Hydro ppm question, noob

jeeves1000

Member
So I just flushed my babies on sunday and fed them (fox farm) And while they don't look that bad...the water has turned almost crystal clear and ppm is only at 130....
Should I feed them again or wait until the next scheduled feeding on thursday??


Thanks in advance 5674 the help
 

PersonalJesus

Active Member
you're doing hydro and you don't feed constantly? how does that work? whats in your reservoir?

when I was doing hydro... I'd fill my res with about 1400ppm feed solution... I'd wait a few days and check the ppm's and when I had to add some solution to the res in between changes, I'd adjust the solution going in accordingly... If the ppm's were low, I'd go on the high side with my feed solution and vice versa.
 

bseeds

Well-Known Member
i would wait if you just flushed them gives them time to correct any thing plus they still have a little in the res
 

mr2shim

Well-Known Member
Yea, I'm kinda confused on what you're saying as well. In hydro your plants are constantly feeding. You do a res change once every week or so to refresh the water and bump the ppm's up a bit if you feel the plant can handle it. Why are you flushing them? You don't need to/don't want to flush in hydro. That really doesn't do anything. That's a soil technique and is iffy at best as far as being beneficial.

Check out my grows if you want any tips on growing in hydro. I have a LSD going right now actually.
 
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