Quote Originally Posted by highdogs25
Weezard

i wish i could get a quick source of distilled water. the only water dispensary place thingy is 16 miles away either that or i cant seem to find one in my town. but i adjust the ph it's usually at 7.0+ i used general hydroponics pH down solution to get it at about 5.8 and i have an Oracle air pumping through a bubble bar.


Your water company sends an analysis at least once a year.
If you can find yours, take a snapshot and/or post the breakdown.
Distilled water, unamended, will suck the salts out of plants by osmotic pressure and kill them.

Most tap water contains plenty Calcium and Magnesium.
That will cut your costs a li'l, yah.

GH PH down is "Phosphoric acid, citric acid and mono ammonium phosphate."
It's the third compound that worries me a bit.
Just fine if it only takes a few drops to get the PH range you need.
When it takes a lot, or you have to keep adding it, it can be a problem in time.

It has been my experience that Hydrotron, even when pre-soaked at PH 5.0, will cause the PH to creep up over time.
So, keep a close eye on it.

And don't sweat the Chloramine, sir.
It's actually beneficial in drip hydro.

You can break it down with Ascorbic acid, (Vitamin C), or ammonia, but GH says that it's PH down is incompatible with ammonia!
And, if you do remove it, you will become more susceptible to mold, rots, fungi, bacteria. . .
All are more harmful to your grow than a few parts per Billion of Halo-methanes. (chloramine breakdown products)

i just got back from walmart and osh i got a 24" F18T8 and a thermometer/humidity reader. now the cfl is just directly over the seedling one pot over, and the T8 is over this one..i'm at 45% humidity and i put a bowl of water with a paper towel soaked hanging out of the bowl behind a fan. my temp is 84f
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and i dont remember pre soaking them in a solution but i soaked it with water for about 2 hours.
thanks i really tried to have the setup as perfect as i can with limited resources.

cant wait for the feedback
Sure you can!
You just did, yah?

I like that little meter.
And the akamai setup of your grow.:thumbsup:
Now we wait fo' da heavyweights to advise on leaf curling, etc.

A few of the real growers still check-in here on occasion.

Aloha,
Wee 'zard

Disclaimer: I am not a chemist, and don't even play one on TV.