PH Dropping Alot Please Help
- Thread starter Meast21
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Root root if I have it isn't that bad yet, however I want to stop it right away. Also I think the reason have it is high res temps. Although I don't have a thermometer, When I went from 175 hps to 250 hps I think the that may have cause it like 3 or 4 days ago???
PLEASE ANSWER ABOVE QUESTION ABOUT FLUSH.. THANKS
PLEASE ANSWER ABOVE QUESTION ABOUT FLUSH.. THANKS
superstoner1
Well-Known Member
why even start if you dont have the absolute basic tools needed? digital aquarium thermometer at petsmart? $10. root rot? $100's. knowing your temp? priceless.
superstoner1
Well-Known Member
a radical drop in ph is the first sign of root problems. temps have to be monitored.
superstoner1
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wrong. when you add nutes to the res does the ph drop or rise? it drops. when the plants take more nutes than water the ph will rise. when they take more water than nutes it will lower. when you find the sweet spot of ppm levels they should stay consistant and ph stays consistant..
lordjin,
I am going to get a water thermometer tommorrow... Yeah ph keeps droping, been putting about 50 ml of 3% hydrogen peroxide (4 gallon res), this has slowed the drop some. I am about 20 days into flowering and would appreciate the help lordjin.
Thanks
hellraizer30
Rebel From The North
The above post is correct you need some way to monitor temps, also you could add some aquashield to knock back
any bad bactiria that might be brewing, high temp = bad bactiria and root rot!
Aquashield will your plant repair its root structure h202 is a bandaid not a salution!
If theres any other help you need hit me up in pm or in my thread link is right below
any bad bactiria that might be brewing, high temp = bad bactiria and root rot!
Aquashield will your plant repair its root structure h202 is a bandaid not a salution!
If theres any other help you need hit me up in pm or in my thread link is right below
Yup fucking ph is at 4.5 this morning... After I flush I will try to put the temp in the closet back down to 175 watts instead of 250. I didn't have this problem when it was at 175, could the extra wattage have made the res temp go up, causing ph to go down???
lordjin
Well-Known Member
Well you can ask Hell whatever you want. You're in good hands.
I would just add that you're better off using the food/agricultural grade concentrated h202 (diluted in lots of water) instead of the drug store 3%.
I would just add that you're better off using the food/agricultural grade concentrated h202 (diluted in lots of water) instead of the drug store 3%.
All the elements in a hydroponics system are delicately balanced. So yes, cause and effect could work some damage if you're not careful. I would bet that in addition to the added heat, you might have caught brown algae. That's what I had in my last grow, had ph drops just like you. Just keep the water cool and dark and treat with the 29% h202. Ideally, you want to run the bigger light while keeping the res cool. Such is the challenge that the Hydro Gods have placed before you.
JJFOURTWENTY
Well-Known Member
^This!!
You know some of us have already been down this road to nowhere with Meast21: https://www.rollitup.org/hydroponics-aeroponics/513291-first-hydro-grow-superlocker-2-a.html - Suffice to say he just ain't ready for any of this here growin' stuff!
