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My RO water mixed with Aloe Vera flakes went from 6.1 up to 7.0 overnight?
Now I’m worried my ph is off on all my feedings... wtf is going on?
Now I’m worried my ph is off on all my feedings... wtf is going on?
First of all I never said anything about adding nutes?WTF are you adding aloe vera to your water, and how do you expect your nute manufacturer to anticipate that as they are designing the buffering? They do the best they can to buffer the pH correctly, but when y'all start emptying the remains of your salad bowl in, well, that's hard for them to plan for. You pay good money for those nutes, suggest you start by following the label on the bottle, and I'll bet it doesn't start with "two tsp (level) of aloe vera flakes". Also, start at a third or half strength first, some plants are more sensitive than others.
The common issue with RO water is no calcium. Read your nute label, see if it lists calcium. If it does, just work with that. If it doesn't augment with cal-mag FROM THE SAME BRAND, again start at half strength. Cal-mag can be made different ways, nutes need to be formulated anticipating that, or the NPK gets locked out. Pick a good brand of nutes, and stay in brand to let them manage that for you.
Ah, but you said;First of all I never said anything about adding nutes?
I said just RO water and aloe Vera flakes... they are freshly planted seeds that were germinated a day ago. So I’m aware that the ph isn’t necessary.
my concern is that the RO water is fluctuating in ph over the course of a day or two and with my recent grows I’m curious if that’s been happening and why?
I can't remember clearly but I believe i read that RO water, all water actually, will absorb CO2 from the air, which will affect PH. Guess I need to look this up again but I'm fairly certain it's something along this line.First of all I never said anything about adding nutes?
I said just RO water and aloe Vera flakes... they are freshly planted seeds that were germinated a day ago. So I’m aware that the ph isn’t necessary.
my concern is that the RO water is fluctuating in ph over the course of a day or two and with my recent grows I’m curious if that’s been happening and why?
200x Aloe Vera flakes or powder is meant to be used immediately anyways so I wouldn't let it sit.. Just mix up what you're going to use and nothing more. Just my 2 centsMy RO water mixed with Aloe Vera flakes went from 6.1 up to 7.0 overnight?
Now I’m worried my ph is off on all my feedings... wtf is going on?