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IONIC® Schedule - Hydroponics
  Mineral Nutrition Liquid Silicon Liquid Oxygen Growth Enhancement

 

Mineral nutrition is essential for plants in hydroponic system. It is easy to grow great crops with well-managed mineral nutrients.

Liquid Silicon will have dramatic effects on plant growth and health. It will also provide resistance to moulds and diseases.

Liquid Oxygen can enrich nutrient solutions with pure, life giving oxygen. It accelerates the growth processes whilst destroying harmful pathogens and diseases.

Growth enhancers are not essential for plant growth in hydroponic systems but, used properly, they can help to produce enhanced crops of higher quality and yield.

Seedlings and Clones

EC: 1.5 mS
pH: 5.8–6.2
Change tank every 10–14 days

 

Make up IONIC Grow in the nutrient tank.
Use Hard Water formulations if necessary.

 

Add Liquid Oxygen to the tank – it can be added daily at 5 ml per 20 litres or every 2 days at 5 ml per 10 litres.

Young plants can be foliar fed with Nitrozyme. Mix in clean water at 5 ml per litre. Mist the whole plant in low light.
Repeat weekly until last 4 weeks.
GreenFuse Root can be given to seedlings, clones and young plants. Mix in water at 1 ml per litre warm water into Rockwool or other media. Can also be misted over foliage.

Young Plants

EC: 1.8 mS
pH: 5.8–6.2

 

Maintain nutrient at around 1.8 mS with pH around 6.

Add Liquid Silicon at 1ml per litre. Check and correct pH back to 6. Repeat weekly.

Liquid Oxygen daily if possible.

GreenFuse Grow can be added to the tank with every tank change. Follow instructions carefully.
Maintain throughout the life of the crop.

Early Flowering

EC: 2.0 mS
pH: 5.8–6.2
Change tank every 7–10 days

 

Make up IONIC Grow in the nutrient tank. It is a good idea to use the Grow formulation for the first week of flowering period. Then switch to Bloom.
Use Hard Water formulations if necessary.

Add Liquid Silicon at 1ml per litre. Check and correct pH back to 6. Repeat weekly.

Liquid Oxygen daily if possible.

GreenFuse Bloom can be added to the tank with every tank change. Add at 1–2 ml per litre and mix thoroughly.
Maintain throughout the life of the crop.

Flowering

EC: 2.0 mS
pH: 5.8–6.2
Change tank every 7 days

 

Make up IONIC BLOOM in the nutrient tank.
Add IONIC BOOST at 1 ml per litre of tank volume. Repeat twice weekly
Keep EC around 2.0 mS and pH at 6 or slightly under.

Add Liquid Silicon at 1ml per litre. Check and correct pH back to 6. Repeat weekly.

Liquid Oxygen daily if possible.

GreenFuse Bloom can be added to the tank with every tank change. Add at 1–2 ml per litre and mix thoroughly.

Tank Changes – the sequence

1. Empty old tank – rinse thoroughly and fill with fresh water.
2. Use pump if possible to stir and agitate the water.
3. Add the appropriate IONIC nutrient solution – usually at around 7 ml per litre. Mix thoroughly.
4. Check EC – add more nutrient if necessary – mixing well until EC is at desired level (usually 1.5–2 mS).
5. If using BOOST – add now at 1–2 ml per litre in the tank. Mix well.
6. If using Liquid Silicon – add now at 1ml per litre of tank volume.
7. Check and correct the pH (ideal range 5.8–6.2). Use pH DOWN to lower pH. If pH needs raising then Liquid Silicon is the best option.
8. Add Liquid Oxygen at the recommended rate and make a final check of pH before allowing nutrient to circulate to plants.
9. If GreenFuse (or any other organic additive) is being used, it should be added now. It may be a good idea to reduce the application of Liquid Oxygen to 50% of the recommended rate if using GreenFuse.

The IONIC Schedule is also available for download in pdf format - click here.