Mixing Nutes,Healthy Roots?

Hey I'm fairly new to this forum but have grown a couple of soil/dwc crops. I was wondering how everyone mixes their nutes in the reservoir. I'm using Holland Secret 3 part nutes and it says to always add the micro first. i've done a lot of reading and after seeing people just randomly add different parts during each week makes me wonder how they don't get nute lock. If micro has to be added first to prevent nutrient lock on some nutes, then why does adding micro while there is solution in the res a good idea?

I was also wondering how to get my roots to grow faster, I have a dwc/aeroponic setup right now in a tub and some of the roots are to the bottom while others are only a couple inches out of the net pot. I don't have a thermostat to check the temps. in the reservoir even though they seem to be fairly high, probably mid to upper 70's if i was to take a guess. I really need to find a way to keep the air between the res below and the net pots cool.... any suggestions are appreciated and i look forward to posting some weekly pics of these babies as I progress.

Your mixing sounds like its on point. Micro always 1st. Cant get much faster growth than the system you have. There are some products to help root growth.

SuperVit or Superthrive come to mind.

Check your nute line. Im sure they have additives/extras to add to your solution. They should give you what you're looking for.

These 2 and 3-part liquid nutrients come in separate bottles because they can't be combined in their concentrated form. That's when the compounds form that are not available to the plant. Once you dilute the Micro, then you can add the others and mix. When adding more nutes to your res, dilute first.

When I use a 3-part nutrient, I use all 3 parts throughout, like the label says, just in differing amounts, always less than the label says.

HTH

Hey potroast, how much less than the label do you use?

That's a good question. I guess it's an experience thing, I've learned from doing, but I would say that you should start with half of what the label says, and if things look good, and your plants are growing aggressively, then increase to 2/3.

If the label states a range of strengths, I typically use the bottom of the range.

It will save you some money, too.

HTH