OldMedUser
Formerly Known as LabRat
They won't do anything to pH. They're just designed to make the water safe for human consumption by removing contaminants and microorganisms.
What is the best type of water to start with?
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They won't do anything to pH. They're just designed to make the water safe for human consumption by removing contaminants and microorganisms.
GodOfPot
Well-Known Member
Just wanna make sure about something, since I haven't seen a lot posted in regards to soiless mixes and PPM's
I'll be using tap water, which is about 8.01PH and 220PPM. I let it sit in 5 gallon buckets for a couple days with an aeration stone in it, then I transfer to 1 gal buckets for the feeding. In the 1 gal buckets I add my nutes, let them settle for a bit then use white vinegar to get my PH down to the 5.7-5.9 range, iirc the PPM after I add the nutes in this stage(seedling) is around 350
The medium is 50% peat moss, 25%V, 25%P. I haven't seen a lot posted about the PPM, I assume as the stages go up and I'm adding more nutes the PPM will rise as well, will this be a problem for me? Or are my PPMs for this medium in acceptable ranges?
I'll be using tap water, which is about 8.01PH and 220PPM. I let it sit in 5 gallon buckets for a couple days with an aeration stone in it, then I transfer to 1 gal buckets for the feeding. In the 1 gal buckets I add my nutes, let them settle for a bit then use white vinegar to get my PH down to the 5.7-5.9 range, iirc the PPM after I add the nutes in this stage(seedling) is around 350
The medium is 50% peat moss, 25%V, 25%P. I haven't seen a lot posted about the PPM, I assume as the stages go up and I'm adding more nutes the PPM will rise as well, will this be a problem for me? Or are my PPMs for this medium in acceptable ranges?
