HELP! Whats happening to my plants?

[Guest]

I just started my 5th week since they sprouted through the top soil. A few days Ago I didn’t realize I was giving them 8.0+ Ph water. I had also been giving them fluratrio with high PH aswell. I noticed them starting to droop and then I noticed the yellow tips of leafs. I immediately tested my PH and realized They had been being fed 8+ Ph water since the start of the grow. I had no clue PH cant drift out of tap water over a couple days. Now I am making sure their Ph is 6.1-6.9. I noticed brown spots and yellow tips, not sure what is happening though. Thank you for any help!

 

[Rwise]

They say PH issue, so what is the run off PH? What is the PH of the soil?

 

[PLreef]

Looks like ph problems and maybe a little nute burn

 

[Guest]

Not sure about the runoff PH. But the past 2 days Ive been giving them 6.5 ever since I noticed their PH was high that I was watering with

 

[Guest]

Should I cut off the impacted leafs?

 

[SoOrbudgal]

No just don't feed them and give them better water

 

[PeterMatanzas]

Now I am making sure their Ph is 6.1-6.9

Water at 6.1-6.3 going forward with occasional 6.4 or 6.5 and this problem will clear up imo. I do not water above 6.5, and when I was lazy and watered all the time at 6.5, these kind of problems showed up.

EDIT: yeah the pH of tap water can change daily. The water source will have fluctuating pH so the treatment plant has to chemically adjust to the change of incoming pH.

 

[Guest]

I appreciate the info. Will drop them to 6.1 today. As for the water, should I PH and test my Reservoir daily?

 

[PeterMatanzas]

You're right - check the pH of that water before you water, every time