Best (under-sink) budget water filter?

[DrDukePHD]

Chlorine in my community water, just want to filter it out to water my plants & for drinking. Looking for a plug & play "under sink" filter system that is affordable, takes out chlorine/chloramine & doesn't create a bad PH issue for my plants.

What filtration system did you go with?

 

[bam0813]

None and honestly not concerned with it. If my town water report said it wasn’t safe to drink I would but if i can consume it my plant can. Not sure your level but if your growing soil its a waste imo and new growers seem to struggle stripping water to add it back my worthless .02

 

[Billy the Mountain]

Chlorine in my community water, just want to filter it out to water my plants & for drinking. Looking for a plug & play "under sink" filter system that is affordable, takes out chlorine/chloramine & doesn't create a bad PH issue for my plants.

What filtration system did you go with?

Chlorine is also a plant nutrient.

The Cl levels in tap water are perfectly fine for plants

My tap has chlorine, but also has 35ppm Ca, 12ppm Mg, 25ppm S -all good stuff, compliments of Lake Michigan

 

[DrDukePHD]

None and honestly not concerned with it. If my town water report said it wasn’t safe to drink I would but if i can consume it my plant can. Not sure your level but if your growing soil its a waste imo and new growers seem to struggle stripping water to add it back my worthless .02

So you don't even do the 24-hour bucket thing? I was just looking at cheap solutions like this

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083NR5DVY/

My water really smells strong like chlorine coming out of the tap. I don't even want to drink it, so i buy a case of deer park per week. I'd rather filter it, possibly help my plants & not keep wasting all the plastic ya know?

 

[bam0813]

So you don't even do the 24-hour bucket thing? I was just looking at cheap solutions like this

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083NR5DVY/

My water really smells strong like chlorine coming out of the tap. I don't even want to drink it, so i buy a case of deer park per week. I'd rather filter it, possibly help my plants & not keep wasting all the plastic ya know?

I do but thats only because my water is ice cold and it’s convenient to have it ready

 

[DrDukePHD]

Chlorine is also a plant nutrient.

The Cl levels in tap water are perfectly fine for plants

My tap has chlorine, but also has 35ppm Ca, 12ppm Mg, 25ppm S -all good stuff, compliments of Lake Michigan

Cool, any difference if its chloramine?

 

[Billy the Mountain]

Cool, any difference if its chloramine?

Chloramine doesn't readily off-gas like chlorine does.
I still wouldn't worry about it

Some general info and a few scholarly links:

Chlorine, Chloramine and Plants - Everything You Need to Know

You have probably heard that chlorine in tap water is harmful to plants. Some cities have switched to using chloramine in tap water and that is also a concern for plants because it is much harder to remove before watering indoor plants. What is the difference between chlorine and chloramine...

www.gardenmyths.com

 

[MikeMuffler]

Add 1-2 ml/gallon of 30% H2O2 and that chlorine smell goes away real fast.

 

[Jjgrow420]

I use a hydrologic stealth ro. Easy, cheap, and it works great. I can tell how good the water is by changing my minnows water. If the minnows stay alive and well there's no chlorine or chloramines left in the water. I can run that water straight to the minnows and they love it.

 

[DrDukePHD]

I use a hydrologic stealth ro. Easy, cheap, and it works great. I can tell how good the water is by changing my minnows water. If the minnows stay alive and well there's no chlorine or chloramines left in the water. I can run that water straight to the minnows and they love it.

Stealth RO150? I see, you just connect it to a garden hose, hmmm neat

 

[Chubbycherub]

I come from a saltwater aquarium hobby where purified water is essential. I bought this unit, not super cheap but it will give you perfect water AND it has a drinking water port as well so if you have a water cooler and jug, you can fill it on your own. My water cooler does cold and boiling hot water. It also comes with an accurate TDS meter, which can't be said for some of them on amazon. You get what you pay for.

---> Water Filter

 

[Drop That Sound]

If you aerate the water in a bucket first, it will gas off a lot quicker than just letting it sit for a day. The amount of chloramines left will stick around, but not enough to kill off the colonies of beneficial bacteria in organic soil or even aquariums.

I would for sure buy the RO unit though. Mostly so you yourself don't have to buy filtered water to drink anymore. I def won't drink straight tap water either.

I actually like having the chlorines/mines because I truck my plant/aquarium water in from town, so it stays sanitary in the capped off tanks & jugs until I use it. Also is a small boost to keeping all my hydroponic reservoirs sterile, without using much if any chlorine bleach or any additives. Free low PPM water and cheap dry nutes = constant partial daily water changes = decent concentration of chloramines= cold enough temps= less chance of root rot.

 

[DrDukePHD]

If you aerate the water in a bucket first, it will gas off a lot quicker than just letting it sit for a day. The amount of chloramines left will stick around, but not enough to kill off the colonies of beneficial bacteria in organic soil or even aquariums.

I would for sure buy the RO unit though. Mostly so you yourself don't have to buy filtered water to drink anymore. I def won't drink straight tap water either.

I actually like having the chlorines/mines because I truck my plant/aquarium water in from town, so it stays sanitary in the capped off tanks & jugs until I use it. Also is a small boost to keeping all my hydroponic reservoirs sterile, without using much if any chlorine bleach or any additives. Free low PPM water and cheap dry nutes = constant partial daily water changes = decent concentration of chloramines= cold enough temps= less chance of root rot.

So half the people say use tap water, no worries at all & the other half say buy a RO system. Daaaayum!

 

[Jjgrow420]

So half the people say use tap water, no worries at all & the other half say buy a RO system. Daaaayum!

I didn't say to buy one. Only if you need it.
You asked what filters we use to remove chlorine etc

 

[DrDukePHD]

I didn't say to buy one. Only if you need it.
You asked what filters we use to remove chlorine etc

Yea i was just being silly/joking, thanks bud

 

[PJ Diaz]

I use a Hydrologic Micro-75 and add a Ecospring remineralization filter to the end, when I'm filtering for drinking water.

ecospring™ Remineralization Post-Filter

Adds a small amount of important trace minerals that give the water a crisp, spring water flavor for the HydroLogic ecospring.

www.hydrologicsystems.com