Chlorinated water

get you some tap water and buy some dechlorinator which will take out all the chlorine, and you're golden.

just wanted to throw in my 2 cents.....
Disposable Countertop Water Filter
seems like the way to go 10k-30k gallons for under 80 dollars of clean clorine free water pours about 1 gallon per min..... any ideas whether these are any good or not

I know this is an old thread but How bout well water I know it's better but is anything else to know?

Does the fish tank stuff work?

hamburger said:

I know its been awhile since anyone posted on this, to clear this up, chlorine is used in pools to prevent plants and other things from growing, why the hell would you water your plants with it?

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Well your statement isn't all the way accurate. It should read - Chlorine, in greater quantities then those found in "tap water", is used in pools to prevent plants and other things from growing.

Nitrogen is used to blow shit up. Should we not use that on our plants either?

And the question on hand is not why we should should use it. The question is, is it ok to use chlorinated tap water. The answer is yes it is ok. Is it ideal? That is up for debate and bottom line is it's your preference.

I wouldn't use it organics or supplements that contain bio-stimulants.

But for a non-organic hydro set up; I personally think chlorinated water is great along with OTC H2O2.

I get fluffy/fuzzy white massive roots with a chlorinated/H2O2 combo.

acea74 said:

Well your statement isn't all the way accurate. It should read - Chlorine, in greater quantities then those found in "tap water", is used in pools to prevent plants and other things from growing.

Nitrogen is used to blow shit up. Should we not use that on our plants either?

And the question on hand is not why we should should use it. The question is, is it ok to use chlorinated tap water. The answer is yes it is ok. Is it ideal? That is up for debate and bottom line is it's your preference.

I wouldn't use it organics or supplements that contain bio-stimulants.

But for a non-organic hydro set up; I personally think chlorinated water is great along with OTC H2O2.

I get fluffy/fuzzy white massive roots with a chlorinated/H2O2 combo.

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Thanks for the info, like the homie said, are those chlorine drops for the fish tank good for imediate water needs?

this is my first grow, and i am just buying 1 gallon jugs of Distilled water for $0.98 a piece...been 4 days and the seedlings are about 2 1/2 inches tall in FF soil.. seems to work..

weather your worried or not about chlorine. buy a 18gal rubbermaid rez from walmart for $10 fill it up put some air stones to it and get your water outta that. it dsnt take up much space, all the chlorine will evaporate, the water temp will adjust to room temp, and its easy to adjust your ph with a large quantity of water.

as far as what to use to adjust your PH. there are several things i use. since i use AN Voodoo a high PH will kill off alotta the rhizobacteria. so i add my H2(humic acid) and my F1(fulvic acid) first cause they drop the PH alot. then add what ever nutes i'm gonna use after that checking the PH betwine all of them. you'll learn what nutes raise and lower the PH.

i personally have 2 resevors 1 with just PHed water and 1 i mix my nutes in. but i have a whole room dedicated to this. if your a closet grower this might not work.

everyone has diff grows. this just seems to be the easiest for me

hey, im new to growing and potraost posted that vinegar is not a good way of lowering the ph... is this true?
i just planted some germinated seeds and used water that i lowered the ph of with vinegar... hope this is ok!

Any type of plant that I've seen grown indoors has always used tap water. The issue is that it IS certainly easier to monitor your soil levels if you filter it.

would boiling your water help with the ppm levels of your tapwater? Ya I know that would be alot of work but just wondering

i use water from my fish tank

fish tank huh....hows that goin for ya?

chlorine really fucks up a plant. will look like nitrogen def until the white hairs turn purple. had a flood after using clorox and draining 10 gallons of water out of a algae coated EZ cloner.

potroast said:

Hey Man,
I'm not concerned about vinegar, it will work, temporarily. What I said was that it's a shitty thing to use for pH control. Phosphoric acid or fulvic acid are much better to use because you don't get the rebound, and the plant can use it. Even nitric acid is better than vinegar.

Yes, San Diego's water is high in dissolved solids, but the hardness factor is not high, so it's not a problem for me. No one here even uses the hard water micro. If it was hard water, a good grower can make adjustments.

So you have to get your meter calibrated, huh? I have 3 monitors in use, and I calibrate them regularly. When you're older, you'll be able to do it yourself, too.

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Yep. You read my mind Potroast. My grows, soil and hydro, uses 365 ppm/7.5ph, well water. No worries. Vinny only in a pinch, short term. 2 days max IMO. All seasoned growers pay attention to thier plants. Not the markers. Ya, figure I am older also.

Damn thanks for the Heads Up on the tap water.... I've been using tap water. Manually watering my clones by hand. Since reading this I will be sure to always let the water sit for at least 24 hours.

[the chlorine does not evaporate, pure water does. So everytime you let it evaporate the concentration of chlorine goes up making chlorine in the water worse

it makes it worse chlorine does not evaporate only the pure water does. increasing the consentration of chlorine

Actually, chlorine is highly volatile. It literally evaporates as soon as it hits the air. By the time the nutrient solution reaches the roots, the chlorine is gone. Tap water is fine. My mom has used tap water for years and always ends up with perfect harvests. Doesn't effect taste or smell at all. I have been using RO for the last two grows and while I prefer this, I guarantee you will achieve the same results using tap water. It's not that big of a deal.