Is my city tap water safe to use?

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DeeJay1120

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Hi people,
I was doing some research about my water quality, and after getting convoluted answers on google I'd like to know if the tap is safe for to use for the girls? Below is a list of all the things in the water and how much.
This is a general analysis of the water in the East Lansing and Meridian Township water distribution systems:
Total Hardness: 120 - 125 ppm
Total Alkalinity: 60 - 70 ppm
Calcium Hardness: 65 - 80 ppm
Magnesium Hardness: 50 - 60 ppm
Total Chlorine Residual: 1.0 - 1. 4 ppm*
Sodium: 25 - 50 ppm
Fluoride: 0.6 – 0.7 ppm
Nitrate : Not Detected
pH: 8.9 - 9. 1
Chloride: 50 - 70 ppm
Iron: 0.02 - 0.10 ppm
Total Dissolved Solids: 250 - 300 ppm
Total Coliform: Not Detected

Levels of Chlorine will vary in the distribution system depending on proximity to the Water Treatment Plant. Homes closer to the Water Treatment Plant would normally receive a higher concentration of chlorine in the tap water than a home that is located farther from the Treatment Plant. The maximum chlorine level in the distribution system is typically below 1.2 ppm.

Sorry if this is a lot. Also, I know I would still have to pH the water.
 
GroBud

GroBud

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I live in southern new mexico my tap ppm is between 7 and 800. I once thought I couldn't use this so I bought a under the sink r/o machine. Now I just use the water hose with a rv water filter using that you can directly water your plants or fill up a bucket. Without a filter using tap you'll need to allow the water to sit for at least 24 hours before use to allow the chlorine to evaporate.

They have cheaper ones I use boogie blue

Depends on how you plan on growing medium of choice and nutrients used if you would need to ph water. Growing with liquid nutrients you need to ph water because nutrients are absorbed by the plant at different ph levels. And liquid nutrients are readily available for plant consumption. Growing in a organic soil or in like a fox farms happy frog and ocean forest using dry amendments and worm casting you don't have to ph water as slow release fertilizer is broken down by microorganisms that feed the plant and balance ph.
 
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Rurumo

Rurumo

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Get a 1 lb bag of vitamin C powder on amazon for the Chlorine. You only need something like 30 mg per gallon, but you don't need to measure it, a little extra doesn't hurt, just eyeball like 1/8 or 1/16 of a teaspoon for a bucket full of water and mix it in well. I don't my relatives about this and now my sister throws a teaspoon of vitamin C in her bathwater, no more marinating in nasty chlorine! Your water should be fine for most purposes, but you've got a high starting PH. Get a bag of citric acid at the same time you get your vitamin C. Then measure out exactly how much it takes to get a bucket of water down within range. For coco I stick with 5.8, and for soil I shoot for 6.5. I also have high PH water and my alkalinity is higher than yours, so you should be fine. Citric acid is better than liquid PH Down, way more economical and it doesn't add Phosphorus that you don't need to the water. Remember to add your nutrients first, then check the ph and PPMs/EC, then adjust your ph down to where you want it with citric acid. To get you started, just use a tiny bit, like 1/8 teaspoon per bucket of water and see what it does. Good luck!
 
Smallbud

Smallbud

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Can straight up tell you 1.2ppm chlorine is nothing, won't harm a thing or do anything to your roots, no need to worry or do anything here.

The rest sound good enough for soil .
 
flipwon

flipwon

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GroBud said:
I live in southern new mexico my tap ppm is between 7 and 800. I once thought I couldn't use this so I bought a under the sink r/o machine. Now I just use the water hose with a rv water filter using that you can directly water your plants or fill up a bucket. Without a filter using tap you'll need to allow the water to sit for at least 24 hours before use to allow the chlorine to evaporate.

They have cheaper ones I use boogie blue

Depends on how you plan on growing medium of choice and nutrients used if you would need to ph water. Growing with liquid nutrients you need to ph water because nutrients are absorbed by the plant at different ph levels. And liquid nutrients are readily available for plant consumption. Growing in a organic soil or in like a fox farms happy frog and ocean forest using dry amendments and worm casting you don't have to ph water as slow release fertilizer is broken down by microorganisms that feed the plant and balance ph.
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Never heard of an RV filter removing chlorine or chloramine, they typically only remove solids. Even most RO filters don't remove them.

Chlorine can evaporate, chloramine you can use water treatment drops etc if you're worried about it.. but yeah those filters don't remove it.
 
GroBud

GroBud

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flipwon said:
Never heard of an RV filter removing chlorine or chloramine, they typically only remove solids. Even most RO filters don't remove them.

