SoG Grow Room Discussion

SOG · Aug 24, 2009

southern homegrower said:
hey sog. i have a 5 stage ro machine that brings my ph down to 4.1 im told this is not right. ppm are 0 . do u have any idea what the problem could be

id say start by calibrating your ppm in and out prongs

:joint:

southern homegrower · Aug 24, 2009

SOG said:
id say start by calibrating your ppm in and out prongs

ppm going into is 459 coming out is 0

SOG · Aug 24, 2009

southern homegrower said:
ppm going into is 459 coming out is 0

i think you were told wrong about the pH levels

:joint:

southern homegrower · Aug 24, 2009

what do u mean 4.1 is ok

SOG · Aug 24, 2009

i don't think I'm at 0 pH, 0 ppm yes 4 sure

:joint:

jberry · Aug 24, 2009

normally it comes out close to neutral... 6.5 - 7.0

im confused.

SOG · Aug 24, 2009

jberry said:
normally it comes out close to neutral... 6.5 - 7.0

im confused.

i was gonna say (didn't check though)
I'm usually around 4.something before i start adding nutes
i end up using pH up to dial to 5.8

:joint:

jberry · Aug 25, 2009

i have a Merlin... i just checked and confirmed that mine comes out at 6.7 and i heard that was the norm.

although i have read that ph readings taken on straight r/o are not accurate.

SOG · Aug 25, 2009

jberry said:
i have a Merlin... i just checked and confirmed that mine comes out at 6.7

ill post my results next run

:joint:

LoudBlunts · Aug 25, 2009

jberry said:
......

although i have read that ph readings taken on straight r/o are not accurate.

correct.

pH means potential hydrogens and measures/comes to conclusion from the amount of hydrogen ions.

RO has fewer ions making it hard to give an accurate reading or something like that, soooo yea...it can also screw your meter up too

jberry · Aug 25, 2009

LoudBlunts said:
correct.

pH means potential hydrogens and measures/comes to conclusion from the amount of hydrogen ions.

RO has fewer ions making it hard to give an accurate reading or something like that, soooo yea...it can also screw your meter up too

yea i forgot to mention the whole screwing up yer meter thing, sorry.

i knew it had something to do with ions.. lol

southern homegrower · Aug 25, 2009

SOG said:
i don't think I'm at 0 pH, 0 ppm yes 4 sure

my ph out of tap is7.5 after ro ph is 4.1 a few people said my ro machine is broke if its broke then how it bringing the ppm from 459 down to 0.

SOG · Aug 25, 2009

i just checked GE site (Merlin's Manufacture)
on the DataSheet under "System Specifications and Operating Parameters" (page 3)
specs are between 4pH and a max of 10pH

:joint:

southern homegrower · Aug 25, 2009

thank for the help sog. they had me thinking i had to buy a new ro machine

easypleasie · Aug 25, 2009

Yo sog, go with coco bro! Can't get any simpler than that. You don't need to water often, especially if you're in a large container. T5 or cfl are fine when plants are small. You can hang a few cfl bulbs along the sides for bigger moms. Really depends if you just want to keep the moms around or if you want to get frequent cuttings from her. If you want some serious growth, use that 1k mh! For your style of growing, the 1k will give you more growth for bigger cuttings. I use cfls for seedlings and clones.

My RO water comes out around 7. When it's that clean, the addition of anything will make it jump like crazy. And I only use h202 to clean stuff.

Mitus · Aug 25, 2009

yo SOG, check out my babies in week 3 flowering

. Chemdawg D & Black Domina w/ zero veg time

-Mitus bongsmilie

SOG · Aug 25, 2009

Mitus said:
yo SOG, check out my babies in week 3 flowering . Chemdawg D & Black Domina w/ zero veg time

-Mitus

ooh they look great, nice work
how big were your starting clones?

:joint:

whysohigh · Aug 25, 2009

i noticed i was holding you up lol, not sure if you saw this yet
http://www.stinkbuddies.com/forums.htm

SOG · Aug 25, 2009

whysohigh said:
i noticed i was holding you up lol, not sure if you saw this yet
http://www.stinkbuddies.com/forums.htm

ty bra

saw it

where did you get the end caps at?

:joint:

whysohigh · Aug 25, 2009

SOG said:
ty bra
saw it

where did you get the end caps at?

my buddys dad owns a lumber yard and he gets me deals on posts and caps, let me make a phone call and see if i can find out where they come from.

SoG Grow Room Discussion

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Active Member

Well-Known Member

Attachments

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Similar threads