New Grower PH is too high

[beetybabe]

Tested my water today and it has a PH of around 7.2, which i guess is too high. Whats the most common method to lower it, to the ideal range?

 

[botlowsky]

At first Hello!
Yes its to high. Ideal is around 6-6.5. I use lime juice. Take carefull, a few drops enought for 1 L water to change the PH.
If the PH is low, I have always 24hour stand tap water. In my town its around 8...
So PH down: lemon juice.
PH up: 24h stale tap water. (stale, because may bad things in the water example: chlorine. It evaporate around 24 hour.)

 

[beetybabe]

When you say lemon and lime juice are meaning fresh or bottled? Also the ph up and down sold in the aquarium stores, are they good to use?

 

[botlowsky]

I think its the same what you can buy n a grownshop. Many manufacturer have PH up&PH down mixture.
I just want to advice to you a quick, and low budget solution.
I think fresh or bottled is all the same. I use bottled.

 

[beetybabe]

Thanks very much botlowsky.

 

[paronic]

I have bin using white vinegar too bring my ph down and sodium bicarb to bring it up. I highly suggest chucking the water thou if you accidentally put too much vinegar in and starting again.

 

[botlowsky]

:thumbs:

 

[rockinvermont]

ouch ph is 8.5 straight from tap

I guess I found out why my sprouts take it hard. What do I need for 8.5 a few drops of sulfuric

 

[hashashin]

Wtf 8.5??? Sulfuric acid??? Dunno what that would do!!
white vinegar and a tester should do the trick...

 

[rockinvermont]

That was a ha ha. Lime juice in hand , tester is new.good thing I found one never knew p.h. and have shitty sprouting luck
Figures.