Chlorine can evaporate, chloramine you can use water treatment drops etc if you're worried about it.. but yeah those filters don't remove it.
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Sounds like somebody needs to do a little research

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hotrodharley

hotrodharley

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GroBud said:
I live in southern new mexico my tap ppm is between 7 and 800. I once thought I couldn't use this so I bought a under the sink r/o machine. Now I just use the water hose with a rv water filter using that you can directly water your plants or fill up a bucket. Without a filter using tap you'll need to allow the water to sit for at least 24 hours before use to allow the chlorine to evaporate.

They have cheaper ones I use boogie blue

Depends on how you plan on growing medium of choice and nutrients used if you would need to ph water. Growing with liquid nutrients you need to ph water because nutrients are absorbed by the plant at different ph levels. And liquid nutrients are readily available for plant consumption. Growing in a organic soil or in like a fox farms happy frog and ocean forest using dry amendments and worm casting you don't have to ph water as slow release fertilizer is broken down by microorganisms that feed the plant and balance ph.
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Las Cruces?
 
quirk

quirk

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My water analysis is similar to yours, though a bit more hardness. The quality, quantity and lack of problems when I switched from softened water to outside tap has been dramatic. I add an 1/8th of a tsp/gal to reduce and stabilize pH to 6.5-6.8 and it's green lights and blue skies.
Just what works for me.
 

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GroBud

GroBud

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flipwon said:
No I didn't, I said I never heard of it. And even still you were wrong as well. Cest la vie
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Lol you don't know what you're talking about. Related to this topic.

I've been watering all my plants with this for a year. If it wasn't good or didn't work I'd know by now.
 
Budzbuddha

Budzbuddha

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Municipal water sources will vary , but your outside plants , grass , dog / cat , cooking use it.
My Cali water is fairly hard but still use it chlorine and all. Ph at 7.2 , 255 ppm …. Buffers will control it .
Plants do not need special water.
 
hotrodharley

hotrodharley

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DeeJay1120 said:
Hi people,
I was doing some research about my water quality, and after getting convoluted answers on google I'd like to know if the tap is safe for to use for the girls? Below is a list of all the things in the water and how much.
This is a general analysis of the water in the East Lansing and Meridian Township water distribution systems:
Total Hardness: 120 - 125 ppm
Total Alkalinity: 60 - 70 ppm
Calcium Hardness: 65 - 80 ppm
Magnesium Hardness: 50 - 60 ppm
Total Chlorine Residual: 1.0 - 1. 4 ppm*
Sodium: 25 - 50 ppm
Fluoride: 0.6 – 0.7 ppm
Nitrate : Not Detected
pH: 8.9 - 9. 1
Chloride: 50 - 70 ppm
Iron: 0.02 - 0.10 ppm
Total Dissolved Solids: 250 - 300 ppm
Total Coliform: Not Detected

Levels of Chlorine will vary in the distribution system depending on proximity to the Water Treatment Plant. Homes closer to the Water Treatment Plant would normally receive a higher concentration of chlorine in the tap water than a home that is located farther from the Treatment Plant. The maximum chlorine level in the distribution system is typically below 1.2 ppm.

Sorry if this is a lot. Also, I know I would still have to pH the water.
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Yes it’s good to go as is.
 
flipwon

flipwon

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GroBud said:
Lol you don't know what you're talking about. Related to this topic.

I've been watering all my plants with this for a year. If it wasn't good or didn't work I'd know by now.
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Well I know for a fact they don't scrub it all. Your plants surviving doesn't make you right or me wrong.

Many people don't worry about the chlorine at all and thats fine too. Its all good man I wish your future grows the best
 
GroBud

GroBud

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Looking at your avatar you've obviously missed the message.
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Lol okay guess your dissing my grow. That's fine if that's what you feel the need to do. That's a pretty autoflower bud I grow in a 4x4 ac Infinity cloudlab, 8in ac Infinity inline and a Roi-e 720. Send your hater vibes somewhere else lol. I've been growing for 4 years perpetually, with blurples to florescent to this 720 can't effect me by not liking what's in my tent

The tent are autos, the veg tent are photos and the blurple are vegging autos going outside when their big enough to take the sun
The autos were supposed to go outside once we went recreational. Before I sat them out I looked at the outdoor grow laws never without building something could I hide 8 plants so they got stuck in the tent. Granted without proper space and defoliation and training but dang 8 in there 4x4 tent was alot to deal with lol they'll do fine without the added work. Looking for 30 ounce from weak arse Pacific seed bank seeds.
 

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