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    I am going to the milky way!

    Well, that is sorta how my new NO3 fertilizer looks.
    (Very) partially based yet fully inspired by the AR Makro Spezial N fertilizer, but without urea.

    I have dilluted the following chemicals into 1 liter:
    KNO3: 15.08 grams
    K2SO4: 14.85 grams
    Ca(NO3)2*4(H2O): 117.56 grams
    Mg(NO3)2*6(H2O): 60 grams

    This gives me, when adding 1 ml of this solution to 50 liters of water:
    - 2 ppm NO3
    - 0.25ppm K
    - 0.4ppm Ca
    - 0.115 ppm Mg

    p.s. i am not German, but the calculator i used is

    Last edited by Gilles; 02-18-2012 at 07:17 AM. Reason: added language excuse :)

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    Hi Gillies,
    How are you getting 117.56 g of the Ca(NO3)2.4H2O to dissolve into one 1000 mL solution?

    Get wet.
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    Last edited by Tug; 02-18-2012 at 01:56 PM.
    Catch 22, "They have a right to do anything we can’t stop them from doing."

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    KNO3, KH2PO4, K2SO4, CSM+B, FeDTPA, Fe Gluconate

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    Well, the solubility of Ca(NO3)2.4H2O at room temperature is 121 mg/mL, which equals 121 grams.
    I used boiled R/O water to dissolve it.

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    Smile Like A Rock

    Hi Gilles,

    Magnesium and Calcium are do not work and play well together.

    Biollante
    The first sign we don't know what we are doing is an obsession with numbers. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    Disclaimer: I am not trying to make you mad, it is just what I am, an evil plant monster, 'nuf said.

    • I believe the information I am giving is sound, I am not a veterinarian, professional chemist or particularly bright and certainly not a "Guru.".
    • I assume you are of legal age, competent and it is legal for you to acquire, possess and use any materials or perform any action in your in your jurisdiction.
    • When in doubt "don't."

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    What is your suggestion? What could happen/allready happened then in my mix?

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    Bio may have gotten this one wrong

    it is not the Ca&Mg but the sulfate.

    @Tug should be no problem getting Ca(NO3)2 in solution as something like 130g to 100g H2O

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