SelfSupplied
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So I use general hydroponics ph up and ph down. I've noticed that it takes what seems to be an excessive amount to manipulate the pH of my solutions. I'm worried that I'm taking my reading wrong and that I may be killing my plants?
I was using a copper/aluminum meter from lowes, and now I got a digital hannah instruments meter. I'm still not too sure how confident I am in the new meter, but the previous one was erratic.
When I mix my solution of senibloom A & B I get a reading of 4.5ish w/ my digital meter so I add pH up to get to 6.5. When I have half a gallon of solution it takes between half a cup and a cup of pH up to get to 6.5! During this my water gets very cloudy and looks like it has quagulation going on. Does this seem like an excessive amount, or is it pretty normal?
I think my pH meter might suck. I have to callibrate it w/ pH buffer EVERY time I use it, and often multiple times during use.
I was using a copper/aluminum meter from lowes, and now I got a digital hannah instruments meter. I'm still not too sure how confident I am in the new meter, but the previous one was erratic.
When I mix my solution of senibloom A & B I get a reading of 4.5ish w/ my digital meter so I add pH up to get to 6.5. When I have half a gallon of solution it takes between half a cup and a cup of pH up to get to 6.5! During this my water gets very cloudy and looks like it has quagulation going on. Does this seem like an excessive amount, or is it pretty normal?
I think my pH meter might suck. I have to callibrate it w/ pH buffer EVERY time I use it, and often multiple times during use.