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ph Problems
Zappdoggystarted grow question 2y ago
I have always used tap water in a big bucket that I scoop from to water. I am using Root Farm phDown. The tap water is 7.6 to 8.
If I ph the bucket the ph rises again within a day.
Is it Root Farm or should I ph only the amount I need per watering?
Do other ph down's do this?
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GrowingGrannieanswered grow question 2y ago
That seems to be pretty typical, I have to say... I use General Hydroponics PH-Down and the same thing happens to me if, for some reason, I don't use all the water I've pH'd... so I only pH the water I'm going to use if I'm growing in soil.... I happen to grow in DWC and it takes a couple of days, when I change out my bucket, to get the pH stablized... for me, growing the way I grow (DWC), it's all a balance between nutes and water and pH down...
Good luck!
Zappdoggyanswered grow question 2y ago
Thank you GrowinGrannie and the other that I can't see now.
Very much appreciated.
I guess I will be doing it in small daily batch then. I could not find that information anywhere.
A big help and I bet I will use a lot less phdown now.
This is a great website and resource.
Thanks
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Hashyanswered grow question 2y ago
Ph does tend to naturally rise back up. I'd be tempted to just ph down the water when your using it.
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