Quote Originally Posted by GarlicToast
Just my 2 cents, but I am new and ran into similar problems.

Get the RO water from your local hardware or grocery store. It works the best and its not expensive. Listen to Zandor about CalMag.

As far as what you have your PH at...

5.2-5.5 is WAY TOO LOW> I dont care what anybody says about this at this point. I am on grow 3 and when my PH was 5.8-6.0 plants were healthy as an OXE! When they were 5.5 or 5.4, then were DYING. 5.2 is WAY to acidic for what you are trying to do.

Go get Jorge Cerventes' grow book too. Local book store WILL have it. Dont buy it online...

PEACE!
You may want to DL the Ph chart in the FAQ section. Look over the Ph range and then you can match the Ph to the nutrients swing the plant needs for that cycle of growth. It one way of making sure the plant gets the right amount of nutrients at the proper time in it's cycle. FYI.:thumbsup:
Zandor Reviewed by Zandor on . Ph problem Hey guys, I'm a first time grower and decided to start with hydro. I had been reading for months and thought I knew pretty much how everything worked. For the most part everything started great.I started in Feb and wanted to do a test run with some nice bag seeds so that I could get the hang of things. Ok so as far as equipment goes I am using one of those 45 gal rubbermaid containers,reinforced with six holes, water pump and plastic tubing and the floranova nutrient solution. As far as Rating: 5