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Well this is a undercurrent section...but yes hydro. I down the ph to what it needs to be..around 5.4. And trying to let it swing normally back to 6.4 as most systems do. But when i down it to 5.4 the next day its at 4.8Maybe the old pipes are raising the ph maybe its w/e your village is using to sterilize the water.
are you growing Soil or hydro?
if you know the ph is around 7.8 why not add some supplements to lower it.
I'm confident and saying I know what I'm doing in uc. I am having problems with a specific locatin and after getting down to every trial and error problem I'm thinking its my water that could be causing me the problem. I live in the mountains where we have great water. 40-60 ppm. but my problem is my ph is at 7.8. what is up with that? At every other house who myself and friends are running their ph is right around 7 and for some reason in my area we have a higher ph. every other place the water and nutrients are doing what they are suppost to do and raise but at this place with the high ph all I get is down down down..please someone chime in that knows about water quality and tell me what they think cause I'm going crAzy! Thanks
I'm using canna a b. cal mag, and dm zone. it doesn't seem as my strengh is too high because it will eat 30-50 ppm a night. I do agree with you and I am being very cautious when it comes to adding ph down and letting it mix well. I left it at 6.0 with 450 ppm last night and the ph stayed the same and ppms went down to 400. thanks for the input UC. Ill keep you postedWhen adjsuting the pH down with acid, you are likely getting an initial reading indicating you've brought the pH down. But sometimes it can continue to drift in the direction of the adjustment as the chemistry stabilizes.
Also sounds like you are likely dosing at slightly too high of a ppm/EC which can cause the pH drop.
Also, what nute are you using and at what concentrations?
Thanks for the input simple!Where is your water source? A spring? a river? pond? if its from the community it can be a number of fluctuation problems. If you know the source, then look around it... Like what trees are around it? Often times spring water can vary do to the trees around it and the health of those trees and what those trees are having to filter around it. Also im sure your in a place where there are a lot of growers? Either way do you know what your neighbors are putting in their water? These types of variables are what is most likely your problem. All can be easily solved...
Check it, I myself have had many of water trial and errors being in the mountains hahaha. So I may be able to help.
If you have the tools, and if you have the acres.. Dig a water capturing pond that you use specifically for your indoor. Put trees around it on each axis as to filter all potential runoff water going into it and the trees will keep the water stable. Put a bubbler, fish and some food grade pvc in it (fish like pipes and stuff like that, it calms them down, seriously) then youll get great stable healthy water, that is also different from your neighbors making the opportunity for better price points :D
IF you dont have the room for the stuff outside, simply buying a very large res can accomplish the stability you seek. A good rule of thumb I go by is to have a res twice the size of your full capacity of the full volume of all your containers. Dont bubble that res.... circulate it... put a small pump with a small hose that circulates the water juuuuuust above the res water line. Then either use a very small amount of the compost tea/earth tea in it. do not put a lot cause it will start to raise. a little will only fluctuate a few points if at all which shouldnt be a problem with you feeding your plants and then filling the big res back up with more fresh water. You could even add goldfish and basically forget your nutes.... let me know what your situation is man... hope this helped
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