pH problems.. read lots of info, still need help!

[xm177e2]

Let's try this at a different angle. I do not know how you are watering your plants volume wise. When I water I have a rule that seems to work for me and you may like to try it and see if it works for you also. I water by the size of the pot the plant is sitting in. A one gallon pot receives 1 pint of liquid every other day, a two gallon pot 2 pints every other day, and a 3 gallon pot 3 pints every other day, and so forth. Whenever I decide to flush I just double the amount of liquid going in. If the plants need any more than that they will tell you.
Now by doing this you are not going to have a lot of run off and you do not waste nutes by it running out on the floor...it stays in the pot where it belongs. If you are using so much water that you are having run off each time you water you are basicly flushing everytime you water. Maybe this is worth a try.

This sounds good, I have been giving them slightly too much water per watering, but they still seem to drink it up rather quickly. I have not been feeding any nutes, I tried it once and they didnt seem to like it very much.. I dont think the pH was in the proper range for them to take in the nutrients. Once I get the pH in range, I will start trying to feed them very low dose nutrients again but things arent looking too good, and on top of that, its been over 2 weeks since this guy says he shipped my 400w parcel post and its still not here, I dont think the plants are getting enough light under the 250w

[mad1010]

Assuming your water is O.K. the soil needs to be amended, not the water.
When the pH of the run-off is consistently low and you are adding no nutes,
then the soil must be brought up or changed out with a transplant. With everything dialed in this should happen:Water plant with pH of 6.5. If the run-off is a lower pH the soil is holding the nutes and and the plant is drinking up just the water causing a lockout due to high salts in the soil. If the run-off is higher in pH the plant is eating up the food and needs more in the mix. If it comes out the same The feeding is just right. This is why pH is SO important in soil or hydro.