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Mitakoye Oyasin
For all the people who think that sounds like crazy too much ph up to be using in a 32 gal resivor its only because u never tried to raise that much water. I too have used just a couple of drops to raise my 5 gallon reservoirs. Then I started using bigger resivors and now I mix in a 50 gallon reservoir and it isnt hard to understand if its hydro or not cause he has repeatedly said it is soil. Just because u hear someone mention reservoir doesnt mean u should assume hydro. If u were needing 50 gallons of water to hand water half a gallon or so at a time to individual contaniers full of soil or whatever medium u were using what would u use to mix ur nutes in??? A reservoir is what I believe u would call it. When I bring my ph up in my 50 gallon tub from 5.3 to 5.6 it takes about 50 ml or so, now I am guessing at that because I just pour it in check it and if need be pour some more goal not to go over 6.5 . I grow in a soiless medium-ProMix HP so I dont need my ph 6.5 but I can tolerate it that high and by feel and sight and years of doing it I can usually pour just the right ammont the first time to at least be in the right range and usualy between 5.6 and 5.8 I guess its about 50 ml and I have a good guess on that also becasue I pour and measure out milliliters in ammount at least that and larger mostly every night and have for years. Im not trying to get as high as him and Im using natural well water right off the mountian mixed with the water from my dehumidifier so this makes a differance as well. Back in the days when I used hard city water it took evern more ph up and sorry, I don't know of anything cheaper for u to use but will be checking this thread to see cause I could use it myself although I dont use as much as u do, I don't have to raise my ph as much as u do either becasue Im using pro mix plus it has lime added in it. Have u ever tried letting ur water sit over night with benificial fungi in it??? It deffinatly changes the ph drasticaly and I cant remember for sure but I think its up up up that it takes it. I know every time I make a mix and ph it just perfect and let it sit with airstone in it overnight it changes my ph tremedously and in just one night but not at one time, its the biolagical activity that does it. B-Kind