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Ph fluctuation 6 -》 4.2 in 12 hours

PeppaWutz
PeppaWutzstarted grow question 3 years ago
My ph is droping when lights are off from 6 to 4.2 in a hydroponic system (nft - gt100). Plants look really good i think. Ec1.1-1.3 @ flower day 10. Has somebody experience with ph fluctuation or maybe a solution to hold it constant? Thanks a lot 👊😃
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NobodysBuds
NobodysBudsanswered grow question 3 years ago
Sounds like your nutes aren't buffered very well. I'd try a different product if it can swing like that. If you have no light leaks or other practices causing excessive microbial growth, that shouldn't happen so easily. a well-buffered product will not swing so easily under any normal conditions. if you think there are extenuating circumstances causing microbial growth, then that could be beyond the limits of a well-buffered set of fertilizers. clean the rez, look for any light leak or even transluscent bits... probably growing something that is excreting acidic byproducts and possibly leeching some of your nutes. jacks would work great for you... if available nearby, can buy in bulk and pay just under 4 cents per gallon mixed (total for all 3 parts). pH will never be a problem with their '5-12-26 Part A hydro' product. can buy generic cal-nitrate and foodgrade epsom to complete formula. this stuff is like generic prescriptions... a rose is a rose... don't overpay for fertilizer.. it's cheap AF and it's the same exact molecules no matter which brand it is. What can be drastically different between brands is soemthing like buffering that takes a certain understading of chemistry or work experience etc... i.e. a more professional brand employing real proffessionals to make their products.. not cousin billy and nephew steve while they slap a big cartoon graphic on teh label like it's some sort of sugary cereal targetted at children. bwahahah (i didn't look at what you used on purpose... this is hypothetical / generalized and a little humor at the end)
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gottagrowsometime
gottagrowsometimeanswered grow question 3 years ago
Just looked at your mix. Canna products all have dif PH. I have the Rhiz and that puts out an 11.1ph 8ml/l even with 4 it still gets into the high 10s. Try not mixing an together or add a PH buffer like I do when using canna products solo. If you just buy a simple AN PH perfect canna works well with it and stabilizes PH. Also the trace mix, that's not canna, try using without and c how you get on then. Happy growing.
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gottagrowsometime
gottagrowsometimeanswered grow question 3 years ago
Well man, there's a lot of dif opinions here. It's your nutes not agreeing with your set up. Any mixes in nute lines, u need to make sure they work well first of all in your set-up and do this nutes work well together. Like organics with non organics can gel together dif chemical driving ur ph down or up or affecting your PPM. stick to 1 line, idk, haven't looked at your diary, or get a PH perfect nute grow,bloom and try using the same line of nutes. Happy growing
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NobodysBuds
NobodysBudsanswered grow question 3 years ago
ha 'professionals' among any other type-os... meh... that one bothered me though.
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Hempy_The_Kid
Hempy_The_Kidanswered grow question 3 years ago
I agree with roberts. I've added a little under the nutrients I wanted and it held ph a little longer. Mine will be stable about 2 days.
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Roberts
Robertsanswered grow question 3 years ago
Sounds like your nutrition level is too strong.
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