I would appreciate some opinions on these seedlings in coco

Hollatchaboy

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You might need to balance the MgSO4 (magnesium sulfate) with some Calcium. I find GH's CaliMagic is a nice ratio of Ca to Mg.

I start my res with a pH of 5.8 and allow it to swing to 6.3. I hope you like Coco and GH Flora Series. I use their DTW chart.
I do like the Flora series. Worked well on my last run, only i started it from clone, so it was easier. I also used it for the Lucas formula in dwc. It worked great for that as well. Coco is a new learning curve though, but it seems pretty easy, i just need to iron a few things out. :bigjoint:
 

Hollatchaboy

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By upping your micro you're pushing the ca over the k. Head cut the Epsom because it causes more problems than it fixes.

By upping the micro and adding the additional magnesium it could be causing your issues.
Roger that. Ill try lowering the mgso4 on a couple to see what happens. Thanks for the advice.
 

curious2garden

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I do like the Flora series. Worked well on my last run, only i started it from clone, so it was easier. I also used it for the Lucas formula in dwc. It worked great for that as well. Coco is a new learning curve though, but it seems pretty easy, i just need to iron a few things out. :bigjoint:
Cool, I'm remodeling my upstairs so my flower room has to go into a tent for portability so that's the change I'm coping with. I've used GH since 1996 :) it's really all there was back then. When I started in hydro. I'd love to follow a grow journal of you showing the journey. I'd thought about trying the different 'formulas' but I'm only changing their environment for the moment. I remember merely changing substrates from Advanced Sunshine Mix to Coco around 2014 and how 'exciting' that was for me. So I'm focusing on only changing from HID -> LED and from a full room to tent; easy peasy, right :roll: :lol: :eyesmoke:
 

MannyPacs

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that's what i used . 7 ml at 5% Ca is 92
Weird I'm getting 113. I click the micro example and then change mixing units to 7. Is that what you're doing? The page has been bugging on me lately so idk. I wrote it down that 1ml of micro is ca 16-17 so I think it should be around 113
 

rkymtnman

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Weird I'm getting 113. I click the micro example and then change mixing units to 7. Is that what you're doing? The page has been bugging on me lately so idk. I wrote it down that 1ml of micro is ca 16-17 so I think it should be around 113
i didnt' use the micro example. maybe that's what's different? i just put in 5% ca and 7mL mixing units. weird.
 

rkymtnman

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Weird I'm getting 113. I click the micro example and then change mixing units to 7. Is that what you're doing? The page has been bugging on me lately so idk. I wrote it down that 1ml of micro is ca 16-17 so I think it should be around 113
it's probably the cal nitrate adding more Ca now that i think about it.
 
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