Question for you guys. Im new to using a reservoir but i have noticed that the res will start to get a odor and start to turn cloudy after about 4 days. It is not too cloudy, but it is not normal. Odor is not bad either but can tell the start of some sort of bacteria or alge is going on. Here is the kicker, the res is at 75 degrees. I know it be better if cooler, i could start ice bottles in sterile plastic jugs to float around if it helps. This is tap water and not ro, sure that aint helping either. Can i get some input from you reservoir boys. Thanks! Oh ya, ph goes up by .2 every day. Started with 18 gallon for trial run. I do have 2 800gph wave makers in res as well
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Any input mr @OGIncognito , i know you run a res i could use some wisdom
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I run GH, so not much help on the Jacks res funk…
But pH drifting up is usually considered normal the first month or so of a startup from what I’ve been able to gather. I’ve noticed it seems to do the opposite about the time of flowering and stretching, and drifts downward, as nutrient uptake ratios shift around. Smaller water volume to plant ratio systems feel it more.
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Are you using anything like recharge or TPS Billions (microbes)? I’ve had those 2 not work so well in my res. In the warmer months I started mixing 4 - 5 gallons at a time mixed with Southern Ag, helped with any bacteria and the less mixed helped with the PH drift 
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I add microbes one day a week and do it fresh.
Res only has (so far) jacks standard 321 with nothing else. It was mint for a good three days, but once water res got up to 75 the funk came with it. May be mixing nutes everyday if its easier. I did notice i needed to ph it down every day to keep optimal
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Do you believe if water temp stayed at 70 degrees it would help? Considered hydroguard but if you need to ph down after, is it really going to help?
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I believe i will be only using a res for the weekend only when i camp. Does not seem to be a advantage if your constantly using more ph down then necessary. Will ro help keep res clean too or not exactly?
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i use RO water, and if i store it after adding nutes, i use a wave maker to help keep the water flowing. that will help
look into a couple wave makers if u plan to store premade salt nute water
RO water definitely helps keep pH stable in my opinion, adding too much pH up or pH down can affect the water and is usually recommended not to add too much of either of those.
tap water can be hard to control pH when stored from my experience.
i gave up on tap, switched to RO. definitely changed things for me as far as havin a res goes
also are u making sure that each part of jacks u add is completely dissolved before adding the next mineral to the water or that will happen if u mix the nutes in the water without the first minerals being completely dissolved first
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I’ve had mine 72-74 that’s when I started the Southern Ag. 70 works perfectly on my aeroponic set up
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Yes i have two wave makers 800gph that were 24/7. Been using jacks for quite a while now just never used res before. Yes nutes were properly mixed.
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ill tag these guys they use a res
@LiesGrows @Low
i think they could probably answer ur questions about it
plus curiosity is getting to me as well of ur answers
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My reservoirs stopped getting cloudy when I stopped using wave makers. On occasion they still do but not bad. My water is tap. Temps between 60°-70° I just ph adjust the whole res with drill and paint mixer when it needs it. I’ve dumped hundreds of gallons because of milky cloudiness while mixing it properly. 75 is a little too warm. can cause bacterial build up and a smell. Mix in a splash of peroxide at the 2 day mark. will help if you can’t lower your temps in the reservoir. Just don’t use until the following day after adding peroxide.
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Thank you for the input brother. So if you wait untill following day with the splash of peroxide, wont hurt the benny’s after?
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Peroxide is very unstable in water so it breaks down into water and oxygen really fast, I usually try to time it out to at-least 12 hours before use but I bet it doesn’t even matter all that much. From all the reading I’ve done it seems it’s too unstable to even test.
Here is a cool article.
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so ur saying (from what u have seen), the wave makers could influence a worse outcome for the water in a faster period of time.
i personally have only used em to help me mix the water up good when im adding the nutes in, but than i use all the water right away.
so based on this info, if i plan to store premade jacks, i will use the wave makers to stir it up and help get it mixed together well, but do not leave them run 24/7 in the water or it will most likely reduce the time frame on storage
so i havent had to store any premade mix yet (at least not till i move into a house and increase productivity)
thanks for that tips on this subject!
i will store it into my knowledge database as well
i actually have one more question on this subject,
ok maybe 10…
do u think the difference between RO water and tap would change things as far as storage time goes?
do u think RO would last longer than tap?
do u think a wave maker makes it worse with tap but better with RO? or worse with both.
tap could have things that RO doesnt which could be causing that color to begin with right? what if tap has minerals in it that when mixed with jack nutes causes that discoloring?
i have stored RO mixed with jacks for up to two weeks once, but they were in gallon jugs, not a res, and ive filled water bottles with the premixed water and that water has sat for weeks… it stayed pretty clear the entire time.
see now my stoner mind is goin wild with new questions as far as this goes 
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I think there can be a lot of influences. Starting water quality, temps, and environment. I’d say trying and testing yourself would give you a better answer. Idk why my results of the nutrient solution changed for the better when I stopped using wave makers.
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Nice article brother thank you.
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No problem 
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Dunno how relevant this’ll be, but…
In my 5 gallon RDWC fill res with GH nutes, I use a wavemaker I plugged into the Inkbird that controls my chiller, so it gets stirred up for a couple minutes every half hour - hour.
Seems like a compromise?
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Dumb question Brother but the jacks was mixed in order and each completely dissolved right?? Sorry I had to ask, murky mix is indicative of incorrect mixing procedures
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