I read it 3 times...first two, no help...3rd times a pity help, I guess, just because I've got some Irish in me and fear leprechauns, LOL!....don't use phosphoric acid to lower ph in veg mode. You want to use a nitrogen based acid in veg mode, phosphoric acid is for lowering flowering ph. What K rating are the CFL's you're using? Should be 6500K for veggin, 2700K for flowering. Everything you want to know is here somewhere, so start reading sticky's.