Recharge bennies and pH

dutc2006

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Have this Recharge by Real Growers on hand and going to be using soon and was wondering if anybody with experience with it pH adjusts it. I read it runs about pH of 8 with RO water. Will pH adjusting it harm the bacteria? My guess is that it is used in such small quantities that it isn't necessary. I will be using in a recirc top feed system with rockwool.
 

jayjay777

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I dont think its anywhere near 8. Then again, my taps 8 lol...

Um... The bennies help to keep your ph in check. Its awesome stuff, one of the best products ive found. Ive only used it in soil and my aerocloner. Now i run flood tables. But i use to grow trees in 20 gallon pots, the roits were no joke, i almost had to use a hand saw lol...

Your doing drain to waste tf? Or recirc tf?
 

dutc2006

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Recirc top feed. I won't be using the recharge in my res though, I will just be watering them with the recharge by hand, at least that's what I plan. So when you use it you just mix it with water and go? You do not pH adjust it? Or is it added to your mix? Thanks for the reply.
 

jayjay777

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If yout gonna do it the way you say id ph it first to 5.7-5.9. But you will get slime from it in your res either way, bacteria will travel through water, i wouldnt suggest it, only if you change res twice week, probably slime up quick, even though its good slime, but technically long as roots dont rot its ok
 
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