Old Reviews Advanced Nutrients pH Perfect

[realcarlos]

Thanks Jackal would it have any problems with tap water?

 

[Jackal]

It all depends on the PPM of your water source. It seems to work best with the lowest PPM. Mine straight from the tap is well water running right at 8 PPM. They only guarantee it to work with RO. Also your starting waters pH must fall between 4.5-8.5.

 

[akito]

my tap water is usually around 200-250 ppm. You think it would be worth using the ph perfect?

 

[Jackal]

I doubt it would adjust your water being that high. I'm not 100% sure thou. More people here are starting to try this and maybe we can get more feedback on what it works best with as far as PPM and pH ranges.

 

[Muddy]

I'm using these with rain water. The ppm so far has varied from a low of about 45 to a high of about 125 ppm. I've been paying close attention and have been tracking the starting ppm and pH, and the final ppm and pH. I'm seeing that the higher the ppm, the higher the final pH. At 125 ppm the final pH was 6.4. At 45 ppm the final pH was 6.0. If this hold true then it would seen that the final pH could be controlled by the starting ppm.

It would be interesting to know if anyone else has been tracking this and the results they are seeing.

 

[L]

I've been seeing the same thing muddy as my ppm varies so does the pH.

 

[L]

I should correct my post from earlier it depends on how much of the 2 part I use and how much of the additives I use. for example my water pH is 7.4-7.8 and my ppm is 130 if I use full Feeding of the sensi bloom 2 part with bud candy, big bud, and rhino skin it puts it right at 5.7 but if I just use 1/4 strength grow and no additives my pH is 6.4. These are just the observations I've been taking.

 

[knowboddy]

So far, I'm not seeing where the cal/mag is hurting. I've also added some humic acid which also didn't effect it. I've not yet tested the spring and well water, but expect to here shortly. I'll also have an RO setup in a bit, so should be able to have a more definitive answer then.

I didn't mean to imply adding cal/mag would hurt, just that it's not guaranteed to work. Obviously there's stuff you can add that doesn't throw off the pH Perfect technology's performance, but the only things "guaranteed" to work are in that "Bigger Yields Flowering System" line up (about a dozen additives).

How do you apply the ph perfect line up when using soil im finding hard to find info on people using it with soil most people are using it for hydro anyone give any help ?

To my knowledge it's not guaranteed for soil. I don't grow in soil so I can't speak from experience but I can't think of any reason it wouldn't work as good or better than any other hydroponic nutrient works in soil.

Do you need all the additives to have a perfect ph?
Or can you use the sensi grow and sensi bloom ph perfect and still have perfect ph?

Yeah all you need is the base nutes.

I actually learned something specific to this. According to the guy I talked to on their Tech Support line they're going to be putting out more information on how everything in this new lineup works, but the gist of it is that while yes, you can use just the base nutes they "strongly recommend" you use the base nutes and the Hobbyist Bundle together.

Obviously there's some reason to suspect ulterior motives in that but apparently they designed the system for maximum stability that way. They say that level has the most bang for the buck too.

So my answer would be "yes, but". Yes, the base nutes alone will do what they say they do, but if you add the Hobbyist level you get superior pH stability as well as a HELL of a lot better growth.

my tap water is usually around 200-250 ppm. You think it would be worth using the ph perfect?

AFAIK it's not more expensive to get the pH Perfect nutes so I would say sure, get them. The worst that will happen is your water doesn't allow them to stabilize the pH *as much* as they could with RO water. It'll still be better stabilized than the regular nutes would have been.

Just keep an eye on the pH for awhile and see how it does. Some people's tap water works better than others, it all depends on what specific dissolved solids are pushing your ppm up that high. Some people can't get the pH to stay stable on tap water with 50ppm, others are rock steady at 300ppm or more. The difference is how your local municipal water treatment plant treats the water.

 

[akito]

I do notice that my reservoir Ph stays pretty stable while its being oxygenated

 

[iLuvIndica]

I do notice that my reservoir Ph stays pretty stable while its being oxygenated

Just a quick ? your using the An ph perfect nute line? what are you using and its stable?