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curious2garden

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Our water is comes from Lake Ontario. Iron is .0063 mg per liter so less than 1ppm. Calcium is 35.6 mg per liter. If you're using straight up tap water do you also add chlorine?
My tap water contains chlorine so I don't add additional. As for chloramine I don't think it will hurt you either but that's only an educated guess. Try swapping out from RO to tap and see. Also drop your nutrient PPM and work up as you experiment.

If you don't let it sit for at least 24 hrs
That will get rid of chlorine which if you are running aseptic hydro is a benefit to keeping your reservoir clean. It won't get rid of chloramine. You need to use thiosulfate to remove chloramine.
 

Laughing Grass

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My tap water contains chlorine so I don't add additional. As for chloramine I don't think it will hurt you either but that's only an educated guess. Try swapping out from RO to tap and see. Also drop your nutrient PPM and work up as you experiment.


That will get rid of chlorine which if you are running aseptic hydro is a benefit to keeping your reservoir clean. It won't get rid of chloramine. You need to use thiosulfate to remove chloramine.
I'm running hydroguard in my reservoirs now, but I want to use something cheaper. I was initially using it in the cloner but swapped out to chlorine on the weekend. I'm going to give it as shot on the next grow, I wasn't a very popular person Saturday morning lol and don't want that happening again.

Clones are still alive one week in, amazing how well it works when it isn't turned off :D

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curious2garden

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I'm running hydroguard in my reservoirs now, but I want to use something cheaper. I was initially using it in the cloner but swapped out to chlorine on the weekend. I'm going to give it as shot on the next grow, I wasn't a very popular person Saturday morning lol and don't want that happening again.

Clones are still alive one week in, amazing how well it works when it isn't turned off :D

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You can run pool shock in your res. It's a lot cheaper than Hydroguard. Just add it every other day. I need to transplant my clones LOL
 

Laughing Grass

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RO does waste a lot...and then we go and add calmag back in. I have been wanting to do an experiment and run a few plants on tap water and see if there any notable difference...I maybe should have my water tested first, but I know my ppm's are under 100.

But yes, I have overflowed my buckets numerous times, and I have ruined a big section of laminate flooring next to my grow area too. I just cut it out and threw an area rug over it, because I know it will happen again!
All the boards that I wrecked are right in the doorway leading into the den. It's all dry now but the cement floor looks ugly. Once the covid restrictions are relaxed I'll get my dad to help me replace the missing boards.
 

BudmanTX

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I'm jealous...I much prefer cutting grass to plowing snow :hump: and I'm about to put my boots on and head out...Been snowing all morning! >:(
I've honestly never seen real snow, down here we don't get it that often, think the last time we got a foot of snow or more was in the mid 80's down here.

I'm more jealous of you guys in the north during the summers, down here 100 to 105 or higher sometimes, while it's much cooler in the north
 

manfredo

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I've honestly never seen real snow, down here we don't get it that often, think the last time we got a foot of snow or more was in the mid 80's down here.

I'm more jealous of you guys in the north during the summers, down here 100 to 105 or higher sometimes, while it's much cooler in the north
It is gorgeous here in the summer, but it's way too short and the winters way too long. It's kind of the opposite of you guys...You are stuck indoors in the summer as it's too hot to be out, and we are stuck indoors in the winter. The grass is always greener!!

And the older I we get, the harder it is to deal with either extremity ...heat or cold. The one thing I am excelling at is :sleep::sleep:
 

curious2garden

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It is gorgeous here in the summer, but it's way too short and the winters way too long. It's kind of the opposite of you guys...You are stuck indoors in the summer as it's too hot to be out, and we are stuck indoors in the winter. The grass is always greener!!

And the older I we get, the harder it is to deal with either extremity ...heat or cold. The one thing I am excelling at is :sleep::sleep:
True!
 
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