let nutes sit?

should i let the nutes sit overnight to balance out the pH? i don't know where i heard this from but i noticed that adding the nutes to the water raises the pH substantially. fox farm nutes, ocean forest soil, distilled water.

jus stop what you are doing and read every sticky in the forum,this is the kind of stuff you should know way before you start trying to grow,not being a asshole just wish people would read instead of posting about the basic stuff that a couple hours of reading would solve......js

bigjim6943611 said:

jus stop what you are doing and read every sticky in the forum,this is the kind of stuff you should know way before you start trying to grow,not being a asshole just wish people would read instead of posting about the basic stuff that a couple hours of reading would solve......js

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wow thanks for the straight forward answer. you weren't an ass about it or anything. your right though, i should just read through every thread out there instead of posting my own on a website where people talk about and give advice on growing. why would you even bother on leaving a comment? namaste bitch, good luck on your grows.

bigjim6943611 said:

jus stop what you are doing and read every sticky in the forum

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lol, he asks one question and now needs to read every sticky in the forum ... you mad


itsrainingbuds: I'm not sure about the nutes being left in the water.
I read some do it with tap water, but not with nutes added, I can imagine that with some nutes, when you let it remain in the water without stirring, it would sink or something.
To get a conclusive result, you could ofc just test it with a cup.

I mix my nutes at least a day early. You will often find your ph will raise or lower in this time. I aerate the mix during this time.

automated said:

lol, he asks one question and now needs to read every sticky in the forum ... you mad


itsrainingbuds: I'm not sure about the nutes being left in the water.
I read some do it with tap water, but not with nutes added, I can imagine that with some nutes, when you let it remain in the water without stirring, it would sink or something.
To get a conclusive result, you could ofc just test it with a cup.

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this is true. when i did this last year the nutes would settle at the bottom and i would have to shake it up. its a good question to ask if the nutes are being dissolved while sitting. maybe an airstone would solve this problem but then the question is whether adding the oxygen is a good thing.

joe macclennan said:

I mix my nutes at least a day early. You will often find your ph will raise or lower in this time. I aerate the mix during this time.

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so aeration doesn't effect anything?

I aerate when in use. So why not when premixing?

joe macclennan said:

I aerate when in use. So why not when premixing?

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true. thank you, your input is much appreciated

let the water sit out over night, mix nutes in right before u water then ph... never heard of such thing as lettin the water and nute sit overnight... my 2 cent pz

been doin it for years

Dookz said:

let the water sit out over night, mix nutes in right before u water then ph... never heard of such thing as lettin the water and nute sit overnight... my 2 cent pz

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i definitely heard of letting just the water sit out overnight. evaporating chlorine and some other things but my inquiry is why the pH of the water is rising so much after adding the nutes. my water pH is fine. only after i add nutes and then go to pH it is the pH so high that i can't bring it down. this supposed ailment of high pH after adding nutes has only seemed to affect some of my plants though, and i grown healthy plants along side the unhealthy ones before. my only conclusion is that the different strains can tolerate different ailments? again this is why i am inquiring as to the problem of letting water sit after adding nutes to let them stabilize. i am by no means an expert but can only concede to the fact that this must be the problem with the unhealthy plants as i have been through everything else.

I read somewhere that water absorbs co2 from the environment causing ph to rise to a certain point where it equalizes and stops raising.

joe macclennan said:

I read somewhere that water absorbs co2 from the environment causing ph to rise to a certain point where it equalizes and stops raising.

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thats correct. the ocean absorbs co2 from the atmosphere and stores it. but in that case, i believe that aeration of the water would not be a good thing as that is how the earth's oceans go about absorbing the co2 content. but if your system of doing things works for you then it can't hurt me anymore to try it out.

Having extra O2 in your water shouldnt be a problem at all in fact, your plants will like it hehe
The air stone is a good idea. Gives a bit of the impression what these tea makers use.

i aerate my h2o container. i have an 18 gallon container with 2 air stones bubbling. i fill up after i water so i always have fresh aerated water for my plants

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Having extra O2 in your water shouldnt be a problem at all in fact, your plants will like it hehe
The air stone is a good idea. Gives a bit of the impression what these tea makers use.

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i will give it a try