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You're right about it being a solvent that will pull minerals and salts out of the soil, but for that reason it's not a good choice for growing plants. I know a ton of people think differently, but this interview convinced me to just use tap for horticulture:
I don't think i'm saying its a solvent or that it pulls minerals out of the soil...(?) just that it takes on the surrounding ph since its basically inert.. then again maybe that's what you're saying in a different way LOL
But yeah, Ive used both... my area has a lot of chlorine.. and the water is hard.. in the 550 range... I will use a boogie blue charcoal filter and use tap water minus the chlorine but its easier to just get 5 gallons from a glacier machine rather than filter 30 gallons of water and bottle it all.. I also use filtered tap water in the outdoor garden for vegetables and it doesn't seem to have a negative effect. My soil mix has all the needed minerals in it, so just regular old purified water works pretty well.. but yeah.. tap water is cheaper, I just wont recommend it to a new grower, best to rule out the water as a possible cause of any issues imo.. But in this case.. im pretty sure its the layered NLS with coco that's throwing everything out of wack so the water is a moot point..