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Airdomes raising ph

Smokescreen420
Smokescreen420started grow question 3 years ago
Im using an autopot system with airdomes, could the domes be raising the ph? The pots are submerged 99% of the time
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m0use
m0useanswered grow question 3 years ago
Bubbling air into water will change the PH of the water. I made a mini graph of this and how it relates to using phosphoric acid as PH down on my one grow. It all depends what type of mineral composition is in your tap water. If you using an air stone in the reservoir or bubbling before adding into the pots it should not flux to much. One other thing to note as well, if the air your bubbling into the water is high in co2, it will form carbonic acid and lower the PH as well. My tap water went from a PH of 7.3 up to 7.9 after bubbling for only 40min. The control went from a PH of 7.3 down to 7.2 growdiaries.com/diaries/129773-grow-journal-by-m0use/week/704902 look at the last photo for the graph/results. I also bubbled the still water that I was using as a control at the end and its PH closely matched the bubbled one. I tested using 1L of water in clear glass mason jars. It was not a perfect test. I would have liked to test it over longer periods of time and see if it drops or rises from extended sitting periods. Put an air stone in your reservoir if you don't already have one. Good Luck!
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Jake13255
Jake13255answered grow question 3 years ago
Air dissolving into water doesn’t change ph. By submerged all the time do you mean they’re sitting in water all the time? Could it be too low airflow and not enough oxygen dissolving then making the plants kinda suffocate?
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CrazyHorse
CrazyHorseanswered grow question 3 years ago
Hello mate in theory "No" , but my plants develop yellowish leafs so I started to think that an airdomes change a ph and cause a problems. On photopiriodic strains I didn't notice any problems but with auto version Yes. I'm not sure in 100% so I will make a research in this topic. All the best mate 😇 💪 👍
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