line, and it is very easy to work with. the best thing about it is making a batch and pouring it in to the res instead of every single thing 1 at a time. i follwed the original stinkbud recipe until i felt comfortable experimenting.
YOU DO NOT NEED 2000PPM TO GET EXCELLENT YIELDS FROM THIS SYSTEM.
i have had some strains as high as 3000ppm+ with no burning or visible problems. these same strains have better yields at these lower levels.
here is a completely updated nute schedule and recipe amounts for what i am trying now. as you can see my plants are very healthy and they dont look like they were starved.
i have switched from ginormous to hammerhead from advance nutes. i wanted to try other bloom enhancers and these were my top 2 picks. i have just started using the hammerhead and there are a couple things i like better about it already: it doesnt raise the ph like ginormous does(a lot) it actually lowered it slightly. it didnt raise my ppm as much as ginormous and my res has been completely staple for 3 days now, when normally the first 3-4 days of a res i get some ph swings.
update: i now use hydroplex from botanicare and it is hands down the best of the 3 boosters. it does not affect ppm or ph near as bad and is cheaper. i have continued to set records with my last few harvests.
and i have added great white to the mix. it is a beneficial bateria mix, and very expensive. i am adding 2tsp to 25gal res at the start of veg and at start of flower and the 2 week flower res change. this stuff works and my plants have never looked this good.
i use tap water at 7.1ph and 110ppm. the recipe is based on bringing a 25gal res to 650ppm +tap ppm = 760ppm in veg before any other additives
my absolute top ppm is 1250 now since i have added co2 in the flower room.. i use almost a 1/2-1/3 of the nutes and get better yields.
veg:
175ml pure pro grow
70ml karma
60ml cal mag
premix in milk jug and add first to water.
then add:
50ml silica blast
100 ml of aquashield
2 tsp of great white
then adjust ph to 5.8.
the night before moving to flower i drain res and add fresh water with 150ml clearex and run for 24 hrs.
week 1 and 2 flower:
125ml pro grow
125ml pro bloom
80ml karma
60ml cal mag
80ml sweet
premix in milk jug and add to res
then add 50ml silica blast, 2 tsp great white, and 100 ml aquashield
then adjust ph to 5.8
empty and then do the clearex flush for 24hrs before new nutes.
weeks 3-5:
250ml pro bloom
100ml karma
70ml calmag
100ml sweet
premix and add to res.
then add 100ml silica blast and 100ml aquashield and 2tsp of greatwhite
at the beginning of week 4 add 50 ml of hydroplex and 50ml more at beginning of week 5. when using bloom boosters dont be surprised if it takes a lot more ph down to adjust.
at the end of week 5 empty and do the clearex flush.
week 6-harvest(most of mine finish in 53-60 days):
250ml pbp for soil
100ml karma
100ml sweet
70ml calmag
then 100 ml silica blast, 100ml aquashield, and 150ml of hydroplex and no greatwhite.
ph is always 5.7-5.9, under or over gets adjusted. if ph is always corrected and you have a problem you save 3-4 days by already knowing it is not ph related.
and dont tell me they say use clearex for 4-6 hrs or whatever it says on the bottle. my lights on is 10pm-10am and when i started doing it i said screw that, let it run. you will see ph go from 5.8 to 7.3+ in 24 hrs. that is the built up salts being removed. the plants have plenty of stored nutes to go 24hrs.
and you really dont want to get me into a debate over a final flush. feed those bitches until you harvest.
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