Seamaiden
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No, I'm afraid I'm not.Are you on the gage green genetics forum seamaiden? I lurk there for time to time and do test grows for them under another name then this one ... Its 1973caregiver over there
No, I'm afraid I'm not.Are you on the gage green genetics forum seamaiden? I lurk there for time to time and do test grows for them under another name then this one ... Its 1973caregiver over there
Sorry got you mixed up thenNo, I'm afraid I'm not.
Good point ... I also read the same thing in an article on a reef forum ... It is exactly like you said had no value to us for drinking water hence the reason why when using RO you need to usually supplement with cal/mag for our plants but its perfect for growing and for fish aquariums like my reef tank because just like with my grow I still have to ass calcium and other trace elements into my fish tank for my corals and fish to thrive but using the RO water again gets rid of the nasties but also gets rid of the good stuff we need but actually the calcium and magnesium found in tap water isn't the right form for our plants anyways and they can't uptake the calcium or magnesium same goes for my corals which is wierd but is reef people use the stuff they use to melt ice off sidewalks in our tanks for a cheap way of supplementing calcium and baked baking soda is used for raising the alkalinity which balances tour PH aswell and I've always wondered if it would work for our plants the same way if so it would save us alot of money but I'm not sure if its the right type of calmag needed for plants just like for our reef tanks we use for a cheap PH down vinager and for a ph up we use baking soda since its alkilinity which raises your alk and ph and keep each other balanced also mrs wages pickling like is used to maintain a constant Ph once you get it right you can mix it and set a drip to keep your ph at a certain level which man now i think about it it seems like it would work for hydro growing but maybe not lol.. I suck at science but learned alot once i got into reef tanks and then growing but had to because to maintain a beautiful reef tank its expensive but all these tricks keep it really cheap which actually bulk reef supply sells this stuff for the people who don't deal with finding this stuff on there own but its all available locally usually anyways sorry got into the wrong subject ... Forgot I'm on the grow forum not the reef forum lolI have been reading a lot about water quality because I have been considering starting a bottled water company. A few things I have learned concerning human consumption which surprised me are.
1) VOCs (Volatile organic compounds) are not measured by TDS. These are things like gasoline, oil, pesticides, ect which are actually smaller than water molecules and cannot be filtered by an R/O.
2) Apparently R/O filters with polypropylene membranes require a post filter for human consumption or there will be bits of plastic membrane in your water.
3) If you consume exclusively R/O water you need to supplement with minerals and vitamins. This is especially true the lower the PH of your R/O water. For some reason lower PHs strip trace elements from your body.
Just wanted to spread this because I know a lot of you are drinking from your filters.
Good point ... I also read the same thing in an article on a reef forum ... It is exactly like you said had no value to us for drinking water hence the reason why when using RO you need to usually supplement with cal/mag for our plants but its perfect for growing and for fish aquariums like my reef tank because just like with my grow I still have to ass calcium and other trace elements into my fish tank for my corals and fish to thrive but using the RO water again gets rid of the nasties but also gets rid of the good stuff we need but actually the calcium and magnesium found in tap water isn't the right form for our plants anyways and they can't uptake the calcium or magnesium same goes for my corals which is wierd but is reef people use the stuff they use to melt ice off sidewalks in our tanks for a cheap way of supplementing calcium and baked baking soda is used for raising the alkalinity which balances tour PH aswell and I've always wondered if it would work for our plants the same way if so it would save us alot of money but I'm not sure if its the right type of calmag needed for plants just like for our reef tanks we use for a cheap PH down vinager and for a ph up we use baking soda since its alkilinity which raises your alk and ph and keep each other balanced also mrs wages pickling like is used to maintain a constant Ph once you get it right you can mix it and set a drip to keep your ph at a certain level which man now i think about it it seems like it would work for hydro growing but maybe not lol.. I suck at science but learned alot once i got into reef tanks and then growing but had to because to maintain a beautiful reef tank its expensive but all these tricks keep it really cheap which actually bulk reef supply sells this stuff for the people who don't deal with finding this stuff on there own but its all available locally usually anyways sorry got into the wrong subject ... Forgot I'm on the grow forum not the reef forum lol
Yep, although depending on your cultivation style a pH of 7 may be a wee bit too high. See where it lands after you mix in the nutrients.How cool, I cleaned some small rezs out and left them outside on accident and it rained. I got some great clean water to give my ladies. I checked the ph and it is 7. Can I just water em with this?
Stealth 200 as well... Kik ass filters!!