First Journal

[smokster42]

I read that phosphoric acid will lower ph and that potassium hydroxide would raise ph. Is this a harmful way to go about it. Do you know what the active ingrediant is in the stuff you use?

 

[smokster42]

I wasn't sure the aquarium stuff would work. Thanks for the info. puff and dman

 

[smokster42]

ok now i know what your talking about, they are like little green balls (sometimes other colors) adn you strained them before they disolved.

couldnt tell you if itll work.

if you go to like say walmart or other department store, and go to the aquarium section you can get a little bottle of ph up and ph down pretty cheap.

Thats the stuff. And it did lower my Ph from 7.5 to 6.5.

 

[smokster42]

I'll go to walmart for now and use this phosphate for my garden. I'll order some of the stuff HemperFi uses.

 

[HemperFi]

I once had an aquarium -- the boys came home one afternoon and dumped a bucket of crawdads in with my tropical fish. Three hundred dollars of fish went first, then there was a two week war amongst the critters to see who was king of the aquarium -- I ended up with one fat crawdad. Never did fill it back up with fish.

 

[FA$TCA$H]

I once had an aquarium -- the boys came home one afternoon and dumped a bucket of crawdads in with my tropical fish. Three hundred dollars of fish went first, then there was a two week war amongst the critters to see who was king of the aquarium -- I ended up with one fat crawdad. Never did fill it back up with fish.

don'tcha just love kids!! typical boys.

 

[akhockey]

I read that phosphoric acid will lower ph and that potassium hydroxide would raise ph. Is this a harmful way to go about it. Do you know what the active ingrediant is in the stuff you use?

Gen Hydro pH up is phosphoric acid and the pH down is Potassium hydroxide and potassium carbonate.
Ironic that the topic is still pH.......

 

[smokster42]

Gen Hydro pH up is phosphoric acid and the pH down is Potassium hydroxide and potassium carbonate.
Ironic that the topic is still pH.......

I believe you are wrong akhockey. It is the other way around. Ph down is phosphoric acid, citric acid, mono ammonium phosphate, and Ph up is potassium carbonate and potassium silicate. Anyway, at least this makes a person use their minds and find the answers. Thank you for your reply.

 

[HemperFi]

So I'm making some new soil. I had the bin I use to mix in behind the tent -- I knocked over a plant, knocked down a fan and spilt my drink getting it out of there. I only tell you because I am comfortable in my skin, and I know you can identify -- you do the same kind of things. I am putting together some real nice grow medium. I have Dr. Q's organic potting soil, the recycled soil from three male plants, FoxFarm ocean forrest, perlite, vermiculite, bat guanno, blood meal, bone meal and a little bit of drool. It smelled so good mixing it up I actually drooled. I will water with Cal-Mag and use FF Big Bloom -- plus large amounts of Cha Ching. What do you think?Should I pee in it and give it a cup of coffee?

I want you to see my grow. OUR grow -- I blame you HICK, for my minor social problems. You gave me all them stars, and I believe it damaged some fragile egos. If you think it will help, you can give a couple of my stars to others

Turn off the fire under the tar -- our grow is still looking remarkably fine:

 

[HemperFi]

The second pic is the distressed plant -- after my macinations -- I didn't include the AK-47 -- here she is:

 

[akhockey]

I believe you are wrong akhockey. It is the other way around. Ph down is phosphoric acid, citric acid, mono ammonium phosphate, and Ph up is potassium carbonate and potassium silicate. Anyway, at least this makes a person use their minds and find the answers. Thank you for your reply.

You are correct in pointing out my stoner moment (damn white widow) and getting them reversed. The compounds i stated were correct per the GH website.

 

[HemperFi]

How ironic

THG -- I know you are here. My darling Goddess I felt your diadactic nature step in -- I knew you had some wisdom to share, and I saw you quickly back off -- I realize you didn't want to throw gasoline on the fire and cause some kind of major meltdown to occure. I respect that, but will you tell me now if you think I have a Ph problem?

or not

 

[HemperFi]

Puffin, I totally respect your point of view, but one of the only things I have done on my own during this grow was to make the soil. The plants I have now growing are in that soil, and I am thinking I am pretty good at putting soil together. I wish you could smell it

The clones I am going to put in this soil are already getting full nutes, and I will just let the soil take over for a while. Trust me

 

[HemperFi]

besides bro -- it is what I already have here to do it with.

 

[HemperFi]

One again, I am appreciative of the latitude -- watch it work my friend.

 

[BBFan]

Looks like you got it worked out HF. Congratulations! PH is just not that fast acting in soil, it had to be something else, meaning I agree with you.

Your soil mix looks good- though I notice no lime. Any reason for that?

For the record, I don't ph adjust anymore. I put enough lime in and use rain water as often as I can (ph is around 4.5). Acidity reacts with the lime, releases calcium and magnesium, adjusts alkalinity, and everybody's happy.

Good luck with your grow. Looks like you're doing great!

 

[HemperFi]

You know BB -- it really does my heart good to hear someone finally say that. I appreciate it more than you could possibly know. Thank You!

I didn't have calcium when I made the soil mix -- I figured I'd add cal-mag when I watered. I'm not sure if that will be sufficient, but I'm gonna try it that way.

 

[Rosebud]

How much lime BBF? Hi Hemper.

 

[HemperFi]

Hey Kiddo

 

[HemperFi]

Well, my sick plant had gone and soaked up all that water I flushed her with, so I decided to give her a feed. I used one gallon of water, so I wouldn't confuse the measurments, and I gave her something new. She got some FF Big Bloom, a little Cha Ching, some Cal-Mag, and some iron and soil acidifier. Hope she like it.

I fed one of the PMM her regular GH nutes and added some Cal-Mag and a little Cha Ching. They look good today. hope they look good tomorrow

Peace