How to Mix & Add Nutrients for a Hydroponic Aeroponic System

[randyrhoads64050]

how often do I need to add all these? I am using a deep water culture in 5 gallon buckets. DO I change the water every week, two weeks, a month? I'm new at this so any help would be great! I'll also check out hhydro for chemicals.

[XClass65]

you make very helpful and informative videos, it is very apreciated.

[akr4m]

you should of shown us when u added the nutrients to the water

[Mutiny00]

how often do you add or change the nutrients

[210482fmj]

the standard mixing instructions for gh flora 3 part seem to weak. does anybody know what the numbers on the flora calculator actually mean for each element?

[brownninja88]

can anyone tell me if one quart of each of the three fertilizer solutions will be enough to get me thru till the harvest of "my favorite plant"? I'm using a six plant DWC hydro system.

[WYCHIX5]

Thank you for your time to explain the nutrients. I look forward to watch more video from your site.

Thank

[malcolmglover140]

How often should you completely change the water in your system ? I have a 6 site 5 gal system and my res seems to get stale and the water gets a film on top is this the nuits or should I instal a bubbler?

[Kntryhart]

What is the shelflife of the solution once it is mixed. Excellent video!

[flygloria]

Thank you - finally I´ve found someone who explains the nutrients!! I live in Germany and here you don´t find a single thing about hydroponics...so I´m so depending on you guys over there!!! Thanks once again!!

[waylan3]

i thought about using that genereal hydroponics solution its only 11-12 a bottle here i just started my first hydro system tonight its a home made 5 gallon bucket with 8 sprayer nozzels and an echo 185 pump with 3 four inch net pots holding my jalopeno seedlings in rockwool cubes with hydron pellets,im gonna put it on a timer this week now it just runs full time,it said use 7.5 ml for every 4 litres well being in the US that means 1.5 teaspoons for every gallon when i veg it goes up to 10 ml per

[TheJoejoe69]

i think i have messed up.i usde the same stuff.when i went to veggie stage it said to add 2 tsp per gallon withmicro and 3 tsp per gallon withflora grow.well i did that and mty ph balance dropped to 3.did i do something wrong.?i get my water from water machine and it says 6.5 with nothing added.what am i suppose to do?i want them to get nutients for something good.my meds help me much.i am a first time grower.emilies garden,which has done ok for me.please help me asap.messsage me soon please

[lovesickwilly]

a good way to mix the nutrients in a bucket is to use a piece of pipe long enough to reach the bottom, and blow into the top.

[wicreed]

I can barely hear you. Get a better microphone or a get closer to the camera.

[BuddhaMan32]

You should be a teacher

[ShotgunAndAShovel]

I do so enjoy your videos. :)

[brandonlawes]

thanks for the video! this is helping tons of people!

[MedicalMarijuanaLife]

Thank You For Explaining The Measureing To Me I'm Trying My Best On My Grows Just Started In July 2010

[zacharyr100]

I am growing some herb now, its in the vegetative stage, I am using General Hydroponics Flora Micro now because its in the vegetative growth stage, when it starts budding I will start using the Flora Bloom, should I also keep using the Flora Micro when my herb is flowering? And also, should I use the Flora Grow as well? I read that I should use Flora Grow for certain micro nutrients that are missing in the other two liquid fertilizers, is that true? thanks for any input. Larry

[JBelloumini]

im using advanced nutirents do i have to use all 3 stages together

[elcompabaleado]

i jus built a deep water hydronic set. my question is, for every growth stage of my plants, do i jus add the nutrients or do i hav to change the water for every growth stage?

[pppoe3766]

what about ph and ec meters???

If you follow the intsruction on the bottels, the ec will be way to low..

[Devachan13]

Awesome knowledge Bro!

[lordblazerpsx]

man, this guy must of gave up on updates. so far he's been the most informative and best help on what i need to know...

[hezulla]

yo ur grow is yellow did u piss in it, it's green round here 24/7

[urfriendlyhometownDD]

great video can u tell me more about why u need acid

[neogardener]

This video would be a great help for those novice growers who have just started with aeroponics. With this kind of gardening method, it is imperative that a grower knows the proper ways on how to mix and add nutrients because the growth of the crops grown in this kind of technique depends on it.

[Avatar2kelty]

Nutrients is poisons !!!

[rockphotoman]

Buddy

I CANT HEAR WHAT YOU SAY, GET A MICROPHONE

thanks

[boynamedbrandon]

how often do i add nutes?

