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shibbyguy
shibbyguystarted grow question 5y ago
If anyone can advise me on my Ph control issue and what I should be doing that would be great.
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Wicked_Stix
Wicked_Stixanswered grow question 5y ago
It seems that ph is the biggest issue people struggle with in hydro. It is usually one of 2 issues. Either nutrients that don't run stable or bacteria breeding causing an unbalanced environment in your reservoir. To rule out the bacteria issue add 2 tsp per gallon of 3% hydrogen peroxide to your reservoir. This will kill any bacteria and add oxygen to the water at the same time. I always run it in my system week 1 just to be safe. As for the nutrients I use maxigro and maxibloom. They buffer pH great and will run stable all week. It is also really cheap. Those 2 things will solve your pH issues and make life a lot easier. Good luck
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motaman311
motaman311answered grow question 5y ago
Did you soak or wash off your hydroton before using? If not that will cause your PH to rise quite a bit.. not to mention all the dust that will be in your reservoir.
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PlaguedGardens
PlaguedGardensanswered grow question 5y ago
In my DWC experience, veg always rises pH and flower lowers it. If your reservoir smells funky I would redo (and clean ) it and add some beneficial bacteria like hydro guard and increase the oxygen and try to stop any light from leaking
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