I’m here trying to mix nuts for my 37 day plant and the ph keeps coming up to this
I mixed less than the amount advised by the company and i don’t have any ph up liquid to add to this, any advice?, please
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You must raise the ph. The easiest way is to get some pH Up.
Have you checked the calibration of your pH pen?
it’s “brand new” lol i calibrated the way the instructions said but all i used was tap water, 2tsp bloom , 1growbig, 1 tiger bloom, boomerang 1/2, calmag 1/2
it’s “brand new” lol i calibrated the way the instructions said but all i used was tap water, 2tsp bloom , 1growbig, 1 tiger bloom, boomerang 1/2, calmag quote=“Alexcrow88, post:4, topic:60906”]
it’s “brand new” lol i calibrated the way the instructions said but all i used was tap water, 2tsp bloom , 1growbig, 1 tiger bloom, boomerang 1/2, calmag
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When you say all you used was tap water was that for the calibration? If so, that might be the issue. You have to use calibration solutions [buffers]. 4 and 7 are recommended. If you already know this, my apologies.
no, lol, i used the buffers and everything it came with the tester, what i meant was that all i used right at this moment was tap water for the nuts
no, lol, i used the buffers and everything it came with the tester, what i meant was that all i used right at this moment was tap water for the nuts
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@Alexcrow88. I had that meter. I had to recalibrate every time I used it. I know my tap water is 7.2 to 7.4 and it would read 6.85. One thing to do is store it in a buffer solution (only the tip wetted) or invest in better meter. My two cents.
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i measured tap water ph was 7.5 then i add big bloom it when up to almost 8 then i added grow big and it took it all the way down to 6.1 then added tiger bloom and now it says 5.2 
You can use baking soda in a pinch to raise the pH but this adds sodium to the water and soil. There is a indicator called SAR or sodium absorption ratio that is a balance between sodium, calcium and magnesium that need to be balanced.
Others have recommended pHup but I haven’t researched it yet.
I worked on a project many many moons ago to develop a detergent that had a perfect balance so gray water from laundry could be used to water lawns and would not be detrimental to rivers and streams. It was quashed because possible E Coli. contamination was not addressed.
what i did for right now is to add CalMag, big bloom and Boomerang to a gallon of tap water to feed it tomorrow while i wait for my ph upper and then i feed it regular next time. Those 3 gave me a ph of 6.3 so i ma run with that for now and hope for the best 
Please let me know how that works out! My pH meter tipped over in my collection basin and drowned. I am flying blind until the new one shows up. I want to switch to bloom this weekend because I have a jungle in my closet.
are you growing autos? if so, they do it by them self, well, mine did 
i also got my lights-Bloom-switch on 18/6 cycle. I will definitely let you know as soon as i do this and upload new pics of her . Its a Blueberry/ BigDevil strain and i’ve call it “Gaia”
@Alexcrow88. I am growing photos. My pH meter show up today! I am like a kid in a candy store!
My tap pH is 7.8. After veg nutes are added it is 7.0 then I add a pinch of citric acid and it is 6.5.
I also checked my first mix of bloom nutrients and they are at 5.9 so I will have to adjust them up.
great tips 
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