One_bell here, newbie and need advice on RDWC and auto's for 2nd run

[moe.red]

I run chillers at 68 deg
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Great for O2. Makes bacteria grow slow. Doesn’t stop it tho that’s for sure.

 

[moe.red]

I would like to see more growers join the 500 club because it works.

What I’m wondering is where is the cal mag in this lineup.

 

[One_Bell]

What I’m wondering is where is the cal mag in this lineup.

The nutrients are coming from General Hydroponics now called Terra Aquatica. I am using the softwater ones beceause I a using RO water 0ppm.

The ratio’s:
Micro = 5–0-1
Grow = 3-1-6
Bloom= 0-5-4

They state don’t use calmag if using the softwater line.

 

[moe.red]

I just spent a half hour on the terra aquatica website and I am just scratching my head.

I can’t find labels anywhere. Can you shoot a pic of the labels on the 3 part bottles. I think they are the same as gh here in the states what both smoke and I use. If so there is no possible way to grow good weed with RO water and no cal mag. I feel like that website has you off in the weeds. If what you have is the same as ours I’ll tell you exactly what to do, starting with picking up a bottle of cal mag. You can do the entire grow with the 4 bottles nothing more.

This is the info I am looking for

 

[smoke]

The nutrients are coming from General Hydroponics now called Terra Aquatica. I am using the softwater ones beceause I a using RO water 0ppm.

The ratio’s:
Micro = 5–0-1
Grow = 3-1-6
Bloom= 0-5-4

They state don’t use calmag if using the softwater line.

Ive run both the hard water and soft water micro in my system and see no difference in the 2. It wasn't until 2 years ago that i even knew there was a micro for soft water.

I start with ro water, add calmag to 180 ppm then add the nutrients and adjust the ccalmag (always up)never down from the base of calmag at 180 ppm. So in my water at least 1/3 of ppms is from the calmag.

Ive joked before that all the plants really need is water and calmag, but yes they definitely need the calmag

 

[One_Bell]

I just spent a half hour on the terra aquatica website and I am just scratching my head.

I can’t find labels anywhere. Can you shoot a pic of the labels on the 3 part bottles. I think they are the same as gh here in the states what both smoke and I use. If so there is no possible way to grow good weed with RO water and no cal mag. I feel like that website has you off in the weeds. If what you have is the same as ours I’ll tell you exactly what to do, starting with picking up a bottle of cal mag. You can do the entire grow with the 4 bottles nothing more.

This is the info I am looking for

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Unfortunately mine has different labels (part of the renaming the brand for this part of the world I believe):
Micro:



Grow:



Bloom:



I just ordered a bottle of calmag anyway, hopefully it will arive (the soonest) in two days...

It seems similar but it is not completely. The NPK ratio however, is the same.

 

[One_Bell]

Ive run both the hard water and soft water micro in my system and see no difference in the 2. It wasn't until 2 years ago that i even knew there was a micro for soft water.

I start with ro water, add calmag to 180 ppm then add the nutrients and adjust the ccalmag (always up)never down from the base of calmag at 180 ppm. So in my water at least 1/3 of ppms is from the calmag.

Ive joked before that all the plants really need is water and calmag, but yes they definitely need the calmag

Good to know, just ordered some and I hope it will arrive here soon. I found it very deceiving from TA to state everywhere you don't need it in combination of micro soft water and RO...

So if I read your comment correct you not very often over 540 ppm? x500 scale?

 

[smoke]

Good to know, just ordered some and I hope it will arrive here soon. I found it very deceiving from TA to state everywhere you don't need it in combination of micro soft water and RO...

So if I read your comment correct you not very often over 540 ppm? x500 scale?

540 on the 500 scale would be higher than I usually feed. 420 on the 700 scale is a sweet spot for my grows. Here's a shot of my book that is updated daily. On nov 20 day 2 of flower ppm at 390 and6.0 ph

 

[moe.red]

Unfortunately mine has different labels (part of the renaming the brand for this part of the world I believe):
Micro:
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Grow:

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Bloom:

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I just ordered a bottle of calmag anyway, hopefully it will arive (the soonest) in two days...

It seems similar but it is not completely. The NPK ratio however, is the same.

Not making this easy are they.

Let’s assume it is the same formula as the us. What smoke said about starting with cal mag and adding on top of that is the right answer imo. Cal mag also has N and helps set ph. When switching from veg to flower the calcium in micro is not enough for cannabis. There is a telltale brown spot deficiency that happens about this time if not upping calcium.