Callawave
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How do you know? :confused2:pcduck said:My meter does not do this:confused2: Why?
How do you know? :confused2:pcduck said:My meter does not do this:confused2: Why?
Callawave said:How do you know? :confused2:
erkelsgoo420 said:I adjust before hand as my tap is above 9 so I adjust to 5.9-6.0 then add nutes putting me right where I need to be. Then when/if they get hungry and eat all the nutes in the res my ph won't spike back to 9 only to the previously adjusted 6... And I NEVER touch ph up. Its a pain but its the only way I can do it personally. Once I get an ro filter it'll be a different story as all the nutes I use are ph perfect but til then I gotta give myself a safe baseline or I could lose everything over a few days :/
Callawave said:Whatever rocks your boat. I prefer not adding algae spores and chlorine.
General Hydroponics said:Answer: Chlorine is highly volatile; it evaporates as soon as it hits the air. By the time the nutrient solution reaches the roots, the chlorine is gone.
Sometimes pH crashes because of the presence of a large amount of microbial activity in the nutrient solution. This is usually a result of poor maintenance of the system due to infrequent nutrient changes or other stresses. The best way to avoid this scenario is to keep a clean system with adequate nutrition.
I know therell be a backlash of people saying, "crap, rubbish, bullocks" etc. But we all have opinions and while I may be on my first grow, and wouldnt dream of telling you what pH you should use for soil or hydro etc. I have been managing pH in brewing, winemaking and fish-keeping for over thirty years, and have owned many different probes over the years (I have seven at the moment). So I do feel qualified to offer an opinion regarding owning and using probes.pcduck said:I have a calibrated meter
Callawave said:I know therell be a backlash of people saying, "crap, rubbish, bullocks" etc. But we all have opinions and while I may be on my first grow, and wouldnt dream of telling you what pH you should use for soil or hydro etc. I have been managing pH in brewing, winemaking and fish-keeping for over thirty years, and have owned many different probes over the years (I have seven at the moment). So I do feel qualified to offer an opinion regarding owning and using probes.
Your calibrating solutions will read spot on when adjusted. But stick your probe in neat RO or distilled water and you cant trust the reading!
Im not saying that itll be miles out, it may even be spot-on. It may be perfectly acceptable for the purpose of growing weed. But the reason manufacturers tell you to use storage solution or tap water and not distilled or RO water to keep your probe tip moist (something else that a lot of people dont do) is because it effects the probes long term memory. Let your sensor dry out or store it long term in RO or distilled and you cant even trust your calibrating solution readings.
I await my detractors. :hubba:
Callawave said:Whatever rocks your boat. I prefer not adding algae spores and chlorine.
You have to keep them clean, yes. If there’s a build up of concretion it will need soaking in something to remove it. Don’t scour it off!pcduck said:How do you know not to trust your meters?
or out of the 7 which ones are right?
The manufacturer of my pH meter states not to use tap water because of the salts in the water will dry on the probe and give miss readings from this salt residue.
And as for which of mine are right. All of them are right.
Sorry pcduck.pcduck said:and how do you know that?
You did ask me the same question and I answered you the same way..I have a calibrated meter...I guess I just do not get your point of the conversation?
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