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

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

Yes. Yes: $$$

is it better for your plants in any way

or the same as dasani

theyre both good but evian is best.

diff between evian and smart?

smokeytokeybear said:

diff between evian and smart?

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Say Evian backwards.

That about sums up using bottled water.

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.

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

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.

no ro watter is the best

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

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

snowdawgie said:

no ro watter is the best

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ro water??? please explain

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.

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.

get water from walmart 5 gallon jug things

smokeytokeybear said:

ro water??? please explain

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

kinetic said:

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

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

kinetic said:

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

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