What Additives Do You Use?

I tried the Grotek Carbo Max but I did not like it because it did not say onit how much to use. So when I tried it it was very diluted (1tsp - 5 gallon), but even at that low concentration i can see a little difference in the buds on my white widow at 4 weeks. But I ran out of it so I dont have anymore to use on this grow. I want to try some bud candy from advanced nutrients.

homebrewer said:

If you're using DG, you don't need any NPK type additives or boosters. MagPro is for people who use RO water and ProTekt has a high pH which balances and stabilizes the pH of your reservoir. I use the 7-9-5 and 3-12-6 in different ratios throughout flower in order to keep the plants green, but I've also used Floralicious plus and florablend with good success. They are by no means needed but I've found that I get a stronger aroma and better resin production when using them. However, the final product doesn't seem to taste better or be more potent but I already have them so I might as well use them up.

Use DynaGro, learn what your plants like and don't overfeed. Once you've figured out what keeps your plants the healthiest, you'll probably find that you don't need anything else.

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Guess I need to just K.I.S.S. and not look for 'enhancers' to spend my money on. Especially since I don't have much of it to spend at the moment, lol... Guess my only other decision should be whether to stay in coco but switch from my current recirculating situation over to DTW or use what I have and switch to hydro medium such as 6" rockwool cubes.

Foliage testing in cannabis revealed calcium is more important (being higher in content) than nitrogen and potassium combined, (plants provide optimal nutrition to the newest growth, so the new growth is what's tested).

Sulfur contributes more to flavor and taste than any other element.

In nature (soil), plants get the same NPK from start to finish, right?. This is one reason why some have such great success using Foliage Pro from start to finish.

Dyna Gro has developed a process to combine essential elements in one solution, other manufacturers have not been able to figure out how to do this, (even after trying to reverse engineer Dyna Gro) so that requires you buy 2 or 3 products to get the same nutrients as in a one part, combined Dyna Gro.

Liebig's law "states that growth is controlled not by the total amount of resources available, but by the scarcest resource (limiting factor)." So that means any plant will only utilize (at a proportionate level) the scarcest nutrient available. That is why disproportionate feeding is wasteful. Many of the hyped nutrients are not necessary or do not get utilized by the plant because they create a disproportionate feed. (Why balance is more important than quantity)
Read summary here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebig's_law_of_the_minimum

Over feeding is why flushing is needed in most cases, plants being fed the proper ratio and ppm of nutrients should not require it. (Why low ppm grows can be so successful)

But most of these aren't my words, they are from Dyna Gro's founder David Neal himself, been doing this a loooong time. Listen here:
A great 30 minute interview from the CEO of Dyna Gro himself. Is he plugging the product? You be the judge. Read the comments and see the progress from growers here and compare to what he says, seems in line to me.