yeah sorry forgot to mention i will also be using cal mag and ph down of course. the reason for the distilled is because my tap water comes out at 8.2 which i am not too comfortable with and I want to see if maybe that is what is causing my horrible looking plants but we will see. thanks for the luck i will need it.

just wondering what is your guys take on the ph down? do you add it to the water right before you water your plants or do you add it, wait an hour and then check ph?