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so i switched to lakewoods nute solution (liquid karma/superthrive/calmeg)a wile ago, and i get this layer of this thick grimey layer of brown shit at the bottom of my revisor and my pump sucks it in and its cloging my pump up. wats the deal wit that anyone else havin this prob? any sulutions? thanks
+ also my rockwool is a black mucky sponge
LK is organic to a mystical degree and it does leave a nice brown like crud on your roots, but it has happen to everybody's roots that I have met or read about that use LK. As for your pump clogging, are you using a bubbler with stones, which would only affect the air stones, or are you using a water pump? How big of res are you using? LW uses bubblers with this formula and not a water pump. I imagine that if you put an air stone in the res it would allow the LK to stay more liquefied and not settle into the organic slush, clogging up your pump.
Hope this helps.
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What amount of LK are you coming up with? From what I remember the LK in that formula is basicly 5ML per gal. Are you using anything else besides 3 Part, LK and SuperThrive?
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HI BLUEBEAR!!!
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i got 2 10gal revisors and its happening in both, but i use water pumps, not sure how a bubler would feed the liquid through the tubes, but you thinkin a bubbler mixin the bottom up would solve this?
nah im not followin to a t, 14ml per gal, my plants look beautiful but my pump is fucked about fo flush the pump with rubbin alchol to clean it, its like trickling
I think that a air stone can def help, but I also think that you should back off on the LK and your plants will still look beautiful. IMO, the LK should be started about the week before flower and then throughout the rest of grow. I can't remember if this is how LW says he does.
LK is just an additive that can only do so much to help and then it is almost like using 10000 watts on one plant veged for a month, a plant can only have so much photo synthesis, in the same way, the plant can only absorb so many micro and macro nutrients. Also, an over use of certain nutes can over time cause nute lock out. With this said, you may have some reasoning behind your method that is completely viable, but this is my penny's worth.
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sounds good, i gotta flush the revisor tommarow anyway, thanks
Not a problem, but let me know how it go's. Many others may benefit from your exp.
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Latewood doesn't say how much LK to use - at least not in the sticky, which I have printed 'cuz I'm trying his formula. The LK bottle says 10-12ml/gal. I think I'll try cutting that back to 5ml/gal like BlueBear suggested.
I'm having the same muck problems. My pump is ok, but the sprinkler heads get clogged and need to be cleaned frequently. Plain water washes the gooey crud away. I don't think you need to use alcohol.
I have an airstone in my reservoir and I still get the goo. :(
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The thing is, lW had a thread on it about a year or so ago that broke it down as well. 5ML per gallon was what I thought he was at, anyhow I have stuck to that since and know others on other boards who do the same.
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Hey stranger - your much missed bro. !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by BlueBear
I agree w. Bluebear w/ the 5 ml. per gal. of Liquid Karma .
Latewood alternated every nute change between Liquid Karma and Sweet both at 5ml. per gallon . I've gotten some incredible results using this recipe too . At 5 ml. per gal. the Liquid Karma leaves a thin slimecoat like on a fish in my system but nothing excessive .
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thanks, i went and got an airpump n a 2 12' bubblers(1 for ea revisor) but it wasent strongenough for both so i figure ill try the bubbler + 5ml in one and no bubbler and 8ml in the other (and clean the pump every time i clean my revisor) and see wat gives me the best relults
Crispis' a bad dog !!! Wake -n- Bake = bad info. ->
Latewood alternated every nute change between Liquid Karma and Cal Mag + both at 5ml. per gallon . Not Sweet .
Crispi :jointsmile: