Interesting it's just showing now. I'm 5 weeks into flower, top dressed with gaia green bloom 5 weeks ago, and recently started to water 1/2 strength with a liquid organic bloom nutrient thinking the gaia green must be close to used up. I'll back off on the liquid fertilizer on this girl for a bit.
I gotta admit, I've never actually tested my ph before lol. But I've heard others say the same as you. Where we live now the water comes from a stream on our property, from the mountains. I planted a few outside this summer and they did very well with the water, so that was good enough for my ph test lol. I may buy a tester anyway, it would be nice to know.
Thanks man