Salt/Nutrient Flush

I understand that the ideal water to flush with is ph balanced, dechlorinated water.....i got some scenarios for you guys that beg for solutions...............

You're told your plants are nutrient burnt, you don't have time to evaporate chlorine from the water (2-3 days?), nor do you have the buckets availabe to flush all of your containers (suggested amount of water is 2 gallons per gallon of medium? multiplied by container size and that's a shitload of water).

What should you do: hit the tap water (chlorinated/potentially acidic or alkaline) or wait for chlorine to evaporate? Which would do more damage: tainted tap water or the waiting?

Another scenario.......You've read your water isn't treated with chlorine (which will evaporate from the water), instead, you discover your water is treated with Chloramine(which dosn't evaporate).

Anyone know or read anything about chloramine effects on plants?
I know you can use some aquarium products that remove both chlorine and chloramine, but is risking using such solutions worthwhile?
Anyone know how water with chloramine will react with your plant post-flush?

I understand some of you do care(cool) or don't care (no problem), don't know (no one's omniscient) or may not want to take the time or effort to respond (it's a free world); but, this info is difficult to come across and, in the end, is best answered through experience. Any input would be great. Im new to this, like many others, and appeal to you experienced people for help. TYVM if this post get's replies

p.s i have read the faqs section about using aquarium solutions to remove chlorine, but not all these solutions are the same and some don't cover chloramine either.

http://www.cababstractsplus.org/google/abstract.asp?AcNo=20053039422

i buy my water for $0.25/gal outside walmart

sk3tch3 said:

http://www.cababstractsplus.org/google/abstract.asp?AcNo=20053039422

i buy my water for $0.25/gal outside walmart

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chloromines aren't removed by reverse os. filtration.

i went to my local grow shop and am aquainted with the owner who told me that if your plants arent showing any sign of nute lock up or overfeeding and are healthy and happy to not even bother with flushing. i wanted to flush them before i transplanted and he pointed out that there was no need to and they are still healthy and none of my 6 plants suffered any stress during transplant.

buy a ten dollar fish pump and stone from a fish store.

I just found this for all who, like me, may be concerned with chloramines:

i know this paragraph is concerned with lawns, but later goes on to say "plants of any type":

"Watering lawns releases low volumes of water and disinfectant (chlorine, chloramines...whatever) and is considered an incidental discharge. Chloramine will dissipate as a result of lawn watering because chloramine will be neutralized by soil particles (this process is called "chloramine demand"). The small amount of chloramine should not have any effect on plants of any type. Based on the available evidence, adverse effects on soil microorganisms and associated soil processes from inorganic chloramine are considered unlikely." (Environment Canada, 2001)

So, I guess it's unlikely for chloramines to f8ck with our plants.......But i wonder how the amounts of water of frequent lawn irrigation vs. the drenching of a 3.5gallon container would compare? Wouldn't you think there would be way higher amounts of chloramine spread over a frequently irrigated lawn vs. 3.5 gallon pot watered once a week? But wouldn't a lawn watered more frequently, than say a container plant watered once a week, have higher chloramine spread thoughout it's soil? But, because it's a lawn, not in a container, wouldn't the chloraminated water have more room to diffuse than in a pot? No one knows

Since it's "considered unlikely" that chloramines have no "adverse effects on soil microorganisms and associated soil processes" wouldn't this be good for organic growers?