Tomatoesonly
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I did like 1ml per gallon to start and then you can do like 2ml per 5 gallons after that once per week, if you can remember.
Suddenly .... Yellow leaves !!!
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Did you still keep water temperature in the upper sixties, or increase it ?
Tomatoesonly
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The BEST, by all available data, is to use some sort of aquarium cooler and a rez to control temps. That's just impossible in my situation, so I just let er rip in the middle of summer. Rez temps in the 80's, even now. With ECOFIX... no problems. I'm not saying in a lab there might not be SOME advantages to a cool rez, but the idea that once it hits 70+*F it's instant death and the solution will turn anaerobic and root rot will set in just isn't true.
Hollatchaboy
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One of the biggest reasons for cooler water, is it holds more DO, making it harder for anaerobic bacteria to take hold. Not to mention, 80° seems excessive for the roots.
Billy the Mountain
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It's a double-whammy, DO is negatively correlated with temp and bacteria growth is positively correlated with temp.
