Quote Originally Posted by Chebus
Hey all, I'm new to this all and was wondering if I use distiller water I'm my ebb n flo systm does that eliminate most ph problems? I have no meters and cannot afford one,I am using foxfarm nutes, I want to make this as easy as possible on myself and not have to worry about my water ph ppm ect. In a nutshell is distilld water good enough to use and not have to correct ph EVER?
No, pH must always be monitored. Distilled water/RO water especially so, because there's less stuff initially present to act as a buffer.

I use the GH liquid pH tester kit. Not the most accurate thing to try to judge but it works if you've got decent light to judge color by.