[The1JoeTurbo]

@boynamedbrandon you got two when you were born dont get greedy. buzzin did you find out an answer id like to find out aswell

[beckdg]

i know in aquatic growing (fish tanks) you can use magnesium sulphate heptahydrate (epsom salt) and calcium carbonate (ie. most calcium pills or tums) to supplement gh (general hardness or measure of calcium and magnesium in water).

the price vs. quantity i think would be a good thing.

my question now: would it work? i know it makes a huge difference when watering the garden with waste water from my tanks.

[bd1965]

Awesome Vids. I hope you get sponsors. I bought all i need today and bought the juice from hydro.com.

Again Great Vids.

[Theleoncio516]

thaaaaank you!!!!!!!! i am lazy exeptfor plants this totally answers my question& thats one worry off my mind! I modeled my aeroponic system close to yours! you should make these to sell believe me u will make alot compared to others! thanks again!=}

[Sadistic919]

Hey Why Not Put A AirStone In Your 5 Gallon Bucket.Mixing With Eeezzzz....How Do You Judge How Many Rolaids To Use

[marito001]

could the nutrients be used directly on soil???

[sonayvaio]

hi nice video i have a problem here in my country we don't have hydroponic nutrients .i bought for my plants , food plant which is like drops to pour in water and made for soil use . i wanted to buy the products you shown in video but will they ship to Kuwait or any other help full guide for nutrients thanks

[bear24rock]

great video..nice and simple..do you not use any ec/ph meters.i thought you said never mix nutrients?..im confused..a chart i seen similar which read 1ml grow per liter 1ml bloom per liter 2ml bioheaven per liter...i thought you put them in seperate bottles?.which would make 3 bottles 1 liter each..with 3 different nutes in...am i doing it all wrong?..can i put these 3 nutes in the 1 bottle??...anyone?.ty.

[Tsmeplz]

@bear24rock Hi ... About your confusion regarding "mixing nutrients". What he meant was you don't mix the bloom and micro and gro directly together. That's why he started with micro in water first then added the next (boom) and finally adding a bit of (gro) at the end. Then he swirled it all together. (So no you don't need 3 different bottles.)

FYI - 1 gallon equals 3.785411 liters per gallon (US) or 4.54609 liters per gallon (UK) this is per wikipedia info.

Good luck!

[bear24rock]

@Tsmeplz thank you.

[totalybitchn]

what was that cakcium stuff rollays???

[Tsmeplz]

@totalybitchn Hi.. He uses Rolaids to as an easy and convenient way to add Calcium (especially good for tomato's) to the water. What he didn't say is whether he grinds it up or just adds it whole nor did he mention amounts, but I guess amounts would depend on what you are growing. Ta.

[davehigginbotham]

I love your Rolaids technique, thanks so much man I love your videos, I'm gonna watch them all.

[chepito617]

Just wondering if you had to test the Ph level of the water before u added the nutrient to the water¨?¨??¨?

[mtggod]

I know you(and everyone) have your fav nutes, but give Bio-Canna a try.. you will never go back to any other nute!

[pot14head420]

how do i fucking add the nutrients to the hydrosystem man can you please make a video about that?

[jdmrec0]

does this stuff affect ph levels??

[tcr9315]

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[want2know1000]

thanks love your vid .easy to listin to and lots of info.

[fosterrobert77]

do rolaids really work?....will it make the water milky lookn?

[Lunarlaserranging]

have you seen the mono nutrient 7 part range rage from canna. It has seven parts so you can custom mix every individual element.

[Lunarlaserranging]

the instructions on these nutes seem to give very low ppm levels. Are these nutrients desinged for lower ppm levels than other one part nutrients. Most other nutrients reccomend high ppm levels the gh flora series. does anybody no if professinal hydroponics factories use the same nutrients that hydro stores sell or do they use something completly different. canna do 7 part nutrient with individual elements for total control of every part but they look quite complicated

[theonlytnhillbilly]

can you use  this nutrient for all other plants or do you have to get certain nutrients for certain plants

[moneybags3x]

when should i start adding nutrients to the sprouted seed, is it in 2 weeks or when i see 3 flowers, i have a nutrient chart and i am confused, when must i start  the week 1

[hedonisticmp]

Try a 60ml syringe you can find them at most grocery stores as marinade injectors, add a little vinyl tubing and you can get to the bottom of the containers. If you leave the tube attached measure its volume. Why is the fogger on the low side of your setup?

