White Powder from Fogger Humidifer

[redwhiteblue]

Running Under Current 13 gal modules, 4 rooms, growing trees.

I'm planning to add a couple fogger humidifiers to my system to get my R/H up to maximize my CO2.

I don't have R/O water, I have filtered tap. It comes out around 350-380 ppm.

Do I need to worry about getting a white powder film all over my trees from the humidifier? I've read about non-R/O water creating this dust from the high levels of cal/mag...

 

[noone88]

Even with RO water, you'll get some dust residue (most likely calcium) from your fogger. It sucks. I couldn't figure a way to fix it.

 

[redwhiteblue]

Even with RO water, you'll get some dust residue (most likely calcium) from your fogger. It sucks. I couldn't figure a way to fix it.

Is it bad for the plants though?

 

[noone88]

I want to say no. But you'll have to remember to wipe off your bulbs/reflector glass. It also shortened the life of my 12" fan

 

[Seamaiden]

No, it's not bad for plants, but you may want to do the occasional washing off if you feel photosynthesis has been compromised. I actually use a product called Surround (super-fine kaolin clay) for plants that are prone to scorch when the weather gets very hot, like it was a few days ago.

Vinegar will do a great job of removing any carbonate material that builds up from unfiltered water.

 

[sixstring]

for you guys running foggers,how often do you have to clean your bulbs or hood glass?