Tapwater
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24 hours is generally plenty of time to let the water sit. You really should get a PH meter though. PH for soil grows should be around 6.5
If your PH out of the tap is too high, you can buy a product called "PH down".
If it's too low, then "PH up".
guitarzan420
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i use a pump in my res to stir the water up for at least 24hrs and adjust ph as necessary after that
BeatenByTheWorld
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There is alot of contraversy with this one bro. 3 days is the safest bet, most of it is gone in the first 24 hours.
BUT! most water companies use a chemical called chloramine which DOES NOT evaporate out of water. You can tell because the PH of your tap water will be always be over 7.5 where chlorine keeps it near a balanced 7.
My buddy don't let his water sit at all, he gets it out of the faucet, add nutes, balance PH and water
then while hes flushing he either boils his water or uses distilled to get any chlorine out.
essentially you can boil all your water to get chemicals out of it BUT its very time consuming cuz u have to wait for it to boil for a few minutes, then you have to wait for it to cool.
If your using hydroponics you may want to go on ebay and invest in a 65$ Reverse Osmosis Water filter.
purewaterclub*com is a user that is very reputible and good to deal with and will have the cheapest prices on there. Get as few stages as possible (3 stage) because you really only need the 1 RO filter the others remove taste for drinking so stay away from like 6 stage filters as they aren't necessary.
BUT! most water companies use a chemical called chloramine which DOES NOT evaporate out of water. You can tell because the PH of your tap water will be always be over 7.5 where chlorine keeps it near a balanced 7.
My buddy don't let his water sit at all, he gets it out of the faucet, add nutes, balance PH and water
then while hes flushing he either boils his water or uses distilled to get any chlorine out.essentially you can boil all your water to get chemicals out of it BUT its very time consuming cuz u have to wait for it to boil for a few minutes, then you have to wait for it to cool.
If your using hydroponics you may want to go on ebay and invest in a 65$ Reverse Osmosis Water filter.
purewaterclub*com is a user that is very reputible and good to deal with and will have the cheapest prices on there. Get as few stages as possible (3 stage) because you really only need the 1 RO filter the others remove taste for drinking so stay away from like 6 stage filters as they aren't necessary.
mustang519
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There is alot of contraversy with this one bro. 3 days is the safest bet, most of it is gone in the first 24 hours.
BUT! most water companies use a chemical called chloramine which DOES NOT evaporate out of water. You can tell because the PH of your tap water will be always be over 7.5 where chlorine keeps it near a balanced 7.
My buddy don't let his water sit at all, he gets it out of the faucet, add nutes, balance PH and water
essentially you can boil all your water to get chemicals out of it BUT its very time consuming cuz u have to wait for it to boil for a few minutes, then you have to wait for it to cool.
If your using hydroponics you may want to go on ebay and invest in a 65$ Reverse Osmosis Water filter.
purewaterclub*com is a user that is very reputible and good to deal with and will have the cheapest prices on there. Get as few stages as possible (3 stage) because you really only need the 1 RO filter the others remove taste for drinking so stay away from like 6 stage filters as they aren't necessary.
Beaten:
Boiling water will only kill any bacteria or other living organisms. It will not remove chemicals. This is a common misconception, distilled water is pure because they catch the steam and condense it again leaving the chemicals behind.
I use water from wal-mart. I fill my jugs about every 3 days for .38 a gallon. This water is 0 ppm and 7.1 pH. Works well except you have to add a touch of cal-mag when watering.
good luck
mustang
naimad1234
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simple answer.....24 hours at least
BeatenByTheWorld
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I wouldn't transplant it again especially during flowering you'll stress it and your almost gaurenteed to damage the roots.
It wouldn't be as bad doing it during flowering if u were putting a smallerpot into a bigger one, but your going from no pot to a pot and theres almost no way to get the roots into one from outside unharmed.
One thing normal gardeners do is get a table cloth or large bag and cover your plant at night so the morning frost doesn't form on it then uncover it when the sun comes out this may help alittle bit, if nothing else the stomata won't be clogged in the morning
I wouldn't worry TOO too much unless its going under 50 degrees at night. I could be wrong about the temp, but I think thats the bottom line for lights out.
It wouldn't be as bad doing it during flowering if u were putting a smallerpot into a bigger one, but your going from no pot to a pot and theres almost no way to get the roots into one from outside unharmed.
One thing normal gardeners do is get a table cloth or large bag and cover your plant at night so the morning frost doesn't form on it then uncover it when the sun comes out this may help alittle bit, if nothing else the stomata won't be clogged in the morning
I wouldn't worry TOO too much unless its going under 50 degrees at night. I could be wrong about the temp, but I think thats the bottom line for lights out.
BeatenByTheWorld
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This is actually kind of incorrect too but I should have worded it better.
The only things that boiling do no eliminate are elements for example copper, zinc, boron as they are solid earth elements where as the chlorines and chloramines are all water soluable chemicals that become neutralized at a temp of approx 190.
This is why your water tastes different after boiling, and the PH will change.
I just did a test and my water went from 126 ppm to 64ppm. So its definately eliminating somthing, and whats left is probably the elemental additive i spoke of before.
Yup...43 could do damage.
Looks like you are close to an electrical source (back porch?). Why not just build a quickie green house (clear plastic tent), and throw a heat source in there? I saw on another thread someone used one of those heated doggie water dishes.
Worth a try - that's a nice looking plant!
