Hey guys, great news, Mars Hydro has sent me a tracking number for the FC6500, it's on its way! Thank you again Mars Hydro!
In the meantime, I will give a quick update. Last night I gave the girls their second (and last) dose of aspirin in their nutrient solution. 1 315 mg tablet per gallon. There is an incredible body of research on salicylic acid and plant growth, SAR, as well as its direct anti-fungal properties (I also use it as a foliar). It's impossible to know how well these things work in a home grow setting, but I do it for all my plants (and veggie garden) and one thing I can tell you for sure, is that the plants are always standing tall and look super happy the next day. They are still being fed twice per day at 600 ppms Megacrop a/b (5.8 ph) at pretty close to the Jack's 321 ratio-I add slightly less calnit and epsom salts, but also add 1/4 teaspoon per gallon 80% soy hydrolysate powder. Liquid Kelp and Mr. Fulvic during one feed each day, and Yucca extract powder (1/2 teaspoon per 4 gallons) every feeding. My water is naturally high in calcium and runs at 140 ppm from the tap. I always dechlorinate first with vitamin C-1/8 teaspoon per 4 gallons. Citric acid for PH down. I should have said all of that in the first post, but oh well. Almost forgot....Light was at 22 inches this morning, I raised to 24, lux readings average around 50k.
Tomorrow I will review my new Inkbird Temp Gun and take some leaf temp readings. So far I've tested it on my turtle tank-I put a piece of masking tape on the side just to get the most accurate reading-and it came up with the EXACT same temperature as my digital thermometer: 80.2. Most impressive accuracy.
