Suuuuuper High pH!!

[palerider7777]

We bought a liquid test kit because the hydro shop said they weren't getting electronic ones in for another 3 weeks (2 now). I paid close attention to everything I read and watched, I just didn't know that tap water was such a high pH, I thought it was closer to 6-7, hence my post. But thanks for the very condescending reply! :thumbsup:

even if it was 6 or 7 would u still not need the meter or ph down/up assumption is a bitch i always say

[dejayou30]

Thanks PharmaCan. I am feeling a bit stressed over the whole thing, mainly because I am a complete rookie to hydroponics, but I am definitely learning a lot more. I think since I don't really know what to use and thought my tap water was too high (since someone said I would have to "load the fuck out of my tap water with pH down" and it was "not even a a last resort for most people"), I just kind of picked an option and went with it. I will try adjusting the pH tonight and see what happens. I appreciate you taking the time for answers like that.

[whatsthatsmell]

PC if i could rep ya i would, well said......:thumbsup:

[palerider7777]

i have well water that ranges from6.8 to 8.0 and i have 30 gal res and i only need to put 15ml of ph down per 30 gal res to bring down to 5.5 so would it not be easier to just ph down the water instead of spinning ur wheels like ur doing going here and there and mixing ur self all up when all u had to do is not buy weed for a day and go buy the damn ph meter and a bottle of ph down??and btw after i add the 15ml of down buy using the big res i don't have to add anymore like u do with a 5 gal bucket or small res.

p.sI incorrectly assumed that the pH of tap water would be somewhere around 6-7 and letting it sit would evaporate the chlorine, thus leaving usable water with a moderate pH level. Everywhere I read simply said if using tap water, to let it age for 2 or 3 days before giving it to the plants. This was only an assumption I had made that turned out to be false.
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sorry but letting the water breath/evaporate is'nt false, as u say but rather true but it's ment to evaporate the chlorine not everything in the water/ie minerials.and i have watched everything u have, and i know this so to say it dos'nt have this info in the stuff u have seen and read is false. or u have a.d.d ,sorry but im not tryin to be mean but i've seen u post in this thread and others, as if it's 4 ur friend but yet everything we tell u seems to go in 1 ear and out the other???so i don't know what to say but u say in this day in age with sites like this and others and people on here to help u why buy a book...i don't know maybe to read it as u can never learn too much and in the faq on this site taought me most of this common stuff like ph and ppms and sex and well pretty much all that stuff i could see if u had a ? based on what u have read to fill in the blanks but u keep askin the same thing over and over and u keep gettin answers over and over so i don't know what to say....

[Weedhound]

I have a long list of screwups to my name as well.....won't even go there. Hope your water works out ok.....Pharma Can knows the score... :thumbsup:

[PharmaCan]

Thanks PharmaCan. I am feeling a bit stressed over the whole thing, mainly because I am a complete rookie to hydroponics, but I am definitely learning a lot more. I think since I don't really know what to use and thought my tap water was too high (since someone said I would have to "load the fuck out of my tap water with pH down" and it was "not even a a last resort for most people"), I just kind of picked an option and went with it. I will try adjusting the pH tonight and see what happens. I appreciate you taking the time for answers like that.

Relax and enjoy the experience. :thumbsup:

PC :smokin:

[dejayou30]

i have well water that ranges from6.8 to 8.0 and i have 30 gal res and i only need to put 15ml of ph down per 30 gal res to bring down to 5.5 so would it not be easier to just ph down the water instead of spinning ur wheels like ur doing going here and there and mixing ur self all up when all u had to do is not buy weed for a day and go buy the damn ph meter and a bottle of ph down??and btw after i add the 15ml of down buy using the big res i don't have to add anymore like u do with a 5 gal bucket or small res.

p.sI incorrectly assumed that the pH of tap water would be somewhere around 6-7 and letting it sit would evaporate the chlorine, thus leaving usable water with a moderate pH level. Everywhere I read simply said if using tap water, to let it age for 2 or 3 days before giving it to the plants. This was only an assumption I had made that turned out to be false.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
sorry but letting the water breath/evaporate is'nt false, as u say but rather true but it's ment to evaporate the chlorine not everything in the water/ie minerials.and i have watched everything u have, and i know this so to say it dos'nt have this info in the stuff u have seen and read is false. or u have a.d.d ,sorry but im not tryin to be mean but i've seen u post in this thread and others, as if it's 4 ur friend but yet everything we tell u seems to go in 1 ear and out the other???so i don't know what to say but u say in this day in age with sites like this and others and people on here to help u why buy a book...i don't know maybe to read it as u can never learn too much and in the faq on this site taought me most of this common stuff like ph and ppms and sex and well pretty much all that stuff i could see if u had a ? based on what u have read to fill in the blanks but u keep askin the same thing over and over and u keep gettin answers over and over so i don't know what to say....

Poor grammar, spelling, and punctuation aside, I said before that I asked about pH and was told earlier in this thread that it was bad to "load the fuck out of my water" with pH down so I assumed it wasn't usable. It does say in all sources I have ever read to let the cholrine evaporate for at least 24 hours before giving it to the plants; that I know. But none of those sources dealt with the pH of tap water or what to do if it was high, other than adding pH down. My assumption was that by letting the chlorine evaporate, it would lower the pH to something useable without the use of chemicals. See the difference in what you assumed vs what I actually said/asked? Maybe you needs to work on your reading comprehension, among other skills that accompany use of the English language.

Every common growing tip that anyone has told me in any thread (i.e. Letting chlorine evaporate, using exhaust fans, getting a thermometer/hygrometer, etc.), I have already known. Some people can't read and comprehend exactly what I am asking or only read part of the question and make an assumption as to what I am asking, which is where the problem lies.

As far as what I spend my money on, not that its really not your concern, but I actually spend about $10-20 a week on mj because of the high quality of it and the small amount I smoke. So yeah, maybe I could wait 6 weeks and get the higher priced tester, or wait until next Friday and get the $70 one like I had planned.

But seriously, I wish people would stop assuming I don't know anything. Ph isn't really something that is common knowledge, so that's why I posted a question on here. If you're going to be rude and condescending, just don't post in my threads. People like PharmaCan are very helpful, polite, and realistic and I don't need people like you just making assumptions.

Thanks.

[PharmaCan]

People like PharmaCan are very helpful, polite, and realistic

:S2:

Usually I'm an ass too. I just figure those of us who take the time to punctuate need to stick together. :thumbsup:

PC :smokin:

[hbbusa28]

So anyway back to the main question. What do I do, I mean, what does my friend do if the PH is too high?

Do I:
A. Let it evaporate
B. Use PH down
C. Used distilled water
D. None of the above. I'll just keep asking the same question over and over and....


hahahahaha :thumbsup:

[Weedhound]

I think some people need to let this thread go and realize it's all over....done..... I certainly was not aware that dejayou30 was the only person on this board to make an error.....or that making an error deserves all this. :wtf: