Help! Heavy Wilting Overnight After Res Change

Jefe-Grow

Member
I noticed some rust spots starting to appear on the leaves a few days ago so I decided I needed to do a res change since its been two weeks. I thought the spots were an indication that the plants wanted more nutes. I did the res change last night, upped the ppm from about 650 to 750, pH was right around 5.5 from 5.9 in both buckets. I am using cxhort nutes and I added 3.0 mL of Wilt Guard (0-12-14) and Growth Enhancer (11-0-0) for the first time in the nute bath. I was only using Hydro A (2-0-1) and B (1-4-4), also Bio Balancer (1-0-0) and Regen-A-Root (0-0-1) in the early veg stages. When I went to look at them this morning they were both wilting pretty bad, as the day goes on they are just getting worse in terms of wilting.

I am not sure if they are shocked or stressed from the added nutes? or upped ppm? pH drop?
Or if the rust spots are causing the problem?
 

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Jefe-Grow

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They look locked up.
Should I have done less nutes? Looking at that chart based on before the res change they were falling, static, rising. The water only fell a few inches and the pH went up to about 6.1 and steadied. Would they be locked up from adding more nutes?
 

Jypsy Dog

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Should I have done less nutes? Looking at that chart based on before the res change they were falling, static, rising. The water only fell a few inches and the pH went up to about 6.1 and steadied. Would they be locked up from adding more nutes?
I only increase by 50 ppm's when adjusting... Thin it down to 650 again and make sure they are feeding... Just react by the numbers they give.
 

nurrgle

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Locked out would be my guess. Probably had a small magnesium deficiency and now they are pissed at the new res change. I would fill them with clean fresh water and let them drink that for a week or so. They’ll be fine.
 
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