So I was looking around trying to find out what is the best order in which to use powder nutrients like NPK RAW and other nutrients. I just remember being told to allow silica to sit in the water for 10-15min prior. Is that still so? Any other tips or tricks for hydro set ups.
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Hey man, how ya doin?
As a general rule of thumb, unless specified by the mfg I do this:
- Silica
- NPK. Your main mix containing your macro/micro nutrients, usually missing calcium.
- Any PK or macro/micro nutrient supplement
- Calcium; Calcium nitrate, gypsum, calmag etc.
- Additives like humics,fulvics, HOCl, h202, organics etc…
- Adjust pH
I like to dissolve all my salt bases into separate containers with enough water to let them dissociate completely before dumping into my reservoir. More important w/ some ingredients than others.
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