GMSgrowsanswered grow question 4 years ago You start feeding from the time they are born, I start at 400 ppm 0.8 ec and increases 100 ppm 0.2 ec every week as long as your seeing good growth. Your ph is best kept at 5.8 throughout your veg cycle and 6.3 for flowering. Max ec for most people growing in hydroponics is 8 to 900 ppm 1.6 to 1.8 ec. Best to keep water as cool as you can keep it. Cheers