[saumier1]

I'm using the amature GH recirculating program with my flood and drain table, Its a beautiful thing, my flood and drain is on a timer, 3 times a day.  I only have to change my resevoir once a week, it's basically zero maintenance.

My flora grow is always green, how come yours is yellow?

And thanks for the vid, I did not know to put my micro in the water first

[CJB425]

Thanks CrazyBlue, I found the answer after some research, now the debate becomes Organic Vs. Chemical

[CJB425]

Are the GH nutes organic?

[CrazyBlue420]

General Hydroponics are not organic, they are chemecally derived much like any hydroponic nutrient because ot the micronutrients roots need to thrive.. while organics lack some important mirconutrients for roots

[cowboylogic101]

Sponsor, sponsor what? This is grade school crap. I never see you anything that requires nothing more than the very basic of knowledge. Your a wanna to be.

[CrazyBlue420]

fuckin assholes on this website... leave a comment, not a fuckin hate mail you dick, everyone else seems to enjoy his videos, guess you all alone pal

[simplename92]

can i use powder fertilizer ?? is the dossage the same that is on the cover even if it is for dirt????

[silverpizza100]

little advice, perhaps if you do another video,,,cut the fan in the back and maybe cut the pump when you are talking because I cant hear very well. I want to learn about hydroponics from experts like you.

[graphak]

you can use crushed up egg shells for calcium. BTW, nice vid.

[27simber]

can you use the stuff you get from the shop[[s like seaweed fish shit stuff like that

[douglasbhart]

thnx for sharing man, i wonder about the runoff, surely there is some, where does it go? and do you reuse it or discard it? could a small hole on the bottom of the far end allow the fog to move threw more generously and drain any runoff?

thnx again bud

[happygameshow]

whats your total PPM for seedling, growth and bloom stages?

[101AOK]

I like your videos but can only handle them for so long due to the "HUM/background" noise. I would be happy to trade your knowledge for my editing expertice so your subscribers can hear your efforts easier. I have a pro editing studio. I would like to have ALL your videos if they were less noisy. I can bring down that HYDRO hum and feature your voice. Just a thought. I am sorry if I offend you, for that is ABSOLUTELY not, my intention.

[Mefoo007]

No offence taken ;) Thanks for offering your skills! 8)

[MrYoungbusinessman]

@101AOK can i squish regular fertilizer pellets for my hydroponics?i cant find the nutriants at walmart

[checkintowithme]

hard to hear your video

[Milby20289394bc]

your vid helped me alot, but 2 questions willt he flavoring hurt the plants on the rolaids? and how much do u put in there i want to grow all tomatoes and bell peppers?

[legendthepitbull]

Man to all you Fucking haters hes showing frist timers what they need to do. Keep it up... I would think us pot smokers would be cooler, but all I see is haters.. Duddy bitch Detroit, M.I

[Mefoo007]

Naw most of them just want to boast what little knoledge the do know. If they were so smart then they would make there own vids

[Mefoo007]

oh yea and thank you ;)

[tomdthree]

@legendthepitbull dint see ne pot

[MrCerebralCortex]

@tomdthree

Try shoving the plant material and fertilizer up your goddamn ass and then making a moaning sound while you finger your shit stained chode.

[tomdthree]

@MrCerebralCortex that was kinda fun.

[MrCerebralCortex]

@tomdthree

Let me know if you need a buddy

[AWDSMified]

I agree I think your videos are badass they have helped me and inspired me to put together a couple of those bucket units and I really like that website you disclosed too hhydro they're a good site i think great things are going to come of this place

[saeidmomtahan]

@legendthepitbull

You're a pot smoker???

Well all I can tell you is this: Smoke one for me.

And don't let anyone give you shit about it. Pot is cool, pot smokers are cool. Never met one I didn't like.

From Iran

[Bluntsna40]

Yeah nice try... I get better results with advanced nutrients, and growing OUTDOORS. Seven foot plants check my videos.

[Mefoo007]

Sigh.. gotta love the NooB trash talkers.. 7 foot isnt even half the size i have seen grown indoor. sorry bud please try all forms of growing before you think your smart enough to knock one.

[Dakota1Rules]

You should look at using Ionic chemicals. much better.

[Mefoo007]

I will definantly thanks. inally a good suggestion for everyone.

[Dakota1Rules]

You need to shake the chemicals before you add them to your water.

[Mefoo007]

Yes this is true. I hope this would be obvious but mabye its not and i might not have mentioned it.

