Anyone know of a bottled water with the correct PH??

Ricky Williams

Ricky Williams

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Just wondering if anyone knows of a bottled water that has the correct ph for my grow? I once read that walmart brand bottled water was around 6 or 7 but I was wanting to hear from someone who has actually checked and used them before. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
 
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budsmoker87

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seriously, don't worry about it so much. PH problems often come from build-up of salts when you overfeed...then all kinds of problems can develop. just use tap water
 
Ricky Williams

Ricky Williams

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budsmoker87 said:
seriously, don't worry about it so much. PH problems often come from build-up of salts when you overfeed...then all kinds of problems can develop. just use tap water
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Whoa. One response? Thanks for your input. Your the first person I've seen say not to worry about the PH but I'll take your advice. My tap water is crap but I will just use some bottled spring water and not worry about it for a while I guess. +rep for the response.
 
keico

keico

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Ricky Williams said:
Just wondering if anyone knows of a bottled water that has the correct ph for my grow? I once read that walmart brand bottled water was around 6 or 7 but I was wanting to hear from someone who has actually checked and used them before. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
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I would say go with distilled water.

Distilled water will have PH of 7.0

But you will hear people report different findings
 
hcgm

hcgm

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Nestle is 6.7/6.8 ozarka is a even 7 most of the time. Just buy the cheap one gallon jugs. Water bottling company's are required to filter with reverse osmosis and most also use a UV cleaning cleaning process to remove bacteria. Almost any bottled water would be better than tap, most also ph at around 7. I am a plumber by trade and have designed and constructed alot of those little ice/water huts. The water is always clean and around a 7 ph it is also way cheaper than store bought water.I hope this helps.
 
dukeofbaja

dukeofbaja

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Distilled water will usually list the processes they use, the ppm, and sodium content. I found one that is <1 ppm and less than 0.0627 mG sodium per 6 ounces. No way that could be bad!
 
wallimaster

wallimaster

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i like to use the purified drinking water with flavor enhanseing minerals found at wal-mart. perfect ph and has trace amounts of magnesium and potassium.
i use the wal-mart water for my clones up until there ready for nutes,
 
keico

keico

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If you use tap water make sure you let it sit uncovered for 24 hours so the chlorine can evaporate
 
dukeofbaja

dukeofbaja

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But tap water can contain high PPMs and have out of wack PH. You don't really have to worry about it here in Portland, where we have the best tap water I have found in 30 states. But in other places, it can be a real concern.
 
That 5hit

That 5hit

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Ricky Williams said:
Just wondering if anyone knows of a bottled water that has the correct ph for my grow? I once read that walmart brand bottled water was around 6 or 7 but I was wanting to hear from someone who has actually checked and used them before. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
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dude the best water on this planet is rain water or snow it come very low ppm and the right ph just put a buckit out in the rain or get some snow and that it
you can buy a cheap ph tester from any walmart or store that sales fish
they re less then $10
 
FireCoral

FireCoral

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I use tap water left out for 24 hours as well. But I use pH Down to get it to the right pH because my tap water goes off the chart. I noticed a big difference once I started adjusting the pH. So don't listen to anyone that says pH doesn't matter. I agree with the poster above though, distilled water is best for the plants. I've done a lot of research and found it's pretty much perfect for pot. Just a bit out of my price range. The amount of plants I have, I go through about 5-7 gallons a week. So I keep my costs down by using tap water and adjusting it on my own.
 
dukeofbaja

dukeofbaja

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I often use tap water left out for 24 hours, no real issues yet (our tap water is <4 PPMs though, real good stuff). But if I have an ailing plant or clones or am flushing, I opt for a $1 gallon of distilled. I could even buy it 35 cents a gallon from the machine for RO, but I pay the big bucks for the good shit. Small investment to know I am eliminating one factor as the possible problem. I usually buy 5-6 gallons a month, but I have a small operation (6 plants is our legal limit)
 
dukeofbaja

dukeofbaja

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Oh, forgot to mention That 5hit is right, rain and snow water is usually some of the best stuff there is. You should +rep him for that, I am all out for today
 
BoomerBloomer57

BoomerBloomer57

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Rainwater.

I have 6 big containers like this I fill when it rains here, which ain't often but the last storms through topped everybody off. 1.1 on ph and 151 ppms

My tap comes out at 370 ppms and a ph of 5.5 and full of chlorine. I only use it after it sits for a week with a coupla air stones running to help bubble out the chlorine.
 

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