Sagethisplanet
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Thank you!yes, nutrients are broken down into IONS, those are then turned into glucose and starches which happens thru photosynthesis.
Thank you!yes, nutrients are broken down into IONS, those are then turned into glucose and starches which happens thru photosynthesis.
bud all of the FF stuff is good just sayin, I use "age old grow" for veg. and a.o.g. bloom for flower. love it.Thanks for the great info guy its definitely appreciated. Is there any veg nutes that you recommend? Are the Fox Farm line of nutes good? If so would you use "grow big" for veg and then "Big Bloom" for flower?
brita filter in the pitchers and tap will filter it out yes but im notnsuree if it gets 100%Will a Brita take care of chloramine?
A lot of time? Maybe not as much as you think, but yes it needs to be given time to react, so...standard Carbon filters are not suitible to remove chlorine and chloramine. The chlorine needs a lot of time in contact with the carbon to adsorb. A filter is pour-thru and not enough time to remove much at all.
Just sayin
I'm sorry but I am of the "unscientific opinion" that garbage in, garbage outChlorine or chloramine, neither affect soil? Intresting
Or, just add a pinch of sugar to encourage bacterial growth which will exhaust the slight disinfectant in the tap water. Tap water comes from a closed system. The amount of chlorine/chloramine is small because the system isn't expected to be unsanitary. It doesn't take much to exhaust that capacity to disinfect.chlorine yes, but what is more commonly used now today or in conjunction with chlorine is chloramine, which cannot be removed by just sitting it out and must be filtered out
chlorine yes, but what is more commonly used now today or in conjunction with chlorine is chloramine, which cannot be removed by just sitting it out and must be filtered out[/QUOT
yea the cloteynds have enoughfor the first month ..yes
Sorry for the odd wording. I guess that's what the ? Is for.... Thank you. Needed a confirmation on that!
Right on thanks. Would a charcoal filter and the 24 hours be enough? It's not in my water just curious. Thanks Rrog.standard Carbon filters are not suitible to remove chlorine and chloramine. The chlorine needs a lot of time in contact with the carbon to adsorb. A filter is pour-thru and not enough time to remove much at all.
Just sayin
Did YA see below? Dude man spelled it out real nice like?standard Carbon filters are not suitible to remove chlorine and chloramine. The chlorine needs a lot of time in contact with the carbon to adsorb. A filter is pour-thru and not enough time to remove much at all.
Just sayin
Awesome! Spelled out real nice like!A lot of time? Maybe not as much as you think, but yes it needs to be given time to react, so...
Residual free chlorine can be reduced to harmless chlorides by activated carbon or
chemical reducing agents. An activated carbon bed is very effective in the dechlorination of
RO feed water according to following reaction:
C + 2Cl2 + 2H2O → 4HCl + CO2
http://www.dow.com/webapps/lit/litorder.asp?filepath=liquidseps/pdfs/noreg/609-02034.pdf
CO2? Bonus!
For free available chlorine (FAC), this takes only about fifteen minutes, which means that a small amount of carbon can achieve an acceptable steady-state condition if the flow rate is slow or intermittent. For “combined chlorine” (chloramine), the reaction is much slower, and more carbon or more contact time is needed to achieve equivalent reductions.
https://www.everpure.com/know your water/Pages/CloramineandChlorine.aspx
That's awesome!Or, just add a pinch of sugar to encourage bacterial growth which will exhaust the slight disinfectant in the tap water. Tap water comes from a closed system. The amount of chlorine/chloramine is small because the system isn't expected to be unsanitary. It doesn't take much to exhaust that capacity to disinfect.
Boiling water will not make it distilled... The steam needs to be condensed to have distilled water!You can make your own Distilled water ...
Large pot of water , bring to boil ( few minutes full boil )
Let cool down and remain open and untouched for a couple days , chlorine and other elements are now diffused and out of it. PH it before use .
My water starts @7.3 at tap ......
After boil and cool down ( 1 - 2 days )
My PH ended @6.4-6.6
Its about the number of electrons each water molecule has.And distilled water molecules generally lack one dut to the distillation process.Without salts, how does it have ions? I thought the whole point about not ph testing pure water (distilled or RO) is that it's been deionized, that there's nothing there to measure.
This guy knows what he is talking about!The misinformation...it hurts.
I've heard whackos say distilled and RO water are bad for you too, and that deionized water is really bad. It's a load of nonsense.
The water is just a carrier, you can supply all of the plants nutrients yourself. Either use dirt or use an all encompassing nutrient like dynagrow. You may have to add some calmag especially if you're using LEDs. The water isn't going to hurt the plant.
You can use tap water too, just it might be a bitch if your bicarbonates are through the roof and you have to use half a bottle of pH down and now you're getting lockout from a nutrient imbalance.
Not true.Water is water if you're talking natural soil.
when you distill the water you are removing vital nutrients for your plant..imho, that's the worst water.Hello
I am using distilled water right out of the gallon to water my plants. I have been reading mixed viewpoints on this with some saying that its bad and some saying that it doesn't really matter. Does anyone have an explanation for this? Or recommendation for other types of water to use? Any help is much appreciated
- GB