Ph perfect nutrients...wtf??
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Nightmaresgrowing
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I thought that they created the PH to be suited towards the plant, then added the "ph perfect" to regulate the water and keep it at the same ph 100% of the time. I don't think they start with imbalanced ph levels.
squarepush3r
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I believe it has to be RO water, and it works by having buffers (non plant food ingredients) that attempt to regulate pH swings if they change.
dopeyG
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Ya, but i just saw on the advanced nutrients a 3 part solution that they combined into 1 and said it was ph perfect and you would never have to use a ph pen again. Correct me if im wrong but if you have ph 7 water and i have 7.5...how in the hell are these going to end up the same ph without using a ph tester??
WhiteRooster
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It's buffers the pH to 5.6 for hydroponics if you grow in coco or soil you need to raise it to 6.0-6.3
cannabineer
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RO or distilled water has an ionic strength of approximately zip-a-rino. It takes only a trace of an acidic or alkaline impurity (such as the few trillion ions leaking from the pH probe!) to send the pH on wild swings about neutral. Add even a hint of buffer, and the pH snaps into the buffer's range. The starting pH of the water is without consequence. cn
backyardagain
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjGMysy2RKY
dont know if that answers your question but its a demo. meaning if you have 7.5 water, you add nutrients in a certain way then it brings it down to 5.8 ph almost everytime. i was thinking about getting it but i dont do hydro so its not that big of a hassel for me.
dont know if that answers your question but its a demo. meaning if you have 7.5 water, you add nutrients in a certain way then it brings it down to 5.8 ph almost everytime. i was thinking about getting it but i dont do hydro so its not that big of a hassel for me.
RawBudzski
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I am testing out the G.O. box from general organics.. says you don't need to ph. & requires you use RO.. I only use a de-chlorinator on my tap without the membrane & so far it has worked great. I don't even measure the ammounts 
just go by what feels right. 1 cap full of each per 3-5gallons. Might be on the light side of feeding but as long as they stay green..
just go by what feels right. 1 cap full of each per 3-5gallons. Might be on the light side of feeding but as long as they stay green..patrickkawi37
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the ph perfect stuff is dope no doubt. but its a scheme to get you to use the amount that it tells you on the bottle. 4ml per liter. i usually use about half that. at this rate it would cost me about 500 dollars a run for A&b to use the connoisseur line. the guys at the hydro store i go to said that advanced has warehouses full of the non PH perfect stuff, and when its gone its gone. so im stocking up, ill be making a switch when its gone.
dopeyG
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Good to know. I may have to do the same, and if and when the time comes i may have to change products. i have no interest in switching to a product that i have to use more of. Nutrients are expensive enough as it is.
decrimCA
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Personally, when I first tried out pH Perfect, I followed the bottles because it made sense that when you're trying to control your pH, you want to follow what the manufacturer says to do.
Now that I've had some experience, I have used a little less than the bottle says and it's worked out just fine. You don't ever HAVE to follow directions. So long as your plants are happy, just do what they want you to do.
imchucky666
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Sounds logical, like adding lime to the soil.
dopeyG
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Definitely. I'm thinking of switching to flora nova. I see alot of high scale growers around here using it. Perhaps it is a bit cheaper?? I'm not to into all the different products Advanced nutrients have. I just want to use the 3-part, along with a few enhancers and of course B-1and what not. But i dont need to have 30 bottles in my cupboard, Its ridiculous, not to mention one little bottle of voodoo juice is like $100.