Nutrients Advice for a Biotab noob

[Nuglet]

Hi everyone, so decided at the last min to go fro a biotabs grow. Really interested in the minimal maintenance type grow as I'm away a lot.

I have gone all out Mephisto this time round - a strawberry nuggets, sour crack and grapey walter.

In a tent with autopots, coco, 2 x 350W CDM

Ordered a biotabs starter pack and silicum flash as I presumed still best to keep on its RO rather than tap. Although RO is a pain in the ass as i have too keep filling tubs from the kitchen tap where the filter is installed.

I'd love to hear of any must do pointers. Been watching the videos and understand the premix. But as always first point of call AFN!

 

[Ivean]

Hi everyone, so decided at the last min to go fro a biotabs grow. Really interested in the minimal maintenance type grow as I'm away a lot.

I have gone all out Mephisto this time round - a strawberry nuggets, sour crack and grapey walter.

In a tent with autopots, coco, 2 x 350W CDM

Ordered a biotabs starter pack and silicum flash as I presumed still best to keep on its RO rather than tap. Although RO is a pain in the ass as i have too keep filling tubs from the kitchen tap where the filter is installed.

I'd love to hear of any must do pointers. Been watching the videos and understand the premix. But as always first point of call AFN!

Personally I wouldn't use ro water. Don't see the point in it tbh.
Unless your tap water is really bad I'd use it.
If it's minimal maintenance you're after you've picked the right kit

 

[Nuglet]

Personally I wouldn't use ro water. Don't see the point in it tbh.
Unless your tap water is really bad I'd use it.
If it's minimal maintenance you're after you've picked the right kit

Thanks @Ivean - I'm running at about 200PPM from the tap.

 

[Ryker604_BT]

Personally I wouldn't use ro water. Don't see the point in it tbh.
Unless your tap water is really bad I'd use it.
If it's minimal maintenance you're after you've picked the right kit

Gotta say that I don't run RO water (tap water is fine by me) but the big honchos at BioTabs seem to be using RO water with their grows .

 

[Nuglet]

Thanks Ryker - do you know what PPM you are running at? Bet them head honchos don't have to fill up drums from the sink over night drip drip drip and carry em 100 yards! I stockpiled last few grows but it was a pain in the ass - seem to hear a lot of people run with tap and all is fine. If the difference isn't that much then I'm happy to go with that and fill up my res from the hose

 

[jdot]

Hi everyone, so decided at the last min to go fro a biotabs grow. Really interested in the minimal maintenance type grow as I'm away a lot.

I have gone all out Mephisto this time round - a strawberry nuggets, sour crack and grapey walter.

In a tent with autopots, coco, 2 x 350W CDM

Ordered a biotabs starter pack and silicum flash as I presumed still best to keep on its RO rather than tap. Although RO is a pain in the ass as i have too keep filling tubs from the kitchen tap where the filter is installed.

I'd love to hear of any must do pointers. Been watching the videos and understand the premix. But as always first point of call AFN!

I have not noticed any difference between hard well water and RO water with the exception that the hard water left residue in the resovoir and on the valves. I still had to add calmag with both but it seemed easier to control cal mag deficiencies with well water. This time around I’m using silicum flash, RO water, and adding cal mag from the start so I hope I don’t overdo it! I also ordered the biopk 5-8 to add weekly during flower this time. My first two runs it seemed like the plants needed fed more in late flower and all I did there was follow the starter kit instructions. In hindsight I should have done the orgatrex tea more often than just day 35....duh. I had good yields 4-5 oz per plant with just the starter kit but I think it can be taken up a notch. My advice is to stay on top of calmag if your using led, esp with RO water (dunno how much the silicum flash is going to help I’ll see this run), and think about a booster feed during flower. I’m also using coco so keep that in mind...good luck and don’t take my feedback negatively, I really like biotabs stuff so far!

 

[Nuglet]

I have not noticed any difference between hard well water and RO water with the exception that the hard water left residue in the resovoir and on the valves. I still had to add calmag with both but it seemed easier to control cal mag deficiencies with well water. This time around I’m using silicum flash, RO water, and adding cal mag from the start so I hope I don’t overdo it! I also ordered the biopk 5-8 to add weekly during flower this time. My first two runs it seemed like the plants needed fed more in late flower and all I did there was follow the starter kit instructions. In hindsight I should have done the orgatrex tea more often than just day 35....duh. I had good yields 4-5 oz per plant with just the starter kit but I think it can be taken up a notch. My advice is to stay on top of calmag if your using led, esp with RO water (dunno how much the silicum flash is going to help I’ll see this run), and think about a booster feed during flower. I’m also using coco so keep that in mind...good luck and don’t take my feedback negatively, I really like biotabs stuff so far!

Thanks Jdot, some great tips there - I'm going to go tap - will let it stands couple of days first. With the PK is the biopk the only recommended route? Only asking as i have a load of buddha tree 9-18 left.

 

[Smieszek420]

You can choose between Bio Pk 5-8 and Pk compost tee. Tea is living, full of living microorganisms, and can give you better results, but you need to aerate it to activate it.

 

[jdot]

Thanks Jdot, some great tips there - I'm going to go tap - will let it stands couple of days first. With the PK is the biopk the only recommended route? Only asking as i have a load of buddha tree 9-18 left.

I dunno as I’m just trying the biopk for the first time, but I sure some of the more experienced folks here will chime in.