Hi there, what's your growing medium? Soil i guess? (you don't have a diary, so there's no way of knowing any details)
the difference of PH of 0.1 i don't really see an issue with, that can be neglected..
You state the rinse-off has a ppm of 250 (not sure which ppm scale, there are multiple, but i will assume you mean the hanna) means EC of 0.5, which is basically around the mark that soil should be fertilised with.. (see: https://www.mandalaseeds.com/Guides/Fertilizing-Smart-Guide). Obviously if you start flushing you are doing this to remove excess nutrients that are stored within the soil, so you will see a reading in the run-off.. I
what's the EC when you provide nutrients to the plants? How often do you feed the plants?
The purple stems i don't think is an issue (usually purple means a P deficiency, but then it would involve the leaves, and not just the stems... it can also be genetics)