SoG Grow Room Discussion

[SOG]

hey sog. i have a 5 stage ro machine that brings my ph down to 4.1 im told this is not right. ppm are 0 . do u have any idea what the problem could be

id say start by calibrating your ppm in and out prongs

 

[southern homegrower]

id say start by calibrating your ppm in and out prongs

ppm going into is 459 coming out is 0

 

[SOG]

ppm going into is 459 coming out is 0

i think you were told wrong about the pH levels

 

[southern homegrower]

what do u mean 4.1 is ok

 

[SOG]

i don't think I'm at 0 pH, 0 ppm yes 4 sure

 

[jberry]

normally it comes out close to neutral... 6.5 - 7.0

im confused.

 

[SOG]

normally it comes out close to neutral... 6.5 - 7.0

im confused.

i was gonna say (didn't check though)
I'm usually around 4.something before i start adding nutes
i end up using pH up to dial to 5.8

 

[jberry]

i have a Merlin... i just checked and confirmed that mine comes out at 6.7 and i heard that was the norm.

although i have read that ph readings taken on straight r/o are not accurate.

 

[SOG]

i have a Merlin... i just checked and confirmed that mine comes out at 6.7

ill post my results next run

 

[LoudBlunts]

......

although i have read that ph readings taken on straight r/o are not accurate.

correct.

pH means potential hydrogens and measures/comes to conclusion from the amount of hydrogen ions.

RO has fewer ions making it hard to give an accurate reading or something like that, soooo yea...it can also screw your meter up too

 

[jberry]

correct.

pH means potential hydrogens and measures/comes to conclusion from the amount of hydrogen ions.

RO has fewer ions making it hard to give an accurate reading or something like that, soooo yea...it can also screw your meter up too

yea i forgot to mention the whole screwing up yer meter thing, sorry.

i knew it had something to do with ions.. lol

 

[southern homegrower]

i don't think I'm at 0 pH, 0 ppm yes 4 sure

my ph out of tap is7.5 after ro ph is 4.1 a few people said my ro machine is broke if its broke then how it bringing the ppm from 459 down to 0.

 

[SOG]

i just checked GE site (Merlin's Manufacture)
on the DataSheet under "System Specifications and Operating Parameters" (page 3)
specs are between 4pH and a max of 10pH

 

[southern homegrower]

thank for the help sog. they had me thinking i had to buy a new ro machine

 

[easypleasie]

Yo sog, go with coco bro! Can't get any simpler than that. You don't need to water often, especially if you're in a large container. T5 or cfl are fine when plants are small. You can hang a few cfl bulbs along the sides for bigger moms. Really depends if you just want to keep the moms around or if you want to get frequent cuttings from her. If you want some serious growth, use that 1k mh! For your style of growing, the 1k will give you more growth for bigger cuttings. I use cfls for seedlings and clones.

My RO water comes out around 7. When it's that clean, the addition of anything will make it jump like crazy. And I only use h202 to clean stuff.

 

[Mitus]

yo SOG, check out my babies in week 3 flowering . Chemdawg D & Black Domina w/ zero veg time

-Mitus

 

[SOG]

yo SOG, check out my babies in week 3 flowering . Chemdawg D & Black Domina w/ zero veg time

-Mitus

ooh they look great, nice work
how big were your starting clones?

 

[whysohigh]

i noticed i was holding you up lol, not sure if you saw this yet
http://www.stinkbuddies.com/forums.htm

 

[SOG]

i noticed i was holding you up lol, not sure if you saw this yet
http://www.stinkbuddies.com/forums.htm

ty bra
saw it


where did you get the end caps at?

 

[whysohigh]

ty bra
saw it


where did you get the end caps at?

my buddys dad owns a lumber yard and he gets me deals on posts and caps, let me make a phone call and see if i can find out where they come from.