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Correct Way to PH water?

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Slane318

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HI, looking for someone with experience in mixing nutes and PHing water …. LOL

I read something the other day that confused me and then I wondered if I was PHing my water correctly. LOL I use distilled water. I put my nutrients in which lowers the PH then I use either baking soda to bring it up or PH down to take it down. Get it in the range I want then water.

I read where someone PHs his water then adds nutrients and doesn't do anything else to bring the PH back in after adding nutes lower it. Which is the right way? This threw me for a loop. LOL
 
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grorite

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ph after you add nutes if your going to even bother with ph. I don't and have no problems. also baking soda isn't something you want you use full time for up.
 
LetsGetCritical

LetsGetCritical

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I add nutes and additives (cal/mag) to rainwater then ph. Usually is about right for hydro after adding nutes, but I will adjust a point or two if necessary
 
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Slane318

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I'm new at this posting but I was worried about this after reading that. LOL I'm in 2nd week of flower and thought I better learn how to post incase I need help. LOL
Thanks to all of you. :clap:
 
chuck estevez

chuck estevez

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Slane318 said:
HI, looking for someone with experience in mixing nutes and PHing water …. LOL

I read something the other day that confused me and then I wondered if I was PHing my water correctly. LOL I use distilled water. I put my nutrients in which lowers the PH then I use either baking soda to bring it up or PH down to take it down. Get it in the range I want then water.

I read where someone PHs his water then adds nutrients and doesn't do anything else to bring the PH back in after adding nutes lower it. Which is the right way? This threw me for a loop. LOL
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distilled water isn't a good choice
 
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Slane318

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I guess I have to watch where I'm taking advice. LOL I read that PH up and PH down are not good and that you should use baking soda and vinegar. I just started this about a week ago. I've been wondering about my meter. Damn thing drives me crazy sometimes. The instructions say not to use it on distilled water … It's a BlueLab pen. It's calibrated right and I keep it in a soapy mixture after use to keep it wet and clean. How in the world do you know if those things are accurate each time? It reads the calibration fluids about a tenth off usually but close enough for calibration apparently. I have one plant that is really sensitive to its PH.
 
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Slane318

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My plants like it. They don't like my well water at all. Have a filter on it for hardness. Some kind of crap in the filter to help with that. Think it may be reason plants don't like. Not sure. I wouldn't be able to collect water fast enough through rain. Aren't you afraid of bugs and anything that may get in there? I get bottled water thru Crystal Springs. Was thinking about using that. Getting tired of lugging distilled water bottles. LOL I go through them pretty quick. Don't have a PPM meter so not sure what's going on with water. Thinking about putting in a RO water filter set up. Prob pay off in the long run ...
 
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