Ph levels up or down??

skate4theherb said:

So i'm wanting to know what kind of house hold items i can use to control my PH levels use bubbleponics system.
I have heared of using baking soda to being levels up,and using Molasses to lowers PH levels, or using vinegar lowers it.i wanted to know if this was true or not.and if it will work for the system i'm using.oh If u know of other things to lower or bring levels up post that also.
If anyone can help that would be great. ​

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White Distilled vinegar to lower PH thats what I always use never have any problems, I always thought Molasses was for soil only? I heard it can stop up pumps for DWC systems and what not.

Jeffdogg said:

White Distilled vinegar to lower PH thats what I always use never have any problems, I always thought Molasses was for soil only? I heard it can stop up pumps for DWC systems and what not.

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thats what i thought. how much white vinegar do i use?

skate4theherb said:

thats what i thought. how much white vinegar do i use?

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Well start off with a little bit too see how low the PH gets and use enough to get it to where your PH needs to be

(I use a dropper for my vinegar with my tap water its usually about 30 drops a gallon to get it to a good PH level for my ladies. Its all trial and error just use a little and try to keep in mind how much you use for future reference )

Cool thread, I was just asking about using distilled white vinegar to lower PH. I'm glad I found this, helps a lot. Thanks guys.

BTW, do you know if I need to PH the water I use in the humidifier?

no the humidifier can run tap water just clean it once in a while

johnny12r said:

no the humidifier can run tap water just clean it once in a while

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Cool, thanks for the info +rep.

I was worried that the hi PH might be causing some of the leaves to twist. Especially on the Blueberry, almost every leaf she has is wavy or twisted. I guess it's gotta be he water I'm using to water the plants.

DannyGreenEyes said:

Cool, thanks for the info +rep.

I was worried that the hi PH might be causing some of the leaves to twist. Especially on the Blueberry, almost every leaf she has is wavy or twisted. I guess it's gotta be he water I'm using to water the plants.

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Twisty leaves sounds a little like a heat issue there bro, hows the temps been? (and be honest we wont yell or make fun )

Jeffdogg said:

Twisty leaves sounds a little like a heat issue there bro, hows the temps been? (and be honest we wont yell or make fun )

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I've kept it under 80 for the most part. When I went in to get clones I forgot to raise the light when I turned the AC off and it got up to 90 before I realized it.

I have a thermometer laying on the edge of the pots right under the light in the center. I've heard that Blueberries are "tempermental", but I can't image she's that tempermental. lol