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remineralisation for blumat drip irrigation in living soil

NonameGrowDude
NonameGrowDudestarted grow question a year ago
I use an RO filter due to super high alkalinity and tried adding back a 5-10% of tap water but it keeps pushing my PH levels to above 8. Any suggestions on how to remineralise my water when growing organic dried amendments? Drops, cal/mag or maybe a remineralisation filter?
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NonameGrowDude
NonameGrowDudeanswered grow question a year ago
I know you most likely not gonna see this but any way. I found this product that is for aquariums and it seems to be perfect. Any reasons not to use it? https://www.seachem.com/equilibrium.php Guaranteed Analysis Amounts per 1 g Soluble Potash (K2O) 23.0% Calcium (Ca) 8.06% Magnesium (Mg) 2.41% Iron (Fe) 0.11% Manganese (Mn) 0.06%
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NonameGrowDude
NonameGrowDudeanswered grow question a year ago
@Growladyeastmidlands - yes hermit killed. RIP @Papablob - I know that why I need to add some minerals @TheFattyMcCoy - I have 20 gallon pots but still don't think that watering with water above 8 PH is a good idea. have you ever checked your water PH? @m0use - that was my thought as well but can't find one that have magnesium and calcium and all seems to have sodium @GrowingGrannie - I was thinking so but I'm afraid that the sodium levels will build up How much sodium is okey in living soil, does any one know how it breaks down since I can't rinse it out?
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Growladyeastmidlands
Growladyeastmidlandsanswered grow question a year ago
Have you removed the hermie plant from your growing area and also are you sure that you don't have any one pollen sacks
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Papablob
Papablobanswered grow question a year ago
attention, Moins il y a de "choses" dans l'eau plus le PH est sensible. Très très sensible.
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TheFattyMcCoy
TheFattyMcCoyanswered grow question a year ago
Citric acid decreases pH, baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) increases. Those are good organic inputs for pH. Honestly for my living soil, 10 gallons and larger will have its own pH buffering abilities. I never pH mine, but don't do what I do unless it works. Do what works for you. Check out my current journal to see what I do for my living soil. ❤️ The Fatty McCoy
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m0use
m0useanswered grow question a year ago
I'd use drops from a natural food store or use tap water and adjust with a PH down product. phosphoric acid works well. Just a FYI the drops may interfere with fertilizers, the minerals they use could bind and from precipitates. They also have mineral sticks you leave in a glass of water and the RO will leach what it needs to become stable. Use plastic vs metal as RO water will eat away the metal over time. Same reason why all RO water taps are plastic pipes/tubes vs metal in the back end. Good Luck!
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GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieanswered grow question a year ago
Ah... one more thing... you may STILL have to adjust pH - but you'll know the minerals are back... so I wouldn't think that a big deal... ???
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GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieanswered grow question a year ago
Couple of things to try here... well, actually, only ONE suggestion - use some Himalayan sea salt... it apparently contains all the minerals which are removed during the osmosis process. The article I found on this says to use about 1/4 tsp per gallon of water... Now, this article is designed and speaks to people wanting to drink the water, not use it for weed but I think that doesn't really matter in the end since what you want is to just replace those lost minerals... https://thewatergeeks.com/how-to-remineralize-ro-water/ Seems like a good article to trust... Good luck!
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