Loafman
Active Member
Hi all, I have been increasing my EC by a little bit here and there over the last month or so on a DWC bucket. But I am not sure if I am at the best EC.
My problem is that my tap water is quite hard and comes out at an EC of 0.80 to 0.85. I am then adding flowering nutes to make the total up to an EC of 2.25 (so about 1.45 of the total is nutes).
My question is, do you include the original water EC or take that away from the total after adding nutes to come up with the total?
I have also read that EC is the PPM divided by 500 or 700 depending on which meter you use......I have no instruction with my meter and it is unbranded so I have no idea which it is.
Any help would be great. Thanks.
My problem is that my tap water is quite hard and comes out at an EC of 0.80 to 0.85. I am then adding flowering nutes to make the total up to an EC of 2.25 (so about 1.45 of the total is nutes).
My question is, do you include the original water EC or take that away from the total after adding nutes to come up with the total?
I have also read that EC is the PPM divided by 500 or 700 depending on which meter you use......I have no instruction with my meter and it is unbranded so I have no idea which it is.
Any help would be great. Thanks.