Brita Filtered Water Removing Good Minerals?
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why do you thin its a Ca. def?
303
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trichlone fiend
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...are you asking if tap water has cal./mag. in it, and your filter took it out? ...possibly so. Most hydro growers using RO water add cal./mag. to their res.
303
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Yes thats what I'm asking. Because I think my plant is starting to cal def. Only reason I could think is the brita filtered water...?
303
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Pale green or lime? Lime green for new growth is what your looking for.. Mine are showing viens, brown spots and edges of leaves starting to brown.. if its not cal its zinc i'm thinking???? which still could be from the brita water.?
trichlone fiend
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...what are you fertilizing with? ...what's your ec/ppm ...ph?
303
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Ehhh soil.. Don't have expensive instruments to find out ec/ppm, ph. I keep it simple with ph'd water (use the ph up/down test kit). Roots organic soil. I feed every other watering when buckets start to go dry (3-4 days)... I use superthrive when I'm not fertilizing 1/4tsp a gallon. I use roots organic buddah bloom. 1 tsp per gallon, real low dose... Thats it. I have a buddy coming over with his ph pen to find exacts of my soil.. until then its a guessing game and sucks donkey dick. Next $200 I get I'll get ph meter.
drmarcusg
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<LI style="MARGIN: 0px; LIST-STYLE-IMAGE: url(/fileadmin/templates/brita/images/allgem_bilder/blau_pfeil.gif)">Does the removal of temporary hardness affect calcium levels?Yes, but mostly in the form of temporary hardness or limescale which is not a good source of dietary calcium.
303
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hey thanks for that link. sounds like i found the solution to my problem. But yeah if I were to correct a cal problem I've read 1/4 tsp per gallon epson salt will do the trick, however I don't have exp and never done this. Maybe a vet could shed some insight......?
303
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Yeah same here... I don't know why I switched to brita over tap, I always used tap. K.I.S.S. got me again..
Mother's Finest
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Imho you should always use pure water and add the nutrients to it. It's better to know that your juice only has benefitial compounds in it than to hope that some of the dissolved crap will help your plants. We've completed many, many grows with our brita pitcher.
