Is it necessary to dechlorinate tap water?

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COflower

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Hey, i was wondering what peoples opinions were on letting water sit for 24 hrs to let the chlorine evaporate. A friend gave me some cuts and id like to get the process started and not wait 24 hrs. Is plain tap water ph'd to 6.0 ok for cuttings?
 
pSi007

pSi007

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I only use RO and rain water, all my problems stopped and I was letting the chlorine evaporate. I suggest staying away from tap water, especially in hydroponics.
 
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COflower

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pSi007 said:
I only use RO and rain water, all my problems stopped and I was letting the chlorine evaporate. I suggest staying away from tap water, especially in hydroponics.
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Should i make a trip to the grocery store and get some spring water?
 
Milovan

Milovan

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You can bubble the water to dechlorinate it faster and
from what I remember you could boil the water to remove chlorine?
 
JohnDee

JohnDee

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COf,
Spring water is often full of minerals. Water marked "drinking" or "purified" is usually RO water and of course there's distilled which is self explanatory. So avoid spring water unless you know about it's content first.

Regarding tap water. You should get a water report from your city/county. It may use chloramine rather then chlorine. In which case, letting it sit for 24 hours won't do a thing. Chloramine requires more active removal. Aquarium places sell the chemicals needed to treat and dechlorinate water.
JD
 
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COflower

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JohnDee said:
COf,
Spring water is often full of minerals. Water marked "drinking" or "purified" is usually RO water and of course there's distilled which is self explanatory. So avoid spring water unless you know about it's content first.

Regarding tap water. You should get a water report from your city/county. It may use chloramine rather then chlorine. In which case, letting it sit for 24 hours won't do a thing. Chloramine requires more active removal. Aquarium places sell the chemicals needed to treat and dechlorinate water.
JD
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I just went to the store and got spring water….
 
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COflower

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Ou8aCracker2

Ou8aCracker2

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The chlorine needs/should be evaporated if growing 100% organically as it kills the beneficial microbes/bacterial in the organic soil/microherd.
 
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stickybuds*

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For cutting I use water from the tap, tried bottle water and ph water and leaving it over night
TBH did not make much difference to my plants, the all rooted 9-14 days
 
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