[billj500]

Macro, lol. General Hydroponics makes really low grade, heavy chemical, high salt fertlizers. There are much better brands available including Botanicare and Technaflora (good if you are on a budget) or House & Garden and Advanced Nutrients if you want to grow some top quality fruits, veggies and/or buds.

[Mefoo007]

Thank goodness none of my plants seemed to mind ;)

[hermbil123]

Now topping off your shit is the tricky part. Tutorial that please. Wouldn't mind hearing your take on that. That would get you sponsored lols

peace

[Mefoo007]

topping off? not sure what you mean. I just pour it in until the res is full.

[hermbil123]

Yeah, thats topping your res off. But, Do you add plain water at a pH of 5.8?? or with mild nutes, ect.. ??

:-)

When do you know when to fill your res and what do you do to the water you use to refill it with?

Thats what i meant. thanks.

[oFallenDemono]

ITS MICRO NOT MACRO YOU DUMBASS!!!

[Mefoo007]

God i hate idiots kids that love to just rag in stupid shit to make themselves sound cool... dont be jelious.. go make your own vids.

[spitlife75]

Great Information. How often do you change out your res water if at all? How many rolaids per gallon, and how often. Does the rolaids work w/ all veggies and friuts?

[Mefoo007]

Thanks, I change my res depending on the growth stage but anywere rom every 1 to 3 weeks. obvioulsy in the seedling stage it just needs to be topped with water every so often.

[cycosteve2006]

HEY MAN ...i am using general hydroponics nutrients and my tomatos are really sick looking...i think i am going to switch to miracle-gro.

[30pak]

Check out my Hydroponics videos,, I use general Hydroponics solutions and I am getting great results.

[nectarineblue]

how many roll aidis to each gallon?

[tongsbl]

what were the other 2 bottles you had there or were they the same as thoes other 2 cause they have the same color??

[cycosteve2006]

how much nutrients do i use for 1 galon of water...(micro,grow,bloom)? ...i am growing hydro tomatos...thanks.

[SnipsDelicious]

on the side of the GH micro,gro,bloom there is a chart for the water mix...

[killler73]

DUDE!!!!! ROLAIDS!!!! I never even thought about that, no shit! Thanks man!

[webovisionca]

that was a great video. very nice. 

Thank-you.

[C3POROBOT1]

A large 60 ML medical syringe works great for measuring nutrients. Quick and accurate

[ukgjm]

i cantfind the link to make ur hydro Aeroponic System can you helpme

[DEVIATIO]

hi, you ADD Nut into your water for nurbilizer? or mist from nurbilizer is without Nut? Because it can be problem with ceramic disk in nurbilizer and Nutrients...thx for answer.i hope that Nut and nurbilizer is without problem:)

[Mefoo007]

my system feeds the nut treated water into the nurb chamber. This does speed the life up o the disc sometimes. But usually only i you are lazy and don't remember to flush the og chamber out everytime you changes your nut.

[KevinInBeantown]

hi,i have an aerogarden that has a 3.2 liter for a resevoir,im using a 3 part solution by advanced nutrients,micro,bloom,and grow,i was wondering if i had to change the water everytime i add nutrients,and also how often should i flush? any info would be great...thank you

[Mefoo007]

Some would say you should. I usually don't chnge out or add nut to many times beore plants are past seedling stage. ater that it becomes more important and deinnatly during flowering or fruiting stages. I flush aout every 3 nut changes

[akacam1]

@KevinInBeantown

Aerogrow garden waters are tapped off only as needed, unless your garden "catches" a fungus or other problem. In that case you can attempt a cleanse, a pouring out of the entire reservoir and refilling with clean water and new nutrients. However, some people choose, as a preventative measure, to do a cleanse every two weeks in conjuction with the normal course of nutrient application.

Nutrients are added every two weeks. The liquid nutrients last longer than the tablets.

[akacam1]

@KevinInBeantown

Aerogrow garden waters are tapped off only as needed, unless your garden "catches" a fungus or other problem. In that case you can attempt a cleanse, a pouring out of the entire reservoir and refilling with clean water and new nutrients. However, some people choose, as a preventative measure, to do a cleanse every two weeks in conjuction with the normal course of nutrient application.

Nutrients are added every two weeks. Liquid nutrients have a longer shelf life then tabs.

[Meritous]

Tried to look at your sywire site, which didn't give me any luck. I'm wondering if anyone has looked into the chems put into these Nutrients, seeing things like Monsanto and other companies who have very questionable practices makes me weary of using any additive other than perhaps a PH balancer.

