Please help with the problem of self-rising pH in water

Johnny15

Johnny15

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zeem said:
Hi Hollatchaboy, Roguedawg,

Upon closer inspection it seem I was in too much of a hurry to avoid inadvertently hijacking a hydro thread. I had only "rising pH" on the brain.

I just notice that my reservoir water is constantly rising above where I thought that I had set it with the "P" of NPK.

Yes, I am in soil, amended with DTE Norganics & worm castings.

Thanks for the suggestions and questions.

My last chemical nutes is gonna be the AN pH down. I'm just going to stop putting it into the reservoir that waters the soil; and see if things improve.
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It's not necessary to ph water with soil and organic nutrients.
 
Hollatchaboy

Hollatchaboy

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zeem said:
Hi Hollatchaboy, Roguedawg,

Upon closer inspection it seem I was in too much of a hurry to avoid inadvertently hijacking a hydro thread. I had only "rising pH" on the brain.

I just notice that my reservoir water is constantly rising above where I thought that I had set it with the "P" of NPK.

Yes, I am in soil, amended with DTE organics & worm castings.

Thanks for the suggestions and questions.

My last chemical nutes is gonna be the AN pH down. I'm just going to stop putting it into the reservoir that waters the soil; and see if things improve.
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You're growing in more of a living soil. I used to use ro water in mine, without pH'ing with no issus. The microbial life, in the rizosphere, adjust the pH at the roots. Just make sure that you keep as much life in the soil as possible.
 
Fish scale

Fish scale

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zeem said:
Do those alkaline buffers make it through a common Tall Boy with sediment and KDF filter?

I use municipal tap water that has historically been under 50 PPM. Probably pretty good but likely has chloromine.

Medium is soil.

Reservoir is showing constantly rising pH like described above.

Only additive is pH Down.

What is the best pH Down that is reasonably easy to obtain and use?

Thanks!
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I'm not totally sure but what I do is add my nutrients to my water and then as soon as I PH the water I use it immediately and I've never had an issue but I am growing in coco and not soil. I hope this helps :bigjoint:
 
UnknownRemedy

UnknownRemedy

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zeem said:
Hi Hollatchaboy, Roguedawg,

Upon closer inspection it seem I was in too much of a hurry to avoid inadvertently hijacking a hydro thread. I had only "rising pH" on the brain.

I just notice that my reservoir water is constantly rising above where I thought that I had set it with the "P" of NPK.

Yes, I am in soil, amended with DTE organics & worm castings.

Thanks for the suggestions and questions.

My last chemical nutes is gonna be the AN pH down. I'm just going to stop putting it into the reservoir that waters the soil; and see if things improve.
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I grow organically and have never ph'd my water. If your soil is getting too acidic because of the water, I top dress with Fox farm happy frog because it has humic acid in it which neutralizes the PH in the soil. It can lower THC in flowering so it's best to stick with it in veg. You could just get humic acid, but I'm lazy, and just use the soil I have.
 
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