PH Testing

[Mossy]

JHC........

You need better than me for the ppm..I assume it is a measure of contamination..
but that PH is horrific.

You could alkalise it up with bicarb or lemon..keep the purity and raise the PH..
or go to bottled for drinking.

Ours is the opposite..PH 8.4 in summer..but that is probably one of the reasons I felt better in spain..drinking more higher PH water..:thumbs:

 

[The Squid]

JHC........

You need better than me for the ppm..I assume it is a measure of contamination..
but that PH is horrific.

You could alkalise it up with bicarb or lemon..keep the purity and raise the PH..
or go to bottled for drinking.

Ours is the opposite..PH 8.4 in summer..but that is probably one of the reasons I felt better in spain..drinking more higher PH water..:thumbs:

So is this recommended not to drink?? No wonder we've felt like poo poo. Gosh darnit. Would filtering help?

 

[Mossy]

Oh..I would say there is a good chance if you are using a lot of it...:thumbs:..nothing to filter out..just gotta bump the ph up to a more acceptable level.

Bicard and lemon juice are probably the cheapest/easiest ways.

If you bathe in it..nice epsom salts baths would be good..:thumbs:..it would raise the PH and give you a detox at the same time.
Cheap and available.

We all know how osmosis works..if you body is too acidic and you immerse it in a high alkaline solution..they will try to neutralise each other out..skin is permeable..
ie..your Detox..:cough:

 

[The Squid]

Gotcha. Mrs. Squid uses lemon but not always. We take showers in it, brush our teeth and cook with it. Hell it's our water! Thanks Aunty Wiz!

Just been thinking about it since I tested it the other day. Now I gotta scrounge up some cash for a bottle of EarthJuiceCrystals Ph UP for my grow. I got the Ph down before because of our city water. Oh well. I know I can use baking soda, but I'm always afraid it will kill my microherd.

 

[erock]

Im sure even the ph strips for pools would work.... Though may not be the best but yiu can get a digital ph meter on amazon for less than $20 which I think would be slightly more accurate than a ph test strip (which cost around $5-10 anyways)... I wonder if it would be acceptable if I took oh supplements to make my bodys ph rise.:: maybe can do test of ph before and after supplement etc..
Two products I was looking at..
http://m.puritan.com/trimedica-brand-0124/pure-msm-liquid-390-mg-034481
http://m.puritan.com/trimedica-brand-0124/alka-max-ph-plus-034477

Yoda

If you are really trying to make you PH rise the medical standard is sodium bicarbonate... This is normal baking soda. IN THE EMERGENCY SETTING: People going thru extended periods of not breathing become acidotic. To rectify this quickly EMS workers inject sodium bicarb mixed with normal saline directly into a vein. I know people who drink it for heartburn and acid reflux. Fairly safe to consume 1/4 teaspoon into 4 oz. water. Hope this saves you a few $.

 

[erock]

I'm at 6.2 today.

 

[lazylathe]

Okay I seem to be in a bit of a dilemma here!

I have the ph strips as well as a digital ph meter.
The digital ph meter is the one I use for testing my run off water, and of the RO water, hydro water etc...

Should I be using this digital ph meter?
I was kind of wary of peeing on my expensive digital ph meter...lol!

Going to be very absent from the forum today...really sucks!!!!
This reply took about 45 minutes to type!!!

I woke up to violent flu at 4am this morning.
7 hours later my body has nothing more to let go off...
I did say something about a lifestyle change yesterday did I not???

I will call this sickness "Double Ended Projectile Sickness"!!

 

[erock]

Okay I seem to be in a bit of a dilemma here!

I have the ph strips as well as a digital ph meter.
The digital ph meter is the one I use for testing my run off water, and of the RO water, hydro water etc...

Should I be using this digital ph meter?
I was kind of wary of peeing on my expensive digital ph meter...lol!

Going to be very absent from the forum today...really sucks!!!!
This reply took about 45 minutes to type!!!

I woke up to violent flu at 4am this morning.
7 hours later my body has nothing more to let go off...
I did say something about a lifestyle change yesterday did I not???

I will call this sickness "Double Ended Projectile Sickness"!!

If you measure your fertilizer with your expensive PH meter, you've already stuck it into worse.. Sorry to hear about your flu, feel better!

 

[Mossy]

Should I be using this digital ph meter?
I was kind of wary of peeing on my expensive digital ph meter...lol!

cough..cough...exactly Who's PH health is more Important..yours or the girls..:no:..just make sure you wash it after...

and make sure you don't mistake it for a thermometer..I'd hate to stick it in me mouth after that..

Check your PH..If you have Flu I need to know the depths of your misery.

Do you think you have the winter vomitting bug..?

 

[The Squid]

Do you think you have the winter vomitting bug..?

Ugh. I do! That's why I have been out of work all week. Out of meds too.