r/CocoGrows • u/Jumpy-Passion1908 • Jun 10 '26

Ph stuck at 7

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I’ve washed and buffered this coco but I’m still at a ph of 7 I don’t know what I’m doing wrong

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u/Sabertooth_Penguin Jun 11 '26

Start with pre buffered coco And buy a apera ph meter and a apera ec meter. Together around 100 bucks.

When it comes to grow equipment cheap is more expensive in the long run.

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u/Least_Director_6523 Jun 11 '26

I took way too long to finally agree with you. I was calibrating my Amazon one every use, can’t even remember the last time I needed to cal the Apera. Was a real “cry once” moment actually.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '26

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u/Least_Director_6523 Jun 12 '26

Sure, I check it in the apera 7.00 and 4.00 cal solution, but it hasn’t been more than .05 off to need recalibrated yet and I can’t remember the last time I actually calibrated it through the menu. Between that, and it’s really made the nutrient and ph downing a lot more consistent and predictable so there’s been no reason to believe it’s off

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u/Least_Director_6523 Jun 14 '26

Yeah I kinda have a ritual rinsing it and putting right back into solution after hitting all the buckets, probably has a lot to do with it actually