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.