“How to Prepare Water for Hydroponics” by Epic Gardening
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Great video and explanation. Got it, check ph after nutes. Thanks for
sharing this.
mygreenzebra
November 30, 2014 at 10:26 am
nutes then ph straight up
Daniel Williams
November 30, 2014 at 11:15 am
Rinse your cup between nute add
Vince Gallegos
November 30, 2014 at 11:56 am
using your finger on the top of the test vile to mix will change your test
results
Nathan Couevas
November 30, 2014 at 12:20 pm
Please folks don’t waist your time doing your ph like this guy..buy a
digital ph meter there cheap..also mix your nutes first then ph the
water..if your water is at 7.0ph after adding the nutes the ph will drop to
about 6.3 or lower
charlie burkel
November 30, 2014 at 1:11 pm
what about ph after you add nutrients?
loqutus2
November 30, 2014 at 1:52 pm
I need some help I’m new to this and my ph meter reads in the hundreds and
I’m trying to set the ph lvl right.
my water is at l50ph am i suppose to bring up to 500-600ph lvl ?
Djre3ko
November 30, 2014 at 2:17 pm
This is a very good video but PH after you add the nutes is best. I would
love to see a video on how to raise the TDS in a hydroponics system. I am
growing some tomatoes, basil and such and my TDS isn’t getting very high.
It seems to hover around 500 to 600 after adding the nutes and I know that
I should have it at around 700 to 1000 for some of the plants.
XInfinity2013
November 30, 2014 at 3:07 pm
Ph before nutes means nothing. Always ph after. Also you mixed up your caps
for nutes
B Morris
November 30, 2014 at 3:54 pm
always base first then add any stims or additives then stir then p.h ,tip
use silica at half strengh before ph down as it acts like ph up ,I wouldnt
grow without
TheJmz1983
November 30, 2014 at 4:41 pm
whay is this
roland kareci
November 30, 2014 at 5:03 pm
Hello,
Good explanation, just like to add that according to GH, they do not advise
adding the flora series then the meter without washing, example: I added
micro flora, wash the meter, add the flora grow, wash the meter and finally
the bloom flora, thereby preventing the lock nutrients.
My Source: General Hydroponics How-To: Mixing Flora Series
tijolobrudi
November 30, 2014 at 5:57 pm
Dooooooooooood that is pretty kewl……
tenminutetokyo
November 30, 2014 at 6:24 pm
Best Video so far thanks for not being stoned out of your mind before doing
the video
Ric Aldrich
November 30, 2014 at 7:15 pm
Might I suggest you add a notation to correct yourself to let people know
you need to check ph after adding nutrients and not before? Confused me for
a second and thought i was doing my water wrong.
Giovanni Rebosio
November 30, 2014 at 7:55 pm
Thanks!
Epic Gardening
November 30, 2014 at 8:48 pm
nice? congaratulations man !
SMDSchablonen
November 30, 2014 at 9:46 pm
Hey Dave, No, they’re not organic, but I am not a big believer in that
terminology. I used no pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or anything of
that nature which the organic name still allows. Plants uptake nutrients at
the smallest level, so I actually feel this method is healthier than a
typical organic grow!
Epic Gardening
November 30, 2014 at 10:34 pm
Great question! I typically check nutrients levels daily and chart it in
Excel, but I’m nerdy like that. Typically, I will adjust pH once a week and
add nutrients as needed…there are feeding schedules you can find online
for most of the common plants you’d grow in a hydroponic system. Each plant
is a bit different as far as what they want to really thrive, but I’ve
found that being a little “hands off” and not measuring exactly works
pretty well too!
Epic Gardening
November 30, 2014 at 11:17 pm
No problem Brian, glad you enjoyed it!
Epic Gardening
December 1, 2014 at 12:13 am
When do you add nutrients again? Do you wait ’til the ppm is down to 350
again? If not: how do you know how much of each to add?
osmansabo
December 1, 2014 at 1:05 am
This video is exactly the information I was looking for, thanks.
Brian Quintanilla
December 1, 2014 at 1:45 am
Yup! In this case I skipped that step, but I usually nute first, pH after
these days.
Epic Gardening
December 1, 2014 at 2:16 am
Great simple instructions.very.informative.thanks.mad farmer is tha
shiznit.no dye and strong as duck!
danmonge31
December 1, 2014 at 2:54 am
Were your nutrients “organic”? Thanks.
davenicholson37
December 1, 2014 at 3:13 am