EC higher with multiple plants?

[Josh]

Ok, I need some help with this one guys

I'm growing dwc, 8 clones in a 27 gallon tote
Running about 15 gallons

Water is RO, 0 ppm

Nutes are calmag plus, silicate, and just grow feed so far

Day 15 flower

Everything looks great, roots are good. White and no sign of rot.
But ever since switching to flower I've had a steady drop in ph, about .5 every night.

Usually during veg if the water went down and ec was stable and ph dropped, I would just up the nutes a bit because it's leaching solution. Then it's stable for the rest of the week
But I'm up to 1.7 EC and there's no way I'll go further this shit is starting to scare me, how aren't my plants getting nute burn??
So....... Does more plants in one res= more nutrients needed?


Sry for writing a short story just want to help my case as much as possible

Thanks guys


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[Josh]

I've decided to go ahead and lower the EC to 1.3, see if the ph stabilizes

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[The Aspie Toker]

I can't help, mate. I'm a soil person. No need for EC in soil. :)

[Josh]

I can't help, mate. I'm a soil person. No need for EC in soil. :)

Right you are aspie can't wait to get another organic grow going, I'll prbly always do hydro though
Something about fucking up all the time is so satisfying

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[slayking0113]

so do I, soil person, maybe I will try hydro in the future, then hope can find the answer here

[The Irishman]

I can't help, mate. I'm a soil person. No need for EC in soil. :)

Right you are aspie can't wait to get another organic grow going, I'll prbly always do hydro though
Something about fucking up all the time is so satisfying

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Lol this comment made me laugh buddy lol but you are right though there's always something to go wrong in dwc

Your plants are looking amazing by the way mate smashing job

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[Nanook]

flush, reset to 1.0 imho and wait to see what it does.

[Bulls]

I am not sure how it works in hydro sharing same res with many plants but It could be absolutely possible for them to need higher EC.
Look at Nanook of the north. His EC was constantly rising. As he had so many plants in the reservoir. I know some people in USA rise their EC up to 2.5-2.6 and have no problem. And your plants look perfectly happy to be honest. How many days they been on the high ec? I would say if they look healthy, grow and bloom...keep it up.

[Josh]

I am not sure how it works in hydro sharing same res with many plants but It could be absolutely possible for them to need higher EC.
Look at Nanook of the north. His EC was constantly rising. As he had so many plants in the reservoir. I know some people in USA rise their EC up to 2.5-2.6 and have no problem. And your plants look perfectly happy to be honest. How many days they been on the high ec? I would say if they look healthy, grow and bloom...keep it up.

Hey bulls, thanks for chiming in man they were at 1.7 for a week. I figured maybe using 0 ppm water is the reason for such high nutes... I'm lost. Lmaoo
I'm terrified of over-ferting after what happened my last grow, so I've lowered to 1.3 for now...
Checked this morning and ph dropped from 5.7-5.6, so almost stable I guess. I think nanook hit it on the head, I'll change res tonight and reset at 1.0

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[Josh]

flush, reset to 1.0 imho and wait to see what it does.

After lowering to 1.3, my EC is stable and ph dropped from 5.7-5.6 overnight. I'll do a res change and lower to 1.0 when I get home, thanks bro

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