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Splifranger
Splifrangerstarted grow question 7 months ago
If im using the ph perfect grow bloom and micro from advanced nutrients and i add the big bud or bud ignitor and stuff do i still need to measure the ph or does the ph perfect keeps the others in range to ?
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Sciolistic_Steve
Sciolistic_Steveanswered grow question 7 months ago
to a point. the buffering will be diluted at some point and pH may shift... also, if you see that occur, know that ph-drift is more likely to occur too, since the buffering agent is no longer doing its job. so, measure and see... if it doesn't move you are fine. if it moves significantly, then it's no longer "ph-perfect" lol. if it's a small proportion of the total - what you add that is not buffered - then it won't have much impact. no worries. i add triple super phosphate (quite acidic) to my well-buffered products of another brand. my pH is rock solid even when i do this. But, it's only adding 10-20ppm of P and 5-10ppm Ca out of a total mix that is ~700ppm. i don't know how good their 'ph perfect' lineup is... i don't trust marijuana branded companies. they tend to be low-knowledge base and don't use existing knowledge in their industry. they are new players making a buck off a cartoon graphic and easily manipulated hobbyists, lol... some exceptions.
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Sciolistic_Steve
Sciolistic_Steveanswered grow question 7 months ago
ph does matter, but you don't have to watch it like a hawk with good products. spot checking all that is needed, unless some part of equation changes. e.g. your tap water shifts from 8.4 to 7. that's a large enough change that could influence some mixtures... a well-buffered product will laugh in the face of such a change. my nutes steamroll over that shift and still coem out to the same pH as before. however, i don't use nutes in my early irrigation of clones or when i sow a seed. I did however still ph-down, because my nutes were not doing it for me, and i killed 0 worth of seed. It is important to spot check. in this context, 8.4, the previous norm for my tap water, was not suitable for sowing seed. i had to ph-down. i neglected to spot check and i ph-downed 7.0 tap water to god knows what.. probably 4-something... few seeds survived. this guy below that never had a ph problem probably uses products that are buffered or the soil mitigates whatever he ignorees... bottom line his ignorance of the important of pH is not why he has had success. he's lucky enough that his water hasn't shifted or his products are simply ph-buffered. it affects availability of nutes within the plant. the wrong pH despite plenty of N or P cand cause a deficiency. this is consistent and repeatable causality. anyone who doesn't beleive in it is either willfully obstinate or learning disabled.
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Roberts
Robertsanswered grow question 7 months ago
Always do ph last. It always needs to be checked going in, and the ph of run off.
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Plugged_Inn
Plugged_Innanswered grow question 7 months ago
Yes you will still need to Test the PH level . when you are added nutrients and mixing with others in water, the PH level drops down so you will need to test it so its in the correct range. PH perfect still needs testing before feeding regardless.
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m0use
m0useanswered grow question 7 months ago
There are better brands of nutrients that do not cost as much and are more well rounded in terms of a complete feed. Jacks, Tera aquatia trio or nova lineup, all much cheaper and a better product. Soil based grow you can forget the PH and good hydro nutrients once you know the brand you can forget the PH but when starting out its a great tool to have. I'd still aim to check PH, can use strips as a low cost option vs getting a pen, try the strips that have multiple indicators per strip to help narrow down the rage and not add in confusion between the single colour strips that all look the same from 4-6ph. can normally find them in pool supply stores or grow shops. Good Luck!
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airplane
airplaneanswered grow question 7 months ago
here is a tip : forget "PH" been cultivating for 40+ years and NEVER checked PH -- if one tries to keep it simple and not over doing it - large yields are your results Throw the ph oen away !!!!!!!
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Stork
Storkanswered grow question 7 months ago
Ofc always measure the PH l
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