Should I maintain pH in the water that I am feeding and runoff water only or I have to maintain root pH nearby optimal? For example the growing medium that I have prepared for seeds has pH of 7.5-8 measured by soil pH meter(one with metal probe). The water I prepared has pH of 5.8. I use tap water which has pH of 7.7 and I adjusted it with pH down. In this case what should I do? Water the medium right away?
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2.5 x 2.5 tent
Viparspectra PAR600
4" Fan & Filter
Coco-Perlite
GH Trio + Cal Mag
Current Grow:
1x Cream Cookies
1x Pineapple Express
1x Northern Lights
1x White Widow -
take some medium and mix with water shake it up then test the water for PH this is a little more accurate, I have a 30 Gallon res ,I mix nutes in a 5 gallon bucket then add to res then top of with plain water ,I maintain Ph in res so I know whats going in ,I will check run off to make sure there are no problems , When you water in coco you have to water to runoff 10 to 20% to make sure the nutes don't build up in root zoneand cause a lock out if this happens then flush with plain water until ph is metnew grow room built summer of 2017 ,argo max tent for veging ,big kahuna reflector, 1000hps with added leds for the full spectrum . 15th indoor grow ,5 years outside gorilla grows(stealth is the key),veg under t5s growing autos under 300w leds
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oldjarhead100 I watered the medium today. The pH of mix was 6.0~. The runoff water pH was 5.60~ in three out of four. I had one cup in which the pH was bit off at 5.40. What do you think?2.5 x 2.5 tent
Viparspectra PAR600
4" Fan & Filter
Coco-Perlite
GH Trio + Cal Mag
Current Grow:
1x Cream Cookies
1x Pineapple Express
1x Northern Lights
1x White WidowComment
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Ojh, is probably hunting, but in coco, you want it between 5.5-6.5, as long as your close, you'll be fine, it ain't got to perfect, imo -
You might want to invest in measuring your ppm too. I think this will help heed oldjarhead100 advice. I had to flush my coocoo and reset the ph and ppm. People in here helped me get there and the plants have been great since.
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D.A.A.S.69 Yeah I am keeping it in range. I got confused with soill metal tip pH meter. Now that I am clear, I am trying to maintain pH in mix and monitor pH in runoff. Does that sound right?
MDR sure, i'll get that right away. what is the ideal ppm? I am watching closely the grow. I mean it is still yet to begin seedling stage but if I see any variation in plant, I will flush it with balanced water. I lost one plant previously because of many issues. One of them was pH.
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