i was wondering

johnny781

johnny781

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Those ph tests that are for testing home tap water can u use that to test Ur nutes and water mix in a pinch cuz I have a ph meter but it's a cheap stick in dirt / water test for mosture/ light/ ph. So I just want to test it against something else cuz my soil comes up a perfect 7 but my nute water comes up a 3 and I don't want to put a 3 in a 7 and make a 5 with no ph up or down to use at the moment and baking soda and Epson salt won't raise it so... I want to make sure it isn't the meter just not reading liquid but fine reading soil
 
johnny781

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Where I live their is no differents everyone tells me oh tap water will correct it just keep flushing cuz it's alkaline but unfortunately it's not well it's fortunate but not in this case. My tap reads 7 on every thing
 
johnny781

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johnny781 said:
Where I live their is no differents everyone tells me oh tap water will correct it just keep flushing cuz it's alkaline but unfortunately it's not well it's fortunate but not in this case. My tap reads 7 on every thing
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Sorry it's not you its just nerve rracking when u just want a number to move and it won't lol
 
Terry385

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johnny781 said:
Oh I was wondering can u use the same ph up and ph down for pools and fish
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more than likely cost is more for less amount
but in a pinch may work don't really know

if you can't buy local buy it on ebay i use earth juice up and down gh is also good
 
johnny781

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It's just the time of the year it sucks I can get to the local hydroponic store but cash is on the tighter side this month so I was ganna try and get it free or at least get lye and make my own if I got to
 
polo the don

polo the don

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You can use the pH up and down for fish. I don't know about the stuff for pools.
As far as that soil pH meter, I wouldn't trust it for liquids, it's not made for that. I don't do this but some growers do in a pinch they use baking soda for up and lemon juice for down.

I don't grow and never have grown in soil but from what I understand you don't have to pH your nutes/water for soil?
 
Terry385

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if i just use plain water to water i don't check it and its ro water Premier Pro-Mix HP Soil plant seems fine lower leafs yellow who cares
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also had a run in with mites
 
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polo the don

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Terry385 said:
if i just use plain water to water i don't check it and its ro water Premier Pro-Mix HP Soil plant seems fine lower leafs yellow who cares
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also had a run in with mites
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Pro-mix is not soil, it's soil-less. Did you mix in any dolomite lime? If not you should have. Pro mix becomes acidic over time as the sphagnum and peat break down. I grow in pro-mix with dolomite lime and 50% perlite and i pH to 6.
 
Terry385

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i use cal mag and the whole fox farm line up on this grow
"Did you mix in any dolomite lime?" no but i'll try it at transplant time
yes a little bit more perlite and i pH to 6.3 6.5
 
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johnny781

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polo the don said:
You can use the pH up and down for fish. I don't know about the stuff for pools.
As far as that soil pH meter, I wouldn't trust it for liquids, it's not made for that. I don't do this but some growers do in a pinch they use baking soda for up and lemon juice for down.

I don't grow and never have grown in soil but from what I understand you don't have to pH your nutes/water for soil?
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Yeah that's how I corrected my soil so I can't put m or soda too much salt in it
 
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