[Mefoo007]

I host syWire from my home machine and I have been moving alot over the last coupla months so if it goes up and down then just check back in a few days, it will be up ;)

[macrumpton]

Great info. I have been getting my toes wet in hydroponics with the Aerogarden I got last Xmas. It works really well, making more basil than I can use. When the starter kit ran out I tried putting my own seeds in the pods (with cotton balls) and using vigoro all purpose food, and the basil worked fine, but the tomato plants would never flower although they got huge and the lettuces looked limp and yellow. Was this a nutrient problem?

[Mefoo007]

Hmm typically i would say it growing tall and never flowering could be one of 2 things. Not enough light and the plant reaches or most likely you hard your light on to long. if you want plants to flower (any plant) drop the light down to 12-14 hours a day.

[theinsane102]

How do you pollanate your plants?

Nice video. :)

[fayik123]

when adjusting the ppm level with the meter, with a two or three part nutrient should raise use equal amounts of each when adjusting the ppm levels. PPM levels does not determine the npk does it. How do you determine the npk on three part nutrients. i have ghe 3 parts but am also going to try 1 part nurients to save hassle as they are pre mixed already. WIll hydro food grown under lights taste pretty good and not be harmfull if eaten as long as i only feed on water for the last two weeks of gro

[freerangechicken26]

How much water do you add and how do you know when you need to add more? How often do you need to completely change out the nutrient?

[Mefoo007]

I just try and keep mine as full as possible. It easly goes through 5 gallons in 3-4 days. I can hear my pump getting louder as the water drops, but isf I want to check i have 3 inch access hole in the lid of my 5g bucket resivior

[freerangechicken26]

how do you know when to add nutrient into this process? And how many months can you go just adding water and nute before the nutrient locks up? thanks for all the great info, very appreciated.

[Mefoo007]

i do nutrient every other 5 gallons of water i fill it with. I flush my tubes and resevior every 2-3 weeks. Never had a nut lock but i have gone a 6-8 once with out a flush still adding the Nut in every other 5gallons of water.  PLEASE don't forget to rate. and don't forget to subscribe.

[freerangechicken26]

Do you just flush it with water and leave the plants in?

[Mefoo007]

Yes.. I flush with about 2 gallons.. don't use tap water EVER it has to much floride.

[freerangechicken26]

Does floride actually kill off the plant? What kind of filter system do you use? ok that's my last question, thanks again.

[tasha2sexi4u]

what timer do u use for your watering

[Mefoo007]

I use 3 timers. 1 for lights 1 for fogger and one for sprayers. The fogger is a 96 step (can control on/off every 15min) the sprayers are on a 48 step (controll on/off every 30 min) Basic store bought timers. A repeat cycling timer is next when budget allows.

[213blood]

thank you for putting all of this info on youtube for new aero users like myself. My question is how can you measure EC (food) levels once it is turned into the "fog"? Would it be as simple as drilling a plugable tap at the end of the system where a EC meter can just be dropped into the tap for readings or would an ec meter meter not work because the micron size of the water?

[readallen]

if you want to be lazy,you wouldnt be using the 3 part flora series,and would be growing with a one part general hydro products like floranova or maxi series and as a side note gerneral hydro has more products for supplements than botanicare does,and also botanicare just came out with a new series called organicare its omri listed but the problem of it is that the base is in a solid form they recomend adding an inorganic diluted 50% along with it in hydroponics systems,I have not tried it yet

[readallen]

what your opinion on botanicare products

[Mefoo007]

Lets just say they have a product for just about everything ;). good hydro formulas but a lot of them. I tend to try and keep things simple (lazy) and just use the 3 additives. BUT if you are trying to grow spacific things that need extra nutriets like sweet fruits or tomatoes they have a seperate mixture for just about every occasion ;)

[tasha2sexi4u]

what do u use for a ph down and is it safe to use diluted battery acid

[Mefoo007]

BioBizz makes a great product also, no doubt!

[trumpet12345]

Great video! You mentioned about adding extra calcium, how many of those do you pop in per tomato plant and when?

[Mefoo007]

I put about a 1/2 a tab (for a 5 gallon resivour) in every other week to every week depending on how heavy the plants are fruiting. I don't use any unless plant is fruiting.

[musiluna]

Excellent videos..i´m using Biobizzz for my aeroponic system and works great and ....it´s biological