I have a spring a mile from my house, says it’s 38 PPM. I put some of that into the system to see how it does. My PH actually went up and had to use PH down. Working 10 hr days is hard when you only have 12 hrs a day to get shit with the plants done, and my wife lol.
I’ve read something on this. I didn’t know it if was true though.
Id like to know that aswell especially since my problem is chloramine and not just chlorine..ive read reports on it being useful for chlorine not chloramine but have seen people use it for chloramine aswell… i just dont want to take that route
RO waters been working for me. I think it takes that out of the water as well. I feel it was worth the investment for me to have the clean water being hooked onto village water.
i guess youre not using any CO2?
That spring sounds like great water, but chlorine isn't a problem unless you add beneficial microbes and the carbon filter in your RO will remove most the chlorine and chloramine anyway. Many people run a sterile res by using chlorine or H2O2.
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They’re starting to come into their own now. That stress I put on them was bad. Seems like with the spring water I added took the ph to 6.2. I put 1ml of PH down in Monday and it’s been going down .1 everyday. I can live like that, and someone mentioned they let it run up or down to get the full spectrum that’s recommended. What do you think? This is week four minus an entire week they were stressed due to me chopping most the plant up lol. This gorilla glue 4 grows like a mother fucker! Leafs are starting to get skinny and longer, almost like a sativa. The leafs were short and fat before. Sunday when I did my water change I always shopvac the bottom of the plant totes. This week the water was completely brown, like dark, dark brown. Seemed like nutes were building up or something. I checked EC every hr, didn’t go down until the next day. I’m going to make sure I don’t let the water run down. I’ve been filling every two days but they’re drinking like 2 gallons a day now.
Next run I’m doing the jacks and other products guys have mentioned to me on this site. I’ll start with RO water and add shock myself.That spring sounds like great water, but chlorine isn't a problem unless you add beneficial microbes and the carbon filter in your RO will remove most the chlorine and chloramine anyway. Many people run a sterile res by using chlorine or H2O2.
"Most public tap water in Europe and North America is highly regulated, tested and certified for drinking. However, to make it safe, chlorine is added which may make it taste and smell bad. Activated Carbon filters are excellent at removing chlorine and related poor taste and odor. High quality activated carbon filters can remove 95% or more of the free chlorine."
How to remove chlorine and chloramine from tap water?
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I’ll try going down to half strength this week and see how they do. The tips I noticed today look burned a little. I didn’t even check my EC either, stupid. I’ve been writing notes and taking readings after each individual nute. I can wait with that to keep the TDS lower.
I’ve heard chloramines are a real mother fucker! I can’t express how happy I am I don’t have it in my water at all.
Looking good. You can let it run at a PH of 6.2 with no issues so no need to ph it down any if it’s dropping slowly everyday. I would let it start at the 6.2 and work it’s way down for a few days before making any adjustments as long as it doesn’t fall too low. But looks like your getting it dialed in pretty good. Best of luck to ya hope it gets easier for you as you learn your system and the plants.
Thanks dude! What would you say is your bottom where you’d start adding in tap water? Also, do you have one strain you’ve come to really know and just stick to that? I don’t know if I stay with the GG4 or try another. I’ve always wanted todo Banner 3. It seems like a bitch to grow though. Maybe it was just me and the clone I got was complete shit and almost dead with nasty ass flys in it. I like water for this reason, I don’t see them stupid flys. I keep taking off fan leafs. Yesterday I did a pretty good cutting. Not a lot, maybe 5% of it. But I keep taking them off bc they’re covering other sites. I try pushing down what I can. They’re starting to really stink now. I wonder if the neighbors can smell it. I forgot how much it actually really smells. What’s a good humidity? Mine was at 62% today. It’s wild how you walk into the room and feel the humidity hit you. I left the bedroom door open and it dropped right away to 52%. Bet the smell spread thru then. Dehumidifiers are kind of expensive. But I need to find one. My light today when I measured was 11 inches away. The top of the three main buds where white while the others looked like green. I think I cooked em. I raised it up to 18”, hopefully that will be better. The fan leafs didn’t show any sign of bleaching that I could see. What’s a good height you think? 3x3 450 watts
I wouldn’t let it get any lower than 5.5 before adding in some tap. I don’t have a couple strains I run over and over. Critical mass,blue cheese,gold leaf, What I go by is i cut fans off on day 1 of flip and then again no later than 21 days from the flip but try not to just chop all the big fans just the ones hiding bud sites. The height is a hard one because each strain stretches a little different so a good rule of thumb is to flip when they are half the height you want them to finish at then as you go you will see how each strain ends up.
I figured 5.5 was the bottom. Do you get it back up to 6.2 when doing it? I have a problem man! I just keep taking leafs off that are covering bud sites. They just grow so fast! Like, one day they will be small and not a problem. The next day, literally, they’re twice the size and covering sites up. I feel I’m doing more harm then good, but I don’t want the leafs in the way of the sites.
Yeah you can take it up to 6.4-6.5 and let it drift back down. I wouldn’t worry to much about them covering bud sites too much you will be surprised at how they develop even with big fan leaves over them. Just try to keep the big fan leaves from laying on top of each other because it creates a lot of moisture on those 2 surfaces great place for mildew to develop. I see some do a heavy defoliation at day 21 and some say not to do it so just find that happy medium that works for you and as you get more grows under ya you will see what works for you. It’s a great hobby but try not to over think it not like they will just up and die in hours if you make small mistakes. Make sure your ph is good and keep from over feeding and your good.
You heard wrong. The amount of chloramine in tap water is well below any levels that will cause any harm to your plants. Myself and tens of thousands of others have been using tap water that contains it for decades. Not a single problem from using tap water that contains chloramine.
buds will grow whether they are covered or not. i don't trim hardly anything and even my lower buds grow nicely. but like treesome said, the ones that lay on top of each other could cause some humidity/mold issues.
if your houseplants don't die from your water, it's safe to use for growing