p.h. keeps rising..?

[traw88]

ok i might have fixed my own problem but not sure yet...

- so i went to the hydro store today and noticed that there is a flora micro for hard water..and i have been using the one that's for lows ppm's ....so i bought the one that says hard water....and i was wondering if thats why my ph kept on rising over a few days...

- i start the resevior out at 5.8 and after 2 days the ph was at 6.4..

 

[traw88]

so after waiting 24+ hours i checked the ph and shazzam 5.9 .....

 

[MonsterRobot]

PH drift is fine... It actually helps the plants absorb all of the nutrients better since different nutes are more available at different PH's... Don't worry about it...

 

[guy barnes]

PH drift is fine... It actually helps the plants absorb all of the nutrients better since different nutes are more available at different PH's... Don't worry about it...

this is true your ph should rise between changes if you set it at 5.6 and start feeding your plants at the end of the week it should have raised to maybe 6.2 or even higher this is a healthy hydro system if it doesnt rise you plants arent using the acid to uptake the nutrients the ph rising is normal in a health working system