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Pics attached, what do you think my pH is at? I am saying around 7-8? Guessing i need to get this closer to 6.5? I am growing in soil using regular tap water.

 

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Looks a tad higher than 7

 

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I think you're closer to 8.

 

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Buy A Blue Lab Combo Meter, I use to use the drops and hated it...:)

 

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Smokey503ski said:

Looks a tad higher than 7

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Camdawg said:

I think you're closer to 8.

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+1 looks between 7 and 8 to me 1st pic is DEF. Close as hell to 8!

 

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Yeah drops really eat up time compared to a meter. You can get a cheap ph meter but they usually aren't waterproof which is the lesson my butterfinger ass learned the hard way.

 

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Camdawg said:

Yeah drops really eat up time compared to a meter. You can get a cheap ph meter but they usually aren't waterproof which is the lesson my butterfinger ass learned the hard way.

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Plus after I mix up my Nuts there's no way in Hell you can see colors

 

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It's to high bro. Also @oscar169 hit the nail on the head. After mixing in colored nutes it will effect the color.

 

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if you're on the drops you want orange...if youre not seeing the color accurately use less water in the test and more drops it'll show through other dyes. I always look for anything in the orange range, 5.5-6.5 is good.

 

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Wow thanks for all the replies! All the pics are of the same test, just in different lighting, it was hard to get a good pic. I am going to play around and figure out what i need to add to 2L bottle that way i can just store some properly pH'ed water for when i need it. I may have over watered, so waiting a bit for my soil to dry out. Will post up test pics again before i water when they get dry.

 

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Do you think my water pH is causing these problems? https://www.thcfarmer.com/community/threads/yellow-tips-on-seedlings.68381/

 

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Let me know where you guys think I should be at. Pics attached for test samples of a 1L bottle of water. There are pics showing 1 to 4 drops of pH down solution added to the sample.

 

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