CAL Deficiency?

[FreedomFighter2014]

Is this a cal deficiency I had been using rain water. just flushed the roots with PH balanced water for about an hour and a half lowered my PPM to 400 and added 28 ML of CAL-MAGic to 4 GAL of water. Its on the beginning of its 3rd week of veg.

 

[Dr.Pecker]

Did you ph test the rain water?

 

[SnapsProvolone]

Major calcium deficiency. I see little reason rain water would have calcium in any significant amount.

 

[Dr.Pecker]

I was thinking acid rain throwing the ph off.

 

[SnapsProvolone]

400 ppm is less than I feed my babies. What are you feeding, what's yournph and what is your medium?

 

[FreedomFighter2014]

Did you ph test the rain water?

Yes it was at about a 4 to 4.5 raised it to a 5.8.

 

[FreedomFighter2014]

400 ppm is less than I feed my babies. What are you feeding, what's yournph and what is your medium?

my ph is 5.8. PPM was at a 700 but it looked like signs of nute burn and I was having PH flux prob. about 2 and a half weeks ago so I flushed with PH balanced water and retested after the flush PH was at 7.5. added 28ML of cal-magic and PPM is now at 783 in DWC. using GH advanced performance.

 

[FreedomFighter2014]

I was thinking acid rain throwing the ph off.

I have stopped using rain water. now to De-clorinated tap at around 100 PPM and 7.8 PH from tap.

 

[FreedomFighter2014]

Major calcium deficiency. I see little reason rain water would have calcium in any significant amount.

Yeah this is my first grow and "I Thought" that my nutes were enough but as you can see I found out the hard way. the PPM of the rain water was 5.

 

[Dr.Pecker]

Keep the water ph at 5.8 to 6.3 after adding everything. no higher no lower for dwc. when you set it at 5.8 does it keep climbing?

 

[Dr.Pecker]

I remember something about chlorine and chloramine being two different things. maybe somebody could chime in and explain? .I take it you have city water.

 

[FreedomFighter2014]

Keep the water ph at 5.8 to 6.3 after adding everything. no higher no lower for dwc. when you set it at 5.8 does it keep climbing?

Yes I use city tap water. It does keep climbing I have to add a some vinegar to lower the PH daily.(I figured adding vinegar to the res is safer than PH down.)

 

[Dr.Pecker]

let it climb from 5.8 to 6.3 and change out the water. keep a look out for clear slime.temperature is a big factor I suggest you take it to th dwc section.

 

[Dr.Pecker]

 

[FreedomFighter2014]

let it climb from 5.8 to 6.3 and change out the water. keep a look out for clear slime.temperature is a big factor I suggest you take it to th dwc section.

thanks for the advice bro. I have been doing just as you said I figured that if i let it float to around 6.2 I will get higher CAL intake. I will def. be going to the DWC sec. Thanks again.

 

[Dr.Pecker]

may you smoke the dankest brother.

 

[Dr.Pecker]

Yes I use city tap water. It does keep climbing I have to add a some vinegar to lower the PH daily.(I figured adding vinegar to the res is safer than PH down.)

one thing you want to look at on the vinegar is if it was made from petroleum? next time your at the store check them out.

 

[Dr.Pecker]

snaps knows his shit. ask him? pick some brains.

 

[FreedomFighter2014]

snaps knows his shit. ask him? pick some brains.

I'm trying to get all the info I can this is my first grow and Hydro has always been how I wanted to go. It is a lil complicated but I am pushing through it. I am open to all advice

 

[Dr.Pecker]

Make another bucket just like the one you're growing in . That way when you clean, its just a bucket swap, not a big deal.