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Hydro - Ec stable, Ph dropping - Raise EC instead of lowering it ?

Maskedcucumber
Maskedcucumberstarted grow question 2 years ago
I have the feeling that when there's not a lot of nutes, PH drops but it means I have to add EC, not lower it. I noticed this when I fed them with a very low EC. I added more EC and they ate a lot right away. What did you experience ? Has to do with them eating all cal-mag ? THX
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Oozle
Oozleanswered grow question 2 years ago
That is such a minor pH fluctuation I wouldn't worry about it. It is good to have some pH drift. You are using chelated nutrients, so a pH between 5.5-6.2 is completely fine. There is a study or two showing that 5.5 is optimal pH for yield etc, but that is another conversation. You are probably right about the cal-mag causing the pH drop. Calcium is a cation, so if it eats more cations than anions, the pH drops. Weeks 2-5 of flower they want the most food, so I would increase the EC and see how they handle it in your environment. Early flower they want calcium, P and always some K. Know that K is also a cation, so too much K will crash your pH as well. Those pH charts are ok, but I found it is much more complex then simply raising or lowering your EC.
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grzegorzdelaurans
grzegorzdelauransanswered grow question 2 years ago
change your water ........fighting fluctuating ph is pointless... i feed about 0.9 ec........and change water every 72 hours.... i set my ph to anywhere between 5.4 and 5.9 and never check it after........
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