I am debating dissolving a Tums tablet (1,000 mg Ca) into half a gallon of tap water and using that to try and raise the Ph in my CP (cntrl pot) because the other day when I measured it with that new and unreliable meter I bitched about earlier, the Ph was only like 6.0 or 6.1 and I think it should be around 6.7-6.8

Is this a bad idea due to the sugar, slight bit of food coloring and flavoring that a Tums tablet would contain. They are safe on humans, and I am dissolving in half a gallon of water... ???

Baking soda contains salts and that is no good, encourages males. But so does too acidic soil, so I need to fix this quick, and I can't find Ph up anywhere but the internet, and no credit cards during this adventure for security.

So yea, the Tums?

Peace