# Zampano's 1st Grow Journal **URL:** \ **Category:** Stress\ **Tags:** autoflower, indoor-grow\ **Created:** [September 26, 2024, 1:22am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/zampanos-1st-grow-journal/114612 "2024-09-26T01:22:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Zampano](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/zampano/32/1096402_2.png) [@Zampano](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Zampano)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 3:49am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/zampanos-1st-grow-journal/114612/61 "2024-10-02T03:49:16Z")
> [@Lostgirl](#): > > You have already mixed your 2/3 tablespoon of nutrients into your water correct and it equals 223ppm ? 2/3 teaspoon is what the packaging called for. That was after, yes. ---
**Author:** ![Lostgirl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/lostgirl/32/1000798_2.png) [@Lostgirl](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Lostgirl)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 3:50am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/zampanos-1st-grow-journal/114612/62 "2024-10-02T03:50:25Z")
**are you eyeballing the 2/3 nutrients** or do you have something you’re measuring it with? 1.) Get a cup from your cabinet pull your tap water in it 2.) measure the tap water and post ppm back here ---
**Author:** ![DEEPDIVERDAVE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f05b48/32.png) [@DEEPDIVERDAVE](https://ilgmforum.com/u/DEEPDIVERDAVE)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 3:51am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/zampanos-1st-grow-journal/114612/63 "2024-10-02T03:51:47Z")
Apples and oranges? Tablespoons or Teaspoons ? Read above and saw the conflict/contradiction. TSP TeaSPoon TBS TaBleSpoon @Zampano and @Lostgirl OK, just time to smoke more, maybe. ---
**Author:** ![Zampano](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/zampano/32/1096402_2.png) [@Zampano](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Zampano)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 3:52am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/zampanos-1st-grow-journal/114612/64 "2024-10-02T03:52:25Z")
We have measuring spoons. Ppm of tapwater: 29 ![1000006012](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/5/4/4/544f68061391cfec474a0301d1af2ab5b4f5796f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Lostgirl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/lostgirl/32/1000798_2.png) [@Lostgirl](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Lostgirl)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 3:52am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/zampanos-1st-grow-journal/114612/65 "2024-10-02T03:52:39Z")
That was my typo I meant to say teaspoon ---
**Author:** ![Lostgirl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/lostgirl/32/1000798_2.png) [@Lostgirl](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Lostgirl)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 3:53am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/zampanos-1st-grow-journal/114612/66 "2024-10-02T03:53:55Z")
Okay that’s more realistic. Damn buddy you got some low PPM tap water. Okay here’s what I want you to do. Put another 2/3 teaspoon into that same gallon that you already put a teaspoon in shake it up real good measure it again and post the PPM This will be 2X 2/3 teaspoons ---
**Author:** ![Zampano](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/zampano/32/1096402_2.png) [@Zampano](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Zampano)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 3:59am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/zampanos-1st-grow-journal/114612/67 "2024-10-02T03:59:41Z")
> [@Lostgirl](#): > > Okay that’s more realistic. Damn buddy you got some low PPM tap water. We live in a very undeveloped, underserved rural area. Ive been considering a rainwater collector for this endeavor. Ppm of nute/water mix x2: 408ppm ![1000006013](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/b/9/f/b9f22b4fefe906de0043ea980f741042fb699d3c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Lostgirl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/lostgirl/32/1000798_2.png) [@Lostgirl](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Lostgirl)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 4:01am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/zampanos-1st-grow-journal/114612/68 "2024-10-02T04:01:11Z")
You have the best tap water on planet Earth you’re just fine! pH that water that you just mixed up with the two times feed to 6.5 Feed your girl and tell me what the runoff PPM and pH is It’s so strange because of last week you said you were pH of your tap water was 220 PPM ---
**Author:** ![Zampano](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/zampano/32/1096402_2.png) [@Zampano](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Zampano)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 4:26am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/zampanos-1st-grow-journal/114612/69 "2024-10-02T04:26:53Z")
> [@Lostgirl](#): > > Feed your girl and tell me what the runoff PPM and pH is > > It’s so strange because of last week you said you were pH of your tap water was 220 PPM Last week i was using that old yellow pen, which was crap. Im not sure 🤣 Just finished watering her: 408ppm / 6.5 ph (before) 481ppm / 7.19 ph (after) ![1000006014](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/f/7/0/f70c0b55499a4f07d27cb5aad6f1b6fd1a05ef49.jpeg) ![1000006015](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/4/4/2/4428ad1620efee0184d1949b35659e2c6276778e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Lostgirl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/lostgirl/32/1000798_2.png) [@Lostgirl](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Lostgirl)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 4:34am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/zampanos-1st-grow-journal/114612/70 "2024-10-02T04:34:59Z")
First off let’s start with your pH. It’s too high it needs to be 6.5 (we can work on that on your next feed) I don’t know why your pH is jumping up so high. Tomorrow morning I’m going to jump over here and tag a few of the I❤️GM administrators to find out why the PPM of a full strength feed is only 200 PPM **Did you calibrate the pH on that new pen when you received it?** You had another pH pen not the yellow one I think it might have been blue. Do you still have the runoff that you can test the pH with the blue pen? ---
