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Magical PH rising
- Thread starter DoDad
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RookieGrower98
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I had the same thing, mixing everything in a
water bottle and then closing it seems to solve this problem for me.
water bottle and then closing it seems to solve this problem for me.
Lyfespan
Active member
Lyfespan
Active member
your drift is due to anaerobic bacteria forming, from closing bottle and letting it sit.
two different situations with same results
Lyfespan
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what type of acid is used to balance PH? these too will bond out as well, depends on how much work its done in your water
AgentPothead
Just this guy, ya know?
My first coco grow, once a week I would mix my nutrients up, and at the start I was phing the big container that was holding my premixed nutrients. Was hand watering, so not a real reservoir, just enough nutes to make it through the week. I started off phing that container directly, and it didn't matter cause a day later the pH had climbed back up. I ended up measuring out just the amount of water I was feeding the plants that day, and ph'ed that directly. It meant more work during the week, but I think it worth it in the end. If you are using your reservoir to directly feed the plants, that idea won't work.
Lyfespan
Active member
lol yes, anytime water sits its loosing. you have to really watch whats going in to help combat that PH drift. most of us using a REZ rely on HP to keep oxygen in and PH stabilized
If your reservoir has any kind of algae in it this will happen. Make sure your res is airtight and clean it weekly.
