Water Hardness

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Sevenpipers

Member

Jan 27, 2012

• #1

My tap water report shows that there's a hardness of 192 as CaCO3 and a TDS of 460. Will my tap water lockout magnesium?

 

maps84

Well-Known Member

Jan 28, 2012

• #2

Nah, that's a lot of calcium though so you gotta balance it with your fertilizers.

 

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Sevenpipers

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Jan 29, 2012

• #3

How much epsom salts would that take? Also, what's a good organic way to raise the pH of said epsom salt solution?

 

maps84

Well-Known Member

Jan 29, 2012

• #4

Epson Salts is Ionic and rises the PH, I'd use 1 tbs per gallon and get fertilizers low on Ca-Mg like General Hydroponics.