ph and plant growth

[fishdude92]

im just wondering does ph have any effect on plants?
im asking this because i once lived in this city with a ph of around 6.5 but now i moved to the suburbans, and the water here has a ph of +8.
At my old location my plants grew with now problems at all and barely any algae occured, but now i try everything i can to grow plants with little success and algae just keeps taking over.

 

[1oooop]

I guess algae loves higher pH LOL

 

[Riiz]

Most plants can adapt as well as fish, but maybe the new location gets too much natural sunlight or the water is loaded with more nutrients than before.

 

[jpappy789]

I agree. I am growing plants at a high pH without problems.

 

[Ozymandias]

i don't know i feel that Ph, GH, and KH all have an affect on plants but i know in gerneral i found my plant grew much better in lower PH water than high PH water. this could be because of a few factors but i think thay adapt to the water faster.