Hi folks. I am new to hydro (coco) and have a couple questions. I am using Calmag because i am using R/O water with an initial ppm of 10. I am adding the calmag to 250-300 ppms. Now when i add the rest of the nutes do i add the desired ppm not including the 250-300? As in if i want the plants at 800 ppms does this include the calmag ppm?

Another, as far as ph'ing my water. I just read in a mag that is is important not to have hguge swings in ph when adding nutes as this will cause instability. My R/O starts at about 8+. Then i add my botanicare nutes and it swings down to 4.5. Then i add Ph up to about 6.0. Does this seem OK, or should i ph the water before i add nutes and after?

Thanks for helping me out folks. I am enjoying this coco experiment and have a log running over in the assigned forum. Check out the boys and girls(not sexed yet). They started out ruff, but are happy.
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allrollsin21 Reviewed by allrollsin21 on . question and answer session...please Hi folks. I am new to hydro (coco) and have a couple questions. I am using Calmag because i am using R/O water with an initial ppm of 10. I am adding the calmag to 250-300 ppms. Now when i add the rest of the nutes do i add the desired ppm not including the 250-300? As in if i want the plants at 800 ppms does this include the calmag ppm? Another, as far as ph'ing my water. I just read in a mag that is is important not to have hguge swings in ph when adding nutes as this will cause Rating: 5