**Author:** ![Zampano](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/zampano/32/1096402_2.png) [@Zampano](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Zampano)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 4:41am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/zampanos-1st-grow-journal/114612/71 "2024-10-02T04:41:52Z")
> [@Lostgirl](#): > > Do you still have the runoff that you can test the pH with the blue pen? With the blue pen im getting a reading of 6.96 I assumed my partner had calibrated this new pen this morning - i assumed wrong. 😑 ![1000006016](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/4/c/e/4ce368198ff32c7c4dde4611f5dae420828a9162.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Lostgirl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/lostgirl/32/1000798_2.png) [@Lostgirl](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Lostgirl)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 4:53am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/zampanos-1st-grow-journal/114612/72 "2024-10-02T04:53:13Z")
When you calibrate the pH pens make sure you do it by the instructions included and use **distilled water** if you can have your pH pen both your blowing and your new one calibrated by the next feed it will help us. I’m also concerned about the calibration of the EC/ppm of your new meter from Amazon. Here’s why I say. A The lowest PPM tap water I’ve ever seen is 120ppm and yours is 29 PPM B If you look at your nutrient feed chart it says that a 2/3 tsp equals 700 PPM you’re giving me a total of 200 PPM **You do see my red flag concern** I know the new pH pen comes with three calibration packs. You should get some calibration liquid off of Amazon to calibrate your ppms. There’s way too many inaccuracies in what I’m seeing. I’m truly trying to help you buddy. But I see some red flags. I’m pretty good at catching things that just don’t look right. ---
**Author:** ![Lostgirl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/lostgirl/32/1000798_2.png) [@Lostgirl](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Lostgirl)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 4:55am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/zampanos-1st-grow-journal/114612/73 "2024-10-02T04:55:34Z")
For now your girl’s going to be just fine. Tomorrow morning I’ll do a post with all the questions to the admin and get some answers on the nutrient PPM ---
**Author:** ![Zampano](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/zampano/32/1096402_2.png) [@Zampano](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Zampano)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 5:02am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/zampanos-1st-grow-journal/114612/74 "2024-10-02T05:02:45Z")
> [@Lostgirl](#): > > I’m truly trying to help you buddy. But I see some red flags. I’m pretty good at catching things that just don’t look right I know and i absolutely appreciate all the help you have given me thus far, theres really only so much a google search can do, its so much easier to be able to get first hand knowledge from more experienced growers. We did a quick calibration of the new pen, the numbers arent too too far off: Her lights have juat turned off for the night. Hopefully she’ll be in a better mood tomorrow. 🤣 Thank you so much for being so helpful thru all of this. ![1000006017](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/9/f/2/9f29523c1040b898a05cf6f74a4439f1cc962973.jpeg) ![1000006018](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/e/f/0/ef038ccdd298673795c6bbe621b872b49d45e963.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Lostgirl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/lostgirl/32/1000798_2.png) [@Lostgirl](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Lostgirl)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 5:06am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/zampanos-1st-grow-journal/114612/75 "2024-10-02T05:06:11Z")
You want to get the **1314 calibration solution** every time I try to post the link it post the wrong link ---
**Author:** ![Zampano](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/zampano/32/1096402_2.png) [@Zampano](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Zampano)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 5:12am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/zampanos-1st-grow-journal/114612/76 "2024-10-02T05:12:35Z")
> [@Lostgirl](#): > > You want to get the **1314 calibration solution** Just placed an order 👍 ---
**Author:** ![Lostgirl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/lostgirl/32/1000798_2.png) [@Lostgirl](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Lostgirl)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 5:16am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/zampanos-1st-grow-journal/114612/77 "2024-10-02T05:16:13Z")
Great 1314 solution is what you need for the pen that you have. I’ll get some answers in the morning and we’ll go from there ---
**Author:** ![DEEPDIVERDAVE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f05b48/32.png) [@DEEPDIVERDAVE](https://ilgmforum.com/u/DEEPDIVERDAVE)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 5:18am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/zampanos-1st-grow-journal/114612/78 "2024-10-02T05:18:59Z")
> [@Lostgirl](#): > > ou want to get the **1314 calibration solution** every time Why? I have PPM calibration solution 1000PPM. My PPM meter, not calibrated (by me) reads 990. I have PH-Calibration solution, cleaning, and storage solutions. Apera 20 and 60 read and calibrate good, always. Getting the correct readings is important. Friends with USN-NEC/WC 670 peoples, convinces me of the importance. Compromised two of 5 grows over PH issues, TBT. ---
**Author:** ![Lostgirl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/lostgirl/32/1000798_2.png) [@Lostgirl](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Lostgirl)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 5:21am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/zampanos-1st-grow-journal/114612/79 "2024-10-02T05:21:44Z")
**is specifically for his pen** 1413 μS/cm Calibration Solution, Conductivity Salt Standard Buffer Solution for 5 in 1 Salinity Tester, EC Meter, TDS Meter ---
**Author:** ![DEEPDIVERDAVE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f05b48/32.png) [@DEEPDIVERDAVE](https://ilgmforum.com/u/DEEPDIVERDAVE)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 6:09am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/zampanos-1st-grow-journal/114612/80 "2024-10-02T06:09:55Z")
> [@Lostgirl](#): > > 5 in 1 Salinity Tester, EC Meter, TDS Meter Ok, so mine is the ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/d/8/f/d8f963fdd63e75ff1d26b4a0354ec7dd2bb5277a.jpeg) 7-function measuring device. No clue on manual or calibration instructions. May have to buy one to get the manual. Thanks, Dusting off memory cells tonight. It does measure the 1000PPM, but is off on the PH. No clue on others. [Previous page](https://ilgmforum.com/t/zampanos-1st-grow-journal/114612.md?page=3) [Next page](https://ilgmforum.com/t/zampanos-1st-grow-journal/114612.md?page=5)