that would be a tomato. be easy with the nutes. i usually start a 1/4 strength to see how the plants react. I noticed the nute burn on the other plants.
Your the one that needs to read. he said 1200 out the WELL. Tap water is not a well so YES he can use his TAP which is alot less PPM and just PH down. and my 99.00 RO system has been good for 8yrs.
your in soil right. then quit testing what comes out. you put it in at 6.5 thats it. dont test what comes out. the soil is a buffer and the run off should be lower. If you raise the PH of the runn off you WILL have problems.
Thery look fine to me but you said
I am a little unsure of how to get the ph of my water up, i have some ph buffers but my water would not seem to go above 7.1 before putting it in and the run off showed 5.9 something?
Why are you trying to get to 7.1 or higher? tap water is 7 with out ph...
When people say RO water they are talking about Reverse Osmosis water filter. $99.00 filter and never have trouble with it again. your tap water would be better just let it sit 24hr.
I used it in the past and loved it. I did not do what the chart said i watered,watered fed and so on. the Botanicare is a 3 part mix. there is Base,grow that is used together. that may be the problem.
And i only flush once when i flip to flower.