The UK Growers Thread!

[makka]

this is myn as of last week it opened my eys to what we actually drink lol

Water quality details
ParameterMinAverageMaxUnitsRegulatory StandardNumber of samples% failed
2,4-D<0.0100<0.0100<0.0100µg/l0.1250.00
Aluminium5.9911.633.1µg Al/l200360.00
Ammonium (ammonia and ammonium ions)0.0064<0.00760.0090mg NH4/l0.5190.00
Antimony0.100<0.130<0.140µg Sb/l580.00
Arsenic0.1300.2140.290µg As/l1080.00
Benzene<0.0471<0.0471<0.0471µg/l1350.00
Benzo(a)pyrene<0.0020<0.0020<0.0020µg/l0.0180.00
Boron0.00420.01320.0270mg B/l1350.00
Bromate<0.0910<0.199<0.470µg BrO3/l1070.00
Cadmium<0.0200<0.0275<0.0300µg Cd/l580.00
Calcium16.021.427.6mg Ca/l360.00
Chloride5.6115.143.4mg Cl/l250350.00
Chromium0.1200.1530.200µg Cr/l5080.00
Residual chlorine - Total0.200.670.99mg/l980.00
Residual chlorine - Free0.130.600.95mg/l980.00
Colony Counts after 2 days at 37 deg C0013number/1ml370.00
Colony counts after 3 days at 22 deg C0131number/1ml370.00
Coliform bacteria000number/100ml0980.00
Colour0.710<1.361.95mg/l Pt/Co scale20360.00
Conductivity126161245uS/cm at 20oC2500180.00
Copper<0.0010<0.00360.0142mg Cu/l290.00
Clostridium perfringens (including spores)000number/100ml0370.00
Clopyralid<0.0100<0.0103<0.0147µg/l0.1180.00
Cyanide<0.698<1.277.97µg CN/l50380.00
1,2-dichloroethane<0.138<0.138<0.138µg/l3350.00
Diazinon<0.0100<0.0100<0.0100µg/l0.1200.00
Dicamba<0.0100<0.0118<0.0147µg/l0.1240.00
Dieldrin<0.0030<0.0030<0.0030µg/l0.03240.00
Dichlorprop<0.0100<0.0100<0.0100µg/l0.1160.00
E.coli000number/100ml0980.00
Enterococci000number/100ml070.00
Fluoride0.0100<0.02830.0500mg F/l1.5350.00
Fluroxypyr<0.0100<0.0100<0.0100µg/l0.1260.00
Glyphosate<0.0090<0.01010.0303µg/l0.1220.00
Total hardness192533mg Ca/l360.00
Iron<2.15<5.1420.8µg Fe/l200360.00
Lead<0.0500<0.3561.14µg Pb/l1090.00
Magnesium1.662.473.41mg Mg/l360.00
Manganese<0.210<0.5411.36µg Mn/l50360.00
MCPA<0.0100<0.01000.0100µg/l0.1250.00
Mecoprop<0.0100<0.0100<0.0100µg/l0.1250.00
Mercury<0.0100<0.01810.0890µg Hg/l1370.00
Nickel<0.310<0.4340.610µg Ni/l2090.00
Nitrite<0.0016<0.0016<0.0016mg NO2/l0.580.00
Nitrate1.241.441.95mg NO3/l5080.00
(Nitrate)/50 plus (nitrite)/30.02300.02840.0390mg/l180.00
Odour (quantitative)000dilution number at 25oC0300.00
Total organic carbon0.5901.272.67mg C/l350.00
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (sum of 4 PAHs)0.00000.00000.0000µg/l0.180.00
Pesticides - Total0.00000.00190.138µg/l0.51260.00
Hydrogen ion (pH)7.037.518.07pH value9.5720.00
Radioactivity gross alpha<0.0200<0.0207<0.0354Bq/l0.1240.00
Radioactivity gross beta<0.0200<0.04680.374Bq/l1240.00
Selenium<0.0500<0.1160.280µg Se/l1080.00
Sodium8.7910.211.6mg Na/l20080.00
Sulphate27.967.6152mg SO4/l250360.00
Taste (quantitative)000dilution number at 25oC0300.00
Tetrachloromethane<0.0241<0.0241<0.0241µg/l3100.00
Trihalomethanes - Total21.534.244.5µg/l100100.00
Triclopyr<0.0100<0.0100<0.0100µg/l0.1250.00
Tetrachloroethene and trichloroethene0.00000.00000.0000µg/l10100.00
Turbidity<0.07<0.100.24NTU4360.00

 

