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Imagrowboystarted grow question 6y ago
What water is everyone using?
I've been using spring water at pH 6.5 because my taps reading 8.3. Should I purchase a pH up/down? Also I'm growing in soil & heard pHing is not necessary just let tap water sit for 48hrs?
Any information is appreciated
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Mr_Cannab1siranswered grow question 6y ago
Alright pal, got some exp with this. My water is hard, not as hard as yours though, usually about 7.1 - 7.4 out the tap. I got an essentials ph pen and ph down, literally 4-6 drops in 4 ltrs and it takes it down to 6.5. Regarding soil, yes it does ph it to a degree and leaving it out for 24 hrs will rid the chlorine from it. Doesn't bring the ph down enough to 6.5 though. At 8.3 I wouldn't rely on the soil personally because that's the hardest water I've ever seen.
Weezy90answered grow question 6y ago
I'm with XspellsX on this!
It's a bit of a shame about the spring water.. because you indeed miss all the good stuff like calcium and other minerals from tap water.
I'm just a fan of rainwater, but if I didn't have that available, I would definitely go for tap water too 🙂
You can naturally lower your pH, you don't even need a bottle of pH down for that.
But yeah, that's a bit of a hassle, the bottle is easy🤣
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Xspellsxanswered grow question 6y ago
Bro get some PH down and use ur tap water it has cl mag in it. U dont have yo listen yo me just look at my gjrls and they speak for themselves. Proud city tap water user
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Imagrowboyanswered grow question 6y ago
Thanks for the information everyone, I'm using biobizz products light mix soil at the moment, using their nutrients, following their feeding schedule and I believe their products are all organic.
I think for now I will use the spring water until I get the pH down from biobizz, would ideally like to use rain water but just not able to collect at my location.
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Weezy90answered grow question 6y ago
Hi!
I use rainwater that I collect in bottles👌
Good pH value and nice and natural.
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Cannabis_For_Lifeanswered grow question 6y ago
Depending on if you're growing organically or with synthetics.
With synthetics. Yes. Buy ph down and use your tap water.
Letting tap water sit for 24 hrs gets rid of possible chlorine. Nothing to do with ph.
If you're growing organically. Ph up and down hurt microbes.
So its best to use spring water. But the microbes might buffer your tap water closer to 7. So you might can use tap water with a ph of 8 organically.
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