Lower your PH to about 5.8 and, you're right, you don't need nutrients till the plant is 3-4 weeks old.

And I would sprout the seeds between damp paper towels before placing them in your medium.
Perp Reviewed by Perp on . Ahh help! Ok so I filled my res for tthe first time with plain bathtub water and I was about to put my seeds in my medium, but i decided to take a quick ppm an pH check. i my ph is like in the 7.5 range and my water is like 165. is this ok or not? im thinking its not.i have a shitload of advanced nutrietns to alter this stuff but i dont know what to do. i dont even think i should be using any nutrients for germination. please help! Rating: 5