Drifter,

Iâ??ll use my tap water as an example. As it comes from the tap itâ??s about 6.8 â?? 7.0 depending on the time of yearâ?¦â?¦.however as it sits open to the air it outgases. The out gassing process is a process of de-acidification. That means that the Ph will continue to rise. My tap water will rise to well over 8.

Same thing happens in the buckets and controllerâ?¦..but faster because the airstones outgas (or de-acidify) the nute solution at an accelerated rate.

I just included this so that you would understand that your tap water will rise in Ph as it sits open to the air. Might just solve a mystery or two.

Loads oâ?? luck,
HMR
Horsemanrocks Reviewed by Horsemanrocks on . im done jacking around with ph problems i've got several grows under my belt some turned out fantastic and others kinda suffered a little. my biggest problem has been with ph (im a dirt farmer)my tap water changes so much it is hard to keep up with. i have used the drop test kits with varied success over the years and have tried a few different ways to adjust the ph of my water. im at the point of disgust with this round. tap water has been jumping around from 7.5 to 8.5 all summer. i do let my water stand for a day or 2 before using Rating: 5