SunKissedBuds
Well-Known Member
Just a quick thread on pH testing your water supply... I hope this thread helps everyone out. Here I am going to explain a cheap, effective way to test and adjust your water's pH as to ensure the maximum health of your plants. Below is a list of items you will need, how much they cost as well as where you can buy them.
pH Test Kit(for fish aquariums)
$5 at walmart or pet store
Distilled White Vinegar
$2 at your local grocery store
Arm & Hammer Baking Soda(not baking powder)
$2 at you local grocery store
To Test The Water's pH Level:
There's a few different types of pH test's that are available to you. The cheapest that I have found(and use currently) is a test made by a company called API Aquarium Pharmaceuticals and it's a pH Kit for fresh water aquariums. It test's levels from 6.0 - 7.6 which is perfect for us! It comes with a pH Test Solution, a clear glass test tube(with cap) and a reference card with a color chart to figure out what the pH is. If you are using this same kind of pH Test Kit then this is what you do....
1
Pour your water into the clear glass test tube(up to the line)
2 Keep the test tube in an upright position, insert 3 equal drops of pH Test Solution into the test tube.
3 Put the cap on the test tube and gently shake.
4 Once the color of the water inside the test tube turns color, hold the test tube up to the color charted reference card and match the colors to find your pH level.
To Adjust Your pH Levels:
A simple way to adjust your pH levels is by using Distilled White Vinegar to lower the pH level and Arm & Hammer Baking Soda to raise the pH level. This is a great way since its so cheap and all natural! Mary Jane likes it's pH to be between 6.2 - 6.8 at all times and it's very important to give her what she wants! Would you want to drink dirty ass tap water that hasnt been filtered to your enjoyment? Didn't think so! Haha so with that being said.. make sure to keep a constant flow of balanced water!
Distilled White Vinegar:
When using this to lower your pH level to the acidic side.. make sure to only give your water a eye dropper drop at a time until the water has reached your desired level.
Arm & Hammer Baking Soda:
When using this to raise your pH level to the alkaline side.. make sure to only give your water an extremely tiny trace amount( a clump the size of a pin tip) at a time until the water has reached your desired level.
I hope that this thread has helped inexperienced and beginning growers! Or simply grower's looking for tips and tricks! Thanks for reading everyone!
pH Test Kit(for fish aquariums)
$5 at walmart or pet store
Distilled White Vinegar
$2 at your local grocery store
Arm & Hammer Baking Soda(not baking powder)
$2 at you local grocery store
To Test The Water's pH Level:
There's a few different types of pH test's that are available to you. The cheapest that I have found(and use currently) is a test made by a company called API Aquarium Pharmaceuticals and it's a pH Kit for fresh water aquariums. It test's levels from 6.0 - 7.6 which is perfect for us! It comes with a pH Test Solution, a clear glass test tube(with cap) and a reference card with a color chart to figure out what the pH is. If you are using this same kind of pH Test Kit then this is what you do....
1
Pour your water into the clear glass test tube(up to the line)2
Keep the test tube in an upright position, insert 3 equal drops of pH Test Solution into the test tube.3
Put the cap on the test tube and gently shake.4
Once the color of the water inside the test tube turns color, hold the test tube up to the color charted reference card and match the colors to find your pH level.To Adjust Your pH Levels:
A simple way to adjust your pH levels is by using Distilled White Vinegar to lower the pH level and Arm & Hammer Baking Soda to raise the pH level. This is a great way since its so cheap and all natural! Mary Jane likes it's pH to be between 6.2 - 6.8 at all times and it's very important to give her what she wants! Would you want to drink dirty ass tap water that hasnt been filtered to your enjoyment? Didn't think so! Haha so with that being said.. make sure to keep a constant flow of balanced water!
Distilled White Vinegar:
When using this to lower your pH level to the acidic side.. make sure to only give your water a eye dropper drop at a time until the water has reached your desired level.
Arm & Hammer Baking Soda:
When using this to raise your pH level to the alkaline side.. make sure to only give your water an extremely tiny trace amount( a clump the size of a pin tip) at a time until the water has reached your desired level.
I hope that this thread has helped inexperienced and beginning growers! Or simply grower's looking for tips and tricks! Thanks for reading everyone!
