evu80
- 191
- 28
you need to outline your entire grow setup for anyone to give you an accurate answer.
are you adding ph up & down on a daily basis to correct the swings? if so, this is your problem.
put your nutes in, leave them alone for a day or so, then go and check the PH. dont dump all your nutes in and then adjust the PH right afterwards or you will run into problems like your having right now.
you need to outline your entire grow setup for anyone to give you an accurate answer.
are you adding ph up & down on a daily basis to correct the swings? if so, this is your problem.
put your nutes in, leave them alone for a day or so, then go and check the PH. dont dump all your nutes in and then adjust the PH right afterwards or you will run into problems like your having right now.
little more info about your setup will get you a better answer too.
Why so fella? can you explain more
^really? i see ive done it both over night and within a couple hours i dont see a difference in swing
would u guys happen to know if it makes a difference in the order of additives that i mix in once i get the 3 parts ready?
I can adjust about 10 minutes after adding nutes (as long as they are all mixed in).pH will swing if the plants are drinking and ratios of nutes are correct.
I can adjust about 10 minutes after adding nutes (as long as they are all mixed in).pH will swing if the plants are drinking and ratios of nutes are correct.
that may be true....however, how can you suggest a solution to a problem when you dont even know his grow style?
also, you have probably mixed your res a good 20 times now, and know exactly how much ph up/down to put into your res to get it to the level you need.
the first thing this guy tells you is he is a total newbie and has no clue what he is doing.
micro, grow, bloom
i wouldnt recomend that to anyone. how can your nutes be completely mixed after 10 minutes? my ppms are still all over the place... i have over 100 gal res/system, those nutes arent going to be completely mixed in 10 minutes, theres no physical way that can happen unless you premix everything outside of the system and then pump it in.
and yes, obviously PH is going to go up & down. i dont consider that a PH swing, thats just nute uptake and thats going to happen no matter what as the plant drinks water and the PPMs go up... you actually want the ph to go from 6-5 and then back up so different nutes can be take up by the plant.
nute swing to me is when you have a ph of 7 drop down to 4 in 2 days...which is what happens when you lower the PH too much because you didnt allow the nutes time to mix properly....then people see its at 4 and they put a bunch of PH up into the res and wonder why the PH keeps swinging back & forth
1 last thing. 3 nute changes in 8 days with cleaning solution cant be good for your plants or your PH either.
sometimes you need to take it slow and allow things to adjust naturally. you can do more damage than good trying to over correct your mistakes.
the plant wants to live, it doesnt take much to grow decent herb. just keep it simple. theres no need to have 8 diferent products in your res either. why not just grow with the 3 part for now until you have the PH under control?? then you can add in the boosters after you have that problem solved...take away some variables
i would suggest flushing with plain water the next 2 days and then go back to the 3part only. it will put you back a week but thats better than having lockout issues
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?