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Locomaniac702

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I know your supposed to flush with the lowest ppms possible , just bought this new product called florakleen similar to sledgehammer and tested its ppms which came out to read 375 ... is this normal should I continue to use florakleen?
 
Doug Dawson

Doug Dawson

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Locomaniac702 said:
I know your supposed to flush with the lowest ppms possible , just bought this new product called florakleen similar to sledgehammer and tested its ppms which came out to read 375 ... is this normal should I continue to use florakleen?
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There is no need to buy flushing products, just taper off nutes the last couple weeks but feed till harvest. Flushing is about removing buildups from your medium.
 
Star Dog

Star Dog

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AyoOso said:
I’m still waiting on a answer to this question. Not from any anti-flushers.
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Sometimes getting a reply is like drawing teeth :-)
I've no problem with flushing for a few days once the plants are matured but I wouldn't use additives, imo it defeats the purpose.
 
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Star Dog said:
Sometimes getting a reply is like drawing teeth :-)
I've no problem with flushing for a few days once the plants are matured but I wouldn't use additives, imo it defeats the purpose.
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right I just made a thread with my issue instead of trying to pull pieces from everybody else post. Hopefully I get a reply in time
 
Doug Dawson

Doug Dawson

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Star Dog said:
Sometimes getting a reply is like drawing teeth :-)
I've no problem with flushing for a few days once the plants are matured but I wouldn't use additives, imo it defeats the purpose.
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LOL, I am pretty sure the flushing window, if there was one, is over on this 4 month old thread. The new poster apparently doesn't want the opinion of anyone that doesn't flush so I will just move on. Good luck to him.
 
Arkos

Arkos

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Just use citric acid if you want to flush your substrate. The hell with flushing products, probably 99% water in a big ass plastic bottle....
 
PJ Diaz

PJ Diaz

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Florakleen is supposed to help dissolve built up mineral deposits. I got a free bottle years ago and use it occasionally per the lable suggestions and have no issues. I believe it helps to keep my drip emitters clog free.
 
Doug Dawson

Doug Dawson

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PJ Diaz said:
Florakleen is supposed to help dissolve built up mineral deposits. I got a free bottle years ago and use it occasionally per the lable suggestions and have no issues. I believe it helps to keep my drip emitters clog free.
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Sorry but this person is not worth helping IMO. He opened another thread and finished the post with "NO ANTI-FLUSHERS. TRYED IT DONT LIKE IT" When asked why he was yelling he replied "Because y’all act like Karen’s it’s annoying af. I’m sure everybody seen the reasoning behind why not to flush. We get it." Personally with that attitude he can figure it out for himself. Pretty impressive to be so ignorant on your second post ever. I have to wonder which account he got banned under before he created this one.
 
PJ Diaz

PJ Diaz

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Doug Dawson said:
Sorry but this person is not worth helping IMO. He opened another thread and finished the post with "NO ANTI-FLUSHERS. TRYED IT DONT LIKE IT" When asked why he was yelling he replied "Because y’all act like Karen’s it’s annoying af. I’m sure everybody seen the reasoning behind why not to flush. We get it." Personally with that attitude he can figure it out for himself. Pretty impressive to be so ignorant on your second post ever. I have to wonder which account he got banned under before he created this one.
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Other people than him will read this thread looking for advice, so I try to provide correct info regardless.
 
Star Dog

Star Dog

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I remember someone commenting on how clean their trays looked after using Flora kleen, apparently the salt residue on the tray was completely removed where the run off was gathering/washing over.
I've got some salt residue on the bottom of my pots it's hard to scrub off, I was going to try a very low/high ph if that doesn't work I might give Flora kleen a try, the residue isn't a problem it's only a cosmetic thing.
 
PJ Diaz

PJ Diaz

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Star Dog said:
I remember someone commenting on how clean their trays looked after using Flora kleen, apparently the salt residue on the tray was completely removed where the run off was gathering/washing over.
I've got some salt residue on the bottom of my pots it's hard to scrub off, I was going to try a very low/high ph if that doesn't work I might give Flora kleen a try, the residue isn't a problem it's only a cosmetic thing.
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Yeah it's kinda like the way you can wash a glass clean but it still has water spots after it dries unless you use something like vinegar to remove the mineral deposits. Florakleen does this while maintaining a semi neutral ph.
 
Dank Bongula

Dank Bongula

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My understanding is there is shit in flushing agents that work to dissolve the salts beyond what just rinsing with clean water can do. That would explain the ppm not being extremely low.
 
Arkos

Arkos

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Star Dog said:
What is it about citric acid that makes it suitable for rinsing substrate?
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It dissolves salts in the substrate and according to some study in small quantities feed microbes. I'm really tired and high, I might look it up tomorrow but I assured you no bro science.
 
Arkos

Arkos

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Star Dog said:
I've got some salt residue on the bottom of my pots it's hard to scrub off, I was going to try a very low/high ph if that doesn't work I might give Flora kleen a try, the residue isn't a problem it's only a cosmetic thing.
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Potassium soap works wonders on that at least has for me, leaves everything squeeky clean, is dirt cheap.
Can also be used as a wetting agent, ph up, insecticide, foliar spray also provides your plant nutrient.
 
Star Dog

Star Dog

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Arkos said:
Potassium soap works wonders on that at least has for me, leaves everything squeeky clean, is dirt cheap.
Can also be used as a wetting agent, ph up, insecticide, foliar spray also provides your plant nutrient.
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I'll look into potassium soap thanks for the tip.
I've seen some bleach advertised recently Harpic X (or something) it shows a lump of scale being dissolved by it :-)
I did wonder if it'll work aa well on salt residue, dissolving is much more appealing than scrubbing, especially with air pots lol.
 
Arkos

Arkos

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Star Dog said:
I did wonder if it'll work aa well on salt residue, dissolving is much more appealing than scrubbing, especially with air pots lol
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Sure it'll probably work just as well if not even better but I think you might have to wipe over with a rag regardless or maybe just blast it with a pressure sprayer ? Bleach the living fuck out of it, literally o_O
 
bk78

bk78

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Star Dog said:
I'll look into potassium soap thanks for the tip.
I've seen some bleach advertised recently Harpic X (or something) it shows a lump of scale being dissolved by it :-)
I did wonder if it'll work aa well on salt residue, dissolving is much more appealing than scrubbing, especially with air pots lol.
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This guy also said he had root bound plants in 5 gallon pots of coco. So take that with a grain of salt

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