FlowerPower88
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I’m in coco/perlite, 3 gallon pots, day 15 of flower. Meter is not going below 6.3 and I put an obscene amount of down in. Any suggestions on getting some water I feel confident is safe?
I have everything measured out except my ph…so stupid I usually just mix it all up, test, add down…test again and adjust or not…but I just eyeball the ph down. I guess tomorrow I will get some aquarium strips and be careful, then when I recalibrate on Thursday…measure.Best bet is to record your recipe for feeds, along with ph / ppm readings. This will assist somewhat when/if a ph’ing device is on the fritz.
I just last week started to record what amount in ml of down is needed for a single gallon of tap water so in the event, I run against a shit ph reading ill have at least a rough idea as to the ph also if I'm expecting to add 1ml and it's still showing off I'll know something is up.I have everything measured out except my ph…so stupid I usually just mix it all up, test, add down…test again and adjust or not…but I just eyeball the ph down. I guess tomorrow I will get some aquarium strips and be careful, then when I recalibrate on Thursday…measure.
Did you calibrate your meter?I’m in coco/perlite, 3 gallon pots, day 15 of flower. Meter is not going below 6.3 and I put an obscene amount of down in. Any suggestions on getting some water I feel confident is safe?
I had to order solution…we moved and I can’t find any…it will be Thursday until I have calibration and cleaning solution, and nowhere local has anything except aquarium strips that go down to 6.2. I am getting those in the morning and will experiment to see how close to 6.2 I can get it, then go just a touch more. That’s my best fix atm.Did you calibrate your meter?
Ideally with pH4 and pH7 solution
pH drops never lie
I love mine too, it is a great meter. How do you store yours? I think it may be from lack of proper maintainence.I've been using a blue labs ph pen going on 3 years now. Zero issues. Love it!
I calibrated it the day I got it and have not since. How often should I?Did you calibrate your meter?
Ideally with pH4 and pH7 solution
pH drops never lie
Yeah, so I mix my nutrients in a beaker, it was at 500ml and I usually add adjustments to the water then Shake and put 500 in the beaker and test, but the last time I added a whole capful of down (more than I ever need) directly to the 500 ml and that’s when it went 6,3 from 6.4. I put a ticket in with Blue Lab, just to see if it’s indicating something beyond calibrationCalibrate a pH meter monthly or so
It's nice to have pH drops on hand as a sanity check, they never need calibration
Sure sounds like your meter is wonky if you're adding more pH down without a commensurate change in the meter
If I mix my nutrients to a certain EC I know it comes out 6.0 pH every time. I don’t check the pH or EC when I use that level of feed. It’s an extra step that’s not needed. Add a certain weight of salts and it’s the same EC and pH.This is kinda irrelevant, sorry. A while back somebody said they don't use a pH or EC meter when they mix because they've been doing it so long. Wish I could remember who it was. Kinda sounds like bullshit to me, but I've been striving to gain that ability since I read the post haha.
I've managed to do it twice since last year, so I know it's possible lol. It's weird, once the proper amount of salts and pH up have been added, I can almost gauge it by the viscosity when stirring.
Step 1. Read manual.I love mine too, it is a great meter. How do you store yours? I think it may be from lack of proper maintainence.
I calibrated it the day I got it and have not since. How often should I?
Would you say knowing your water can eliminate the need for a pH meter? I have noticed I check less than I used to.If I mix my nutrients to a certain EC I know it comes out 6.0 pH every time. I don’t check the pH when I use that level of feed. It’s an extra step that’s not needed.
I don’t think I checked the pH but once the last two months of my last grow.
I have said that. I use simple nutrients that I know the EC of by how much I add so I don't bother measuring the EC I just measure the nutrients. The last grow I just finished I used just MaxiBloom with coco. I mix up 4 gallons at a time. I checked the EC once or twice and the pH the same. The same amount of MaxiBloom to water is the same EC so no need to check every time unless I change amounts which I don't. The same amount of PeKacid lowers the pH to 6.0 where I want it so no need to measure every time. I just mix by measurement and it's always right where I want it to be.This is kinda irrelevant, sorry. A while back somebody said they don't use a pH or EC meter when they mix because they've been doing it so long. Wish I could remember who it was. Kinda sounds like bullshit to me, but I've been striving to gain that ability since I read the post haha.
I've managed to do it twice since last year, so I know it's possible lol. It's weird, once the proper amount of salts and pH up have been added, I can almost gauge it by the viscosity when stirring.