ATTN: PRO HYDRO GROWERS!!! Your help is needed! (please!)

Too strong a nute solution can be caused by old nutes seeping from the media. Some of the best growers I know are non-technical people.. They also can as you say grow the hell out of the plants. I've no dought you are successful. Baking hydroton does not work to remove salt buildup. Use Florakleen for buildup of calcerous materials on media it breaks the bond to some extent. "I have used my Hydroton cleaned with a Bleach solution for 4 grows, so far. With no problem." I also do things that don't make sense and lots of times they work out fine. All I am saying is maybe people here should stop contradicting others before they have done their homework, this has happened to me several times and normally I just don't bother but for some strange reason I did this time. Likely will not happen again.

Herbus

Herbus, 1st let me say, Welcome to the forums, and, I appreciate the chemical lesson! Feel free to jump in, anytime as this is how we all learn.

You know; I read these forums for 6-8 months before I decided to buy equipment for hydro...started with 3-part and superthrive. Never looked back.

Sometimes, We all get running through these forums, trying to help out; (quite a task, I must say...we have 3-4 mentors, so to speak on sabbatical...) So, I didn't mean to contradict you, I misread or failed to read correctly GT's post in the first place; causing me to respond out of turn.

We need more people who will help keep checks and balances around here.

so, if you read a post and think to yourself...That asshole must be high!!!
Well, you'll probably be right. Again welcome to CDot...latewood

PS. I will pick up some florakleen; Why not? I have everything else. Wait a minute...It just hit me. I have AN final phase...same as florakleen but different company...
Isn't florakleen GH's flush agent? If so, then you are basically saying, that a flushing agent would neutralize the salt-build-up?

Meanwhile, I will look up FloraKleen to refresh my memory.lw

LW you are a gentleman. Yes GH makes it and it's mostly the same as final flush. Florakleen is better as an empty media cleaner while final flush is for reducing nutes before harvest.

Take care,

Herbus

First off, I just want to say, that I think you were right... too much nutes and my solutions BLOWS for these tomatoes I am trying to grow ;)

I did a partial change and everything is looking great that is growing new.

Matter of fact, I am about to post another post. (does that makes sense)
I have a couple pics of a closup of one of my hopefully girls developing something and I really need an expert opinoin on it. Look for it...

It will be called.. "BOY OR GIRL?"