Nute adjustments to allow for tap water EC

[Sedge]

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[Pikey]

That can't be right your! You tap water is 0.5 EC are you sure because mine is 0.012 EC!
How are you measuring this??

Yeah, Brisbane water is shit! I get the same 0.5 EC out of the tap. It's part of the reason I used an RO system back when I was breeding fish.

I miss tank water

 

[Love to grow]

Hey mate have u thought about getting an ro filter will help a lot if not try leaving your water out for 24hr with a bubbler in it will off gas a lot of the chlorine might drop your ppm a touch I live in Tas our tap comes out at 0.0 -0.1ec top notch water down this way

 

[Madmick]

Doesn't really matter what ec/ph your tap water is , it's what the reading after you've mixed your solution that counts

So if your tap water is 0.1 , mine is 0.2 , after you add solution it's the final reading that matters..

So if it's 0.1 you bring it to 0.8 , 1.2 etc with a pH between 5 5 /6 5

natural fluctuations doesn't mater as long as they fall between the quidelines

Most quality solutions these days automatically adjust pH, my is 6.2 , that seems to be my sweet spot

All I do is add what's required to get desired EC levels

So it's exactly the same reading after I mix every time 6.2

I mix 1ml for every litre , so I make 60 litres at a time for my res, stays stable till it finishes

Others mix a little more , but I try keep those burnt tips of the leaves from appearing, don't worry if you get a little just back off nutrients a little till you find your sweet spot

 

[Porky]

Yeah, Brisbane water is shit! I get the same 0.5 EC out of the tap. It's part of the reason I used an RO system back when I was breeding fish.

I miss tank water

Fuck that explains what's wrong with all you OLDs!!

 

[Virgil]

There has always been something in the water in QLD.

 

[Madmick]

Yeah it breeds cane toads