Top Fin tap water dechlorinator

[CBDEMON]

Does anybody use this to purify tap for their plants? I know I should just get an RO filter but can't afford it at the moment and filling up 5gal buckets of filtered water from the fridge is driving me crazy (SO DAMN SLOW). It says it removes chlorine, chloramine, and heavy metals but it doesn't list the active ingredient in the solution. I would imagine if it's safe for fish tanks, safe for humans, but I don't want to poison my plants or throw my feedings out of whack inadvertently.

Thanks
CBDMN

 

[CBDEMON]

Looks like the active ingredient is sodium thiosulfate- and apparently this chemical reacts with chlorine, creating salt. I don't know if i'll be trying this stuff out afterall. Sounds sketch to me. back to the drawing board- and distilled water

 

[Tnelz]

Nothing wrong with tap bro. Unless it's horribly hard water. Leave it out for 24 hours and u should be fine.

 

[CBDEMON]

Solid advice man. My tap water isn't too bad at all. I've just been getting really used to giving them carbon-filtered water at least, so I got a little hypochondriac on the water I'm giving my ladies, haha. Thank you for chiming in man!

CBDMN

 

[Tnelz]

No problem and I understand. U will never get over that. Lol. However simple is best. With all the bases and additives and all the other stuff don't add to the madness lol. U will loose ur hair! Decent tap water good base nutrient maybe a pk boost and some Cal mag and most important good genetics and light and ur good. Good luck bro!

 

[Jalisco Kid]

I do not believe chloramine gases off. JK

 

[Tnelz]

I do not believe chloramine gases off. JK

From what I understand it does but takes a bit longer. Also read on another forum a pinch of tang gets rid of both chloramine and chlorine. Don't know why just something I read. In any case I'm pretty sure tap in a five gal with an air stone will get rid of both chloramine and chlorine.

 

[Jalisco Kid]

http://nutristart.com/does-your-water-contain-chloramine/ a blogger source

https://www.pinellascounty.org/utilities/chloramines-faq.htm a county water source

Either way may piss poor memory was right. JK
when you guess you might be right but when your not girls suffer. 3 min to google and get back

There was a mention of a vit. C filter that might work but no info in top link towards the bottom

 

[Natural]

I have a friends that live(d) in the Bay Area..they definitely have some chloramine issues..pond conditioner (tap fin)definitely does not work. These guys suggest lots and lots of carbon is the best. http://www.purewaterproducts.com/articles/removing-chloramines
If you think you have decent tap water..maybe consider a 1 part or 2 part filter for a hose connection..cheaper than RO and wastes less...and you can customize it to your water needs. Most municipalities have their water purities test made public..might not hurt to check to see what is in yours. http://www.purewaterproducts.com/garden-hose-filters
Mostly stay away from conditioners and softeners.

 

[CBDEMON]

I have a friends that live(d) in the Bay Area..they definitely have some chloramine issues..pond conditioner (tap fin)definitely does not work. These guys suggest lots and lots of carbon is the best. http://www.purewaterproducts.com/articles/removing-chloramines
If you think you have decent tap water..maybe consider a 1 part or 2 part filter for a hose connection..cheaper than RO and wastes less...and you can customize it to your water needs. Most municipalities have their water purities test made public..might not hurt to check to see what is in yours. http://www.purewaterproducts.com/garden-hose-filters
Mostly stay away from conditioners and softeners.

Yeah, I just saw the top fin stuff at a friend's house and was curious to see if it'd work. Those hose filters definitely look doable until the summer when I'll need a shit ton more filtered water. Very solid advice man, thanks a lot!

http://nutristart.com/does-your-water-contain-chloramine/ a blogger source

https://www.pinellascounty.org/utilities/chloramines-faq.htm a county water source

Either way may piss poor memory was right. JK
when you guess you might be right but when your not girls suffer. 3 min to google and get back

There was a mention of a vit. C filter that might work but no info in top link towards the bottom

I've never heard of a vit. C filter. As in vitamin C? I had no idea that vitamin C could purify water, but for the sake of simplicity I'll probably just get myself a hose filter. Thanks for looking out man!

 

[Natural]

Outdoors? The hose filters are gonna be the fastest thing around for chemicals..assuming we're talking about container growing. If it's beneficial organisms we are concerned about..it would be your best bet. imho
The stuff I read about general gardening in tilled soil or even raised beds suggests that the soil itself acts as a filter and the chlorine type chems remain in the top layers, then evaporate. Wouldn't hurt to introduce teas..but ground soil recovers quickly. The only other thing I can think of is something like a Bio-Sand Filter. Been around for centuries, but it's meant to be slow(the slower the better at filtering) to provide drinking water..mostly to remove pathogens. Short of that..letting tap aerate or collecting rainwater is the only ideas I'm coming up with.

 

[m21fire]

Goto walmart pick up one of these..http://www.walmart.com/ip/Camco-Water-Filter-with-Hose/14504321
same exact company that makes hydrologic's hose water filter but for half the price.

 

[CBDEMON]

Outdoors? The hose filters are gonna be the fastest thing around for chemicals..assuming we're talking about container growing. If it's beneficial organisms we are concerned about..it would be your best bet. imho
The stuff I read about general gardening in tilled soil or even raised beds suggests that the soil itself acts as a filter and the chlorine type chems remain in the top layers, then evaporate. Wouldn't hurt to introduce teas..but ground soil recovers quickly. The only other thing I can think of is something like a Bio-Sand Filter. Been around for centuries, but it's meant to be slow(the slower the better at filtering) to provide drinking water..mostly to remove pathogens. Short of that..letting tap aerate or collecting rainwater is the only ideas I'm coming up with.

Yeah, I need the filter currently for my indoor ladies but in a few weeks I'm going to start putting seed starts outside and I was trying to give them a little bit higher quality water. I've used tap the last two years outside and heard using tap is fine for outdoors -it works, but if I already have the filter for my indoor I'd might as well use it outdoors as well. I should have an RO filter no problem in a few weeks, just need a temporary fix. Thanks for your insight man!

Goto walmart pick up one of these..http://www.walmart.com/ip/Camco-Water-Filter-with-Hose/14504321
same exact company that makes hydrologic's hose water filter but for half the price.

Good looking out! looks like a pretty good deal to me.