defectndesign
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I'm aware great white creates enzymes as a byproduct but is it enough?
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HemiSync
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I'm sure many will disagree with me, but enzymes are overpriced in the gardening world. I use Pondzyme and one jar of this dry powder will last me a lifetime. Couple that up with Recharge and you will have more beneficials and enzymes than you know what to do with.
My daughter and I face the fact that there's no way to hide what I have. The dance she went through before the paramedics arrived earlier in the month was almost comical.
I fall back on the truth that I don't distribute, and everything I've done is thoroughly documented. The daughter doesn't quite grasp her mother's assertion that with great risk comes great reward. Her healing is worth every risk I take. Monitoring the news one could easily be distraught by the insane fear of THC in legislative circles. We have a major educational process ahead of us. Me? I have no fear. I relentlessly insist in my personal freedom to grow and use an herb that's been healing mankind from the beginning.
defectndesign
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I may not be using cannabis to cure a particular ailment right now. It's always been more rec for me. But I have friends who have given up drinking, lost a ton of weight and even healed themselves of type 2 diabetes. Not saying the herb it's self did that but it got him off booze and in the right direction.
I myself have wicked ADD and can get real angry if something ticks me off. My wife on the other hand suffers from anxiety and prob drinks more than she should. But she doesn't like the feeling most of the weed I've had gives her.
I hoping through my growing process I'll be able to find strains that work best for our needs and maybe a few friends.
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I myself have wicked ADD and can get real angry if something ticks me off. My wife on the other hand suffers from anxiety and prob drinks more than she should. But she doesn't like the feeling most of the weed I've had gives her.
I hoping through my growing process I'll be able to find strains that work best for our needs and maybe a few friends.
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defectndesign
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Well I've read it's mostly chicken shit right? That can't be too expensive lol
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Z7 is a recent addition to my garden and I'm not 100% sold on it yet. I've used Hydroguard from the beginning, before using AN even, and have great success with it on its own. Sensizym is AN'S version of beneficial bacteria and I suspect it would be fine by itself also. I tend to use all three right now and as I run out of them I'm going to try the Z7 by itself. Hemi has found a solution that works for him and I'm willing to bet it's less expensive and raises fewer eyebrows at the checkout line too.
I believe the consistency of usage is more important than which brand. By that I mean treat every gallon that goes into your reservoir. Every gallon.
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My daughter and I face the fact that there's no way to hide what I have. The dance she went through before the paramedics arrived earlier in the month was almost comical.
Monitoring the news one could easily be distraught by the insane fear of THC in legislative circles. We have a major educational process ahead of us. Me? I have no fear. I relentlessly insist in my personal freedom to grow and use an herb that's been healing mankind from the beginning.
No Mens Rea.
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I missed this first time through this morning Hyena.
The best advice for folks in a not so accepting State is; No smell, no tell, no sell. If anyone besides a spouse knows it is only a matter of time. Sometimes even then one isn't safe. 
HemiSync
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Hardest thing about Pondzyme is measuring it out. One scoop (4g) treats 200 gallons of water, so it breaks down to 20mg per gallon all for around $13 you can treat 11000+ gallons.
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It's a good thing we live in a digital world where scales that can measure in mg are as cheap as a lifetime supply of the Pondzyme.
defectndesign
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I was using their ph down. They said 5ml to treat 50gal. More like 10ml to treat 2 gal. Wasn't too impressed. And it didn't hold well either. Ph would be back up an hour later.
So I have my beneficials. So adding an enzyme would be ok? Ill research my decision on what brand I'll use. Just want to make sure it won't be counterproductive with the great white already in there
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Scottay
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Those roots look good brother! Your plants are always beautiful!! Love strolling through all these lush green gardens!!! 
will be interestin to see how the remo nutes work for ya bub.
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Those roots look good brother! Your plants are always beautiful!! Love strolling through all these lush green gardens!!!
Thanks Scottay. I don't expect the roots to continue looking so good. We are having outdoor temps well into the 70s and it is impossible to keep my reservoir temps down. One day I'll replace my 1000w hps with some LEDs. I'm just waiting for the price to drop to 5th generation level.
The next six to seven weeks will tell the tale on the heat and the Remo nutrients. If the condition of the buckets is any indication of what Remo can do, I will be getting rid of my remaining AN before next Fall's grows start.
defectndesign
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Thanks Scottay. I don't expect the roots to continue looking so good. We are having outdoor temps well into the 70s and it is impossible to keep my reservoir temps down. One day I'll replace my 1000w hps with some LEDs. I'm just waiting for the price to drop to 5th generation level.
Sounds encouraging. Too bad I have 3 gal of AN mgb to go through first. Salts are building up like crazy on the drip rings and buckets
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My previous grows with AN were normally run with a max of 1.6ml/L and I didn't have this problem. I'm now at 3ml/L and I can scrape salts from the inside of the bucket with my fingernail. Not to brag but I've grown some monsters at half strength too. So what is the difference to the plants ? I don't know. This grow appears no healthier than my previous efforts. Of course both of these strains are new to me so I don't know what to expect either.
