ChiefsitandChief
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How important is it in your grow, and could someone refer me to a link of a good brand to buy.
CALMAG question
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skinitti666
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very important during your 12/12 stage its a must here ya go and gl
ChiefsitandChief
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how much did that cost you
ActionHanks
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i picked up a container of calmag similar to that at my local hydro for 16 bucks
Thedillestpickle
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can you use epsom salt instead?
Kronnix
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I think that epsom salt will give magnesiumand sulfer but not calcium
Dizzle Frost
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thats what i buy to, good shit!
skinitti666
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it cost no more than 20 bucks and you can find it in your local hydroponic store
skinitti666
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just buy the real deal bro isnt your investment worth it?
Travis9226
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Botanicare Cal/mag +
ChiefsitandChief
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whats the difference between calmag and calmag+, and when, how, and why I should feed them anyone please?
Thedillestpickle
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Well I'm actually just about to head over to the hydro store to pick up some Cal/Mag. I had some magnesium deficiency so I treated with epsom. Didn't really see Calcium deficiency though so i figured it would actually be better to use Epsom than calmag. But now I'm starting to see cal def too so unless there is a calcium specific product sounds like I need some calmag.
kinda surprizing since im using tap water with ppm 150 and H&G nutes that have calcium nitrate and magnesium sulfate already in the mix. Hopefully I'm diagnosing the plants correctly.
It could be a simple pH lockout, I've been fighting the same issue myself all week. I get nothing but trouble with my tap water and I've pretty similar ppm's. My understanding is that the calcium carbonate in the tap water reacts with your nutrients and converts portions into forms the plant can't use or has some trouble using.
Dizzle Frost
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good point, lockout can cause other probs, like trying to fix it by over ferting and adding things that are never gonna work....lockouts suck!
Thedillestpickle
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I don't know much about lockout, but my pH going into the coco is 5.8 and my pH coming out in the runnoff is 5.7 -5.8 so really not bad at all. Could I still be getting lockout? RO filter just isnt in the budget right now
