harbatures
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Hello im I have very hard water and need to use alot of ph down then normal to get the ph to move down. Is this ok? Dont want to hurt by using to much just to get it down where I need it.
Just wait till you try adding silicate your ph soarsI dont have a ec meter as of now. But I do have RO water filter too. Its takes 2 drops to get it down a whole point in 5 gallon bucket when using RO water. But when using water from my house, I'm using about a full small eye droppers worth. How much ph down would be adding to much and hurt the plants would be better question?
Do you reuse it?Just wait till you try adding silicate your ph soars
Seriously though
I don’t know your medium but I grow in pro-mix which is essentially peat and my well water is 8.1
I don’t check ph anymore as I let the nutrients lower it and since it buffers like soil it is an unnecessary step
Not sure if that helps your situation but yes you can get people to say you need to ph but my experience has been not in soilView attachment 5069702
At 25 a bale noDo you reuse it?
OK. Because shit can build up over time. You're well water probably has plenty of Ca and minerals that can build up over time and lock other shit out.At 25 a bale no
YupOK. Because shit can build up over time. You're well water probably has plenty of Ca and minerals that can build up over time and lock other shit out.
Do you have calcium deposits that accumulate over time on faucets and shower heads?
Get some citric acid. Works great. And way cheaper.Yup
Always a bottle a rust out and CLR handy
I prefer citric acid.I knew that
So does vinegar
I have one lb bagsI prefer citric acid.
If you want to use ph down your newly ph’d water will drift upwards after a day or two. I use Rootfarm, it’s both phosphoric acid and citric acid. If I mix it it reads a ph of 5.5, two days later it reads 6. It shouldn’t hurt your plants. I’m considering using vinegar as it’s cheap, it also is drifting up on my test sample.I dont have a ec meter as of now. But I do have RO water filter too. Its takes 2 drops to get it down a whole point in 5 gallon bucket when using RO water. But when using water from my house, I'm using about a full small eye droppers worth. How much ph down would be adding to much and hurt the plants would be better question?