Cupped and clawed seedling

If your worried about the accuracy of your tds/ppm meter mate just get a bottle of brand name water. Ppm usually on the back, if not it's only a Google click away.
 
Same method for checking ph metre to as the ph is always on the bottle :thumbsup:
 
Wrong. You Can overwatered in Coco during the seedling stage. However, looking at the pictures the Coco it looks too dry to me. Also, did you precharge or pretreat the Coco. By the pictures, it looks like you tossed Bagged Coco in there and didn't actually water it well before planting? Next time prepare your Coco a day or so ahead and soak it good with 1/2 strength nutes. If you didn't do this step, my bet is your underwatered and underfed. If plants in Coco dry up, it can cause many different issues. A pH probe in Coco is a complete waste of money, don't buy one. I agree, go with RO. You won't need a pH meter and you won't have issues from pH. Back your lights off and avoid heavy airflow on the Coco/Plant until you figure it out . How often are you watering? How heavy is that pot when you lift it? You are new, go grab a pot the same size WITHOUT a plant in it. Put Coco in it. Water it SLOWLY to run off. Feel this pots weight. When in doubt, use this tool to judge. Answer a few questions and I will tell you what's going on. But my guess is Dry Coco by your photos is your main problem.
 
Wrong. You Can overwatered in Coco during the seedling stage. However, looking at the pictures the Coco it looks too dry to me. Also, did you precharge or pretreat the Coco. By the pictures, it looks like you tossed Bagged Coco in there and didn't actually water it well before planting? Next time prepare your Coco a day or so ahead and soak it good with 1/2 strength nutes. If you didn't do this step, my bet is your underwatered and underfed. If plants in Coco dry up, it can cause many different issues. A pH probe in Coco is a complete waste of money, don't buy one. I agree, go with RO. You won't need a pH meter and you won't have issues from pH. Back your lights off and avoid heavy airflow on the Coco/Plant until you figure it out . How often are you watering? How heavy is that pot when you lift it? You are new, go grab a pot the same size WITHOUT a plant in it. Put Coco in it. Water it SLOWLY to run off. Feel this pots weight. When in doubt, use this tool to judge. Answer a few questions and I will tell you what's going on. But my guess is Dry Coco by your photos is your main problem.

Thank you for your reply. I did precharge Canna coco bricks with 1/2 strength nutes the day before I transplanted. I have been overly concerned about how much to water those seedlings and watered minimally. I know coco needs to stay moist but I didn’t know if I could water to wet the whole pot without drowning the roots. I have watered 500ml per pot for the last two days and I am likely to water tomorrow as well. Prior to that I watered a little every second day. The pots were light as I wasn’t watering much each time. I understand the method of watering to run off but I didn’t know how much to water a seedling at 8 days old. It makes sense that it’s too dry now that I think about it.

Is it ok to water to runoff at this point? Or do I just water to moisten the whole pot without runoff?

I will only be using RO water from here on out and I lifted my lights to 30” a day and a half ago.
 
If you think that coco got dry in the outer regions of the pot it can be beneficial to add a couple of drops per gallon of real "Castile Soap" (NOT DETERGENT) to the solution you water with. This will act a a wetting agent to help the coco re-hydrate.
 
PH of 6.8 is too high in coco remember it is a form of hydro so slowly bring that down to 6.0. @Waira what is that foliar feed you recommend to use until he can get that PH down some - Earth Juice xxxxxxx? It looks like he is getting a lock-out to me.
Dry Coco causes the symptoms like lockout and will alter pH and ppm readings. That being said, I would test the AN pH before you feed. If it is above 6.4-6.5, reduce it to 6.0-6.2. I have grown hundreds upon hundreds of plants in Coco. I can tell by the pictures the Coco is too dry. Also, what is "half-strength" feeding in real numbers? If you are 2 weeks into your grow and you are feeding "half-strength" every other day, that will cause issues itself. Plants in Coco should be fed daily or multiple times per day. When Using LEDs and Coco, avoid dry Coco. You can easily get pH burn type symptoms from 1 single dry out.
 
Dry Coco causes the symptoms like lockout and will alter pH and ppm readings. That being said, I would test the AN pH before you feed. If it is above 6.4-6.5, reduce it to 6.0-6.2. I have grown hundreds upon hundreds of plants in Coco. I can tell by the pictures the Coco is too dry. Also, what is "half-strength" feeding in real numbers? If you are 2 weeks into your grow and you are feeding "half-strength" every other day, that will cause issues itself. Plants in Coco should be fed daily or multiple times per day. When Using LEDs and Coco, avoid dry Coco. You can easily get pH burn type symptoms from 1 single dry out.

I calibrate my pH meter and check my nutes pH just before every feed and adjust as necessary for pH 6-6.2. 1/2 strength nutes have been 2ml/L AN Sensigrow A and B, 1ml/L AN Voodoo Juice, and 1ml/L AN Sensi Calmag Xtra.

I’ll be sure to water daily at least. Thank you again for your help.
 
T and RH% are OK,... lights may have been too close for seedlings, but that's good now,... Of more concern is the tap water ppm, that's fairly hard water, enough to overwhelm the AN's "self buffering" capacity, which works in solution only, all bets are off once in pot,... Look into getting a pH probe for actual in pot testing, like the Accurate 8, or a more fancy/$ unit like Blue Labs that works basically the same as a pH meter (electrode bulb type) plus all the care that comes with it, same as any other pH meter (liquids only)... this is just for initial part of the grow, pretty soon you'll be doing the 15-25% run-off each time you feed, testing that r-o for pH and ppm's,.. this is how you grow with coco in pots like this, it cannot be treated like true soil or you'll have problems soon enough.... it has to stay evenly moist too, no drying out ever, coco hates that shit and it'll show in the plants... because of this, many folks use RO/Di water, or water that very low in hardness,... those self fill units at stores usually have nice water at much less $$, so grab a 3-5gal jug and use that... this will help with pH buffering as well with the AN nutes,.. use a Ca-Mg supplement for sure, or switch to coco specific nutes,...
Symptoms aren't distinct enough to call,.. might be a few things, so lets see what the next set does,.. some uneven growth isn't uncommon in any case, but this isn't N-tox' or anything like that,....
Solid advice. I agree Coco hates to dry out. The need for an Accurate liquid pH meter is 10x more important than a soil pH tester when using Coco. If you are feeding the right pH in liquid form and do not let things dry out, the pH of the Coco will remain in proper range.
 
I calibrate my pH meter and check my nutes pH just before every feed and adjust as necessary for pH 6-6.2. 1/2 strength nutes have been 2ml/L AN Sensigrow A and B, 1ml/L AN Voodoo Juice, and 1ml/L AN Sensi Calmag Xtra.

I’ll be sure to water daily at least. Thank you again for your help.
2ml per L is your half stregth? That is strong. Also, may I ask why you are watering around the stem? Roots SEEK moisture. Water around the OUTSIDE of the pot. Coco is like a sponge. Your outer edges look SUPER dry. Watering around the outside makes the roots grow faster, because they will seek moisture. Once you have good roots, water to run off.
 
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