mismos00
Well-Known Member
I am only aware of a couple of safe means of chemical disinfection for water: Chlorine and Iodine. Too much of either of these will more than likely create problems for you. The good thing about Chlorine is that it evaporates from the water relatively quickly. Unfortunately it's depndant on how much water you're disinfecting and how much chlorine you use. I honestly don't think that chemical disinfection is the way to go. You could look into one of those handheld water purifiers for camping. They work good but they only filter a relatively small amount of water per day. I found this website which sells UV water disinfecting systems. They are a bit pricey but if you have a lot of plants this shouldn't be too big a problem.
http://www.expertwatersolutions.com/ultraviolet.html
What about Hydrogen Peroxide... or bleach even (is that close to chlorine?)... (I think that's what the guy above was referring to, but he typed monoxide instead.)