Microbial

[blacksaint]

hey fellas,

 

expecting some Microbial in the next day or so, and am wondering at what point to add to my nute solution.

Currently I do as follows;

 

first, Silika Magic, then Ph adjust

then add Canna A+B,

then Superthrive

obtain required EC, then Ph test/adjust if needed.

 

Microbial has a Ph of between 8.0-9.0 , so I thought add it after the Silika Magic, then Ph adjust.

Sound like a plan?

 

Thanks fellas,

 

Cheers

[everest]

just chuck it in first then test , adjust ... can't go wrong

 

ev

[nugget]

I was under the impression you should only adjust your ph after you have added all of your nutrients + additives etc, but thats just from what I've read. I don't really use any additives except potash so don't have any hands on experience to help you sorry.

 

 

[blacksaint]

yeah thanks everest for the confirmation.

 

yeah nugget, with the Silika Magic, it has quite an alkaline Ph, so its advisable to add such products first then adjust down. If you add the nutes first, then the SM, ya gonna find yourself adding copious amounts of Ph Down to get it right..at least in my experience.

 

Canna nutes too have excellent Ph buffering, so once ya get the Ph right after adding the Silika Magic, I find I rarely have to adjust Ph again, even after adding my other additives eg. Superthrive, Canna PK

 

Cheers

[Stoney]

hey there Black

 

as ev said add it all and then test and adjust you could add the super thrive at the end if ya wanted as it wont effect ya PPM or PH much at all but hey ya might as well just chuck it all in and then test that way you only do it once

 

cheerz :Dj:

[blacksaint]

yeah thanks Stoney,

 

I do add the Superthrive pretty much last, and yeah ya right, it doesn't alter Ph or PPM noticeably at all.

 

Actually before I started using the Silika Magic, adding the Canna nutes to my water always gave me a spot on Ph around 5.8. Good for me as I hate Ph adjusting. However, the SM I believe is at least partly responsible for the big 'knuckley' nodes on my branches, so the hassle is worth it I reckon.

 

Cheers.

[Stoney]

definatly worth it i recon im gonna try some soon in my wardorbes to see if the sillica will help keep my White Heaven buds standing tall instead of flopping over

 

and yeah i get the same with my canna nutes one of the reasons i use them i hardly need ph up or down

 

cheerz :Dj: