New Grower 1st grow / 4 seedbanks / coco / TSW2000 / GHE Trio

[Tom Bombadil]

Does anyone know a cheaper option for RO water?

You have one of these near you? Its around 2 dollars for 5 gallons.. generally 10 - 20 ppm. RO filtered.

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[LearningMore]

I still think something is not good about my tap water, maybe its the calcium carbonate making the ph rise.
I'm kinda looking at RO systems but they're kind off expensive.

Does anyone know a cheaper option for RO water?
What about those 10L brita filters, does that work?

Maybe there is a high level of chloramines/chlorine? @Tom Bombadil suggestion is great idea.

 

[Jaydot]

You have one of these near you? Its around 2 dollars for 5 gallons.. generally 10 - 20 ppm. RO filtered.
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I don't think so, Isn't there some kind of RO system that just cleans a small amount of water?
I don't mind spending 100 - 200 dollar but those systems often cost 500+ because it can clean 100 gallon a day.

 

[Jaydot]

Maybe there is a high level of chloramines/chlorine? @Tom Bombadil suggestion is great idea.

I read this thing when your tapwater contains alot of calmag, when warmimg up it will create calcium carbonate (the white stuff that stains your humidifier if you use tapwater lol) and that will raise your PH.
Maybe that's what's going on, its the only thing left that could cause problems, my water source.
All the rest has been by the book, I even planted in party cups but you can see something's wrong from the beginning.
So it must be my tapwater, considering the seeds in papertowel use the same water it's possible the get germinated at high PH if it keeps rising like that.

This is my water chart but it confuses me it had no number on magnesium lol

 

[LearningMore]

I read this thing when your tapwater contains alot of calmag, when warmimg up it will create calcium carbonate (the white stuff that stains your humidifier if you use tapwater lol) and that will raise your PH.
Maybe that's what's going on, its the only thing left that could cause problems, my water source.
All the rest has been by the book, I even planted in party cups but you can see something's wrong from the beginning.
So it must be my tapwater, considering the seeds in papertowel use the same water it's possible the get germinated at high PH if it keeps rising like that.

This is my water chart but it confuses me it had no number on magnesium lol
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There is an APEC RO system on Amazon that I considered for $189. Mfd in US, “parts are NSF certified” but the whole device is not, per manufacturer. I ended up going with an under-sink filter because my tds wasn’t too high (170s).

Hopefully someone has experience that can translate that report into cannabis-specific utility.

 

[Jaydot]

There is an APEC RO system on Amazon that I considered for $189. Mfd in US, “parts are NSF certified” but the whole device is not, per manufacturer. I ended up going with an under-sink filter because my tds wasn’t too high (170s).

Hopefully someone has experience that can translate that report into cannabis-specific utility.

The problem with the RO systems is that I'm not very handy when it comes to installing it, most likely I will get it wrong or break something.
Things like Brita filters won't help much at all from what I understand.

Now there's this stand alone unit that looks similar to an RO system called Doulton water filter,
You can choose 3 specific filters and simply connect it to your tap.
I'm still finding out what the outcome of the water would be but I think this would be my best guess to clean my tapwater

 

[Zer0]

I have that white stuff on my black fans in my grow tent from my humidifier, the back of my black tower fan is covered and the tent wall behind it. i have another humidifier in my room for personal use and it adds a white powder coat on anything black plastic, it just wipes away easy peasy.
That being said my plants seem to not mind it so take that for what its worth.
I let about 3 gallons sit outside for 2-3 days to get rid of chlorine and bring them in and ph down them. Before i starting ph'ing my water i noticed my house plants did not like the 8+ ph from tap, the only reason i starting ph'ing tbh
I would not RO unless you will use it for other things too, it can be expensive and can be hard to install if you don't know how.

edit: What about rain water?

 

[LearningMore]

The problem with the RO systems is that I'm not very handy when it comes to installing it, most likely I will get it wrong or break something.
Things like Brita filters won't help much at all from what I understand.

Now there's this stand alone unit that looks similar to an RO system called Doulton water filter,
You can choose 3 specific filters and simply connect it to your tap.
I'm still finding out what the outcome of the water would be but I think this would be my best guess to clean my tapwater

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There are “countertop” RO systems that would reduce the plumbing skills needed. From my reading, I don’t think there is a way to “filter” to reduce TDS. Have to do RO (you are correct that Brita will have minimal impact).

 

[Jaydot]

I have that white stuff on my black fans in my grow tent from my humidifier, the back of my black tower fan is covered and the tent wall behind it. i have another humidifier in my room for personal use and it adds a white powder coat on anything black plastic, it just wipes away easy peasy.
That being said my plants seem to not mind it so take that for what its worth.
I let about 3 gallons sit outside for 2-3 days to get rid of chlorine and bring them in and ph down them. Before i starting ph'ing my water i noticed my house plants did not like the 8+ ph from tap, the only reason i starting ph'ing tbh
I would not RO unless you will use it for other things too, it can be expensive and can be hard to install if you don't know how.

edit: What about rain water?

The system in the picture is simple, just attach it and the water will first pass through the 3 filters.
I full RO system yeah, I would buy it but I won't be able to install it myself.

The white stuff around your fan are dried minerals coming from the tapwater (most manufacturers advise not to use tapwater in humidifiers)
If you find white dust on your plants, that's what it is.
I think the aspect of hard water being fine is depending on the source it comes from.
For me I have a high value of calcium which results in calcium carbonate once it heats up in the soil.
I believe that is the reason I am completely unable to grow plants.
I have done everything correct, I have tested 2 different brands and soils, all same result.
about 20 seedlings have died off by now. The only thing left unchanged is the water, that's how I learned about what hard water can do if it contains alot of calmag.
Perhaps your tapwater is fine, the PH does not really value the hardness, what is the EC value of your tapwater?
And then still, you would need to have access to your water source data sheet to see what's inside the water.

I think the conversation of hard water is somewhat underrated, alot of people will say they feed hard water and it doesn't matter etc.
But the next person with same tapwater readings says the opposite, and they start to argue with echother.
Meanwhile no one considered the big difference in minerals in their water sources.

 

[Zer0]

Ah thanks I learned a bit more.
I burn up 2 gallons a day with 2 humidifiers in the house (we get bad static without them), RO would be good for them, i'm trying to talk myself into doing it myself. We have a new home and want cleaner water anyways, my only issue with RO is the missing ppm. What will i need to add to it because i took away with RO. I'm new to this so i am learning as i go

here is my city water test no idea on EC value ; /