I'm growing in soil and was getting my tap water ph to 6.2 in five gallon buckets. My tap ph is anywhere from 8.2 to 7.8. Once I achieved 6.2 I started ph down on the second bucket when I looked back the first bucket jumped up to ph 7.2 then the ph in the other bucket did the same. I'm using air stone in all buckets while mixing and circulating. Any idea what caused the fluctuation no nutes just chlorine remover and ph added
WillGrow510
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Ya. If I shake my water a lot to aerate it, my pH goes up too. What I do is pull my tap water through a cheep RV carbon filter and let it sit at lest 24 hours to stabilize. Then I use it. I actually fill 30 one gallon watter jugs at a time and this lasts me about 2 weeks before I need to refill again. No more pH fluctuation. Hope that helps.
Greg Mendel
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How many PPM is that 8.2 water? It sounds like you may have another issue to deal with beside pH.
Greg Mendel
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Ha! The question was from a month a half ago!
