using R O water

HIWAY

HIWAY

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I just installed a reverse osmoses water unit and was wondering ,for my seedlings and clones should i be adding anything to the water when using ro water ?
Before I was using ph tap water for seedlings and clones , but now my town is adding cloramine to the water so I had to get a R O unit .
I understand that the ro unit removes a lot of things, so is there anything I should be adding back to the water or just use it as it is ? (p.h. to 5.8)
 
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dtischerd

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you'll prolly need to get some Cal Mag.

i have a RO unit aswell,and i love it!

during veg i add 5ml to about 8 gallons of water..in my case seems to do the trick;)
 
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HSA

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Hiway: you might want to talk to your nutes manufacturer or your local hydro store. These guys are giving you good advice to add calcium and magnesium but that's why I use Technaflora's, "Recipe for Success." It's very user friendly and they have a formula to use from seed planting or cloning to pre-harvest and as long as I've followed their directions I've had no problems. I hope that helps.HSA
 
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HSA

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Hiway: please tell us more about your new R/O system. I'm in the market. What brand and model did you buy and how much did you have to pay for it? Where did you buy it and how much of a job was it to install? Thanks, HSA
 
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dtischerd

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yea my well water is at 1,300 ppm..very high in iron.

the RO brings it down to 50 ppm,and thats acceptable to me.

i had mine in for 6 months now,and its still at 50 ppm.

i just purchased another set of filters for it for when they finally go bad.
 
HIWAY

HIWAY

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I bought mine from home depot not much of a deal but i needed one due to the wonderful city making me healthy adding cloramine to the water which will not evaporate out by letting it sit . i paid 300.00 for a 5 stage unit .so far I have found that it is very touchy adjusting p.h. , but I am getting used to it
 
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HSA

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DTIS: thanks for the link. I've been looking at the local hydro stores and their offerings are almost twice as expensive for everything. I like the back flow feature to extend the life of the filters. What about availability of filters and membrane locally? I saved it to my lap top and now it gives me something to compare to when I shop on. Thanks again. HSA
 
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dtischerd

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i'm sure one can pick up spare filters at a local hardware store..i ordered mine from the same Ebay dealer..i paid $38.50 including shipping for 4 filters.

i didn't think it was a bad deal at all.
 
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