jats
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so do I.... just lucky the tap water round here is so good :^)i use straight tap water.
why does water sound like a pain in the ass?
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TheConstantGardner
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You're still around these parts?i use straight tap water.
straight up tap water for me, even for hydro. Never a problem, and my nutes bring it to ideal pH. Never understood all the RO hype, letting it sit for a day, etc. Sillyness...
doc111
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Not everyone is blessed with good tapwater. Mine is shit.You're still around these parts?
straight up tap water for me, even for hydro. Never a problem, and my nutes bring it to ideal pH. Never understood all the RO hype, letting it sit for a day, etc. Sillyness...
LUDACRIS
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LUDACRIS
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You're still around these parts?
straight up tap water for me, even for hydro. Never a problem, and my nutes bring it to ideal pH. Never understood all the RO hype, letting it sit for a day, etc. Sillyness...
could not have said it better myself
.LUDA.
doc111
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Mine is hard as fuck....500-600 ppm straight outta the tap. pH is 8.5. Completely unusable for anything but showers and washing laundry. I can't even water my house plants with it because they quickly die.oooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh mine tastes so good.
crystal clear and soft.
LUDA.
ganjaluvr
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There's your answer right there. He said it.
No other posts needed..
Seriously... you can use regular tap water man.
Just make sure you leave it out without the cap on, for at least a good solid 24 hours. This lets any Chlorine or any other chemicals evaporate into the air.. that may otherwise really harm your plant. Possibly kill it.
Just my 2cents worth.
ya dig? Peace..
LUDACRIS
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to be hounest i dont know anything about the parts/per/million of water never even read anything on it and never will as its of no concern or importance when you grow in soil.
some may disagree but in my opinion its a waste of time.
ph test the water yes but all this r/o water and ppm testing is just a joke.
plants did not evolve and grow in nature (gods way) with all this testing all this so why should we ????.
i would love to hear why r/o water and ppm is so important(in soil) but its nothing i ever have to deal with.
just grow organic and all will be fine.
money back guarantee
.LUDACRIS.
doc111
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......................There's your answer right there. He said it.
No other posts needed..
Seriously... you can use regular tap water man.
Just make sure you leave it out without the cap on, for at least a good solid 24 hours. This lets any Chlorine or any other chemicals evaporate into the air.. that may otherwise really harm your plant. Possibly kill it.
Just my 2cents worth.
ya dig? Peace..
doc111
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I tried growing with my tapwater. I'm telling you it killed my plants dude. I switched to r/o water and haven't had that problem anymore. Believe me, I wouldn't be toting 5 gallon jugs to store if my tapwater worked for growing.to be hounest i dont know anything about the parts/per/million of water never even read anything on it and never will as its of no concern or importance when you grow in soil.
some may disagree but in my opinion its a waste of time.
ph test the water yes but all this r/o water and ppm testing is just a joke.
plants did not evolve and grow in nature (gods way) with all this testing all this so why should we ????.
i would love to hear why r/o water and ppm is so important(in soil) but its nothing i ever have to deal with.
just grow organic and all will be fine.
money back guarantee
LUDACRIS.
cowboylogic
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Def in hydro. But in a soil grow you can add some dolomite lime to your soil mix. Nice ph buffer, source of cal and mag. I think their name is '123filter' on ebay. You can get a nice 50 gal system for around 125 bucks with shipping.
Newtster69
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What about water from a dehumidifier drain tank? It's just the moisture from the air... Can't be that bad can it? Plus if you have to drain it might as well use it if you can.
doc111
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The water picks up a bunch of copper and other metals off of the condenser coils. Also bacteria......No thanks.
LUDACRIS
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their is no evidence that your plant problems were caused by the water.
can you honestly 100% blame it on the water(think not) and if you can tell me how you came to this conclusion ?????.
LUDA.
Newtster69
Member
Good point..... down the drain it goes!
LUDACRIS
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if your tap water is between 6.5-7.0 ph then its perfect for your plants.
(feed water at room temprature).
LUDA.
2ill4u
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could of been chloramine, killed my plants.
now since i got my small boy filter, zero problems.
now since i got my small boy filter, zero problems.