Blue Range ZONE

Blue Planet Nutrients;1360577 said:

Ok so here we go:

First of all, VERY IMPORTANT!!! : TOO MUCH copper will KILL your plants. no Joke. So please, please, please, if you use this recipe you must have a VERY accurate scale. something like a jewelers scale that measures grams to at least one decimal place.

This recipe is for 1 gallon of homemade RootZone DM

first of all, when buying copper sulfate, there a couple different formulations for that particular chemical. so, what I have done is this: The following link is for 500 grams of copper sulfate pentahydrate
CHEM CU SULFATE PENTA ACS 500G - Laboratory Chemicals - Laboratory Supplies - 8EJ50 : Grainger Industrial Supply

The molecular weight of copper sulfate pentahydrate is 249.68
The molecular weight of copper is 63.546
divide 63.546 by 249.68 and you will find that copper sulfate pentahydrate is 25.6% copper. If you use another form of copper sulfate, make sure that you know the molecular weight of the compound which you can find using a periodic table. the reason I say this is that there is also Copper(II) sulfate (cupric sulfate) which has a higher percentage of copper because it is not hydrated.
Anyway, for 1 gallon, you will need exactly 15.14 grams of copper sulfate pentahydrate which is 1.024 grams of elemental copper per liter of water and thus 3.88 grams of elemental copper per gallon
1.024 grams elemental copper per 1000 ml RO water equals .1% soluble copper.

The amount of potassium nitrate in that stuff is negligible. I don't even know why it is in there. They use roughly 13 grams of potassium nitrate per gallon which does not contribute to the potassium or nitrogen content of your nutrient solution much at all.
So, just throw in 13-14 grams per gallon of potassium nitrate (saltpeter) and you will have roughly .06% nitrogen and .15% potassium
you can get potassium nitrate just about anywhere. you can get it on ebay for about $5 a pound all day long and most of the stuff listed on ebay is refined and high quality....much more pure than what is needed for this recipe.

anyway, to re-cap this recipe for 1 gallon of homemade rootzone DM:
use 15.14 grams of copper sulfate pentahydrate
13 grams of potassium nitrate
and 1 gallon (3785) ml pure RO water

There you have it. 1 gallon of RootZone DM for pennies!

Thank you very much... as I bow deeply for the audience lol

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jandre2k3;1616191 said:

***Naming this homemade rootzone product was not Corey's idea, but my own. All responsibility for the similarity in name is my own, and Blue Planet Nutrients should not be held responsible if anyone gets pissy about it...

Blue Range ZONE TANK ADDITIVE - USAGE INSTRUCTIONS All Black Bottle product usage instructions are the same as the equivalent Gold Range product usage instructions. Use From Beginning Of Grow To The End Of Flower. Is Your Root Zone Fully Optimised – It could be with Blue Range ZONE! Is Your Growth Restricted By Sub-Optimal Roots? Help Your Plants Take Up To 100% Of The Nutrients You Feed Them! Blue Range ZONE Works With All Synthetic Nutrients & Additives, In All Systems And All Mediums! We all know that fast growing plants have a big demand for food and water but were you aware of the fact that if your root zone system is not fully optimized, then your plants might be missing out on the ability to uptake all that they need? Trusted around the world by countless growers, Blue Range ZONE ensures that your root system and environment are optimized to help your plants take up to 100% of what they need - all of the time! Forget the enzymes and forget the beneficial bacteria. Corey has specifically formulated this recipe to be almost identical to Gold Range ZONE for use as a full time maintenance program and is your frontline tool of choice for the ultimate root zone environment! For use with most growing media and its high performance action performs equally well in any grow system – truly universal! Try it today and see just how important your Optimised Root Zone is when looking for that bumper crop! USAGE INSTRUCTIONS: To use, simply follow these easy guidelines! LIGHT STRENGTH: Use from the day you plant, to the day you harvest! Recommended for continual use throughout the grow and flower when water temperature is below 21C / 70F. Add Blue Range ZONE at the rate of 5 ml / 1 teaspoon per 20 litres / 5 gallons of final tank level or volume, with all other additives and before adding your primary nutrient. Check and adjust final nutrient strength using a TDS (PPM or EC) meter. Adjust pH to approximately 5.5 for Rockwool, Perlite, Clay, Vermiculite, Aeroponics, DWC, NFT, Hydro or Coco users or 5.9 for dirt or soilless systems such as Promix or Sunshine mix. Feed according to your systems normal requirements. MEDIUM STRENGTH: Use when water temperature reaches or exceeds 23C / 74F. Your root zone can quickly get out of balance when your water temperature reaches or exceeds this mark. Using Blue Range ZONE at this strength, before problems occur, will optimize your root zone's condition until your water temperature falls back into the safe area below 21C / 70F. Add Blue Range ZONE at the rate of 9 ml / 2 teaspoons per 20 litres / 5 gallons of final tank level or volume, with all other additives and before adding your primary nutrient. Check and adjust final nutrient strength using a TDS (PPM or EC) meter. Adjust pH to approximately 5.5 for Rockwool, Perlite, Clay, Vermiculite, Aeroponics, DWC, NFT, Hydro or Coco users or 5.9 for dirt or soilless systems such as Promix or Sunshine mix. Feed according to your systems normal requirements. AGGRESSIVE STRENGTH: Use this strength at first signs of a ‘less than optimal’ root zone. Using Blue Range ZONE at this strength is very effective at quickly re-establishing optimal root zone conditions. Once your plants have regained their vigor, return to using medium strength Blue Range ZONE for the remainder of your grow and / or flower cycles. Add Blue Range ZONE at the rate of 12 ml / 2 ½ teaspoons per 20 litres / 5 gallons of final tank level or volume, with all other additives and before adding your primary nutrient. Check and adjust final nutrient strength using a TDS (PPM or EC) meter. Adjust pH to approximately 5.5 for Rockwool, Perlite, Clay, Vermiculite, Aeroponics, DWC, NFT, Hydro or Coco users or 5.9 for dirt or soilless systems such as Promix or Sunshine mix. See Growers Tips for more info. Feed according to your systems normal requirements.

Thanks to Corey at Blue Planet Nutrients for helping us with this VERY affordable, and easy-to-make alternative root zone conditioner to keep our sterile systems running at optimal levels.

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Everything came from Shmam shmazon dot com, and cost less than going to buy Dutch Masters RootZone at the store. Please allow me to clarify. I did pay shipping, and I did pay full asking price for each ingredient received, and STILL did not pay as much as I would have for a quart of the name-brand stuff.

Items Ordered 1 of: 1 lb Potassium Nitrate 99+% Purity Saltpeter Highly Refined Purity ***MSDS*** Condition: New Sold by: Biodiesel Supply Store & Chemicals Price: $8.25 Shipping & Handling: $3.49 ----- Total Before Tax: $11.74 Sales Tax: $0.00 ----- Total for This Shipment: $11.74 Items Ordered 1 of: Copper Sulfate Pentahydrate - 25.2% Cu - 1 Pound - Easy to Dissolve - Powder ***MSDS*** Condition: New Sold by: Alpha Chemicals Price: $5.50 Item(s) Subtotal: $5.50 Shipping & Handling: $4.49 ----- Total Before Tax: $9.99 Sales Tax: $0.00 ----- Total for This Shipment: $9.99 Total Cost of Materials: $21.73

There is enough there in those two 1lb packages of powder to make 28.266Gal of Blue Range ZONE for Total Cost of Materials: $21.73.

one Gallon of Blue Range ZONE, made at home:



Cost to make: 72.53 cents.