Muddy
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I mix my nutrients in gallon Gatorade jugs, so am often mixing several gallon at one time. Like many I would just measure out my teaspoon, add it, check the pH and off I went. One day I decided to check the ppm of the individual jugs and was surprised that even with my careful measuring, the ppm of the jugs varied greatly. So I began thinking of how I could more accurately measure my nutrients.
My solution was to go to the local farmers co-op and buy large syringes that are used for inoculating livestock. I bought two, one that holds 5 ml and one that holds 15 ml. I then removed the needles from the ends. I pour some of the nutrients into a shot glass and draw up the needed amount, empty it into the jug and then draw up and eject the water 2-3 times to clean out the syringe. I repeat this for every jug. After checking the ppm of the jugs I found a variation of less than 5 ppm between jugs. Problem solved.
I know not everyone has access to a farmers co-op but if you look around I'm sure you can probably find some, maybe at a pharmacy or from a veterinarian, or off the internet. They were very inexpensive, less than $3 for both.
My solution was to go to the local farmers co-op and buy large syringes that are used for inoculating livestock. I bought two, one that holds 5 ml and one that holds 15 ml. I then removed the needles from the ends. I pour some of the nutrients into a shot glass and draw up the needed amount, empty it into the jug and then draw up and eject the water 2-3 times to clean out the syringe. I repeat this for every jug. After checking the ppm of the jugs I found a variation of less than 5 ppm between jugs. Problem solved.
I know not everyone has access to a farmers co-op but if you look around I'm sure you can probably find some, maybe at a pharmacy or from a veterinarian, or off the internet. They were very inexpensive, less than $3 for both.
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