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COMPATIBLESYSTEMS

CIRCULATION

SOURCEWATER

PLANTTYPEPLANTTYPE

ESTABLISHEDROOTS

MEDIA

TREATINGYOURMEDIA

NUTRIENTS /ADDITIVESADDITIVES

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TheperfectpHwillgenerallymaintainpHintherangeof

~5.5 - 6.5,thoughmostsystemswillbebalancedwithinthe

rangeof~5.7 - 6.2

asdifferentnutrientsareuptakenbytheplantatvaryingpH

levels,whichcanfluctuatewithdifferentgrowthstagesand

typeofplant.

Asseeninthechartabove,theperfectpHallowsforvarianceAsseeninthechartabove,theperfectpHallowsforvariance

inthemaintainedpH,toaccessthedifferentkeyvaluesfor

uptakeofdifferentnutrients.

Itisimportanttokeepin

mindthathavingslight

fluctuationwithinthese

targetrangeswillallowfor

optimalnutrientabsorption,

TheperfectpHisarevolutionarypH

stabilizerthatautomaticallybalancesthe

pHofyourhydroponicssystem,keeping

itintheidealrangeforoptimalnutrient

absorption.

Usingadvancediontechnology,the

perfectpHeliminatesexcesspHswingperfectpHeliminatesexcesspHswing

thatinhibitsplantgrowthandweakens

theplants’immunesystem.

UsingtheperfectpHcaneliminatethe

needforchemicalbuffers,frequent

reservoirchanges,wastedwaterand

nutrients,andwillincreaseyields.

PHmaintenanceisanessentialfactorinanyhydroponicssetup.Withouttheplantsbeingnaturallyrootedintheground,excessionsbuildupinthesystem,creatingatoxicenvironmentfortheplants.TheperfectpHsolvesthisbyremovingthischargedionbuildup,creatingtheperfectpHenvironmentforyourplants.

excessH+/OH-ionsbuildupinthesystemduringphotosynthesis,blockingnutrientsfromproperabsorption,causingpHfluctuation,weakenedfluctuation,weakenedimmunesystemsanddiminishedyields.

withtheperfectpHnaturalionpHbalancer,excessH+/OH-ions&other

toxicitiesarecaptured&removedfromthehydrosystem,resultinginbalancedpH,healthyplants,&laplants,&largeryields.

Itisimportantto

understandthatasa

userstopsusingpH

UppersandDowners,

theremayhavebeen

underlyingissuespresentwithin

theirhydroponicssystemthatonly

becomeobviousoncetheystop

usingchemicalbufferstocontrolpH.

BeforeusingyourperfectpH,itisadvisedtoreviewthe

followingkeypointsforoptimalresults:

DWC(DeepWaterCulture)

Flood-and-Drain(Ebb&Flow)-NoteforFlood-and-Drain

systemsthatfloodschedulingcanaffectoptimalresults.

See"Circulation"sectionforrecommendedusageinfo.

NFTNFT(NutrientFilmTechnique)-NoteforNFTsystems,ifthe

depthofthenutrientfilmisverythin,circulationmaybeless

thansufficientforoptimalresults.Increasingpumpsizeto

createathickernutrientfilmcanremedythis,ifencountered.

Aeroponics*

HybridSystems(systemsthatareacombinationofthese

techniques)

*Someae*SomeaeroponicsystemsmayrequiretheuseoftheperfectpHinlinemodel.

DripSystems-Duetothe

lowcirculationofthese

systems,dripsystems(suchsystems,dripsystems(such

asAutopot)requireuseof

theperfectpHInlinemodel

foreffectiveresults.Drip

systemscanbeeffective

withthestandardmodel

perfectpHifthesystemperfectpHifthesystem

makesuseofother

techniquesaswell,such

asDeepWaterCultureor

Flood&Drain.

TheperfectpHworksbestinsystemsthathaveaveryadequaterecirculationofwater&nutrients.

Forexample,DWCsystemsthatareconstantlyflooded,withestablishedrootssubmergedinthewatercontainingtheperfectpH,willprovideverygoodresults.

Aflood&drainsystem,thatmayonlyfloodfora15minuteAflood&drainsystem,thatmayonlyfloodfora15minutedurationveryinfrequently,willminimizetheabilityoftheperfectpHtocreateanionicrelationshipwiththeplants'roots(toremedythis,itisusuallyrecommendedtoincreasepumpfloodfrequencyorduration,orusingahigherflowpump).

Extremelyhardwater(above~150ppm[~0.3mS/cm2])mayfomayforcepHupward,duetoit'shighconcentrationofcarbonatesthatbuildupinthesystemovertime.

