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Water: The Most Essential Compound
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Manzanilla
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Ok will stop immediately.
SickboyDilligaf
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I’ve used waters from my dehumidifier. Plants seem to like it. It’s from the air. Can’t be bad. I researched it first. No one tried to steer anyone away from it.
SickboyDilligaf
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67 degrees seems to be what’s on the internet and you tube.
Shami7426
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Does this mean I can boil my tap water let it cool off and that will be better than jus letting the water stand for a few days to evaporate chlorine, my water is slightly hardWhat is distilled water?
Distilled water is also called steam-distilled water. Distilled water is water which has been heated to the boiling point so that impurities are separated from the water, which becomes vapor or steam at 212 degrees farenheit(100C.). Steam is then cooled and condensed back into pure liquid form. The impurities remain as residue in the steam kettle(to be periodically removed). This distillation system removes waterborne biological contaminants such as bacteria, parasites and viruses, organic and inorganic chemicals, heavy metals, volatile gasses, cysts, and other contaminants. Pure water contains no solids, minerals, or trace elements. It is clean, natural, and healthy. Steam distilled water is the standard by which all other waters are measured.
BerrySweetJuice
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So what happens bad to the plant if you use regular tap water? The finished buds can still turn out good if you water it with regular water right?
BerrySweetJuice
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And for outdoors fresh natural rain water makes for some good sweet all naturally flushed out nugs too ive seen.
Toxic Avenger
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The calcium and magnesium in tap water are more or less non plant available. Boiling water as a pre treatment is unnecisary. If the water is chlorinated I'd just use an air stone. If it's over 400mg/l total hardness I'd look at hard water nutrient line.
i use my aquarium as pretreatment. The 110gal tank needs refilling every week and a half or so. The ph is rather high coming out and the EC is slightly higher than the tap water I use to top the tank up. The goldfish in the tank contribute to the nitrogen as well as the biodiversity which allow me to back off on inputs slightly. In flush the ph is of less consequence but RO water or something with a flushing agent will strip nutrients faster. In flush I make the call if a plant is fading too fast I'll feed it tank water. If the plant looks too green at flush I'll use aerated tap water with or without agent to pull those nutes out. The tank water feeds the soil biology which can be undesirable at finish IMO (don't wanna start flush no flush drama. RO is great but for flush as it is a blank slate and aggressive ie wants to absorb.
I prefer the taste of RO because my tap water sucks hairy balls....aesthetically speaking. The drinking water office lets us know when to boil it....makes alright coffee upshot is there's lots of blonds in the area due to the free cl2.lol.
i use my aquarium as pretreatment. The 110gal tank needs refilling every week and a half or so. The ph is rather high coming out and the EC is slightly higher than the tap water I use to top the tank up. The goldfish in the tank contribute to the nitrogen as well as the biodiversity which allow me to back off on inputs slightly. In flush the ph is of less consequence but RO water or something with a flushing agent will strip nutrients faster. In flush I make the call if a plant is fading too fast I'll feed it tank water. If the plant looks too green at flush I'll use aerated tap water with or without agent to pull those nutes out. The tank water feeds the soil biology which can be undesirable at finish IMO (don't wanna start flush no flush drama. RO is great but for flush as it is a blank slate and aggressive ie wants to absorb.
I prefer the taste of RO because my tap water sucks hairy balls....aesthetically speaking. The drinking water office lets us know when to boil it....makes alright coffee upshot is there's lots of blonds in the area due to the free cl2.lol.
Midiver
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Thank you for this educational article about water, very interesting.
I am a al als also concerned about water quality on my plants and in the aquarium.
I use to grow orchids, rain water was considered almost because unlike plastic bottled distilled water it did not plasticizers. Distilled water being so pure has a osmosis effect and will draw plasticizers out of the container. Rain water is also distilled water, with a slightly acid pH.
I understand fertilizers are alkaline and can raise the pH to a point that the plant (like orchids) cannot absorb nutrients effectively and may eventually kill them. Tap water is treated with phosphates. These phosphates keep the water in an alkaline state to protect municipal metal water pipes from erosion. Tap water can have a pH of 7.4 or higher. Tap water also has the toxin fluoride which cannot be removed by any other way than distillation. The buildup of fluoridein Flora has been shown to B detrimental., I'm stopping now cuz I'm typing oit, I'm sure there are typos Galore I'm sorry on my cell phone I need to get to my PC. Long story short if you can use Rainwater do it
I am a al als also concerned about water quality on my plants and in the aquarium.
I use to grow orchids, rain water was considered almost because unlike plastic bottled distilled water it did not plasticizers. Distilled water being so pure has a osmosis effect and will draw plasticizers out of the container. Rain water is also distilled water, with a slightly acid pH.
I understand fertilizers are alkaline and can raise the pH to a point that the plant (like orchids) cannot absorb nutrients effectively and may eventually kill them. Tap water is treated with phosphates. These phosphates keep the water in an alkaline state to protect municipal metal water pipes from erosion. Tap water can have a pH of 7.4 or higher. Tap water also has the toxin fluoride which cannot be removed by any other way than distillation. The buildup of fluoridein Flora has been shown to B detrimental., I'm stopping now cuz I'm typing oit, I'm sure there are typos Galore I'm sorry on my cell phone I need to get to my PC. Long story short if you can use Rainwater do it
ToffeeKindle
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Man this was so helpful, I think I understand a lot better. I just installed an RO system in my house and will be trying my next run with that and I suppose cal/mag, as it will be LED also. My tap water is pretty hard, so this solidifies my thinking. Cheers
G Bear
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sorry if this was covered earlier. i joined today and haven’t had a chance to read through this entire thread yet. im planning to start a grow in a little over a week and am trying to cram as much knowledge between now and then.
anyway, i have a fish tank and do weekly water changes. would it be a good idea to use that water? the tank is established, running for years....the beneficial bacteria in the filter should help water quality and the waste will add nitrates. ive used it to water houseplants and tomatoes, why not use it for this grow?
if this has already been covered, my apologies. i have a whole lot of reading to do on everything involved.
anyway, i have a fish tank and do weekly water changes. would it be a good idea to use that water? the tank is established, running for years....the beneficial bacteria in the filter should help water quality and the waste will add nitrates. ive used it to water houseplants and tomatoes, why not use it for this grow?
if this has already been covered, my apologies. i have a whole lot of reading to do on everything involved.
Nizza
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I would say this is ok if the system you are using is organic~ but will only help during vegetation stages mostly. I think the keywords you are searching for is "aquaponics" to try to get some real insight on this!
love the zappa pic man, what a GOD!
G Bear
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no
G Bear
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ive only been on this site a few months and have seen a few zappa avatars/fans. love frank zappa. would be very interested to hear his take on many things happening in society today.
Sweetmesss
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Question, what about the water in your dehumidifier. Are you able to use that for plants? I mean you can but I'm more questioning what's actually in it then and the quality of the water
Rakin
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I used to use my dehumidifier water added to tap water + nutes and end up with perfect ph. The dehumidifier was kept clean, had good filters and the water always tested good. But for a long time people was saying not to do it or it would kill the plants from the copper coils or whatever. I think its most important to keep the res clean and not pour it on the plants when its really cold.
Sweetmesss
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I might have a bored well as well. Is that what they do for more rural homes but aren't hooked up to any City provided well.
I don't have a meter to test the water.