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diggity-dank · 04-04-2004, 11:34 PM

well after getting my ph meter, i tested my home water here. When it first comes out of the tap, it is about 7.43 but once its been sitting for a day or two, it goes way up to the high 8's. usually around like 8.6.

i dont really have time to order any ph up/down stuff right now and i was just wondering if there was anything else i could use to lower my ph. would ph up/down for aquariums work for hydro at all?

please help me asap so i can get the problem fixed. my clones are starting to root and i need to lower the ph.

thanks

diggity-dank · 04-05-2004, 06:12 AM

well i got some ph decreaser for aquariums at wal-mart for $2.50. gonna see how it works. hope i dont kill my plants. says on the back its safe for aquariums and plants. HOPE THEY LIVE!

Thing_Fish_ · 04-05-2004, 06:19 AM

-Yea. -I think the aquarium stuff will work. >->Roots commin out?!? --Beautfull!

04-05-2004, 08:10 AM

adding gh nutes will lower the ph

diggity-dank · 04-05-2004, 08:15 AM

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Originally posted by Thing_Fish_
-Yea. -I think the aquarium stuff will work. >->Roots commin out?!? --Beautfull!

alright i put some in and got the pH a little lower now. Hopefully this works. And yup, roots are coming out. This is my first time succesfully cloning a plant.

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adding gh nutes will lower the ph

yeah i will be ordering gh nutes soon. but like i said in my original post, i needed something to get the pH down today. thanks tho

04-05-2004, 08:27 AM

actually come to think of it, i've never adjusted ph for cloning. afterall they're not absorbing any nutes, just water.

Thing_Fish_ · 04-05-2004, 03:29 PM

-My cloning's been kinda hit and miss but Im keepin my ph at 6.4 in my clone bubblin bucket. -Mabe its not nesasary,-I dont know,-but I dont think it would hurt. -Theres gotta be a ph sweet spot for root promotion amongst clones. -Im tryin 6.5 . -I run the rest of my system at this ph anyhow so mabey it will help with the transition from one system to another.

diggity-dank · 04-05-2004, 10:21 PM

well the pH never got below 7 with that stuff and by morning the water was really cloudy, tons of white shit all over everything, and white residue all in my rockwool. Maybe this isnt going to work lol. I cleaned everything and made a new DWC tank, added some airstones, and a little nutes

racefan · 04-06-2004, 12:36 AM

Some growers have been known to use vinegar as a PH down and baking soda as a PH up. I believe the exact type of vinegar was apple cider vinegar for some reason.

SomeoneYouKnow · 04-06-2004, 05:29 AM

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Originally posted by racefan
Some growers have been known to use vinegar as a PH down and baking soda as a PH up. I believe the exact type of vinegar was apple cider vinegar for some reason.

AHHHH - VERY VERY BAD IDEA !!!

AHHH - NOOOOOOOO !!!!

VERY BAD - Dont EVER Do that!

04-04-2004, 11:34 PM	#1
diggity-dank Doobie Doctor Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 198	help! ph up/down well after getting my ph meter, i tested my home water here. When it first comes out of the tap, it is about 7.43 but once its been sitting for a day or two, it goes way up to the high 8's. usually around like 8.6. i dont really have time to order any ph up/down stuff right now and i was just wondering if there was anything else i could use to lower my ph. would ph up/down for aquariums work for hydro at all? please help me asap so i can get the problem fixed. my clones are starting to root and i need to lower the ph. thanks
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04-05-2004, 06:19 AM	#3
Thing_Fish_ Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Wayhio Posts: 90	-Yea. -I think the aquarium stuff will work. >->Roots commin out?!? --Beautfull! __________________ ~~><>'MARIJUANNER MAKES YOU SMARTER !!!'<><~~
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04-05-2004, 03:29 PM	#7
Thing_Fish_ Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Wayhio Posts: 90	-My cloning's been kinda hit and miss but Im keepin my ph at 6.4 in my clone bubblin bucket. -Mabe its not nesasary,-I dont know,-but I dont think it would hurt. -Theres gotta be a ph sweet spot for root promotion amongst clones. -Im tryin 6.5 . -I run the rest of my system at this ph anyhow so mabey it will help with the transition from one system to another. __________________ ~~><>'MARIJUANNER MAKES YOU SMARTER !!!'<><~~
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04-05-2004, 06:12 AM	#2
diggity-dank Doobie Doctor Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 198	well i got some ph decreaser for aquariums at wal-mart for $2.50. gonna see how it works. hope i dont kill my plants. says on the back its safe for aquariums and plants. HOPE THEY LIVE!
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04-05-2004, 08:10 AM	#4
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	adding gh nutes will lower the ph
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04-05-2004, 08:27 AM	#6
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	actually come to think of it, i've never adjusted ph for cloning. afterall they're not absorbing any nutes, just water.
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04-05-2004, 10:21 PM	#8
diggity-dank Doobie Doctor Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 198	well the pH never got below 7 with that stuff and by morning the water was really cloudy, tons of white shit all over everything, and white residue all in my rockwool. Maybe this isnt going to work lol. I cleaned everything and made a new DWC tank, added some airstones, and a little nutes
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04-06-2004, 12:36 AM	#9
racefan Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 39	Some growers have been known to use vinegar as a PH down and baking soda as a PH up. I believe the exact type of vinegar was apple cider vinegar for some reason.
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