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title: "This is my first time using LECA and I wanted to share my experience…"
description: "This is my first time using LECA and I wanted to share my experience so far with my Anthuriums transitioning from soil to LECA. I’m following the LECA Addict…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/Bj97ko_SSEaaIq6YAweltQ/64f60eee0293f1a347c9118b"
community: "Hydroponics & Semi-hydroponics"
author: "Brandon & Michelle"
published: "2023-09-04T17:07:58.015Z"
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# This is my first time using LECA and I wanted to share my experience…

_Posted by Brandon \& Michelle on 2023-09-04_

This is my first time using LECA and I wanted to share my experience so far with my Anthuriums transitioning from soil to LECA. I’m following the LECA Addict process almost exactly (see my nutrient water formula below).

I received the Queen and Luxurian 8/12 and put them in LECA immediately. I cut 2 older small leaves off from the Queen along with the majority of its roots besides 3 short thick ones. I cut off the smallest Luxurian leaf and left maybe a fist size amount of roots. I thoroughly cleaned the soil off the root systems and used 3% hydrogen peroxide.

3 weeks later, the Queen had an ear lobe yellow and has a few new roots coming in. The Luxurians root system is thriving and has a ton of new roots. No new leaves from both

Today I transitioned my Silver Blush and Magnificum as well. The Magnificum was 2 plants, so I separated them. The uglier one is just in water and I’m using as an experiment. Some of you know the Magnificums history ⚡️so let’s see how she does :)

Hydroton LECA - rinsed 3 times and soaked 3 times for over 3 days  
Distilled Water - 1 Gallon  
General Hydroponics CalMag - CalMagic - 5ml  
Growth Technology Foliage Focus 15-20ml  
RapidStart - 1-2ml  
Plant Revolution Orca Premium Liquid Mycorrhizae - 2ml  
Mr. Fulvic - 1ml  
pH up / pH down (if needed). I aim for 6-6.5

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/sTyOifwnowdmjKGaw33EnJ0RXNy-MMKdu5IHmHEasIc/4a1d8829c2ce4b709bd1de2882c73434.webp?size=large)

## 1 comment

### Lindsey commented on 2023-09-05

They look so happy and healthy! 👏🏼

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