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RedBeardy5 · 03-08-2016, 07:27 PM

So I have been using 400grams per gallon of pekacid to replace the overpriced drip clean. My boss did not believe me so he e-mailed custom hydro nutrients and he said drip Clean is a polyphosphate and pekacid is a orthophosphate. Then in the email the guy said to achieve the 24%p2o5 and 8%k2o of drip clean you would need 400grams per half gallon! I always thought drip clean is pekacid, it even smells the same.

stoned40yrs · 03-09-2016, 02:53 AM

Half strength snake oil works just as good as full strength snake oil

RedBeardy5 · 03-12-2016, 03:25 AM

so stoned, you don't use drip clean?

Sforza · 03-12-2016, 04:09 AM

I believe it is the same thing. There are various ways to name chemicals. I think that to make the 40% concentration, you would add 400 grams of pekacid to 600 grams of water, resulting in 1000 grams of Drip Clean.

Pekacid is 0-60-20 (60% P2O5 and 20% K2O). 40% of 60 is 24%. 40% of 20 is 8%

I bought a big old jar of the stuff. It was probably 5 lbs or so. I was going to mix up a liter of solution using the above formula, but I am lazy so I just put a teaspoon of the powder into the reservoir when the mood strikes me. 35 gallon lower reservoir feeding into a 5 gallon upper reservoir. I don't check pH or take readings of the salt concentrations. I am just a seat of the pants grower.

Potassium and Phosphorus are both good for plants, so extra probably doesn't do the plants any harm. In any case, the plants are doing fine, the blumat lines are not clogged, so I am not worried about it. If the reservoir is cloudy, throwing in a teaspoon of the straight pekacid power into the lower reservoir clears it up. If it is not doing any good, it is not doing any harm and I have about a 10 year supply now.

stoned40yrs · 03-12-2016, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by RedBeardy5

so stoned, you don't use drip clean?

Not anymore.

I started using it when I got blumats. First dripclean then mixing my own with pekacid. Then some guys on here started saying it doesn't do anything so I quit using it and didn't see any difference with or without. I don't believe in feeding high ec nutes though. If you like it then keep using it

Sforza · 03-15-2016, 03:42 AM

This link has information on pekacid.
https://www.iclfertilizers.com/Fertil...%20booklet.pdf

RedBeardy5 · 03-15-2016, 04:59 PM

I cant see the link for some reason.

carson · 03-15-2016, 06:10 PM

because he linked to a file on his local computer.

try this, might be the same

https://www.iclfertilizers.com/Fertil...%20booklet.pdf

Sforza · 03-16-2016, 02:40 AM

Thanks carson. I saved the file, but I intended to link to the PDF on the web.

RedBeardy5 · 03-16-2016, 10:05 PM

awesome find

03-08-2016, 07:27 PM	#1
RedBeardy5 Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 543	For people using pekacid to replace drip clean So I have been using 400grams per gallon of pekacid to replace the overpriced drip clean. My boss did not believe me so he e-mailed custom hydro nutrients and he said drip Clean is a polyphosphate and pekacid is a orthophosphate. Then in the email the guy said to achieve the 24%p2o5 and 8%k2o of drip clean you would need 400grams per half gallon! I always thought drip clean is pekacid, it even smells the same.
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03-09-2016, 02:53 AM	#2
stoned40yrs Ripped since 1965 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lost in Alaska Posts: 2,504	Half strength snake oil works just as good as full strength snake oil __________________ "Its expensive as hell to hang out on these boards if you take anyones word on anything!" Whobdobub-2009 "Im down to kick it... Just don't bring any pests with you! Coconutz-2014
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03-12-2016, 04:09 AM	#4
Sforza Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 842	I believe it is the same thing. There are various ways to name chemicals. I think that to make the 40% concentration, you would add 400 grams of pekacid to 600 grams of water, resulting in 1000 grams of Drip Clean. Pekacid is 0-60-20 (60% P2O5 and 20% K2O). 40% of 60 is 24%. 40% of 20 is 8% I bought a big old jar of the stuff. It was probably 5 lbs or so. I was going to mix up a liter of solution using the above formula, but I am lazy so I just put a teaspoon of the powder into the reservoir when the mood strikes me. 35 gallon lower reservoir feeding into a 5 gallon upper reservoir. I don't check pH or take readings of the salt concentrations. I am just a seat of the pants grower. Potassium and Phosphorus are both good for plants, so extra probably doesn't do the plants any harm. In any case, the plants are doing fine, the blumat lines are not clogged, so I am not worried about it. If the reservoir is cloudy, throwing in a teaspoon of the straight pekacid power into the lower reservoir clears it up. If it is not doing any good, it is not doing any harm and I have about a 10 year supply now. __________________ Won't you help to sing These songs of freedom? - 'Cause all I ever have: Redemption songs; Redemption songs; Redemption songs.
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03-15-2016, 03:42 AM	#6
Sforza Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 842	This link has information on pekacid. https://www.iclfertilizers.com/Fertil...%20booklet.pdf __________________ Won't you help to sing These songs of freedom? - 'Cause all I ever have: Redemption songs; Redemption songs; Redemption songs. Last edited by Sforza; 03-16-2016 at 02:39 AM.. Reason: Linked to hard drive instead of to Web
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03-15-2016, 06:10 PM	#8
carson Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 88	because he linked to a file on his local computer. try this, might be the same https://www.iclfertilizers.com/Fertil...%20booklet.pdf
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03-12-2016, 03:25 AM	#3
RedBeardy5 Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 543	so stoned, you don't use drip clean?
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03-15-2016, 04:59 PM	#7
RedBeardy5 Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 543	I cant see the link for some reason.
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03-16-2016, 02:40 AM	#9
Sforza Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 842	Thanks carson. I saved the file, but I intended to link to the PDF on the web. __________________ Won't you help to sing These songs of freedom? - 'Cause all I ever have: Redemption songs; Redemption songs; Redemption songs.
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03-16-2016, 10:05 PM	#10
RedBeardy5 Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 543	awesome find
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