IfsourcewaterisextremelyharditisrecommendtouseanRO(ReverseOsmosis)filterandrunyoursystemusingthisROwater.

TheperfectpHisrecommendedforallfruitingplants

(fruits,vegetables,medicalplants,etc.)andisnotrecom-

mendedforornamentalplants.

Inorderfortheionicrelationshiptobecreatedbetween

theplantsandtheperfectpH,thereneedstobe

establishedrootspresentinthesystem.Asanexample,

wedonotcurrentlyrecommendusingtheperfectpHwith

asmallamountofclones,astheyhavenotcreated

adequaterootvolume.

ThelaThelargertheroots,themoreionswillbedischargedfrom

themastheplantsphotosynthesize,andthiswillcreatea

betterrelationshipwiththedevice.Weusuallyrecommend

lettingclonesdevelop1-2weeksintotheirvegetative

growthbeforeaddingtheperfectpH,asthedevicemaybe

lesseffectiveduringthistime.

Furthercompatibilityforusewithclonersystemsis

curcurrentlyinresearch&development.

Vermiculite

Hydroton/Clay**

CocoCoir

OasisCubes

BestBestresultswillbeobtainedusingtheperfectpHinasystemwithnutrients,astheionicrelationshipcreatedissupportedbytheplantsreleasingionsastheyfeedoffofthenutrientsavailable.Ifthenutrientmixtureconcentra-tionisallowedtogetverylow,thiscancauseaslightin-creaseinpH,butthesystemwillcorrectitselfoncenutri-entsareadded.Usuallyaminimumof~350ppm(~0.7mS/cm2)issufficient.

Mineralnutrientsaretypicallyrecommended.

SomeorganicfertilizernutrientmixesmaybelesseffectivewiththeperfectpH,dependentonthespecificsandenvironmentofeachsystem.

Useofun-stabilizedsilicawiththeperfectpHcancausethepHtorise.WhenusingsilicawiththeperfectpHitisrecommendedtouseabrandthatispre-stabilizedsuchasOSA28,anddoseinsmallamountsorasrecommendedbymanufacturer.Aswell,abitofpHdowncanbeusedtooffsetthiseffect.

UponthefirstfewdaysofusinganewperfectpH,someUponthefirstfewdaysofusinganewperfectpH,some

usersmayexperienceatemporarydropinpH.Thisis

causedbyareleaseofacidityfromthecompositewithin

theperfectpH,uponthefirstinitialuse.Toremedythis,a

smallamountofpHupcanbeaddedtocounteractthis

drop,afterwhichthepHwillstaystabilizedwithinthe

idealrange.

Significantlyhighreservoirtemperaturescanincreasethe

pHinsomesituations.Ifthetemperatureofthereservoir

istoohighthiscouldinterferewiththedeviceworkingto

it'sfullcapacity,andcouldpotentiallyresultinapH

rreadinguptoafullpHpointhigherthantheidealrange.

Loweringthetemperatureofthereservoircanresolvethis

issue.

AninitialmakeshifttestcanbedonebyfAninitialmakeshifttestcanbedonebyfreezingacouple

ofwaterbottlesintoiceanddroppingthemintothe

systemtoseeifithasanyeffect.Ifusingachiller,auser

canturnthesettingtoacoolertemperaturetoremedyany

temperatureissues.Werecommendthereservoirtem-

peraturetypicallybeintherangeof65-75F(18-24C),

thoughsomesystemsmaycontinuetofunctionproperly

withinawidertemperatuwithinawidertemperaturerange.

InordertokeepyourperfectpHworkingoptimally,itis

recommendedtoremovetheperfectpHfromthereservoir

andsubmergeintheTorusHydroperfectpHRecharge

Solutionevery8-12weeksofuse,oraspHbeginstodrift

outsideoftherecommendedrange.

TheperfectpHcanbethoughtofasarechargeable

batterbattery.Biggerplants,withlargerrootmasswill'deplete

thecharge'morequicklythansmallerplantswithlessroot

mass.Thus,therechargerecommendationsaregeneral

guidelines,anduserexperiencemayvary.Torecharge,the

perfectpHshouldbesubmergedintheRechargeSolution

for2hours,thenrinsedwithwater,andreturnedtothe

reservoir.

WhenusingtheperfectpHkeepyoursystemfWhenusingtheperfectpHkeepyoursystemfreeofalgae,

asalgaecancausepHswing.

TokeepthecompositewithintheperfectpHfromdrying

out,itisrecommendedtokeepyourperfectpHsealedin

itsoriginalcontainerorinasealed,moistenvironment

whenstoringthedevice.

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