What Aqua Flakes A and B Is Built For
This is a two part liquid base, not a supplement, and it covers the whole cycle. House & Garden formulate it for recirculating systems rather than for drain to waste. Compatible media are expanded clay, mineral wool, deep water culture, aeroponics and coco. There are no bulking agents in it, which is the practical difference from a powder dissolved in water. Derived sources are calcium nitrate, ammonium nitrate, nitric acid, potassium hydroxide, phosphoric acid anhydride and magnesium sulfate. Rate is 2 to 11 ml per gallon, which is 0.5 to 3 ml per litre. Always use equal amounts of A and B, which is the one instruction people get wrong. This pack is ten litres of each part. At the range above, that is somewhere between 900 and 5,000 gallons of finished feed. House & Garden run their own manufacturing and their own laboratory, and test each batch. The range comes in one, five, ten, twenty and sixty litre packs.
Recirculating Hydroponics, and Why No Bulking Agents Matters
Recirculating hydroponics is a closed loop, and a closed loop punishes imbalance. Anything the plant does not take stays in the tank and concentrates over days. That is why the absence of bulking agents matters more here than in a soil feed. Solids that do not dissolve settle in a reservoir and foul a pump. Mix part A into the water first, stir, then add part B. Adding them together in a jug is how people get precipitate. Check conductivity after mixing rather than trusting the dose, because source water varies. Dosage moves through the cycle, so the band is wide on purpose. A pack this size suits a room running several reservoirs rather than one tent. Anyone hand feeding pots to waste is paying for a formulation built for a loop they do not have.
Key Features
- Type: A two part liquid base feed for the whole cycle
- Built for: Recirculating systems rather than drain to waste
- Media: Expanded clay, mineral wool, deep water culture, aeroponics, coco
- No bulking agents: Nothing undissolved to settle in a reservoir
- Rate: 2 to 11 ml per gallon, or 0.5 to 3 ml per litre
- The one rule: Always dose A and B in equal amounts
- Mixing order: A into water, stir, then B, never the two together neat
- This pack: Ten litres of each part
- What it makes: Roughly 900 to 5,000 gallons, depending on strength
- Quality control: House & Garden test each batch in their own laboratory
Technical Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| SKU | HG203 |
| Brand | House & Garden |
| Product | Aqua Flakes, parts A and B together |
| Type | Two part liquid base nutrient |
| Pack size | 10 L of each part |
| Dose | 2 to 11 ml per gallon; 0.5 to 3 ml per litre |
| Ratio | Equal amounts of A and B, always |
| Derived from | Calcium nitrate, ammonium nitrate, nitric acid, potassium hydroxide, phosphoric acid anhydride, magnesium sulfate |
| Media | Expanded clay, mineral wool, DWC, aeroponics, coco |
| Bulking agents | None |
| Range sizes | 1 L, 5 L, 10 L, 20 L and 60 L |