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no doubt... sorry for the rant but just dont want my grow to go "sour"... lolEasy Friend...it's just a little hazing.
Welcome to RIU.
Tap is just fine, as long as it doesn't have crazy numbers.
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no doubt... sorry for the rant but just dont want my grow to go "sour"... lolEasy Friend...it's just a little hazing.
Welcome to RIU.
Tap is just fine, as long as it doesn't have crazy numbers.
FF
I would argue this depends on the situation. You think it's a good idea to use tap water at 2.0 EC as example?I use tap water usually, or sometimes i buy gallons of distilled water.
Water is water. As long as you Ph adjust it and the plant has proper nutes, its fine.
This is good...every year your city should hopefully produce a water quality report. It is helpful to get a ballpark of what your tap water may be, but it isn't exact. In-house testing and making your own adjustments is the way to goYou can request readouts from your water bureau. Or purchase a ppm/tds/ec digital meter. They are like $20/USD.
got it... lol... you rightWe'll to be honest, you can't just start a thread saying you've done your research and then ask such a basic question when we don't even know your growing medium. We don't read minds, just bust balls.
main reason for letting my water sit out is for it to come up to room temp. and the fish tank bubbler adds oxygen. dont know if that actually helps tho.Tap water is fine depending on what's in it. I wouldn't worry about chlorine or chloramine but other stuff. Even with tap water the small amount of chlorine or chloramine will not harm anything. No need to even bother letting it sit out. Straight from the tap is fine. I have both in my water and have been using it for years without any issues. People have been using tap water to water plants for decades. If the levels of chlorine and chloramine were harmful enough to hurt plants then everyone would have dead houseplants.
If the amount of chlorine or chloramine in tap water was enough to do any harm then it couldn't be used to start a sourdough starter which I do all the time. I started this using straight tap water containing chlorine and chloramine. The bubbles are from the live yeast that are thriving despite the chlorine and chloramine in tap water.
Welcome to RIUgot it... lol... you right
I wouldn't even drink 2.0 EC water. Some well water is pretty full of stuff but most tap water is usually good to use. But as others have said it's best to track down a water quality report for your area. High ppm's isn't necessarily bad as long as you know what's in it. Usually it's just calcium and magnesium raising the ppm which is why calmag is not even needed for many people even though they add it anyway because that's what they've been led to believe.I would argue this depends on the situation. You think it's a good idea to use tap water at 2.0 EC as example?
Yes water is water, but it has different quality with bacteria and mineral content. I use RO in hydro and would never use anything above 100ppm out of the tap.
That being said I've lived where the tap was literally 20-30ppm out of the tap, then it's not needed. Cheers!
Letting it get to room temperature is a legitimate reason to let it sit out. But I just use the hot and cold to get warm water straight from the tap.main reason for letting my water sit out is for it to come up to room temp. and the fish tank bubbler adds oxygen. dont know if that actually helps tho.
And neither do I....this forum can offer some of the best help around.no doubt... sorry for the rant but just dont want my grow to go "sour"... lol
i have a filter on my cold water line on the sink. easier to let it sit out and have all the chlorine filtered out.I wouldn't even drink 2.0 EC water. Some well water is pretty full of stuff but most tap water is usually good to use. But as others have said it's best to track down a water quality report for your area. High ppm's isn't necessarily bad as long as you know what's in it. Usually it's just calcium and magnesium raising the ppm which is why calmag is not even needed for many people even though they add it anyway because that's what they've been led to believe.
Letting it get to room temperature is a legitimate reason to let it sit out. But I just use the hot and cold to get warm water straight from the tap.
I answered you above. You are overthinking it.thanks guys... you really helped... not... wasn't looking for dumbass answers but some from real growers. This is my first grow and trying not to overthink it. I'm growing in coco loco so i know im not going to need any nutes for the first month but is tap water good enough? or should i be using something else like rain water or distilled? would like some real answers not troll ones... thanks in advance.
Well yeah, if your live in some place with absolutely horrid tap water, probably not a good idea. My tap is 60-80ppm. I don't let it sit out or anything so far no issues. I suppose if i lived in a place like flint Michigan i wouldn't use the tap.I would argue this depends on the situation. You think it's a good idea to use tap water at 2.0 EC as example?
Yes water is water, but it has different quality with bacteria and mineral content. I use RO in hydro and would never use anything above 100ppm out of the tap.
That being said I've lived where the tap was literally 20-30ppm out of the tap, then it's not needed. Cheers!
If you plan on using salt nutes you should get a ph tester. If you want to go forward organically then invest in some kelp meal, alfalfa, ewc and look up teas here. Coco Loco is not an inert medium. It should feed your plants through most of veg. You would want to top dress probably at 3 to 4 weeks and again at flip and during flower perhaps.i use coco loco for my medium... no nutes right now... and not sure what the water is tested at but dont think its crazy bad...
even when the flint water was full of lead one pass through a britta filter and it was safe to drink.Well yeah, if your live in some place with absolutely horrid tap water, probably not a good idea. My tap is 60-80ppm. I don't let it sit out or anything so far no issues. I suppose if i lived in a place like flint Michigan i wouldn't use the tap.
i dont plan on using any nutes for at least a month or so... the nutes i have are from gen hydro flora nova grow and bloom...If you plan on using salt nutes you should get a ph tester. If you want to go forward organically then invest in some kelp meal, alfalfa, ewc and look up teas here. Coco Loco is not an inert medium. It should feed your plants through most of veg. You would want to top dress probably at 3 to 4 weeks and again at flip and during flower perhaps.