smart water for watering????? is this okay??

[smokeytokeybear]

simply put,
can you water your plants with smart water?
any negative effects?

 

[cheechako]

Yes. Yes: $$$

 

[smokeytokeybear]

is it better for your plants in any way

 

[smokeytokeybear]

or the same as dasani

 

[Clown Baby]

theyre both good but evian is best.

 

[smokeytokeybear]

diff between evian and smart?

 

[Sativasfied]

diff between evian and smart?

Say Evian backwards.

That about sums up using bottled water.

 

[GrowinDad]

I don't have answer and can't imagine why you'd want to. The question is what impactvthe added electrolytes would have on the plant. I believe they come from salt so that seems like a nute lockout thread but that is merely a guess, nothing more.

 

[vapedup]

Y not just use tap water? Or the water u get from those water stands?

 

[unohu69]

I know what ur asking, and no, I never noticed a negative effect on my plants. of course, i never did a whole run with it, damn.. 600 a z is about what i would need to break even...

i usually just fill 5g water jugs and run a airstone in it, use as needed. all tho, i havnt seen any side effects of rollin right outta the tap either.

 

[snowdawgie]

no ro watter is the best

 

[kountdown]

Smart Water has added electrolytes (a.k.a. salts). Not necessarily something your plants need.

 

[smokeytokeybear]

well can anybody tell me what could happen?
i have like an unlimited supply lol

 

[smokeytokeybear]

no ro watter is the best

ro water??? please explain

 

[unohu69]

Smart Water has added electrolytes (a.k.a. salts). Not necessarily something your plants need.

could be good advice, since a quick search has not revealed any specific breakdown of what the water contains in it. there is no way to figure any pros/cons.

 

[unohu69]

I hate dbl posting, but Ill make an exception here

Electrolyte is a "medical/scientific" term for salts, specifically ions. The term electrolyte means that this ion is electrically-charged and moves to either a negative (cathode) or positive (anode) electrode:

• ions that move to the cathode (cations) are positively charged
• ions that move to the anode (anions) are negatively charged

For example, your body fluids -- blood, plasma, interstitial fluid (fluid between cells) -- are like seawater and have a high concentration of sodium chloride (table salt, or NaCl). The electrolytes in sodium chloride are:

• sodium ion (Na[SUP]+[/SUP]) - cation
• chloride ion (Cl[SUP]-[/SUP]) - anion

As for your body, the major electrolytes are as follows:

• sodium (Na[SUP]+[/SUP])
• potassium (K[SUP]+[/SUP])
• chloride (Cl[SUP]-[/SUP])
• calcium (Ca[SUP]2+[/SUP])
• magnesium (Mg[SUP]2+[/SUP])
• bicarbonate (HCO[SUB]3[/SUB][SUP]-[/SUP])
• phosphate (PO[SUB]4[/SUB][SUP]2-[/SUP])
• sulfate (SO[SUB]4[/SUB][SUP]2-[/SUP])

http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/diet-fitness/information/question565.htm


IF smart water contains ALL of the electrolytes that your body would use, it could be of minor benifit for those that are missing some of the micro-nutrients. however, i can not imagine that they would be of large enough quantity to make any significant difference. you would be better off using a COMPLETE nutrient.


then again, in the name of science sacrifices must be made, pick one girl, and do it, see how it works out.

 

[ironcross360]

get water from walmart 5 gallon jug things

 

[kinetic]

ro water??? please explain

reverse osmosis water, plating shops use ro water so clean it wont even conduct electricity.

 

[smokeytokeybear]

reverse osmosis water, plating shops use ro water so clean it wont even conduct electricity.

ive also heard that reverse osmosis water can cause a unbalanced ph drop in growing mediums as well

 

[smokeytokeybear]

reverse osmosis water, plating shops use ro water so clean it wont even conduct electricity.

water that doesnt conduct electricity???????? please explain more