Well the baking soda SEEMS to have done the trick! I took about half a teaspoon and mixed it with a few tablespoons of water and stirred it a bit and dribbled in a SMALL amount. My ph went up, but it's STAYing up is the important thing.

I believe the article I read on icmag was correct, about it acting as a PH buffer.
It went up quickly, and in fact I'm about to go Down it, lmao.

Res change tomorrow with any ph up adjustments using baking soda and a prayer