ofofo
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Hello!
Figures my first post on this forum would be when I was having issues, but anyway...
This is my first grow/attempt ever. I plan to maintain a perpetual ScrOG, so that I can supply myself with meds from now on. I'm currently running one bubble bucket under a 250w MH and 4 weeks from germ, but I'm just recently starting to have issues.
Every time I check my res I find the pH is between 3.5 and 4.2! I tried to remedy it at first by dumping in a ton of pH UP mixed with distilled water till I got the pH to 5.6. Then, after realizing how dumb that was I mixed a new res worth of nutrient solution and swapped it for the toxic res. I made sure it was the same ppm as the original solution (~1100ppm w/ tap water) and pH'd to 5.8 when I swapped it, yet this morning I discovered my pH had gone back to ~3.8 overnight! I'm done messing with ph up/down tbh. I've maintained nothing but beautiful white roots and emerald green leaves (bar a few TINY spots) thus far by adjusting TDS of nutes appropriately, and my plant is still growing...albeit a bit slow for my liking.
My current nutrient lineup:
SensiGro A+B (Lucas formula with FloraNova Gro/Bloom next time -_-)
VooDoo Juice
I think the bennies in VooDoo juice are what's lowering my pH, so I'll mix myself a fresh res tomorrow without da' juice and post results.
I also have beneficial bacteria/fungi on standby if it's from an evil bacteria. Then I will build an army and crush it! (Atomic Nutrients Ben. Bac./Fungi)
Thanks in advance for your replies, all!
Images of my plant, and my whack pH
http://i.imgur.com/UgxOM.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/SecWW.jpg
Figures my first post on this forum would be when I was having issues, but anyway...
This is my first grow/attempt ever. I plan to maintain a perpetual ScrOG, so that I can supply myself with meds from now on. I'm currently running one bubble bucket under a 250w MH and 4 weeks from germ, but I'm just recently starting to have issues.
Every time I check my res I find the pH is between 3.5 and 4.2! I tried to remedy it at first by dumping in a ton of pH UP mixed with distilled water till I got the pH to 5.6. Then, after realizing how dumb that was I mixed a new res worth of nutrient solution and swapped it for the toxic res. I made sure it was the same ppm as the original solution (~1100ppm w/ tap water) and pH'd to 5.8 when I swapped it, yet this morning I discovered my pH had gone back to ~3.8 overnight! I'm done messing with ph up/down tbh. I've maintained nothing but beautiful white roots and emerald green leaves (bar a few TINY spots) thus far by adjusting TDS of nutes appropriately, and my plant is still growing...albeit a bit slow for my liking.

My current nutrient lineup:
SensiGro A+B (Lucas formula with FloraNova Gro/Bloom next time -_-)
VooDoo Juice
I think the bennies in VooDoo juice are what's lowering my pH, so I'll mix myself a fresh res tomorrow without da' juice and post results.
I also have beneficial bacteria/fungi on standby if it's from an evil bacteria. Then I will build an army and crush it! (Atomic Nutrients Ben. Bac./Fungi)
Thanks in advance for your replies, all!

Images of my plant, and my whack pH
http://i.imgur.com/UgxOM.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/SecWW.jpg