Yo Flo,
Thanks for chiming in.
PPM is read by a hanna dist one which has a .65 conversion factor ( I need that cause all the Canna info is in EC)
Using tester that came with the GH up and down
Using tap water with a base ppm of 178 then adding nute on top of that
Base ph starting out at 7.5
The way I make my feed is Start with 178 base water add 1.1 ml per gallon of HG roots excelerator
That doesn't change ppm much, then bring the nutes up to desired level which 425 is about 2/3 of recommended new clone feeding. Then ph ajust to 5.8
In the back of my mind i thought that the pale growth made sense because photosynthesis has not set in yet, but i saw the red stems and a touch of fading on the old growth and kinda freaked.
What do I do now besides slow down and listen
ok, first of all is your ppm pen calibrated? you should multiply the EC of what is on the chart by i believe 700 which will give you the ppm.
now on to the ph,
first of all the live nutes should be added last to your nute mix, because they have a tendency to raise and lower the pH as they become more and less active in the nute solution.
second, when using tap water, you have a good amount of chlorine in there which needs to be evaporated for at least 12 hours, pref. 24 hours before mixing because the chlorine will cause a ph swing while it is evaporating.
so, what you should do, is put your tap water in a bucket or whatever, and let it sit for a day
then mix in your a into the water, then the part b, stir it around really well and let it sit.
then add in the cannazyme, stir it around really well and let it sit for about 20 mins or so, then add your ph as needed.
once you have the desired ph, i always let it sit for another 30 minutes to make sure it doesnt drift too much, and i am getting a proper reading.
once you are happy with the ph, go ahead and add the hg roots excelerator, and add the entire nute mix to your res.
now onto the GH test kits,
while they do give you a fairly accurate ballpark figure, they are not meant for precise readings.. they have about a .5-.8 margin for error i have found.
in a hydroponic solution, you want your solution to be between 5.8 and 6.2, which means at all times you want your solution to read at the piss yellow color of 6.0.. this will mean that your soulution is somewhere between 5.7 and 6.3. if you try to get it to an orangy, yellowish collor, you could be between 5.3-6.0 which is going to be too low, which is where i think your solution is starting, and drifting quickly towards the 6.5-7.0 area, as the chlorine evaporates.
so, for today, i would go grab a couple gallons of distilled water, or whatever you need for your res (just so you dont have to wait for 24 hours to let your tap water get ready)
then add parts a+b, stir, and let it sit
add cannazyme, stir, and let it sit
ph to piss yellow 6.0
add in roots excelerator, stir, and add to res.
also, when testing for ph, i find the most accurate way, is to get a large amount of drops, in a small amount of water.. i usually would fill that vial up about 1/3 of the way or less, and put about 3-4 drops of tester in the vial to get the most accurate reading..
hope this helps
FLo
