Which type of water do you use?

[peter berger]

I was using purified water that had an average ph of 6.5-7.0.
Recently though I have started using distilled water with an average ph of 6.2-6.6, but which is best for my plants and why?

 

[mr sunshine]

Which one feels wetter?

 

[peter berger]

Which one feels wetter?

 

[abe supercro]

i know folks that will never use distilled water for scientific reasons sunshine may never understand. r/o and well water are ideal. some city water is ok but you'll want to look into chlorine vs choramine.

http://www.sfwater.org/index.aspx?page=357

 

[bravedave]

I started with Walmart RO at $.37 gallon and discovered a natural spring on a path home that serves the purpose for free.

 

[peter berger]

I started with Walmart RO at $.37 gallon and discovered a natural spring on a path home that serves the purpose for free.

I wish we had clean streams by me. Unfortunately they are incredibly polluted. $.37 thats a bargain ill have to go to walmart in the near future.

 

[drekoushranada]

Rain water for organics and tap for my coco grow. If I have to use tap for organic grow I will bubble it for a day and add a humus source.

 

[ISK]

I use tap water....and i don't let it sit around to dissipate the alleged chlorine , straight out of the tap to the plants it goes

 

[GreatwhiteNorth]

I use tap water....and i don't let it sit around to dissipate the alleged chlorine , straight out of the tap to the plants it goes

I'm the same - I used to obsess over a 10th of a ph point & finally decided to do a run without using the pen.
The results were the same with the exception of me not spending an ass load of time, chemicals & electronics just spinning my wheels.

 

[TBoneJack]

I use tap water....and i don't let it sit around to dissipate the alleged chlorine , straight out of the tap to the plants it goes

Me too. My tap water is of good quality; 51 PPM.

 

[ISK]

I'm the same - I used to obsess over a 10th of a ph point & finally decided to do a run without using the pen.
The results were the same with the exception of me not spending an ass load of time, chemicals & electronics just spinning my wheels.

yup KISS works well for me, as I'm often way too stoned

 

[AfgooCBD]

1/2 tap, 1/2 distilled here, just to get the ppm's down (to 125). It takes less ph down when adjusting to yellowish-green (drops) if I mix in distilled. 6.9-7.2. (Very hard alkaline tap water normally. Tastes terrible without a filter).

 

[bravedave]

I wish we had clean streams by me. Unfortunately they are incredibly polluted. $.37 thats a bargain ill have to go to walmart in the near future.

Spring not stream. Free flowing. Ice cold. Drinkable. Artesian well. My own well is barely drinkable but would be fine for my plant. I just don't have a bypass prior to the conditioner. I started with RO because I figured it insulated me from water issues. Switched to the spring because it was there and I heard a greenhouse just up the road got their water from it.

 

[DirtyEyeball696]

Use RO. Has no sulfur or calcium. You can't go wrong. Hydrologic makes a good one. Next buy a bluelab handheld & see the difference


I love the coco!

 

[The_Herban_Legend]

Use RO. Has no sulfur or calcium. You can't go wrong. Hydrologic makes a good one. Next buy a bluelab handheld & see the difference


I love the coco!

 

[DirtyEyeball696]

Ok so this is the new thing? Posting pictures helps nobody. These people are lookin for advice not a collection of your photos.


I love the coco!

 

[The_Herban_Legend]

Ok so this is the new thing? Posting pictures helps nobody. These people are lookin for advice not a collection of your photos.


I love the coco!

I'm in love with the coco.

 

[hotrodharley]

i know folks that will never use distilled water for scientific reasons sunshine may never understand. r/o and well water are ideal. some city water is ok but you'll want to look into chlorine vs choramine.

http://www.sfwater.org/index.aspx?page=357

Chloramines are simply used chlorine. It adds to your TDS. Running a tap filter with activated charcoal in it - and replacing the filter regularly -removes virtually all chlorine.

 

[bravedave]

Use RO. Has no sulfur or calcium. You can't go wrong. Hydrologic makes a good one. Next buy a bluelab handheld & see the difference


I love the coco!

I looked at the RO systems and most of them made the Walmart option even more desirable, $$$wise. Of course, a larger operation wouldn't be hauling water jugs to Walmart. Similarly, a six plant grow probably doesn't need a $200 RO setup.

I love da peat.

 

[DirtyEyeball696]

Years of that should be expensive considering the gas & all the trips. 200$ is very cheap. Buy a booster pump too


I love the coco!