Hushpuppy
Dr MadBud
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I don't think the hygrozyme is the issue but with the dire situation that your plants are in at this point, the less ingredients in the mix the better for determining the focus of the problem. I also use the Hygrozyme and very much like the results, but I have also noticed that it will cause a significant drop in MY rez PH for which I have to adjust upwards to ballance it out.
I don't have to let my water sit as mine comes from a well that has a very low TDS (55ppm @6.8PH). Also my nutrients(advanced Nutrients' Jungle Juice) don't have any PH buffers other than the natural elements which will naturally affect the PH. When I mix mine, I have let it set to see if the PH changes and it doesn't change any after 10minutes from initial mixing.
That Small Boy filter is a good one, my brother has the same filter and it definitely reduces the TDS of his water. TDS is a measure of the Total Disolved Solids in the solution. Your water shouldn't have more than 100ppm to be ideal. More than 100ppm begins to be an issue, depending on what it is that is bringing the TDS above 100ppm. Many times a higher ppm is caused by disolved calcium, but if you are on city water, it could contain other chems from the water treatment such as chlorine or chloramine, which aren't good for plants in higher amounts. If your water comes from a well, it could have a lot of different elements disolved in it that could cause issues if not accounted for when setting up to use it.
Now your final TDS for your nute solution should be around 500-900ppm for adult plants in veg (some strains don't like a lot of nutes so they prefer the lower end of the spectrum, while other plants, typically Indica dominant, like heavier nutes and will be happier on the high end). The TDS for flowering should be about 1000 for the lower nute plants, up to 1500 or more for the high end nute eating Indicas. I grow typical hybrids that tend more to the Indica dominant so I usually run my nutes up to 800ppm for veg and 1200ppm for flower.
You said that your mix only raised .2 over night, that is good. Some people have a significant change with the GH nutes over time while I have heard others say that they don't have a big change. That is probably a difference in the source water. But until we can see the numbers with the meter we can't be sure.
I don't have to let my water sit as mine comes from a well that has a very low TDS (55ppm @6.8PH). Also my nutrients(advanced Nutrients' Jungle Juice) don't have any PH buffers other than the natural elements which will naturally affect the PH. When I mix mine, I have let it set to see if the PH changes and it doesn't change any after 10minutes from initial mixing.
That Small Boy filter is a good one, my brother has the same filter and it definitely reduces the TDS of his water. TDS is a measure of the Total Disolved Solids in the solution. Your water shouldn't have more than 100ppm to be ideal. More than 100ppm begins to be an issue, depending on what it is that is bringing the TDS above 100ppm. Many times a higher ppm is caused by disolved calcium, but if you are on city water, it could contain other chems from the water treatment such as chlorine or chloramine, which aren't good for plants in higher amounts. If your water comes from a well, it could have a lot of different elements disolved in it that could cause issues if not accounted for when setting up to use it.
Now your final TDS for your nute solution should be around 500-900ppm for adult plants in veg (some strains don't like a lot of nutes so they prefer the lower end of the spectrum, while other plants, typically Indica dominant, like heavier nutes and will be happier on the high end). The TDS for flowering should be about 1000 for the lower nute plants, up to 1500 or more for the high end nute eating Indicas. I grow typical hybrids that tend more to the Indica dominant so I usually run my nutes up to 800ppm for veg and 1200ppm for flower.
You said that your mix only raised .2 over night, that is good. Some people have a significant change with the GH nutes over time while I have heard others say that they don't have a big change. That is probably a difference in the source water. But until we can see the numbers with the meter we can't be sure.