jumpincactus
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there is a LOT of debate on both sides of the fence concerning chlorine and chloramine. Yes you can let your water sit over night and the chlorine will out gas naturally. But as you probably know Chloramine is a different animal all together. As a ex living reef keeper I am aware that with some RO systems you can buy an add on cartridge that will effectively remove all the chloramine from your water source.I was really concerned with chloramine and chlorine being in the water and the effects those would have on my living soil. I know I can bubble off the chlorine but I doubt the large scale organic food farmers use RO so could tap water be ok so long as it's not way out of range on pH or loaded with too many nasties? Tough to say what's in there without a lab water analysis..
The issue is, I cannot speak to the chloramine as I cannot find any double blind peer reviewed studies that show either chlorine or chloramine damage the soil food web borne microherd. One would assume it does. As a ex aquarist I can speak to the fact that chlorine and chloramine must be removed from a reef enviroment as both of these chemicals can cause damage to the zooxanthellae. Zooxanthellae are algae that help with the process of photosynthesis that feed the corals. So I'm inclined to think if your water company uses chloramine you should remove it before watering your plants. But I cannot find the science to back that up.
I hope this helped somewhat. My thinking is most growers dont use a chloramine cartridge and turn out some mighty fine erb. peace out
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