is RO water top of the line supply without ph?

raiderman · Jun 25, 2009

i use RO water and i never ph my water. even though its RO water is that sufficient enuff?

jcdws602 · Jun 25, 2009

I use ro water and always ph it,the ph is too low like 3.5

raiderman · Jun 25, 2009

jcdws602 said:
I use ro water and always ph it,the ph is too low like 3.5

which up or down ph solution do you use.

jcdws602 · Jun 25, 2009

Just the ph up and down not the ph tester

raiderman · Jun 25, 2009

jcdws602 said:
Just the ph up and down not the ph tester

yea and tester to ,sorry,one not to expensive,thanx.and i'm a soil grower indoors and this is sufficient/

jcdws602 · Jun 25, 2009

raiderman said:
yea and tester to ,sorry,one not to expensive,thanx.and i'm a soil grower indoors and this is sufficient/

They have a tester pen from hanna that is cheap but it is very fragile,you have to take care of the electrode and keep it hydrated with a storage solution,you have to keep them all hydrated but this one is especially sensitive here is a link http://www.eseasongear.com/hannahi98103.html

raiderman · Jun 25, 2009

thanx,just ordered it,, is the solution a basic solution for hydro and soil alike for watering?thanx ,much appreciated

jcdws602 · Jun 25, 2009

raiderman said:
thanx,just ordered it,, is the solution a basic solution for hydro and soil alike for watering?thanx ,much appreciated

Yes, make sure you buy the storage solution,left unattended it will dry out (the electrode) and give you crazy readings,very important.

raiderman · Jun 25, 2009

jcdws602 said:
Yes, make sure you buy the storage solution,left unattended it will dry out (the electrode) and give you crazy readings,very important.

ok appreciated brother and see you on the fore front growroom,gd.night.

somebody041 · Jun 26, 2009

jcdws602 said:
I use ro water and always ph it,the ph is too low like 3.5

the ph of RO water should not be that low. are you testing it before you add any nutes or anything in it? after the RO process is complete the ph is either at a perfect ph of 7 or it's much lower but much more susceptible to ph swings. next time you are mixing nuts try putting your nutes in before the ph up/down and see what the ph is

raiderman · Jun 26, 2009

somebody041 said:
the ph of RO water should not be that low. are you testing it before you add any nutes or anything in it? after the RO process is complete the ph is either at a perfect ph of 7 or it's much lower but much more susceptible to ph swings. next time you are mixing nuts try putting your nutes in before the ph up/down and see what the ph is

see the water i'm using is at water refill place for drinking water.jus thot that was the best.i may wait till i get the tester before i buy up or down ,hydro store down the street,,,but i always thot good jug drinking water was a dream to plants.i kinda thot it'd be a bit higher because you can taste the alkiline in the water making it 5 or higher.but better be safe than sorry.i have 54 plants depending on me to do the rite thing,lol.

jcdws602 · Jun 26, 2009

somebody041 said:
the ph of RO water should not be that low. are you testing it before you add any nutes or anything in it? after the RO process is complete the ph is either at a perfect ph of 7 or it's much lower but much more susceptible to ph swings. next time you are mixing nuts try putting your nutes in before the ph up/down and see what the ph is

thats after the nutes are added

jcdws602 · Jun 26, 2009

raiderman said:
see the water i'm using is at water refill place for drinking water.jus thot that was the best.i may wait till i get the tester before i buy up or down ,hydro store down the street,,,but i always thot good jug drinking water was a dream to plants.i kinda thot it'd be a bit higher because you can taste the alkiline in the water making it 5 or higher.but better be safe than sorry.i have 54 plants depending on me to do the rite thing,lol.

I assumed with nutes added sorry,but 7.0 would be what the ph should be without nutes for RO but I would still keep the the ph between 6.0-6.5 max for optimum nutrient uptake.It is still good to monitor for the best results.

raiderman · Jun 26, 2009

jcdws602 said:
I assumed with nutes added sorry,but 7.0 would be what the ph should be without nutes for RO but I would still keep the the ph between 6.0-6.5 max for optimum nutrient uptake.It is still good to monitor for the best results.

actually 7 is not bad, i nute every other watering,seeing i do blue family strains and nute intake has to be light even wen using or burnup.but thats the best ph tester i seen without spending 75. on up.i saw at discount hydro a RO system for a 189.00 and looked sweet.. where are these system hooked up a t ,,the faucet?i been tooting water for .30 a gallon... and wen adding up or down, is it done with a eye dropper/thanx guys,i jus want the bes conditions for my stuff.

driiifter · Jun 26, 2009

i've been using RO water and in my experience it tends to make the soil slightly more base as times goes on.
it always measured from 6-7 normally.

other than that having fantastic results with my first crop. yield isn't too crazy but the potency is excellent!!

raiderman · Jun 26, 2009

driiifter said:
i've been using RO water and in my experience it tends to make the soil slightly more base as times goes on.
it always measured from 6-7 normally.

other than that having fantastic results with my first crop. yield isn't too crazy but the potency is excellent!!

me to honestly,,i been using it for 9 yrs straight keeping 35 to 60 plants going yr round ,4 to 5 a yr. but i jus want the stuff handy to make sure if it diffes i want to fix it.

driiifter · Jun 26, 2009

raiderman said:
me to honestly,,i been using it for 9 yrs straight keeping 35 to 60 plants going yr round ,4 to 5 a yr. but i jus want the stuff handy to make sure if it diffes i want to fix it.

yeah, you'll definitely need some type of ph+/- sometime down the road.

ec/ppm meter too if you do hydro.

raiderman · Jun 26, 2009

driiifter said:
yeah, you'll definitely need some type of ph+/- sometime down the road.

ec/ppm meter too if you do hydro.

jus do soiless grows ,,super easy ,1 water a week,not much attention needed actually.leaving them alone is the best nute there is,lol.

jcdws602 · Jun 26, 2009

raiderman said:
actually 7 is not bad, i nute every other watering,seeing i do blue family strains and nute intake has to be light even wen using or burnup.but thats the best ph tester i seen without spending 75. on up.i saw at discount hydro a RO system for a 189.00 and looked sweet.. where are these system hooked up a t ,,the faucet?i been tooting water for .30 a gallon... and wen adding up or down, is it done with a eye dropper/thanx guys,i jus want the bes conditions for my stuff.

Yeah I want to buy an RO system myself I frik n hate going to the watermill deal and carrying jugs every res change.,it's 25 cents a gallon over here,& yeah I think you just hook 'em up to a water line under the sink if it's a small one.

raiderman · Jun 26, 2009

jcdws602 said:
Yeah I want to buy an RO system myself I frik n hate going to the watermill deal and carrying jugs every res change.,it's 25 cents a gallon over here,& yeah I think you just hook 'em up to a water line under the sink if it's a small one.

thinking that would be the smart thing for me to do,but i dont mind its cleaned by them .and no resposibilities.,, but i will have one installed.

is RO water top of the line supply without ph?

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