I've got approximately 1/3 gallon each of the AN mgb left, and several liter bottles of additives. Attrition will take care of the small bottles, the rest will come in handy with my tomatoes.
defectndesign
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My previous grows with AN were normally run with a max of 1.6ml/L and I didn't have this problem. I'm now at 3ml/L and I can scrape salts from the inside of the bucket with my fingernail. Not to brag but I've grown some monsters at half strength too. So what is the difference to the plants ? I don't know. This grow appears no healthier than my previous efforts. Of course both of these strains are new to me so I don't know what to expect either.
I've got approximately 1/3 gallon each of the AN mgb left, and several liter bottles of additives. Attrition will take care of the small bottles, the rest will come in handy with my tomatoes.
Wow that's crazy. I've been following you with only using 3ml/L but maxed it out on the last feed per AN's chart and they've responded well. But like you know. Salts are too much at this level.
I'll also have a veggie garden going soon too. Does AN work well outside as a water in feed with a miracle grow applicator or something?
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I think no matter what the concentration of nutes in the solution (within reason), plants only sip what they need. This would mean twice the nutes wouldn't make any difference to absorption by the plant; but it would result in more condensation of salts on your reservoir.
You said you have grown great plants using half-strength nutes. That's my whole philosophy...that plants are basically self-dosing and don't need nearly as much or as many nutes as "they" say. Especially with the reality that "they" sell the nutes.
I get a lot of mileage out of my nute bottles. Plus I left the condensate layer in the reservoir this time, from the previous grow. I figure that's a lot of nutrients in that sludge so I just stir it up occasionally. So scientific, I know.
We all get to play scientist here. Hasn't seemed to negatively affect anything. My PPM is routinely 1500-2000. I have no idea what that hurts since my plants are rocking.
Seems like PH is the really important thing since that regulates which nutrients the plant can absorb.
Peace, Hyena
You said you have grown great plants using half-strength nutes. That's my whole philosophy...that plants are basically self-dosing and don't need nearly as much or as many nutes as "they" say. Especially with the reality that "they" sell the nutes.
I get a lot of mileage out of my nute bottles. Plus I left the condensate layer in the reservoir this time, from the previous grow. I figure that's a lot of nutrients in that sludge so I just stir it up occasionally. So scientific, I know.
We all get to play scientist here. Hasn't seemed to negatively affect anything. My PPM is routinely 1500-2000. I have no idea what that hurts since my plants are rocking.Seems like PH is the really important thing since that regulates which nutrients the plant can absorb.
Peace, Hyena
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I think no matter what the concentration of nutes in the solution (within reason), plants only sip what they need. This would mean twice the nutes wouldn't make any difference to absorption by the plant; but it would result in more condensation of salts on your reservoir.
You said you have grown great plants using half-strength nutes. That's my whole philosophy...that plants are basically self-dosing and don't need nearly as much or as many nutes as "they" say. Especially with the reality that "they" sell the nutes.
I get a lot of mileage out of my nute bottles. Plus I left the condensate layer in the reservoir this time, from the previous grow. I figure that's a lot of nutrients in that sludge so I just stir it up occasionally. So scientific, I know.
Seems like PH is the really important thing since that regulates which nutrients the plant can absorb.
Peace, Hyena
Several help line conversations with "they", in this case AN, and I've come to the conclusion I do not like their business practices. The double page magazine ads every 20 pages of HT was enough. Doing my own testing and discovering their pH perfect videos have to be rigged was too much. The excess salts are the straw that broke my back.
I started logging daily data to prove pH doesn't matter with AN and I've proven that, but the addition of Remo and the data from it has shown me the shortcomings of AN also. Here's the truest quote I've gotten from the AN help line. Looking at the whole of my notes I'd have to agree.
"Ppms are a little tricky to read with the pH perfect line, due to humic/fulvic and pH buffers reading differently from dissolved salts."
DC1.....42.5"(+0.25).....6.6 @ 75°.....1500PPM.....+1qt wait 1 hour.....6.6 a 75°.....1510.....AN
DC2.....49"(+0.5).....6.0 @ 74°.....1170.....+3qt wait 1 hour.....6.1 @ 74°.....1020.....Remo
JK1.....41"(+2).....6.2 @ 74°.....1120.....+4qt wait 1 hour.....6.3 @74°.....990.....Remo
JK2.....43.75"(+1).....6.3 @ 74°.....1530.....+4qt wait 1 hour.....6.4 @ 74°.....1430.....AN
A LOT of marketing going on. Everywhere. Turns out the cannabis world is no different than any other marketplace where hype and substance are often deliberately hard to tell apart.
Over the years I have believed what the weight-loss and hair-replacement companies claim too...
I'm still fat and bald.
Peace, Hyena
Over the years I have believed what the weight-loss and hair-replacement companies claim too...
I'm still fat and bald.
Peace, Hyena