marc88101
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I disagree, but I hope it works out either way.
PH keeps dropping
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Krondizzel
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I don't... Hands on experience
legallyflying
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My plants drink a fuck ton of water. This should actually cause the PH to rise, not fall. The smart thing to do is not rule anything out, but the higher percentage says you probably have some root issues brewing.
As much as I would like to, I try to avoid turning correlation into causation
As much as I would like to, I try to avoid turning correlation into causation
hellraizer30
Rebel From The North
When and iff i seen my ph fall like that! I would dump the res clean out everything and refill,
them add new tea! In my exp dropping ph = root rot (but) i have seen it when you dont change
the nutes often enough!
them add new tea! In my exp dropping ph = root rot (but) i have seen it when you dont change
the nutes often enough!
Krondizzel
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I use water as my PH up, so was the water goes away, the PH seems to decline.
If this was the case he'd get an ec spike aswell tho rite?
hellraizer30
Rebel From The North
I use water to to raise my ph to......
Krondizzel
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It changes yes, because now your diluting your water. So... the ppm goes down when adding water. PH up/ppm down for just adding water.
Krondizzel
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7.3 outta the faucet! Doesn't get any better than that! That'll raise 5.3 to 5.8 real quick lol
Krondizzel
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Mine would do that. I didn't have a root problem, I just had too big of plants in too small of a system. The system size itself played a huge part in PH stability.Haha ^^ yeah I get what ya saying I do the same sometimes if I wanna add more nutes to a res I'm Already using, after a flush or whatever, but he's ph dropped from 6.1 to 4.8 in under 24 hours
my votes severe root problems...
If your system is small, and your plants are big, healthy, and active, and your roots are healthy... your PH will be all over the place. That's where it is your job to monitor and correct. Only you'll have to do it a lot more if you had a bigger system. Bigger rez, bigger bins, etc.
waterdawg
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I just started using PH perfect because i was having issues with trying to keep the ph down. I have used it for a week now and it is the first time that my ph has actually dropped. Over a 24 hour period it went from 5.8 to 5.6 and that has never happened before. So are you guys saying I have a root problem? Sorry but I know shit about hydro, still learning lol. I have a 100L res and my EC is rising very slowly and is around the 1300 range. I do use H2O2 weekly (50ml) and my roots are white so do I have an issue. I know my res is a bit small but it was the one on sale lol. Like I said I have never had the PH fall only go up before the Sensi nutes. 
These girls are 4 weeks from seed at 12. I thought they looked good but now I am concerned lol.
These girls are 4 weeks from seed at 12. I thought they looked good but now I am concerned lol.
Krondizzel
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Ph falling, PPM rising = plants are drinking more water than eating nutes.
hellraizer30
Rebel From The North
With ph perfect you do not adjust! No matter where its at! Reasoning for this is there stuff in it that allow the plant
to feed at any ph range! Negating any reason to even watch your ph. By adding ph up or down you
could distroy this stuff thats in the nutes.
waterdawg
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I have watched the plants and if the ph is left alone to fluctuate the girls seem to get all ram horned so thats why I was adding a very small amount of up to keep it in the 5.8 range. But never left it long to see what the outcome would be. I am actually going to switch back to my reg. nutes this refill anyways, the girls seem to like it better! I will give it another try when my stash is back to normal levels so I dont run out if they die lol.
hellraizer30
Rebel From The North
Ram horn? Are you meaning fox tailing?
Krondizzel
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Ram horn, like nutrient burn ram horn hellraizer, also known as the claw.