Ph question

Hi guys n gals just wondering what the correct ph is for the bubbler system during grow and bloom..

ive seen on dvd's and heard that its 6.1-6.3 = is this true or what lol...

i tend to keep mine around 5.6-5.8 and im starting to wonder if im too low..

thanx in advance ppl..

I set mine around 5.3-6 and then just ignore it for a week

do you ever set it to above 6.0 ?

I start at 5.8, let it go till 6.1 and knock it back down, rinse and repeat.

29menace: In our hydro classes we've been given some pretty wide specs: 5.5 to 6.0, with 5.8 being ideal. I check the ppm's and pH daily at 10:00 am with the air pump off. My plant's nute mix pH is usually around 6.1 to 6.4. I readjust it back to 5.5 to 5.8. I use Technaflora's "Recipe for Success," exclusively and I change my nutes at two week cycles. When the reservoir level gets low I add pH balanced water only. So far so good with no complaints or problems. I hope that helps. Hank

I try to keep mine 5.5 to 5.8 as well. It's hard at the start of the grow in my system as it's medium is hydroton, which has a high natural ph until it's saturated with the correct ph. It shoots from 5.5 to 7 in one day, which I knock down each morning and evening to prevent this from ebbing into my system. In a week or so it starts to even out.

good to hear a few diff routines guys , thanx.. im only asking because i usually keep low ph levels but ran into mg deficiancies last grow..
as most of you are keeping your ph slightly below 6.0 i think i will just do the same and keep to my normal 5.6-5.8 routine..

You wanna hear something different? I keep mine at 7.0 and let it lower by itself until around 5.5. This is done by using distilled water.

VoidObject said:

You wanna hear something different? I keep mine at 7.0 and let it lower by itself until around 5.5. This is done by using distilled water.

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Uh what? I used distilled water and this does not happen to me. I buffer mine at 5.6 and let it rise to 6.0 or 6.1 and then clean the res and refill.

Maybe that's because you don't use it at 7 and instead chemical that bitch down to 5.6. The plants/nutes do this for me.

to VOIDOBJECT ,,,my tap water is ph 7.4ish after adding nutes it falls to 4.0-4.4 ,,, i have to add liquid silicone to achieve the correct ph... it all depends on amount of nutes you add to your rez i think.,, how much are you adding per litre .???whats your ec reading.???? and what is the ph of the distilled water you use...

how many days does it take to buffer or get to say 5.6-5.8 .???? if its taking a few days then thats a few days your plants aint getting what they need m8,,, @ ph 7.0 not much is available to the plants.....

VoidObject said:

You wanna hear something different? I keep mine at 7.0 and let it lower by itself until around 5.5. This is done by using distilled water.

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