Quote Originally Posted by AnomanderRake
The only two things that I did was:
1- Stopped using mineral water (changed to tap with 48h rest)
2- Start balancing the solutions to PH 6.0, instead of 6.5/7.0 like before.
So do you still feed with every watering? How much and how often?
Ditching the mineral water is a good idea. Too many minerals and metals. Did you know some contain uranium...?

Quote Originally Posted by AnomanderRake
One thing about my soil mix that I think you guys maybe missed is that I'm using 50% of perlite with it. Doesn't this make it work more like hydro?
Why, are you watering them like they're hydro?
No, I didn't miss the perlite. And nope, it's not anything like hydro. And I suggest you keep your ph in recommended range, or you will risk nutrient lockout. How are you testing your ingoing water and solutions?
How are you testing runoff ph?