[R1b3n4]

http://www.unitedutilities.com/waterquality.aspx

go here type ya pst code in and it gives u a FULL analysis of ya tap water and source also my reserve switches in summer so winter ppm is 50 to 60 ppm and I HAVE to add calcium n magnesium but in summer it switches water reserves n ppm rockets to 200 to 250 and i DONT have to add calcium magnesium

dont cover my area apparently

 

[makka]

dont cover my area apparently

thought united utilities supplied everyone??
u must be in sticks or somat lol

who do u pay water bill to? n i find ya one lol

 

[makka]

check that ribena then go to their site i think everyone has to have access to their water quality n its good info in this game

 

[makka]

https://my.thameswater.co.uk/dynamic/cps/rde/xchg/corp/hs.xsl/899.htm

thames water

theres shit loads actually lol yours shouldnt be hard to find cba listem all

 

[R1b3n4]

mg/l as ca 100-180
mg/l as CaCO3 250-499
Degrees clarke range 17-31
Degrees french range 25-45
Degrees german range 14-25

 

[makka]

yep thats hard as fuck lol
17 English (Clark) degrees is equivalent to 97.07 mg calcium/l. This is hard.
31 English (Clark) degrees is equivalent to 177.01 mg calcium/l. This is very hard.

whats ya mg content?

 

[Pompeygrow]

this is mine comes back as hard
mg/l as ca 107
mg/l as CaCO3 267.5
Degrees clarke range 18.72
Degrees french range 26.75
Degrees german range 14.98

 

[makka]

this is mine comes back as hard
mg/l as ca 107
mg/l as CaCO3 267.5
Degrees clarke range 18.72
Degrees french range 26.75
Degrees german range 14.98

thing to remember also tho that its not all available to plants due to the particles being to big to uptake by roots and causes build up on the roots n blocks nutrients but thats another discussion lol well its like that in hydro anyway not sure on soil does apply to coco

 

[Pompeygrow]

[QUOTE="makka, tell ya the truth m8 i dont understand it all any way
all i know is my ph is 7.8 ish out tap i rise's a tad after the air pump for 20 min sorts the ph out adds the feed water the plants job done

 

[Mastergrow]

IMO if u can't grow decent enough weed without worrying about all that shite then it's time to give up. Sure it might make the slightest difference but if u ain't got the basics dialled in ur fucked

 

[makka]

IMO if u can't grow decent enough weed without worrying about all that shite then it's time to give up. Sure it might make the slightest difference but if u ain't got the basics dialled in ur fucked

yeah defo agree their but you do need to know ca/mg content of water in dwc or its a guessing game with the calmag lol i was struggling tiill i learnt how water works lol tbh the more i learnt the harder it got lol then i just stepped back went back to basics in dwc and lifes a lot less stressfull now i must say

 

[Merlot]

I don' PH. Can't be fuck with all that nonsense. All me veg grows like fucking troopers, so if the weed doesnt, fuck it.

 

[makka]

i do miss soil tho

 

[Mastergrow]

yeah defo agree their but you do need to know ca/mg content of water in dwc or its a guessing game with the calmag lol i was struggling tiill i learnt how water works lol tbh the more i learnt the harder it got lol then i just stepped back went back to basics in dwc and lifes a lot less stressfull now i must say

I grow in wilma systems m8 and also DWC, ca/mg content.......bollox! That's just my opinion m8, what works for one dont always work for the other in this game, each to their own

 

[makka]

I grow in wilma systems m8 and also DWC, ca/mg content.......bollox! That's just my opinion m8, what works for one dont always work for the other in this game, each to their own

yeah each to their own pal i seen people do everything you shouldnt and grow big fat healthy plants with big crystally buds just never worked for me haha
cant knock wilmas either use to scrog the 4 pot ones in 1.2 tents 600 watt best yields ive ever got tbh then drilled holes in tray and did it both ways veged the roots through pot in res and yield went up again but this is when i started having the mg ca problems and had no choice but to learn i wish i could hit my numbers in soil and just use water out the tap no messing but i know its not possible i would lose out i know maybe its worthit tho? less work hold on i blazed im ok why change?? lmao

 

[R1b3n4]

yep thats hard as fuck lol
17 English (Clark) degrees is equivalent to 97.07 mg calcium/l. This is hard.
31 English (Clark) degrees is equivalent to 177.01 mg calcium/l. This is very hard.

whats ya mg content?

no idea doesnt say, all it says is that they dont add any to the water down here

 

[makka]

no idea doesnt say, all it says is that they dont add any to the water down here

like wis said if it aint broke dont fix it lol
u havin any probs i was just sharing the info

 

[Pompeygrow]

i was in my grow shop the other day and he was showing me the alien kits they look good made me wanna try the flood&drain or the rdwc

 

[makka]

i wouldnt waste the money they ask tbh they just look good but do the same as any rdwc
not seen the alien range of ebb/flow gonna have a deek now