Anyone else who has more calcium and magnesium in there tap water which causes white dust all over the place? Is it safe to use without damaging grow equipment & plants? Distilled water is getting expensive when air is dryer then normal
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This is why I bought a cheap ro system on Amazon
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What do u consider cheap? Can you clarify which one you have?
Thanks for the reply
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An old rule of thumb is tap water with an EC of 300+ is unusable for plants without filtration. Your city/county should have a water report that will break it down farther, but a calcium ppm over 60 is hard water and over 150 should not be used for container gardening.
I use the Geekpure 3 stage portable aquarium ro filter, 100 gpd. $50 on Amazon, does what it’s supposed to do.
I’d reccomend that you install some sort of sediment filter before any RO unit to help extend filter life . . . replacement cartridges run $40 a set.
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are you using it for a humidifier or plant watering? if humidifier i use this solution that helps get rid of alot mineral buildup in the filter and the white dust your speaking of and once im home in a few ill get the name of it for ya. if using it to water plants if your able to collect rain water you can mix that with your tap water and it will help balance out mineral content as rain water is naturally mineral free (fresh snow will also work) but other than a ro system or some type of mineral filtration system not much ya can do to your tap water to strip it of hard minerals sadly
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This is what I use
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I looked this up but this seem like a time consuming task? As for the white dust, surprisingly, my air outlet catches all the white dust. I did not find any white dust elsewhere in my tent. Cool. Problem solved. But the tap water is maybe still not good to water it to plants.
Anyone can recommend a good pH, eds, eec meter? I read a while ago that those cheap ones 7 in 1 devices under 50$ wont work well.
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I use Apera meters, the PH60 and EC20. They offer a PH20 that is cheaper than the 60 series I use, with mostly the same features and accuracy but the 20 doesn’t have a replaceable probe.
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i also use apera ph20 kit it was just a little over 50 bucks on amazon qnd works great with an easy 2 step calibration
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I’ve been using a bluelab ph meter for the last couple of years and it does the job well. Doesn’t need calibration very often either.
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I know those. They are seen as the best of the best.
What do most of here use to counter the colder temperatures? I was thinking to get a mini heater but they dont come with a thermostat to automatically bring down the heat during night.
Its special to see that there are strains sensitive to cold by watching grow logs from the same strain under the same conditions. Which makes them droopier by the day. Their first night in a warmer room has passed and guess what? They are thriving. Beauty of nature
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I use the ac infinity one it has a temperature probe for inside the tent.
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