My waters ppm 556?

GODOFBUD

GODOFBUD

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Just bought a new tds meter I measured my water it says 556 ppm isn't that a little high?
 
WattSaver

WattSaver

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GODOFBUD said:
So what do you think would happen if I feed it to my plants with there reg nutes?
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My water runs 465. It all depends on what's making the high tds. I assume you are on a well. Do you have white crusty buildup on your sink faucets?

If yes then you are looking at high salts like cal. If no buildup then it most likely is metals. Do you have rust stains in your sinks?
 
GODOFBUD

GODOFBUD

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nope tap water from the city, will this affect my nutes at all first grow went fine but i never had a tds meter either now when i check i thought holy fuck
 
WaxxyNuggets

WaxxyNuggets

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Check local water website to see what's in the water, and using a hardwater micro nute is recommended. I doubt it will affect plant growth much... Espcially if you've grown good ganja with it and without the tds meter before.
 
Purplestickeypunch

Purplestickeypunch

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Just putting this out there, but did you calibrate the meter before using it? New out of the box doesn't mean it's calibrated correctly. That and the temp of the water can make a difference.
 
supchaka

supchaka

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I'd use it, just means you won't need cal mag added. I had a friend who's water was over 800. Talk about scary
 
GODOFBUD

GODOFBUD

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Purplestickeypunch said:
Just putting this out there, but did you calibrate the meter before using it? New out of the box doesn't mean it's calibrated correctly. That and the temp of the water can make a difference.
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Hey man thought the same thing until I tested RO water it ran 28 and it said factory calibrated
 
Purplestickeypunch

Purplestickeypunch

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GODOFBUD said:
Hey man thought the same thing until I tested RO water it ran 28 and it said factory calibrated
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I'd still confirm it; the calibration solution is cheap and readily available online. You need to make a habit of doing so anyways. This goes for a Ph meter as well. Treat your equipment as if you were in a lab. Each time you try something new you will have the confidence your (Ph & PPM) results are accurate and not "well, I did this and this differently and got this result, but I'm not sure if my PPM was really correct or not". I'm sorta anal like that but, good science depends on having solid controls and reliable consistent test equipment. What meter are you using?
 
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