anyone from around here with a digital pH meter willing to help with testing tap wate

[SoG]

I'm going nuts not knowing where my pH is,
my girls are yellowing from the bottom to mid fans leaves

anyone from around here with a digital pH meter willing to help with testing tap water?

i need to know exactly how much pH down it takes
to bring 20 liter tap water down to 6.5 pH

my tap water are alkaline as much as GHE drops can measure
I'm assuming its over the chart; since it only shows up to 8.5

 

[Sat X RB]

you Israelis are water specialists, I hear. growing crops with saline water, etc.

have you a government organisation (local even) that will test yr water? comes as a free service in this fair land. then you can work out how much pH down to add.

cheers!

 

[habeeb]

buy a pH meter.

what are you gonna do when you add nutes to the water...


pH meter is number 1 tool for gardeners.. followed by a PPM meter

 

[FlyingRhino]

Where i live tap water p.h is 7.6

 

[SoG]

pH meter is number 1 tool for gardeners.. followed by a PPM meter

i'm well aware
cant afford one ATM, im only visiting here
as for PPM i use my NPK PPM Calculator

Where i live tap water p.h is 7.6

i just tested i cant say exactly but in somewhere between 7 and 8
7.6 cant be to far off as a starting point; that will tell me where i am now

 

[angeldust30]

here it's 7.4 usually,at least in my area

 

[SoG]

can you tell me how many cc pH down used in 20 liter to bring 7.4 down to 6.5?

 

[angeldust30]

i can tell you how much vineger,i dont use ph down
tell me if that helps u and i'll do the test for you

 

[SoG]

thanks angel, the only common denominator is the pH Down i have!
i found 5% vinegar here, what % do you use?

 

[Nosmo King]

This is starting to sound like a Snipe hunt. Go to a pet/fish store get a P/H test kit. $5
Propper acid and base to adjust P/H $5

Mix one gallon of nutes and test P/H. Determine how much +\- it requires. (9 drops of acid per gallon for me)

P/H testers are notorious for failing (I've bought four) even if you baby the electrode deionized water can take it out.

 

[angeldust30]

i think all they sell here is the 5% in reguler markets
that's what i use anyways
i can probably do the test tomorrow so tell me how much water you need to get to what level
but don't forget this is only the reaction with the vineger
if you are adding furts i'm sure you know that the ph changes with the furts also
usually the flowering furts tend to bring the ph of distilled water to 6.2-6.3
because the water in the tap has a bit higher ph level's by about 0.4 i'd say you are getting regulerly about 6.8-7
that's only a raugh estimate
tell me how much water and where do you need me to get the ph
peace man

 

[SoG]

your an angel
i need 20L tap (if possible) brought down to 6.5

 

[angeldust30]

k man
tap is easy
will do it tomorrow man
if you don't see a comment remind me please
i tend to forget everything the moment i wake up

 

[SoG]

any updates angel?

 

[SoG]

i thought of a simpler way to conduct this
a bottle of commonly sold mineral water (1.5L/2L) should be used as a control
once i know what it takes to bring that bottle down to 6.5 ill be able to replicate to 20L

any volunteers?

 

[Bud+]

זה תלוי במה אתה מוריד איתו את הפיאייץ', בצנרת שלך (השאריות שיורדות ממנה יוצרות בופר פיאייץ'), המקום שאתה גר בו, אם כל פעם לפני השימוש ולפני שמילאו לך את הבקבוקון ניערו אותו היטב, טמפ' וכו'.
או בקיצור - אתה משחק באש.

אם אתה לחוץ כלכלית ולא יכול לממן מד דיגיטלי קנה פסי מדידה.

 

[angeldust30]

sorry sog,as usually my memory failed me and i forgot to do the test
i will try to remember again tomorrow
sorry sog
about bottled water
the test is harder to perform because i need to waste bottled water
not really in the mood for that
i'll test it on the tap water
the best option is of course maybe you borrowing a ph tester from hydroshop just to know what your initial ph is
i donno if it's an option but it might help

 

[isranabis]

חומץ עולה 5 שקל בקבוק וצריך 50 מ"ל ל10 ליטר מי ברז בשביל להיות בסביבה של ה6 פי הייץ,חוץ מזה איך אפשר לענות לשאלה שלך סוג בלי לדעת עם איזה מוריד פי הייץ אתה משתמש?לדעתי לקנות מוריד פי הייץ יעודי זה ביזבוז כסף יש אפילו בסופרמרקט חומצה אצטרית למאכל שזה חומץ סינטטי ומתאים לנו יופי ולמי שרוצה לעבוד עם מוצקים אז מלח לימון עושה את העבודה,לעבוד בלי שום דרך למדוד פי הייץ באינדור זה לא ולא!! עזוב הכל ולך תקנה את הערכה של ה30 שקל אחרת לא תגיע לקטיף ואם תגיע עם צמחים מעפנים זה אותו הדבר לפעמים אין אפשרות לקיצור דרך, פי הייץ זה פשוט חובה במצע מנותק וגם באדמה כדאי להשתמש בו,הפי הייץ בברז אצלי נע בין 7.8 לשבע שש

 

[masamaaso]

This is starting to sound like a Snipe hunt. Go to a pet/fish store get a P/H test kit. $5
Propper acid and base to adjust P/H $5

Mix one gallon of nutes and test P/H. Determine how much +\- it requires. (9 drops of acid per gallon for me)

P/H testers are notorious for failing (I've bought four) even if you baby the electrode deionized water can take it out.

Beat me to it... simple easy and accurate. Ive had 4 of those dam things myself but I live in a semi harsh climate things go to shit quick here.

 

[SoG]

Beat me to it... simple easy and accurate. Ive had 4 of those dam things myself but I live in a semi harsh climate things go to shit quick here.

the problem is the colors,
im not sure the shade of green it needs to be in
im an engineer by trade i'm used facts and numbers, as appose color guessing
i need to set a visual baseline with a digital meter to see the color the pH tester is showing @6.5

been working for years with my trusted Hanna Hi 9813-6 and
Nutra Dip - Tri Meter Continuous Monitoring System,
its all a matter of up keeping your gear,
these things have a sensitive electrode and should be treated accordingly
calibrate on a regular basis and always keep moist
follow these rules and they will never fail to accurately read!