Grow Mediums shopping list

[paddler54]

Talofa all,
I live on an island that is very small so I must travel to another island to purchase garden supplies. I already have AN ph bloom, veg, and micro. What other nutes and chemicals should I get so I am stocked for a complete grow?
I also have a question about the level nutes in ro water in my reservor. Since I am growing each plant in its own 5 gallon bucket with its own dedicated submersiable pump and a drip ring running 24/7 plus an airstone, can I get away with running less water in my sump say 2 gallons per bucket or should I add 3 or 4 gallons of water infused with nutes?
Thanks folks in advance for your help. Iam moving in late March so I gotta go off island anyways to get stuff for the new pad.

 

[goingpostal]

You have the basic nutes needed. If your using ro water you might need to pick up some cal mag in case you get a deficiency. Also make sure you have ph up/down and a way to test it. And a tds meter is pretty usefull for testing run off too.

 

[paddler54]

Drat postal I just reread your answer and you did say ph down too sorry, I answered my own question.
What about supplementals, flushing agent, bud enhancers etc. Please keep in mind I am a total nuub who reads a lot probably too much really. I know I should keep it simple this time around so I really want to concentrate on the basics so I start with a solid foundation. Thank you so much for your time, patience and knowledge.

 

[paddler54]

I already have a ph meter, a tds/ec meter and a hygrometer. They are new so I plan on testing them before I go off island.

 

[A-Train]

If this is your first run im with postal you only need GMB plus some cal/mag for def since your using ro water... you want some extra stuff go to the AN website and look up there feeding schedule and click the hobby level grower they suggest a few more things like vodoo juice but its not a necessity

http://www.advancednutrients.com/nutrient-calculator/

 

[Grey Bear]

All the advice so far is spot on.
Sounds like you have the tools you need.
And I wouldn't worry about the "xtra's" until you understand what the basic nutrients do.
That will give you a basis to go on later if you feel like you would benefit from enhancers.

 

[Anthropolis]

Yeah don't worry too much about extras for the first grow or so. For flushing you can just use plain water and be okay Bloom boosters and stuff are nice, but not necessary for great bud Definitely you need some Cal Mag of some type, I'd say that's pretty much mandatory haha. Let us know how it's going, we love to help around here

 

[goingpostal]

if this is your first grow just keep it simple...there's less to screw up then! Personally I dont use flushing agents or any of that, but I'm fairly new to the game as well. Ive been slowly adding as I learn more. I just use fox farms main 3 neut and I recently bought a bottle of super thrive to help with root growth.

 

[paddler54]

All right then thank you generous people for your time on this. One last question (for tonight at least), as I stated in my original post, I would like your opinion regarding water level in the individual 5 gallon buckets.

 

[paddler54]

You folks are awesome, so ph up/down, cal/mag supplement and focus on getting to know the basics first. Say I was thinking about the scrog setup and I think I have an idea how to design a system to connect the plant lid to the scrog structure and attach the entire scrog structure including the plant with pullies for easier service to the buckets. Has this been tried before?