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

GrowinDad

GrowinDad

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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.
 
unohu69

unohu69

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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.
 
unohu69

unohu69

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

unohu69

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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.
 
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