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SmokeaJoint · 11-03-2010, 12:11 PM

^Agreed. Isn't well water always soft? Keep an eye on the pH.

farmergiles · 11-03-2010, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by SmokeaJoint

^Agreed. Isn't well water always soft? Keep an eye on the pH.

Depends on the geological strata surrounding the well. Often in limestone areas well water and tap water will be hard. Could be purer than driven snow or saltier than hell.

But yes, checking the pH and tds of well water would be advisable.

williemcgraw88 · 11-03-2010, 02:11 PM

the guy at the hydro store says he swears i have a calcium magnesium deficency or however you spell it but i got som calmag and a simple ph test kit with, u drop this stuff in a little amount of water and it tells you where your at and i was about 7.5 and he said i should be around 6.2 and recommended adding lime juice to the water and i did and that dropped me to just above six also i flushed it out with the lower ph water till the water came out the bottom and then some it almost flooded my grow room lol i was runnin for towels like a chicken with my head cut off and im cutting back on the micronutrient to every other day or every third day

SmokeaJoint · 11-03-2010, 02:14 PM

Don't we have a nutrient deficentcy sticky on here somewhere? Lemme go look...

williemcgraw88 · 11-03-2010, 02:15 PM

what u lost me with the sticky thing lol???

SmokeaJoint · 11-03-2010, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by williemcgraw88

what u lost me with the sticky thing lol???

Never mind I couldn't find it. Here is a pretty straightforward deficiency guide
Marijuana Plants Problems - Yellow Leaves, brown spots, nutrient shortage etc.

farmergiles · 11-03-2010, 02:21 PM

Go easy with the calmag too until things stabilise-

Calcium deficiency is very rare without some underlying ph issue.

Magnesium, that's in epsom salts (a lot cheaper than calmag

).

I'd recommend plain water until things straighten out a little.

6 pH is perfect.

williemcgraw88 · 11-03-2010, 02:30 PM

did have a ph problem it was too high like 7.5

SmokeaJoint · 11-03-2010, 02:37 PM

7.5 is on the high side of good, but its still good. 6.5-7.5 ideal range.

williemcgraw88 · 11-03-2010, 02:42 PM

well i dropped it down to like 6.2-6.5 roughly my ph kit is rough

williemcgraw88 · 11-03-2010, 02:44 PM

also im gonna throw the miracle gro nutes out and get some from the hydro store

SmokeaJoint · 11-03-2010, 02:45 PM

Its all good. Just, no lower. Wow, your pretty lucky to have good pH right off the bat. I guess my water quality just sucks or something lol.

williemcgraw88 · 11-03-2010, 02:47 PM

i live in the country and got well water its good to drink straight from the tap

farmergiles · 11-03-2010, 02:50 PM

Where I grew up we had springwater- best tasting water ever and all just running out of the ground

.

williemcgraw88 · 11-03-2010, 02:57 PM

yeah its kinda like that its better that bottled i think but it is still on the high side of the ph

williemcgraw88 · 11-04-2010, 01:00 PM

ok so i got a better thermometer and i also threw out the miracle gro bloom booster and went to the hydro shop and got some tiger bloom extra strength 2-8-4 for my flower room

11-03-2010, 02:21 PM	#47 (permalink)
farmergiles Yahookan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sick of the hatred and the lies Posts: 7,807 Thanks: 2,285 Thanked 3,750 Times in 2,554 Posts	Go easy with the calmag too until things stabilise- Calcium deficiency is very rare without some underlying ph issue. Magnesium, that's in epsom salts (a lot cheaper than calmag ). I'd recommend plain water until things straighten out a little. 6 pH is perfect. __________________ Cultivate a stoic calmness *Fuck the Monkeys* Every Kind of Vice

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farmergiles Yahookan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sick of the hatred and the lies Posts: 7,807 Thanks: 2,285 Thanked 3,750 Times in 2,554 Posts	Where I grew up we had springwater- best tasting water ever and all just running out of the ground . __________________ Cultivate a stoic calmness *Fuck the Monkeys* Every Kind of Vice

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11-03-2010, 02:11 PM	#43 (permalink)
williemcgraw88 YaHookan Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 51 Thanks: 7 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	the guy at the hydro store says he swears i have a calcium magnesium deficency or however you spell it but i got som calmag and a simple ph test kit with, u drop this stuff in a little amount of water and it tells you where your at and i was about 7.5 and he said i should be around 6.2 and recommended adding lime juice to the water and i did and that dropped me to just above six also i flushed it out with the lower ph water till the water came out the bottom and then some it almost flooded my grow room lol i was runnin for towels like a chicken with my head cut off and im cutting back on the micronutrient to every other day or every third day

11-03-2010, 02:15 PM	#45 (permalink)
williemcgraw88 YaHookan Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 51 Thanks: 7 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	what u lost me with the sticky thing lol???

11-03-2010, 02:30 PM	#48 (permalink)
williemcgraw88 YaHookan Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 51 Thanks: 7 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	did have a ph problem it was too high like 7.5

11-03-2010, 02:42 PM	#50 (permalink)
williemcgraw88 YaHookan Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 51 Thanks: 7 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	well i dropped it down to like 6.2-6.5 roughly my ph kit is rough

11-03-2010, 02:44 PM	#51 (permalink)
williemcgraw88 YaHookan Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 51 Thanks: 7 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	also im gonna throw the miracle gro nutes out and get some from the hydro store

11-03-2010, 02:47 PM	#53 (permalink)
williemcgraw88 YaHookan Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 51 Thanks: 7 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	i live in the country and got well water its good to drink straight from the tap

11-03-2010, 02:57 PM	#55 (permalink)
williemcgraw88 YaHookan Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 51 Thanks: 7 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	yeah its kinda like that its better that bottled i think but it is still on the high side of the ph

11-04-2010, 01:00 PM	#56 (permalink)
williemcgraw88 YaHookan Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 51 Thanks: 7 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	ok so i got a better thermometer and i also threw out the miracle gro bloom booster and went to the hydro shop and got some tiger bloom extra strength 2-8-4 for my flower room

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