In coco. Haven’t measured ec just ph of 6.0. How do you lower ec? Just amount of nute solution?
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Just measured EC at 2,300
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Just measured EC 2300
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First bit was a bit hugh in N for the content of a one part but i didnt/dont see wanna problems with it with a feed twice, plain ph’d water once when in flower… keeps the N down a bit and helps keep the salt build ups out of your soil…
I have like 20lb of v1 megacrop downstairs i still use lol
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try ph 5.8
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Either less MC or more water. I think ec gives a much better idea of the mix than ppm or weight, but I’ve never used either with MC. I do try to keep the pH as close to 5.8 as I can, and I’m really generous with the runoff.
I’m assuming that’s 2.30ec? I think MC recommends 1.5 in bloom? I never go over 1.45, unless I screw up.
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The pen I stuck in just read 2300 I can also set it to ppm and get a reading if that’s preferred. So clearly I’m silly high on that number though .
Maybe that’s why my chopped plants don’t smell very good? Just hay.
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Do you alternate the ph water and the megacrop feeds? Or just go pure ph water in flower?
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Is that ppm set on 500 scale?
Some meters have 500 and 700 scale. I’m familiar with 500 being in the states.
500 ppm = 1.0ec I feed up to 1.3ec, or 650 ppm and most would say I underfeed.
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I’m not sure… can you tell of this link?
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Can you convert the us/cm number to EC?
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Here’s the feeding chart, note that you can change the chart by clicking on preferred measurement type. Ec… ppm etc.
Your overfeeding at 2.3ec.
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I don’t. I mix a 5 gallon bucket of water & MC until I read what I want with the ec pen.
At that reading, I think your meter is showing 2.319 ec. The μS/cm number gets divided by 1000.
I pH the bucket after the mix has been thoroughly stirred, and let sit for about an hour.
I’ve found small amounts of MC feed to be a lot harder to keep a stable pH. I don’t know why.
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Oh I have the chart and know I’m over feeding. Never measured EC until tonight despite having that tool 
. Made it an entire harvest to 15 plants almost ready to come down. Took one down last week and gave zero smell after a short cure, just hay.
Would this be because I ran 2.3 ec this entire time? Would that ruin my smells?
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Also what if I dial it back for the next week or so before chop ?
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I’m not experienced enought to determine the source of a hay smell… iv been under the impression that’s a dry/cure issue.
I run straight water the last week myself. Pulls the reserve nutes from plant and helps to fade. I also think flushing smooths out the smoke…
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you can just lower the dose. Do you have any pictures?
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If you wanna dial back the base 1 part nute to cut out some N you can. I run a bloom booster with it (kool bloom). 2.3 EC is def too high. I hit 1.8 at the highest end after adding calmag
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Have you found you needed cal/mag? I add a bit of Ca, but have never seen a need for Mg. And, MC has a P/K that isn’t from the Scotts/Bayer/Montsanto/Hawthorne cartel.
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