Is this Nute worth buying?

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mattyruff

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I purchased a dwc hydro kit and have been running the nutes that came with the kit and with very bad results, i was researching different nutrients to maybe swap out and AN or GH are pretty pricey, especially for a small scale grower. I stumbled upon these nutes on Ebay and wondering if there worth looking into?

[h=2]Product Analysis:[/h]Total Nitrogen (N) ............................................................20.00%
Nitrate Nitrogen.................................................................3.50%
Ammoniacal Nitrogen........................................................16.50%
Available Phosphoric Acid (P205)....................................18.00%
Soluble Potash (K20)........................................................ 38.00%
Total Magnesium as (Mg).....................................................0.40%
Water Soluble Magnesium as (Mg).......................................0.40%
[h=2]Trace Elements:[/h]Boron as (B) ......................................................................0.20%
Copper as (Cu).................................................................. 0.05%
Iron (Chelated) as (Fe).. .....................................................0.40%
Total Manganese as (Mn)....................................................0.20%
Soluble Manganese as (Mn) ...............................................0.20%
Molybdenum (Mo) .............................................................0.01%
Zinc (Zn) ............................................................................0.05%
Chlorine as (Cl), not more than........................................... 2.00%
 
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mattyruff

New Member
This is the nutes i'm running now, im still a noob to nutrients but is one better than the other? Also i was researching online and they recommend adding calcium nitrate to the currents nutes i have now

GUARANTEED ANALYSIS:
Total Nitrogen (N) ........................20.00%
3.90% Ammoniacal Nitrogen
5.90% Nitrate Nitrogen
10.20% Urea Nitrogen
Available Phosphate (P2O5)......20.00%
Soluble Potash (K2O)..................20.00%
Boron (B).........................................0.02%
Copper (Cu)....................................0.05%
0.05% Chelated Copper
Iron (Fe)...........................................0.10%
0.10% Chelated Iron
Manganese (Mn)............................0.05%
0.05% Chelated Manganese
Molybdenum (Mo).......................0.0005%
Zinc (Zn)..........................................0.05%
0.05% Chelated Zinc
 
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mattyruff

New Member
Also is there a good forum that goes into detail about the chemistry of cannabis, as in why it takes in the nutrients it does and which nutrients do what?
 
superstoner1

superstoner1

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That is seriously strong ratios. N=20%? P &k also 20%? Burn, baby, burn.
Lets get back to your original statement, "nutes are pretty pricey". How pricey is buying your meds from someone else? I use an expensive line of premium nutes with multiple additives from the same line in multiple 50gal RES's and my nute cost comes out to $1.25 per dried ounce. Not a bad return, huh?
 
tip top toker

tip top toker

Well-Known Member
How much experience do you have with hydro?

Can you turn around and know that the bad results are not user error, as opposed to bad products?
 
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mattyruff

New Member
yeh as a new grower i did burn the hell out of my babies and just recently they seem to be making a comeback, the problem is i'm not only a micro grower but also stealth so my res size is very small about 1.5g i have been looking for a bigger res but nothing will fit in my box and allow for proper ventilation, my plants are exhibiting very slow growth and were showing signs of burn i have my ppm around 200 now. I notice that the nutes I were looking at are 20-18-38, which seems would be good for flowering.

I guess my question is should i stick with the over powered nutes i have or maybe look for an alternative? and is the alternative i looked up worth buying
 
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schuylaar

Well-Known Member
why do noobs always try to re-invent the wheel?.. or in this case the weed?

best advice i can offer is purchase reputable, familiar nutes FOR CANNABIS until you have many, many grows under your belt..i still use fox farm myself..
 
tip top toker

tip top toker

Well-Known Member
I don't really see what the res size has to do with anything. you diltute nutes per liter. a stronger nute will call for a higher dilution.

From your post, i see nothing that indicates a change of nute brand would change anything.
 
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mattyruff

New Member
My plants (about 4 weeks old now) were showing serious signs of nute burn from a ppm of around 400 is this because the nutes are "stronger" vs superstoner1's 3-2-4? Fox Farms reccomended ppm's starting off is around 600 for just week one
 
thump easy

thump easy

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hey new guys dont swet it... its all good in the name of trial and error a brain surgen didnt become a drain surgen over night so keep at it you will figure it out and if you need help just ask ill try to help you!!!
 
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mattyruff

New Member
It remind me of Jacks Classic All in One which i have heard good reviews about, they just recommend adding calcium nitrate.
 
Frosty125

Frosty125

Member
Dont use that shit dude.
Go buy gh its really not expensive.
$45 will get u all three bottles grow, micro, and bloom all you're going to need.
An is expensive tho. Just sayin
 
firsttimeARE

firsttimeARE

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What line do you use ss? You always say how easy and stable your ph is. My ph is always changing unless i locked inon the right feed. Which is hard to find sometimes.
 
superstoner1

superstoner1

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I use botanicare pure blend pro grow, bloom, soil bloom, aqua shield, silica blast, liquid karma, calmag, sweet, and hydro blast in my recipe.
 
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