LansingAreaCaregiver Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 Hey, I'm really hoping someone here can help me out. I use the foxfarms complete line up, but I had been hearing great things about incorporating humic acids, particularly fossil fuel. So I went ahead and added some to my reservoir today. Dark stuff, and it turned the color of my water an interesting reddish/gray. That is causing me some stress as I've always used pH test solution and with the darker colored water I can't tell where the pH is at. The basics, 30 gal res, fox farms grow big and big bloom per the feeding schedule (actually a little under) and I added 1 cup of fossil fuel to the mix. I owe huge thanks to whoever can help me out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mememe Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 (edited) http://74.6.238.254/search/srpcache?ei=UTF-8&p=MSDS+Fossilfuel&fr=mcafee&u=http://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx?q=MSDS+Fossilfuel&d=4843456378831786&mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&w=3826ea0a,a8fe030&icp=1&.intl=us&sig=I2gAgNXmUgITt9SmK0j9Jg-- MSDS sheet for FossilFuel says Ph is 9. Reading elsewhere, humic acid lowers pH. Its a starting point to work from. Maybe only use it on flush days? For $40 you can get a ph tester pen. http://www.ehow.com/info_8589826_effect-humic-acid-pond-ph.html Edited September 8, 2011 by Mememe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LansingAreaCaregiver Posted September 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 hmmm... after looking at the second article where it talks about it combining and 'removing' calcium and magnesium if it is counterproductive to use humic acid along with cal-mag? (I use reverse osmosis h2o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mememe Posted September 9, 2011 Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 foliar feed it maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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