andyfoster10
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whats the difference between the hard water and soft water
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anynameisok
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hard water has high mineral content, soft water has low mineral content.
Hard water washes soap/shampoo off a lot better than soft water, FYI.
Hard water washes soap/shampoo off a lot better than soft water, FYI.
Maybe I can explain why,
Hard water is water that has high mineral content. Soft water is conditioned water that is full of salt but no minerals.
You see hard water is treated by a water conditioner. Water is ran over resin beads that are charged with salt. The salt attracts the minerals and removes them from the water. Then the resin beads are rinsed with more salt water and re-charged.
The soft water contains a high amount of salt residue but without the minerals its more effective to use for cleaning and washing. Like when you bath in soft water. It feels like the soap doesnt wash off however it washes of right away and what you feel is natural body oils that would normally be blocked pours by the high mineral content. When you add detergent you only need half as much because half of the detergent is water softeners.
Not good for people or plants to consume. Thats why on most installations you get a r/o for drinking water or a cold water bypass to the sink.
Hard water is water that has high mineral content. Soft water is conditioned water that is full of salt but no minerals.
You see hard water is treated by a water conditioner. Water is ran over resin beads that are charged with salt. The salt attracts the minerals and removes them from the water. Then the resin beads are rinsed with more salt water and re-charged.
The soft water contains a high amount of salt residue but without the minerals its more effective to use for cleaning and washing. Like when you bath in soft water. It feels like the soap doesnt wash off however it washes of right away and what you feel is natural body oils that would normally be blocked pours by the high mineral content. When you add detergent you only need half as much because half of the detergent is water softeners.
Not good for people or plants to consume. Thats why on most installations you get a r/o for drinking water or a cold water bypass to the sink.
buggs bunny
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i'm kinda cunfused on the last paragraph,is that hard or soft water.
buggs bunny
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so i live in the desert with very hard water,is that good to give to the plants
i have regular out of the tap hard
and i have watersoftened water through the salt machine
and have r o water
whats the best out of the three
i have regular out of the tap hard
and i have watersoftened water through the salt machine
and have r o water
whats the best out of the three
buggs bunny
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ok ,thats what i use already wheew thats good.
the reason i ask is that some of my clones looked all messed up and i thought it was from the r o taking away micros nutes which i think it dose,so i'm going to start adding cal mag from advanced nutrients to help that out.
think i'm right?
Clones do require nutrients. actualy a good cloning gel and soulition like clonex really rocks. You use there soulition for a couple weeks. Then a touch of flower nutes in with the veg nutes the first week off colnex. Then all veg nutes at half strength.
Works for me 100% of the time.
Good luck
PS didnt mean to hijack your thread man
Oh yea, Cal Mag good stuff.
Works for me 100% of the time.
Good luck
PS didnt mean to hijack your thread man
Oh yea, Cal Mag good stuff.