Hey guys,
Yesterday was the first day that I introduced nutrition's to my reservoir. I added 1/4 strength nutes and some Aquashield for protection. When I went to bed my pH was right around 5.8 and when I checked them today at around 2 P.M. I saw that the pH was up to around 7.7 and the reservoir had foam on the sides. I smelled the water and everything seems to smell clean, no odor that I can make out. It's a little bit foggy/cloudy but it doesn't look bad. I have attached a picture so you guys can take a look at it. I have heard that foam sometimes can be normal as long as there is no smell. If that is the case, why did my pH spike by 2.0? Plants actually quite a bit overnight so hopefully its just a false alarm. Temperatures of my reservoir have been between 66F and 72F.
Yesterday was the first day that I introduced nutrition's to my reservoir. I added 1/4 strength nutes and some Aquashield for protection. When I went to bed my pH was right around 5.8 and when I checked them today at around 2 P.M. I saw that the pH was up to around 7.7 and the reservoir had foam on the sides. I smelled the water and everything seems to smell clean, no odor that I can make out. It's a little bit foggy/cloudy but it doesn't look bad. I have attached a picture so you guys can take a look at it. I have heard that foam sometimes can be normal as long as there is no smell. If that is the case, why did my pH spike by 2.0? Plants actually quite a bit overnight so hopefully its just a false alarm. Temperatures of my reservoir have been between 66F and 72F.
