Alrite man ill see u around. Looking forward to it actually got nothing but time on my hands. Hope i can help out. Peace
you think same applies to aero? 5.8 ph?
very useful. thank you.
Not sure man u would have to check in the Aero growers sub forum n ask stinkbud that question i know him and alot of others got some really nicely finely tuned grow systems in there.
I agree to disagree with this statement but not entirely because i have found this to be both true and false considering very many things such as setting up a new reservoir to the later stages of life as you get closer to agressive flowering and chop time. I have heard that plants can and will tolerate up to a five point swing ( And Newly Set-up Res in DWC can and will do this ) in PH and can say that is true in the early stages of life because i and most DWC growers have experienced this with little or no problems especially during a new res setup. A trick that i have learned to offset this NEW SET-UP of a res is too simply take some already PH stable water from an exhisting RES and/or wait a few days for a new res to to begin its own balance of PH before u place ur plants roots in it. Adding already PH stable water to the res will help it stableize much quicker and i would recommend this to any new grower or wait a few days. With that being said Id have to agree more with the this statement for any grower pro or not.. 5.8 and 5.9 are the "magic numbers" for the most nutrient uptake in hydro. Some ppl say don't sweat trying to keep it perfect. I want and keep mine at 5.8/5.9 at ALL times. I'm also fortunate to have a stable rez. If I add water or nutes, I make sure the ph matches the 5.8 or 5.9 of my rez first. The whole 5.5 - 6.5 thing is just your minimum and maximum range, respectfully. With 5.7 - 6.0 being even more ideal. And 5.8/5.9 being on point. If u allow ur already established reservoirs to swing like quoted in the beginning of this post i guarantee ur plants will suffer later in life with deficiencies and nute lockouts especially during matureing and agressive flowering stage. It have heard it said that a 5.8 PH makes most nutrients being feed more readily available for ur plants to uptake. And can say that by applying this knowledge i have seen great results and finely tuned DWC grow systems. So id have to agree with FLO's post that i copied and pasted. A 5.8 PH is KEY in any DWC RES and should be maintained as closely as possibly. Doing this early helps ur res establish its own balance. And gives ur plants a chance to begin eating early in life to become healthy fat nuggies. Haha. Peace
Yes a steady stable PH of 5.8 should b maintained at all times when growing DWC as pointed out in my earlier posts. Especially for ur mothers. U want ur cuts to have the best possible start rite? U will see that a mother maintained properly in a finely tuned DWC system will grow fast and produce plenty of cuts that pretty much root themselves and u can continue to feed ur cuts (1/3 of the moms feed during cut time i promise) during root growth as well. Im sure u can do this in any finely tuned hydro grow system tho. Ive also heard soil growers feeding there plants at 5.8 PH as well.
LOL V If you dont know now u know none of my threads ever made sence and most likey always turn into some type of bullshit chat thread or asking female growers to show us there boobs n stuff. Thanks for stopping by. Peace.
