I posted a link earlier, did you read it???????????????/no the water softener water is what I think is going to cause you problems. Do what you want to do. I absolutely dont know wtf i'm talking about no facts, no science, but I know that I would not run water softener water through an ro system to feed to my plants for the only reason that it doesnt sound like the thing that I would want to do.
Yes I read it do you understand that when the ro filters fail and they will that you will be feeding your plants salty water and will probably end up killing all of your microbes and stunting your plant.I posted a link earlier, did you read it???????????????/
http://blog.watertech.com/is-reverse-osmosis-needed-if-have-a-water-softener/
I understand that for salt to pass thru the membrane would be nearly impossible, Also it has been shown that nutrients with high P is what kills micro herds, not saltsYes I read it do you understand that when the ro filters fail and they will that you will be feeding your plants salty water and will probably end up killing all of your microbes and stunting your plant.
If the water softener uses salt, it can cause an issue even with RO systems. You can still have up to 5% or more after filtration, in my case my RO only removed 95% of the salt but my water was 1.0+ EC which left me with 25-50PPM in my water. Which is too much for hydroponics solution anyways. So in my case I added a post RO de-ionization filter (DI filter) which reduced PPMs to 0. The DI also helps with soluble forms of other minerals like forms of manganese and Iron which may remain in large amounts even after softening which RO cannot remove.this is your issue. Get some r/o water from store and mix it with your hard water, not soft at 50/50
mix. or get a r/o unit for the hard water.
Pro-mix, many kinds, do contain ammendments, the one the op is using, the 'hp' variety does not. Btw, you are not growing in 'soil', pro mix hp is sphagnum peat moss, it is to be treated as soilless and ph between 5.8-6.3 max. With that being said, have you clipped your leaves? If not, there is one leaf that seems to have been chewed away at from the tip in. Also, i see odd discoloration on your pebbles, looks to be moldy! As for hard water, can you check an online report from your city to see what it's made up of? It may not be that bad unless it has a high carbonate value and/or contains too much sodium, iron or led.I am growing in soil for now, rdwc is probably gonna sometime in the future.. then maybe have to consider the DI...
I'm on a well too and my input PPM was 500 PPM ~ 1.0EC mostly Calcium Carbonate and Magnesium and Lime, Sulfer, and Manganese. Best to filter it and add CalMag if it is anywhere near as hard as mine. And use a softner to save your filters.It's my own well.. and i know it's high in iron and various other stuff.. not to mention it will change as time goes by with spring melt and runoff. Right now it's -15 and snowing...so I think the r.o. is a good investment for me.
Theres no mold!! As for leaves my big fingers clipped a few leaves when I tried to fim.. still fairly new at this lol..Pro-mix, many kinds, do contain ammendments, the one the op is using, the 'hp' variety does not. Btw, you are not growing in 'soil', pro mix hp is sphagnum peat moss, it is to be treated as soilless and ph between 5.8-6.3 max. With that being said, have you clipped your leaves? If not, there is one leaf that seems to have been chewed away at from the tip in. Also, i see odd discoloration on your pebbles, looks to be moldy! As for hard water, can you check an online report from your city to see what it's made up of? It may not be that bad unless it has a high carbonate value and/or contains too much sodium, iron or led.
ok..then that explains the leafTheres no mold!! As for leaves my big fingers clipped a few leaves when I tried to fim.. still fairly new at this lol..