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AirDuster
AirDusterstarted grow question 4 years ago
I'd like to undertand what the importance or significance of these numbers are, and if they indicate issues to resolve: Hydro - 30 litre reservoir ph: 5.91 - pretty sure that's in the perfect range for hydro ppm 1502 - no idea μS/cm - 3195 - no idea humidity 41% Temp: 21 - 36c
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GMSgrows
GMSgrowsanswered grow question 4 years ago
Ph 5.8 is what most run in veg, 5.5 to 6 is acceptable. In flower 6.2 but 6 to 6.5 is ok. 1500 ppm on hanna scale is 3.0 ec, way to high. In veg from 600 to 8oo maybe 900ppm depending on your lights and environment. In flower start at 600 ppm, increase as necessary. Humidity in veg and early flower, anything 50% or higher, tom70% Ideal temp 24 celcius if have high temps you add c02
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NobodysBuds
NobodysBudsanswered grow question 4 years ago
just want to say, those answers weren't visible when i answered (but clearly they were long before me)... if i stepped on any toes.
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NobodysBuds
NobodysBudsanswered grow question 4 years ago
ppm of 1500 might be 'slightly' high? but, looks beautiful, so i wouldn't go rocking the boat. it's all a balance.. perfect pH requires a certain balance (within common sense reason) otherwise.. it is all relative.. you seem to have found a good happy medium. leaves are praying, no burnt tips, color seems consistent all over (diffiuclt in to see in best pictures, RL is better to assess such a thing). MAybe, dial ppm back a tad.. 10-20%? Someone with more hydro exp will have to chime in for that. EC of 2 is fine for a mature plant (that's ~1000ppm with US standards, and will vary with a different EC pen not american-standard. may not be called "american" lole, there are jus two ways it can be measured based on the meter you buy.) micorsiemens - uS of 3200, so you are "US standards or Hanna etc.. 500uS/cm = 1EC, so EC/2 = ppm in this case https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siemens_(unit)
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Jef79
Jef79answered grow question 4 years ago
Hello.. Hope you are well.. In hydro the main things to consider in ur res is ec/ppm and Ph.. Ur ec/ppm is an indicator of the amount of food present in ur tank ec stands for electrical conductivity and ppm stands for parts per million.. During the flowering stage i personally start at 900ppm and raise it by 100ppm each wk during an 8wk flowering phase, ending at 1400 at end of wk 6 then give half feed (700ppm) for a wk then plain ph'd water on final wk for flushing.. Ur correct by saying ur ph is bang on, this shud b 5.5-6 in active hydroponics.. _s/cm(no symbol on my phone 😂🔣) id the measurement of micromoles ur lights are putting out.. Anything over 1000 in flowering is considered gud.. So ur smashing that👍.. Humidity during flowering i personally like to keep under 50%(anything over this can introduce moulding) at all times and drop to 20/30% if possible during last 2wks.. So ur all gud on that front aswell.. 👍 Temps ideally shud range between 21-26 but that totally depends on strains and how much air ur room exchanges each hour..wer all struggling (indoors) with heat atm to be honest.. Hope this clears up a few things for u.. Please choose sum1 else who answers this as i wud like whoever is in this months gotm comp to have the selected answer.. Stay safe n gud luck with her.. 👍🍀
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