bingoBut yer adding nutes, so I'm sure it drops a lot
Yup yup. I live in Aurora Illinois and my city water is horrible! pH at 9.2!!! And a ppm of over 300!! I'm using Promix HP and I pH my water from 6.5-6.8! I only use Gaia greens slow release amendments! Everything is looking great so far!Depends on how much carbonates are in your water. My ph sits at about 8 but only has a ppm of 120, after adding nutrients it sits at around 6.5. My plants grow great. If you consistently add water with high carbonate it will raise the ph of the medium over time. It will probably take awhile though and if you aren't reusing it it shouldn't be a problem. Nothing wrong with adding a little acid to neutralize the carbonates.
Ok good to know. I'm still new at this.since promix is buffered it doesn't really matter unless you feed with extreme ph