rain water ph

PadawanWarrior

PadawanWarrior

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SaHt420 said:
Sometimes bud we will see how the plants react to this “stagnant” rainwater but it’s all I have besides tap atm imma toss the barrel and start from stretch on the rain
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How bad is your tap water? You could probably find a water report online if you're on city water.
 
MICHI-CAN

MICHI-CAN

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SaHt420 said:
Sometimes bud we will see how the plants react to this “stagnant” rainwater but it’s all I have besides tap atm imma toss the barrel and start from stretch on the rain
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A cheap scotch brite pad is a decent filter. And skeeters only lay eggs in accessible water. Keep it covered and shaded.
 
PadawanWarrior

PadawanWarrior

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SaHt420 said:
Like you can smell chlorine and calcium clogs every faucet shower head in house with calcium
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That sucks. I have slightly hard water with some Ca. My ppm is only around 150 though. Citric acid works great to clear the deposits out of shower heads and it's super cheap.
 
Kayaganja

Kayaganja

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Have a read stop worrying yourself my ph pen broke two years ago am using rainwater never had a problem.
sciencing.com

Why Is Rain Naturally Acidic?

Not all rain can be considered pure water. Pure water is neither alkaline nor acidic. As rain falls from the atmosphere the impurities it collects changes the pH of the rain water, making it slightly acidic. The pH of water determines if it is acidic or alkaline.
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DoubleAtotheRON

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PadawanWarrior said:
I've also heard that pH will be higher if it hasn't rained in awhile. And the more often it rains the lower it gets to a point. At least that's what I've heard. I've never measured rainwater though. This is making me curious too. Maybe I'll bust out the probe.
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I don't know why that would make a difference, but shiiit... lets find out.
 
PadawanWarrior

PadawanWarrior

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DoubleAtotheRON said:
I don't know why that would make a difference, but shiiit... lets find out.
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Have you noticed how rain is dirtier if it hasn't rained in awhile?

It could probably work both ways though, so depending on the environment some might start lower and then get higher as it rains depending on what's in the air.

I would assume the closer to the city the lower the pH would start out. And if you're out in the country I would assume it's not as low to start. Might even be higher than 7 depending on wind and dust in the air.

I am just guessing though. But it kinda makes sense to my stoner brain, :lol:.
 
calvin.m16

calvin.m16

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PadawanWarrior said:
Have you noticed how rain is dirtier if it hasn't rained in awhile?

It could probably work both ways though, so depending on the environment some might start lower and then get higher as it rains depending on what's in the air.

I would assume the closer to the city the lower the pH would start out. And if you're out in the country I would assume it's not as low to start. Might even be higher than 7 depending on wind and dust in the air.

I am just guessing though. But it kinda makes sense to my stoner brain, :lol:.
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This is exactly true and even more exacerbated if you use airstones, you can test with a PPM meter and it will rise with the pH. I've had condensate water I let sit in a 5 gal bucket for a few days with an airstone and the water went from really acidic to alkaline and went from 7 PPM (TDS) to 20 PPM (TDS) in just a few days..

Especially distilled or very clean water loves to absorb stuff.
 
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