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| The Best Nutrient Solution
To Choose a Feed
Hydroponics is big business all over the world and consequently many excellent feeds are available. There are in fact so many good feeds out there that we thought it was a good idea to sell as many of the best feeds as we could to give our customers the most possible choice.
As there are so many good feeds, we encourage you to switch nutrients every now and again in case you find one that you or your plants prefer. Just because you are getting good results with one package, doesn't necessarily mean that that package is the 'best' for you. They are all good and all have their slight differences, and it is good to try the various products available in the hunt for better yields. Constant experimentation will help you to refine your complete growing style and methods, and we highly recommend it.
Below we try to give you some practical information about each Hydroponic feed to try and help you pick one in relation to water suitability, since this is the one of the crucial factors.
First we look at the three main categories of feeds, universal feeds, hard water and soft water. These relate to the type of water you have. You can get a good idea of water hardness from the pH level.
Universal Feeds - Good for water that isn’t too hard and isn’t too soft. Automatically drops the pH a bit. Usually at full strength a universal feed will drop the pH approximately 0.8 e.g. from 6.8 to 6.0.
Ideal value of pH would be between 6.8 and 7.8
Hard Water Feeds - Hard water has some dissolved mineral elements already in it, mostly calcium and magnesium and consequently it has a high pH. Hard water feeds are only for very hard water. Mixing hard water nutrient solutions automatically drops the pH quite a bit.
Ideal value of pH would be 7.8 and above.
Soft Water Feeds - Soft water has little or no dissolved minerals in it and consequently a low pH. This water is ideal for soft water feeds. Soft water feeds can be used in any type of water although pHadjustment may be needed. Mixing soft water nutrient solutions does not usually affect pH.
Ideal value of pH would be between 5.5 and 7.8
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