buenochair
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Greetings hydroponic people. Wondering if or to what degree this phenomenon is true and why. Can't remember where but saw the advice that "burning" plant with high ppm would cause ph drop. In my case I'm dumb enough to come across that advice before ruling out the obvious root rot which I knew I had from two plants sharing res and me accidentally killing one trying to somehow transfer despite (you get the point I'm a noob)... If this idea holds true, if you're say 250ppm over somehow, can that be assumed to make it more acidic, or is this attributed to extra phosphorous assumed to be in mix? Mostly lurk in organic section and there I've seen a quote something along the line that "nutrient burn doesn't exist, only lockout". Seeing stuff like that for amateurs like me makes things even more cryptic.
For the dead roots of the plant I pulled, ran sensizyme for couple days which turned most them into brown slime. I thought I'd dealt with the rot but now I think it's not over. My ph drops consistently like 1.0 or more too. 3 days in 3 gallon tank will drop from 6.1ish to 4.8ish. There happens to be organic soil in my tent and possible pest issues if that makes a difference. micro bloom might be my only bennies going on in res besides surrounding fungi/mycorrhizals from soil.
For bennies in hydro idk anything about them despite the fact that I'm about to start my first sip. Reading about sips particularly greenthumbs/adkisons' makes me want to try em1 in my res, now time for you guys try to convince me it's a great or horrible idea lol.
(edit: probably need to find source of this idea. pretty sure was something along the lines of plants reaction to the high ppm causing it to perhaps secrete something making ph low.... or high ppm/lockout making root rot!?? Also my and my tent air thermostat reads generally 76-82F and resovoir isn't chilled sue me)
For the dead roots of the plant I pulled, ran sensizyme for couple days which turned most them into brown slime. I thought I'd dealt with the rot but now I think it's not over. My ph drops consistently like 1.0 or more too. 3 days in 3 gallon tank will drop from 6.1ish to 4.8ish. There happens to be organic soil in my tent and possible pest issues if that makes a difference. micro bloom might be my only bennies going on in res besides surrounding fungi/mycorrhizals from soil.
For bennies in hydro idk anything about them despite the fact that I'm about to start my first sip. Reading about sips particularly greenthumbs/adkisons' makes me want to try em1 in my res, now time for you guys try to convince me it's a great or horrible idea lol.
(edit: probably need to find source of this idea. pretty sure was something along the lines of plants reaction to the high ppm causing it to perhaps secrete something making ph low.... or high ppm/lockout making root rot!?? Also my and my tent air thermostat reads generally 76-82F and resovoir isn't chilled sue me)
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