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RO water, seedlings and feeding the good stuff

Shazzabee
Shazzabeestarted grow question 2d ago
If I'm trying to get 200-300 ppm of the good stuff into my seedlings and tap water is 150ppm (2 day evap) ...is my only option installing an RO system for my water to be able to get the required fees into my little green babies? Thanks
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m0use
m0useanswered grow question 1d ago
150ppm is not bad. my tap is around 130 and I use it for all my plants no issues. RO is expensive and not needed in most cases, Its also got a low ratio of filtration waste, about 2 times the amount of tap water for 1 part RO. look at your local water report and find out what is in it and go from their. If a lot of it is calcium then you can use a PH down and help unlock that to become plant available and can lower your Calcium needs. Most hard water is from Ca and or Mg in some form. Normally carbonate or oxide. Takes strong acids to break em down but doable.
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Still_Smoq
Still_Smoqanswered grow question 1d ago
That is not a high number on your tap water. Just be aware of it when adding your nutrients. A lot of macronutrients are in tap water that are available to the plant so it’s really not a problem to use. You can do a lot of research into RO and spend some money on a setup you really don’t need to when it comes to growing this plant.
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00110001001001111O
00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 2d ago
you don't have to set water out for 2 days.. that's a myth. It doesn't sound like your water is too hard, so you don't need filtering, but if you want to do that, it's also fine. Up to you if you think it is worth the expense and buying new filters in perpetuity etc... there's the ppm that is contributed from your fertilizer and what is coming with the water -- doesn't mean it is all plant available out of your tap. Also, the total shouldn't be high enough to cause any problems, regardless. My "city water" is 300ppm. If i had "well-water" it'd be 500+ (this area has very hard water) and that's a range you start thinking about filtration. Those hose adapter ones "boogie" brand / in-line rv filters etc can filter out 25-33% or was do they filter down to 25-33% of tap ppm? Those last 10,000 gallons, if i recall. Cheaper but not as effective, obviously.
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John_Kramer
John_Krameranswered grow question 2d ago
150 ppm is fine just add fert to 300 ppm and then water if u'll need more then just add some CalMag
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