ppm too high out of tap

Hi - I'm new to this site, new to growing hydroponically as well. We are trying to set up a new grow box setup. Our tap water comes out at 524 ppm tds. When we add recommended amount of nutrients it is at 930 ppm tds. Do I just let it set and the tds will drop or should I be using a different source of water? PH doesn't need much tweaking at all.

i would get a r o unit if i where you anything over 400 unless its well water is going to be full of shit

I don't have a home r/o filter, so I go to those .25 h2o machines.
It reads 16 ppm when I test it. Works fine.

I fill up those 5 gallon sparkletts bottles.

Greenman55 said:

Hi - I'm new to this site, new to growing hydroponically as well. We are trying to set up a new grow box setup. Our tap water comes out at 524 ppm tds. When we add recommended amount of nutrients it is at 930 ppm tds. Do I just let it set and the tds will drop or should I be using a different source of water? PH doesn't need much tweaking at all.

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just go to the grocery store and pick up the cheap 1 gallon jugs.

The grocery store jugs where I live, are 1.09 each.
only .25 to fill em.

i used 5 gallons just to flush a plant lol i don't want to be walking to the store everytime i need to water , just get a portable ro machine there 50 bucks , well worth saving the gas money it takes to go get that water each time , if your looking at doing this for a while .

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zzwasted said:

i used 5 gallons just to flush a plant lol i don't want to be walking to the store everytime i need to water , just get a portable ro machine there 50 bucks , well worth saving the gas money it takes to go get that water each time , if your looking at doing this for a while .

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Actually bleu has a good idea.
decent r/o filter systems run 2-300 bucks.
a quarter a gallon isn't bad.
If you can't afford to drive a couple blocks to buy water
once a week, you need to re-think your priorities.

zz, I've seen tons of posts by you lately.
i also noticed the info you give out, is guess work at best.
are you a misinformation agent?
Like a website gremlin? Trying to mess people up?
just asking, but dude, it seems like your just trying to get your
post count up.

You don't need to flush with filtered water zz.
just letting you know for when you actually get to the end of a grow.

I would be interested to see what is in your water for such a high ppm count. Sounds like drinking a glass of that stuff would be like eating multi-mineral vitamin.

Jeez, do you have to chew your water? Something doesn't sound right to me. My water is on the hard side so I use 5 gallon bottles and fill them up at my girlfriends house. I don't really like packing them in and out of the house though so I'm thinking either give my tap a shot or start mixing 50/50 her water with mine. I'm all about stealth.

Lol. No dedication. If you need water, haul water.

When I started out, I used tap water. Then I got a ppm meter. So I started using distilled until I realised that the expense would add up (It's $2 for 4 litres here) Now, every time it rains, I collect 100 litres or so. I just add calmag.