Yea so i verified with my saltwater pH kit and the pH was high around 9. I hate the drops, i wish there was a strip test that was dedicated to lower pH growers. I'm going to let it ride and see what happens.
It's the pH kit for a saltwater coral tank. It reads to about a pH of 6. I bought a different brand of pH drops an it f-ed me, I will stick to my buddies test kit. as it has a control pH it's for fish tanks but it's more reliable.
You could chop. Some of the trich's on the pistils in the first photo appear amber. This is probably annoying to hear, but closer, better focused pics would be great. Those babies, budsites look like they're all laying over, raise scrog for better support?