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HarleyBlue13

Active Member
Hi All,

Last night i phd a 3 gallon bucket of water to 6.8 and filled my .5g seedling sprayer and my 2.5g big sprayer. Today while testing it the .5 was 7.0 and the 2.5 was 7.2 not that crazy of a fluctuation but....


Is using old water not good to use?
Does sitting water change ph over time?
Contaminants in sprayers?

ive never paid much attention to phing in the past (not that it hasnt been an issue) so i figured id request help from the community.

Thanks
 
Canada_420

Canada_420

Well-Known Member
HarleyBlue13 said:
Hi All,

Last night i phd a 3 gallon bucket of water to 6.8 and filled my .5g seedling sprayer and my 2.5g big sprayer. Today while testing it the .5 was 7.0 and the 2.5 was 7.2 not that crazy of a fluctuation but....


Is using old water not good to use?
Does sitting water change ph over time?
Contaminants in sprayers?

ive never paid much attention to phing in the past (not that it hasnt been an issue) so i figured id request help from the community.

Thanks
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When phing water always use it right away. Yes sitting water will fluctuate over time depending on the makeup of the water ppms it can increase or decrease.
 
delacruz

delacruz

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I have a well and get my water tested every few years. One of the tests of course is for a ph value which shows my water to be alkaline. Another number on the test is for alkalinity which unbeknownst to me was what it takes to return my water to neutral and keep it there. I have a high alkalinity number so my water wants to revert back to its original ph number after i treat it. My well water ph is 9.4. I can bring it down to 7 with vinegar but after sitting all night it's back in the nine range. I agree that treated water is unstable and if adjusted should be used right away.
 
Canada_420

Canada_420

Well-Known Member
delacruz said:
I have a well and get my water tested every few years. One of the tests of course is for a ph value which shows my water to be alkaline. Another number on the test is for alkalinity which unbeknownst to me was what it takes to return my water to neutral and keep it there. I have a high alkalinity number so my water wants to revert back to its original ph number after i treat it. My well water ph is 9.4. I can bring it down to 7 with vinegar but after sitting all night it's back in the nine range. I agree that treated water is unstable and if adjusted should be used right away.
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Same issue here, well at 8.8 ish has to be freshly phed water each watering or im back up above the 8 mark
 
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HarleyBlue13

Active Member
delacruz said:
I have a well and get my water tested every few years. One of the tests of course is for a ph value which shows my water to be alkaline. Another number on the test is for alkalinity which unbeknownst to me was what it takes to return my water to neutral and keep it there. I have a high alkalinity number so my water wants to revert back to its original ph number after i treat it. My well water ph is 9.4. I can bring it down to 7 with vinegar but after sitting all night it's back in the nine range. I agree that treated water is unstable and if adjusted should be used right away.
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That was incredibly thank you
 
xtsho

xtsho

Well-Known Member
delacruz said:
I have a well and get my water tested every few years. One of the tests of course is for a ph value which shows my water to be alkaline. Another number on the test is for alkalinity which unbeknownst to me was what it takes to return my water to neutral and keep it there. I have a high alkalinity number so my water wants to revert back to its original ph number after i treat it. My well water ph is 9.4. I can bring it down to 7 with vinegar but after sitting all night it's back in the nine range. I agree that treated water is unstable and if adjusted should be used right away.
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Phosphoric acid will keep the pH more stable than vinegar.
 
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