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    Quote Originally Posted by walshy View Post
    I have the 47 lt res but I only fill it with 20lt unless I am away for a few days , the reason for only doing 20lt is to keep it fresh ,4 plants for me is around 4-5 days
    Now I am going to read up on EC as never done it before

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    You know the tank is gravity fed too? so you are always best to fill it or if only half filling it then raise it off the ground if possible even if its only by a foot

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dr Anonymous Green View Post
    You know the tank is gravity fed too? so you are always best to fill it or if only half filling it then raise it off the ground if possible even if its only by a foot
    Yes mucka it's on a stand about 2.5 ft off the ground , this will be the 3rd time I've used the pots but I'm always looking to improve the technique hense the EC question as I was told I don't need to do it as no run off and gravity fed , up till now I only ph and they will be due a new batch of feed soon plus I am introducing pk13-14 so I may as well do it properly

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    Quote Originally Posted by walshy View Post
    Yes mucka it's on a stand about 2.5 ft off the ground , this will be the 3rd time I've used the pots but I'm always looking to improve the technique hense the EC question as I was told I don't need to do it as no run off and gravity fed , up till now I only ph and they will be due a new batch of feed soon plus I am introducing pk13-14 so I may as well do it properly
    I'd say always empty the res tank, give it a clean and then fill again with nutes. Then it's always fresh, especially if its a smaller sized res tank. I plan on maybe doing a diary next time i start some autos, I don't put nutes in my res, it's only water and a little bit of CalMag and i just hand water the plants with nutes so i'm not restricted with with what type of nutes i can use plus my plants are always at different stages so one tank isn't ideal for me

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    Walshy mate. Just get your plants established, turn the autopots on, start on a low feed and then increase the ec as plants get bigger.. Just make sure you have a small pump in the resovoir, just so it breaks the surface of the res... If using coco or clay pebbles, then treat as hydro ph 5.6-6.2.. If you dont use a pump to mix the nutrients your ph & ec readings will be in accurate.. Keep things simple mukka.

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    Quote Originally Posted by B.A.BARACUS View Post
    Walshy mate. Just get your plants established, turn the autopots on, start on a low feed and then increase the ec as plants get bigger.. Just make sure you have a small pump in the resovoir, just so it breaks the surface of the res... If using coco or clay pebbles, then treat as hydro ph 5.6-6.2.. If you dont use a pump to mix the nutrients your ph & ec readings will be in accurate.. Keep things simple mukka.


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    Cheers B.A , simple is my best friend
    I have 4 bulks in their second week of flower and autopots have been on for for that duration , they all seem nice and dandy

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