probably not. It depends on why you are boiling your water. If you are using rainwater or some outdoor source then boiling may be necessary. If you have hard water boiling may reduce a little bit of the hardness. Aside from those 2 things boiling will probably do you absolutely no good.
Not to nitpick.... but boiling the water away would likely INCREASE the hardness as the pure water vaporizing will leave solids behind. but like u said boiling is good to sterilize rainwater. Companies who need 0 ppm water rarely use distilling... R/O is cheaper/more effective for the cost.probably not. It depends on why you are boiling your water. If you are using rainwater or some outdoor source then boiling may be necessary. If you have hard water boiling may reduce a little bit of the hardness. Aside from those 2 things boiling will probably do you absolutely no good.
It depends on the type of hardness. Some minerals will precipitate out at higher temps. Boiling also reduces the amount of dissolved Oxygen in the water so I don't recommend doing it unless it's necessary (ie. rainwater or pond water). If you do boil your water it might be beneficial to run an airstone in it for a day or 2 after boiling.
Not really. Unless you are doing it to disinfect your water because you are using water from an outdoor source, ie. rainwater, lake water. Boiling may reduce certain things like bicarbonates so unless you are attempting to remove chemicals that are known to be in the water and can be removed by boiling, there really is no benefit.
You're new so I'm gonna cut you a break, but you really shouldn't come into a thread saying "This thread is too long to read." It's very offensive to the people who have taken the time to compile this work. There is no need to read the entire thread anyway. I have posts titled to help people find the info they need simply by skimming the thread.
Thank you very much and welcome to RIU!Thanks doc for giving us a very comprehensive post about water and the different methods on how to understand the properties present in it. I was just thinking that probably one of the reasons why some growers have a hard time in achieving success in their garden especially in hydroponics growing is because they lack proper knowledge about essential water properties that may have an adverse effect on the plants that they are growing. Thanks again and I really learned a lot from all the info that you shared here
I'm honored that you read my thread first and made your very first post here. Welcome to RIU!
Water is one of the bggies so I figured I would do it first.I'm honored that you read my thread first and made your very first post here. Welcome to RIU!
Sorry it took me so long to respond. I've been busy trimming. As long as your new growth is healthy you should be ok. Older leaves don't usually recover. Keep an eye on it and consider doing something about your water. If you are getting 450ppm and that water is coming from an r/o filter, you probably have a bad membrane. You should have 10-20 ppm max if you have an r/o filter. Either that or the faucet you are using isn't on the reverse osmosis filter. Best of luck and happy growing.
Thank you very much! Sounds like you and I had very similar situations. My tapwater is municipal but it is over 600 ppm for a good part of the year! I had some clones I'd worked with for a while and I almost lost 10 of them after I moved into my current house, just because the water was so crappy! Welcome to RIU and happy growing my friend.
thank you for starting this thread
