Well, why don't you. Your a very capable grower, and you have every other variable worked out, your as good as any to do such a thing. If he's wrong, the proof will be in the pudding.Then how did you prove that RO is NOT necessary? That's a negative. More, not just for your Austrailian municiple water sources, but for every municipality in every state in the US? Perhaps your information is correct world-wide?
How about a side by side? Any Los Angeles growers want to experiment with an RO plant and a tap water plant side by side to see which one does better?
This is his thread, Jin, who's patronizing who? I'm sure reading his advice came off as insulting, your a snob with your methods, not necessarily a bad thing, its given you excellent results, but you know you are. You let it hit your ego, don't. If you want to prove him wrong based on what you see from your filters, a simple side by side done 12/12 from seed or clone from a short flowering indica will give you the quickest results. But since this little back and forth has started not nearly as many questions are being answered. You could start your own such thread in Aero, it is your specialty after all.So you're giving me a life lesson on the moral shortcomings of retail operations? Maybe you should try patronizing a first time grower instead of me. What? Everything they have on the shelves at my hydro store is not absolutely essential? My, my thanks for letting me in on that.
I'll admit that when you admit your information isn't perfect.
Alright, message received. But this information is posted here as if it's gospel. All I'm saying is that no matter how long we've been growing, or how much we think we know, there are no absolutes. I don't claim to know everything. He does. So why is it such a sin to question that? Especially when someone starts such an elaborate 'educational' thread with, " a few folks have been drinking FarkingClueless™ by the megalitre."Well, why don't you. Your a very capable grower, and you have every other variable worked out, your as good as any to do such a thing. If he's wrong, the proof will be in the pudding.
This is his thread, Jin, who's patronizing who? I'm sure reading his advice came off as insulting, your a snob with your methods, not necessarily a bad thing, its given you excellent results, but you know you are. You let it hit your ego, don't. If you want to prove him wrong based on what you see from your filters, a simple side by side done 12/12 from seed or clone from a short flowering indica will give you the quickest results. But since this little back and forth has started not nearly as many questions are being answered. You could start your own such thread in Aero, it is your specialty after all.
In conclusion, nice pic, she's a new one.
I like you, Raven. So I'll do as I'm told if you're the one telling me. Peace.Not really, think of it this way. People come here knowing this info is according to him. Its their responsibility to do homework on the advice they get. If he was going thread to thread, that would be a different matter, but as far as I can tell, he only answers questions here.
Not to mention that would require a MASSIVE operational grow to test all waters in every municipality. He's proven it in his area solidly. Being in Australia, I can't even think of what he would have to do to get LA tap water, especially enough for a full grow. You on the other hand have both. Seriously, do the side by side, hell, I'd keep up with it, fucking love side by sides.
Hell, I might do a side by side, about to start my first hydro grow, I'll try one side RO and one side tap. But that will only give proof for SA, TX (though our water is fucking cloudy and takes a bit to clear up, so I figure its as good a place to test as any )
*Why? cause the system your using isnt 1:1the process of RO is hella wasteful
As always, I appreciate it.I like you, Raven. So I'll do as I'm told if you're the one telling me. Peace.
And yeah, I'll do that side by side. Not as a big "I told you so" to this thread starter, because I'd be happy to prove him right as well.
ro removes 95% of minerals right? Thats a waste to me, CHEERS.*Why? cause the system your using isnt 1:1
..cheers
Help this guy then.Oh, fuck me dead. Now, not using RO causes seeds not to germinate? *facepalm* *headdesk*
Hey, it's all good. I have no doubt he's helped many... and I'm not being sarcastic in any way when I say that.Al's thread A batch of clones in rockwool is very informative, its definitely helped me dial in my cloning.
I'm pretty thankful for my well water no doubt!I lived in Cali for only 6 months but that was long enough to convince me that the water there is barely drinkable. We even had arsenic and uranium in our muni water!!! No shit, we didn't even have to have night lights, LOL. Why anyone would use super-filtered water for plants is beyond me; it just does not make sense.
After nearly 800,000 reads of my threads on RIU alone, that's a fair guess.Hey, it's all good. I have no doubt he's helped many... and I'm not being sarcastic in any way when I say that.
Arsenic occurs in small quantities naturally in some fruits, notably apples. I'd not be surprised to find traces of all manner of minerals, inclusive of uranium, in tapwater, but the keyword there is 'traces.' The amounts of minerals like arsenic & uranium tolerable in drinking water would be measured in parts per billion- vanishingly small and as such harmless.I lived in Cali for only 6 months but that was long enough to convince me that the water there is barely drinkable. We even had arsenic and uranium in our muni water!!! No shit, we didn't even have to have night lights, LOL. Why anyone would use super-filtered water for plants is beyond me; it just does not make sense.
As long as you have a water treatment system of the calibre used by most 1st world cities- sure, rock that well water. If not, have it tested periodically by your county extension agent or state university- they may do it for free. This is especially recommended if you have any mining or coal seam gas extraction happening near the aquifer that supplies your bore.I'm pretty thankful for my well water no doubt!
...google, "Azamax"Hay al.b
um don't want to nag but like I mentioned in my last post I have spider mite and want to get some preditor mites to get rid of them.last resort would be co2 but that's a while off yet.I thort I read some were you sprayed neem every two weeks for Powdery mildew before you had the sulfa burner.what would you recomend to get rid of them or at least controlling them?
Cheers William.