When growing in coco, you need to add cal/mag virtually from day one, and this could be what is the main cause of these issues.......no cal/mag being used.
Spraying them with water with a pH of 5.8 probably hasn't helped things............trust your products that you are using, they call it "pH perfect" for a reason!
When you get your meter, the run off should be about 10% higher in readings than what you put in.