Southernontariogrower
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Awesome post and dont forget to callibrate those ph meters. Could save your crop, imo only! The 07 is temp and ph only!
My tap water ph is too high
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HydrizzalE
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Make sure you’re keeping your ph meters wet too with the correct lubrication.
I’ve got tap with 8.7ph and 470ppm.
I used only ph down for a while but it seems like after a couple weeks only half my plants could handle it. The rest started getting micro deficiencies and turning lime green with dark green veins on all the top growth.
I guess it could be good for developing hardy genetics but I ended up switching to filtered water.
I used only ph down for a while but it seems like after a couple weeks only half my plants could handle it. The rest started getting micro deficiencies and turning lime green with dark green veins on all the top growth.
I guess it could be good for developing hardy genetics but I ended up switching to filtered water.
Omg, Never lubricate a ph probe!
Ph probes need to be stored in KCL (potassium chloride) storage solution.
HydrizzalE
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Well that’s good to hear that your machine wasn’t off that much I drop the yellow one or my son drop the yellow one in one of the buckets and it’s through the yellow meter off by 48 so you’re good if you’re only off by .3
getogrow
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"softening" the water is a no no for any plants. Get a filter to put in BEFORE the softener. Your well water straight out the well would be better then using a softener. This goes for fish or plants.
All a softener does is add salt to your water.... thats horrible for living things.
"1. A Softener Protects an RO Unit:
Reverse osmosis membranes are fragile. Although there is usually a small sediment filter in front of the RO, reverse osmosis has a hard time removing or reducing calcium and magnesium–the minerals that make water hard. So by installing a water softener WITH an RO drinking water system, the water softener or conditioner will reduce the water hardness, thus acting as a protective barrier for the RO system keeping it from fouling and extending the life of the membranes."
Reverse Osmosis Vs. Water Softening: Do I Need Both?
If you have a water softener in your home, you may feel pretty good about your water. But in fact, even after being processed by a water softener, impurities may remain in the water you drink and w…
blog.watertech.com
"The Ion Exchange Process
Calcium (Ca2+) and magnesium (Mg2+) ions that cause water hardness can be removed fairly easily by using an ion exchange procedure. Standard water softeners are cation exchange devices. Cations refer to positively charged ions dissolved in the water. Cation exchange involves the replacement of the hardness ions with a nonhardness ion.
Water softeners usually use sodium (Na+) as the exchange ion. Sodium ions are supplied from dissolved sodium chloride salt, also called brine. In the ion exchange process, sodium ions are used to coat an exchange medium in the softener. The exchange medium can be natural “zeolites” or synthetic resin beads that resemble wet sand.
As hard water passes through a softener, the calcium and magnesium trade places with sodium ions (Figure 1). Sodium ions are held loosely and are replaced easily by calcium and magnesium ions. During this process, “free” sodium ions are released into the water."
Water Softening (Ion Exchange)
Nutty sKunK
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Here’s some more useful info about how pH is not the same as alkalinity.
Take my situation for example.
I have pH 8 soft tap water (35ppm) which sounds high. But since there is no calcium or magnesium ions it can’t buffer well at all.
This means over time my water will actually acidify the soil!!
It’s imperative I use calmag from start to finish to buffer my water.
www.pthorticulture.com
Take my situation for example.
I have pH 8 soft tap water (35ppm) which sounds high. But since there is no calcium or magnesium ions it can’t buffer well at all.
This means over time my water will actually acidify the soil!!
It’s imperative I use calmag from start to finish to buffer my water.
Water Alkalinity vs pH - What's the Difference? | PT Growers and Consumers
Learn about the distinction between water alkalinity vs pH, understand their significance in horticulture, and select the right fertilizer accordingly.
HydrizzalE
Member
I guess you missed the part where I asked about the softener helping the RO system not the plants. I’m aware it’s bad for plants"softening" the water is a no no for any plants. Get a filter to put in BEFORE the softener. Your well water straight out the well would be better then using a softener. This goes for fish or plants.
All a softener does is add salt to your water.... thats horrible for living things.
getogrow
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No , i didnt miss anything, i just wanted to make sure the info was out there.I guess you missed the part where I asked about the softener helping the RO system not the plants. I’m aware it’s bad for plants
I was not aware that a softener could help a RO system. Now i am , thanks for asking that!
HydrizzalE
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lusidghost
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Great... How an I supposed to take recital PH readings? Same goes with my truncheon meter?
lol 