Indoor yellowing plants week 4 need help last 4 grows failed

first let me clarify I'm still learning alot, read alot, and am doing my own tests right now with a friend... We do all coco with an inch of perlite in the bottom.

Now... isn't it normal for run off pH in coco to come out 1.0 diffrent than input pH or simply go crazy for no reason? i don't know where i read that, but it happens to me with my seedlings too, and since i read that i haven't payed much attention to runoff pH. It would be nice if someone could confirm this.
Also... I used to feed at 5.8 pH too, but feel 6.0 makes my seedlings look better. I have mag issues due to unbuffered coco and no cal-mag additives at hand right now... 6.0 ph lessens the symptoms in my case. So, from my short experience with this, I'd suggest your friend use 6.0 instead of 5.8 pH for his waterings/feeds.

also, my 20-25 days old seedlings (bagseeds, probably photosensitive regulars) are getting 1.0 EC feeds and seem hungry, which i can tell by the low runoff EC i get (0.4-0.5) and their appearance (not yellow, but the lower, older leaves look lighter than the darker green of the younger fan leaves)... so maybe your friend needs to increase dosage a bit as do I?
...I'm not a coco guru per se, but know many...:biggrin:.... they say r-o ppm's shouldn't be more than about 250ppm higher than going in,... given the frequency of feeding (usually), lower EC is better,.. most don't feed more than 1.1- 1.7 EC depending on a variety of factors,... same guru notes 5.8 pH better during veg, 6.0 in later stages seems to do best,...
 
:doh:..overlooked the really high RH%,.. how high Stoney, like 75+%? This can really start to screw with transpiration rates (read up on vapor pressure deficit, VPD, in the Reference section, nice article there, makes things more clear),... think of the whole vascular system as a giant wick, roots up to leaf tips; water is evaporates out of the stomata opening, while CO2 is taken in,.. this has a drawing effect on both water and nute transport, so if something jams that up, the flow starts to drag more and more, inducing all kinds of potential problems, but odd nute defc.'s are among them! The nutes may be there, but just not getting taken up fast enough, forcing the plant to start scavenging what mobile nutes it has from leaves (mobility refers to the ability of the plant to translocate them from older established tissues to new growth where it's more needed; not all nutes are mobile, some poorly, or not at all; this is a key diagnostic aspect when troubleshooting-- where the trouble is on the plant),... it's like staving to death sitting in a bowl of soup! :rofl: :nono:
All that said, the odd pH drift remains a mystery, and that's a big deal here, RH% aside,....
.. water is nice! Again, how much run-off is he doing when he feeds? Is this guy coco savvy, know all the do's and don't's? ....gear in good working order?
... yellowing from bottom up, top down, mid level,..? Again, no pics makes this iffy,....

... that brick coco, does it need specific preparation solutions, or do they say its good to go after hydration?
yes i would say the r/h is over 75% due to airpots and alot of water sitting around im trying to fix that for him
he feeds a 25l pot with 3l of nutriants with about 500-1000ml runoff every day i know he has used coco for awhile now im not too sure if he knows everything the bricks as far as i kno only need to be hydrated with the correct ph water i add a small amount of cal mag to mine to try help stop defs under my led thanks for your input waira its much appreciated
 
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