WeedHound's Nute Schedule for Hydro/Botanicare

[Weedhound]

Sorry it took me so long to get back to you Biggins....somehow this thread slipped off my subscribed things.

I use a 2 stage filter....made by Spectra and it works just fine for us. We have well water....not true tap and our water is fairly hard but it does the job for us just fine. I change the filters in them once every six months and don't expose the filters to light (algae forms.)

The type I have literally screws on to a garden hose. I'm about as mechanical as a lima bean so that works perfectly for us.

[Weedhound]

WH, how would you alter your schedule if veg time was cut to 2 weeks?

Hmm.....good question. I would push up ppms quicker, check my system at LEAST twice a day for ph and nuteburn and watch the plants reaction. Some strains can tolerate (or even LOVE) high numbers of nutes whereas others just curl up and die with the exact same regimen. It's a matter of knowing your strain and/or watching everything like a hawk and changing or fixing things BEFORE they become a huge issue. In hydro things work very fast.......both good and bad so a small problem becomes a BIG problem in almost no time at all. That's why hydro needs more maintenance imo.

[dragonfly2dream]

this information was great, thanks, i will try this, i hope it works as good as your,

[Gatekeeper777]

FANTASTIC!!!! Liqiud light. I will try to find some at my local hydro shop.
I learned alot on this post.

[jOnJoNbLaZiNi]

i really need a dumbed down Extra N00b verson of this write up

[Biggins]

Read this on Botanicare's site

Q: Can I use hydrogen peroxide with Pure Blend Pro or Liquid Karma?
A: No, hydrogen peroxide will kill off the beneficial microorganisms present in Pure Blend Pro and Liquid Karma.

[Weedhound]

I've read that as well but my hydro guy insists he hasn't seen a problem with the botanicare nutes and H202.....just very DEFINITE issues when Cannazym or Rhizotonic are mixed with it. I prefer the Canna line anyway over H202 so don't really use it all any more.

[Prospector]

Weedhound,you mentioned you have a two stage filter that screws onto the garden hose.Can you tell me whay brand and model it is please?Thanks,Prospector

[Weedhound]

Yes, I know its a Spectra II stage and it came with a screw on valve that hooks right up to the garden hose which is good because you aren't supposed to leave it outside in freezing weather.

[Weedhound]

Prospector its' called a Spectra Pure Eliminator RO system ( ours is 100 gpd) and here's a photo. As you can see there are three lines coming from it.....one for good water, one for bad water and one that screws onto your faucet or garden hose. We paid approx $150 for it but I'm sure you can do better on E-bay. We Hounds don't do ebay....had a bad experience with them and refuse to deal with their issues.

Ps....We start with well water that is approximately 120 ppm but will NOT BUDGE AN INCH on ph which is why we ended up using RO water in the first place......we could not control our hydro ph with standard well water.

We change the filters every six months and protect the filters from light (algae) and that's it. Oh.....and you need place to drain off the "excess" unusable part of the system and a to keep your "good water" in and you should be good to go.