987anon
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Res: 6 gallon bucket with about 5.5 gallons of water
Water: Tap water, .25 EC, 7.4pH
Nutes: Floranova Bloom
Res Temp: 69-70* F
Medium: peat pellet with well washed, then low pH soaked hydroton
I started with 5.5 gallons of water, sat out 24 hrs with air bubbling. Added 1/4 strength Floranova Bloom, pH'd down (using GH pH Down) to 5.5 on 5/26. 5/27 pH was up to 5.75. 5/28 pH was up to 6.3. pH'd down to 6.0. 9 hrs later pH is back up to 6.3. pH'd down to 5.0 (expecting the creep), 12hrs later up to 5.3.
Bucket is double coated on top with duct tape to prevent light. Bottom is double wrapped in a black out curtain. Roots are not slimy, have no smell, and there is no foam or sliminess in the bucket. I didn't check the ppm before adjusting pH (foolishly), but I doubt this little thing and two seedlings used up that much nute in that short amount of time span to raise the pH. Is it possible the 1/4 strength Floranova just isn't in a high enough concentration to have the pH buffer working?
Water: Tap water, .25 EC, 7.4pH
Nutes: Floranova Bloom
Res Temp: 69-70* F
Medium: peat pellet with well washed, then low pH soaked hydroton
I started with 5.5 gallons of water, sat out 24 hrs with air bubbling. Added 1/4 strength Floranova Bloom, pH'd down (using GH pH Down) to 5.5 on 5/26. 5/27 pH was up to 5.75. 5/28 pH was up to 6.3. pH'd down to 6.0. 9 hrs later pH is back up to 6.3. pH'd down to 5.0 (expecting the creep), 12hrs later up to 5.3.
Bucket is double coated on top with duct tape to prevent light. Bottom is double wrapped in a black out curtain. Roots are not slimy, have no smell, and there is no foam or sliminess in the bucket. I didn't check the ppm before adjusting pH (foolishly), but I doubt this little thing and two seedlings used up that much nute in that short amount of time span to raise the pH. Is it possible the 1/4 strength Floranova just isn't in a high enough concentration to have the pH buffer working?
