PH KEEPS RISING! PLEASE HELP!!!

[rapt44]

still there, not a problem

[rapt44]

if I called them washer guards would it make you feel better?

[Weedhound]

No but if they aren't causing a problem then I don't care what you call them.

A rising ph is often a (first!) sign of nuteburn.....I'm not saying that's your problem because I don't know but it IS something to think about.

[Pepper]

It's the tarantula that is causing the pH to rise. When growing in hydro the amount recommended is way too much and causes the pH to rise like crazy. You can mix up a batch and hand water the pots once a week and it will affect the pH less. Also, you can stick with constant feeding but you probably only need 3 or 4 waterings a day for 15 min.

[rapt44]

Yo Hound, March 1st post, I already got it stabilized. It's not nuteburn. Thanks though. Oh and pepper, I have been waiting for days on about 5 boards for someone that was familiar with the products to tell me what is going on. I agree, I thought I was putting way too much in of the tarantula (the reccommended amonut). I also read that those bacteria can make ph rise for a day or two. I think you are right. Thank you, being one of the first ones to actually answer the question that was asked. What amounts do you go for of the tarantula, let's say per 5 gal? 1 tsp? 2 tsp?

[Weedhound]

How funny..... you don't consider too much Tarantula nuteburning eh? I do.

Good luck with your grow.

[rapt44]

It's not nuteburn because Tarantula is not nutes. It's bacteria. No signs of nuteburn were exhibited.

Thanks.

[Pepper]

What I do is mix up a one gallon batch w/ 1/2 tsp. and hand water into the pots instead of adding it to the reservoir. This works for me in a 25 gal ebb and flow. I also run my pH low and let it rise.

[happinessvacuum]

hey, I didn't want to read through all the posts here but I do know a few things that I wanted to share.. Hopefully this hasn't already been covered. I don't know about in flower, but I know that in veg a good way to stabilize your ph when you are using hygrozyme (which I use) is to use a humic acid. Hygrozyme is a very hy ph substance. You can even use it as a ph up. The same goes with humic acid, only the other way. You don't have to necessarily use as high as the reccomended dose, but just use it as a method to bring down your ph and the ph will generally stay lower. The best humic acid to use is going to be madfarmer's "Nutz"


I don't reccomend using nutz in flower, though, because the humic acid helps to stretch your plant, and if you use it in the first week or two it is okay but if you use it in late flower it will cause your buds to be more elongated and less dense.

The reason I ended up here, though, is because I don't know how to keep my ph stable while I am in flower, it sky rockets every day up to 7 by the time the next light cycle. I bring it back down to 5.5 and then it goes way up again. I don't know what to do.

[crazywill]

I'll put my two penny in.You are using alot of nutr,To many for me.
The organics do not mix well with alot of nutr,and dosent work well at all with cal-mag,Then using hygroze,peroxide,bateria,silica and some of the others too are fighting with each other and causing your PH to go up.You have a small res 10Gals,so it is a little harder to keep the PH stable as it is with lager 20-25 gal res.I did the same thing and that's what I found to cause my PH to go up.Now days I keep it simple GH 3-part & cal-mag to start,when flowering no more cal-mag or lower the ml's that you use.Flowering I use koolbloom or carbo load for carbs and to put weight on the buds.You are using AN nutr not all of there nutr are up to what they say.But there 3-part is good.If you dont have any problems with root rot or other root problems dont use peroxide or hygrozme,it kills bacteria and other stuff you dont want dead.Start of flowering I flush the system for 4-7 days and then start the flower nutr.This helps to drop the nitogen in the plant and will help it not to stretch as much.Do you have HARD WATER,if so use hard water mirco,it helps too.I stop using all the alot of additives and keep it simple and dont have any problems any more with PH.Somebody said it in a post,Draw your water put a air stone it it for 24 hours,then add your nutr and let them sit for 12 hours,Check the PH and adjust it to where you want it and let it sit for 12 hours check it and change the nutr out.I found this works for me and I stop having all those PH problems.Here's some pixs of the buds I get doing it this way. Hope that Helps. PEACE