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Originally Posted by NorCalHal
Yes, I have tried it sucessfully a number of times. The one issue I found is the constant adjusting of PH in the nutrient mix.
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You're doing something wrong then. While it does take a couple of days after you set everything up for the pH to stablize, especially if you're using R/O or distilled water, once you get going the pH stays very stable. My pH drifts slowly downward - about 0.2 every two weeks or so. But that's child's play to correct.
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As you all know, you should change out the nute soulution every 7 daze or so.
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Uh, no, you don't have to change out the reservoir. That's one of the beautiful things about the Lucas formula, because it makes it so easy and low maintenance.
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But, when I did use the Lucas formula, it worked with no ill effects. The plant still grew healthy and produced well. Until you find that one strain that DEMANDS more nitrogen during both Veg and Bloom. Not all strains are created equal.
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course each strain is different. My White Widow grow ran at 1100ppm the whole grow, 1150 burned my leaf tips. My current grow is running at 1350ppm. But they both used the Lucas formula the whole way. You just have to be smart enough to watch your plants and make some adjustments to your nute concentration levels if needed.