Tap Watar With Nftg Or Ro Water?

snoplow20 · Dec 28, 2017

Hi fellow farmers! I am receiving the nectar line tomorow and i have a question for users of the line. Do i need to purchase a RO filter or can i get away with using my tap water. Wont the chlorine kill the beneficial microbes? Or am i wrong? Is the nectar line really that organic?

Two.Bears · Dec 29, 2017

if You get the water in buckets 24 hours before you need to use it virtually all chlorine will evaporate out of the water.

be sure to check the ph of the water.

snoplow20 said:
Hi fellow farmers! I am receiving the nectar line tomorow and i have a question for users of the line. Do i need to purchase a RO filter or can i get away with using my tap water. Wont the chlorine kill the beneficial microbes? Or am i wrong? Is the nectar line really that organic?

GT21 · Dec 29, 2017

snoplow20 said:
Hi fellow farmers! I am receiving the nectar line tomorow and i have a question for users of the line. Do i need to purchase a RO filter or can i get away with using my tap water. Wont the chlorine kill the beneficial microbes? Or am i wrong? Is the nectar line really that organic?

Vitamin c neutralizes chlorine...you can distill it.... chlorine will kill bens.... but it takes a lot of it to kill everything.

NHWhites · Dec 29, 2017

Tap is fine. Just let it sit for at least a few hours, with 24 being ideal, to let the chlorine gas off. This is also assuming there is chlorine in your tap. I think you could call your local water dept and ask about the water

CallmeTex · Dec 31, 2017

Depends on your water source. The water source I have has chloramine which is more stable and takes longer to evap. I switched to a hydro logic and my water problems went away. You could always just try it and see what happens or, get a filter and know your in the clear.
http://nutristart.com/does-your-water-contain-chloramine/
"In hydroponic applications chloramine has been shown to impede the growth and production of plants. When watering with chlorinated water the majority of the chlorine will evaporate after 8 or so hours, but chloramine takes days to evaporate, meanwhile working to kill off good bacteria found in the soil, and necessary for healthy plant growth."

Daikokuten · Dec 31, 2017

I've seen scott in videos recommend tap and say their products are designed for tap specifically. That said, if my tap was over 200ppm i would use ro+calmag regardless of recommendation. Go to your city's website and try to find a report on your tap water or just ppm it to make sure it's good. If it is, no need to use ro.

banditxiv · Jan 6, 2018

Just buy a filter that removes those chemicals.they sell filters for that.only around 80-100 for a good one.its not R.O system .

snoplow20 · Jan 7, 2018

banditxiv said:
Just buy a filter that removes those chemicals.they sell filters for that.only around 80-100 for a good one.its not R.O system .

What are these filter systems called.

snoplow20 · Jan 7, 2018

By the way. Been using my tap water with success so far. Ph of my tap is 8.4. Ppms is 134. Running the nectar simple set at half of the recommended early veg dose. Ph sits at 6.3 after mixing and ppms is around 400. The plants are really greening up nice and growing vigorously.

banditxiv · Jan 7, 2018

One like this will work .u won't need to add cal mag just add your nutrients.

snoplow20 · Jan 7, 2018

Thanks for the reply @banditxiv

snoplow20 · Jan 7, 2018

I wouldnt think calmag would be necessary with nftg at all considering it is a calcium based nutrient line. I might be wrong though. Wouldnt be the first time.

brazel · Jan 9, 2018

snoplow20 said:
Wont the chlorine kill the beneficial microbes? Or am i wrong? Is the nectar line really that organic?

Chlorine nor chloramine is not an issue for a no till organic grow that's properly built. Or just real... look at the yards while driving down the street
It's gotta have that good humus!

Use a small boy with kdf

No it's not really that organic, nice question high five

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