Typically I have 2 jugs of water with nutes premixed in ahead of time and have a aerator stone in jug that I switch between the 2 though mainly run in flower nuts jug. Both get shaken like a baby(I love that phrase ) before use though. Does it really do any good or is it bad to premix?
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@Deadinside88 As long as you ph and recheck ec , just befor use , its all good : )
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Thanks, kinda what I figured but figured it was worth asking.
I don’t aerate…I mix a big batch of concentrated veg & bloom nutes with water ahead of times and keep them in old detergent containers like these…I usually give it a long hard shake before I pour it into a measuring cup and I use it…btw, these veg nutes are over 8 yrs. old…
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I aerate my 5gal jug of RO water for a good hour before using it and have a half sized one with markings for litres I’ll pour that into then move the airstone over to keep things mixing as I add them. As I pull the airstone out with the air still on I spray it down with RO water to rinse off the nutes.
There’s also a 50W aquarium heater in there so the water is nice and warm around 80F to keep the micro-herd in the pots happy and active. A stick-on thermometer on the side of the big jug too. Different sized syringes for accurate dispensing of liquids and a little scale for dry stuff.
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…And a piece of styrofoam ~ that’s a thermal break from the slab 
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That whole space is underground and the cement is pretty cold. Even colder half way up the walls when the ground is froze 5ft down. Never needed A/C tho. 
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