dudewithaquestion
Active Member
A friend of mine called me up the other day and his ph keeps dropping down to the red / orange zone of 4.0 to 5.0ph. He said he has tried adding ph up (more than ever needed) and also flushed multiple times and it just keeps dropping. I checked everything over for him and his nutrients are perfect (ppms) and everything seems fine.
The only thing I could think of is that his fill hose which runs from the reservoir to the plants is a clear hose. The hose is around 15 feet from the res to the last bucket (he is rdwc with waterfall type setup) and the nutrients that run through the hose are exposed to the powerful MH lights. I got him to put landscaping fabric over the hose and then some mylar to see if this helps. I think this might have been what was causing his ph to drop like crazy.
Any info on this would be greatly appreciated as in if someone went through this before and know or can help??
Thanks
The only thing I could think of is that his fill hose which runs from the reservoir to the plants is a clear hose. The hose is around 15 feet from the res to the last bucket (he is rdwc with waterfall type setup) and the nutrients that run through the hose are exposed to the powerful MH lights. I got him to put landscaping fabric over the hose and then some mylar to see if this helps. I think this might have been what was causing his ph to drop like crazy.
Any info on this would be greatly appreciated as in if someone went through this before and know or can help??
Thanks