what does everyone do for water?
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Bear*rack Olama
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let it fill up a 5 gallon bucket and carry that to the room, then drop a pump in there with a hose on it so You got a portable sink type deal....
babyboi420
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i water them with tap water works great for me and one hasnt died yet cuz r p.h is 6.0 pretty good so no worries for me mates
topfuel29
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Your pH meter might be off.
Tap, you mean city water.
should be 7.0 or higher.
if it's not, you have big problems with your water
I wouldn't drink it.
Old in the Way
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tap water is fine if it measures under 210-280ppm any more and it may be a bit hard. This will contribute to excess salt buildup and in turn cause all sorts of issues associated with high Na.......everyone here is talking hydro, right?? i see posts about 5 gallons a week and watering with tap water.....sounds like soil, just checking??
I use a fair amount of water and tap has been working out ok.....140ppm and 7.2ph before nutes and buffers.
hope that helps....
I use a fair amount of water and tap has been working out ok.....140ppm and 7.2ph before nutes and buffers.
hope that helps....
ElDuderino
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I use rainwater. Never had a problem. Seems to do the job nicely.
onlypurpz
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how often am i supposed to change the water?
(20 days old, 1 plant 1/4 nute strength)
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coll
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word. im right there in the same boatLast grow I used Deer Park Natural spring water...this grow I have been using distilled water but am getting tired of buying all those jugs. I am going to get a RO system this weekend and hook it up.
bubblerking
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my water is 50 ppm right out of the tap 7.1 ph
onthedl0008
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Tap water.........DWC
toast master
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hey all... just for the record// im on my own well... 450ppm 7.4.. i adjust my ppm per tank to 1800 , for a 1400 ppm per tank ..5.8 ph .. never bought a drop of water or an r/o dont really think its necessary.... lots of money wasted on fancy r/o stuff not sure why can someone advise why it might be.... i figure if you can drink it then what the heck...
onthedl0008
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Nicely put. PH is the perfect balance of all things going on in a res of any sort.
tipsgnob
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wow..700 ppm!! that's not water that's soup..
coll
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yeah its far from ideal thats why i avoid it and have always bought, but now going to ro. And to the other poster about why would i go RO excluding poor water quality. I am on the all natural kick and am quite picky on what goes in my plants.
onthedl0008
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Do u use any type of P.H conditioners? I do. ^ and down when neccesary.
Fluctuations do occur. Especially if you dont get the res thouroughly clean between water changes. I dont use ro water on my plants but do grow fish with it. I think by using this water it gives u full control over the environment U place ur plants in. I wish someone would finally place a Nutrient X Bacteria table concerning nutes and how they work with nitrates so i could better understand exactly how this balance occurs.