Canabian420
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i was wondering would distilled water be about the same as boiled tap? was thinking if it was then you could juat take some boiled water and add some tap water that has sat out for a while and it would be better?
distilled water?"? same as boiled?
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carl.burnette
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no. Boiled is boiler. Distilled is boiled or evaporated & the steam or mist collected is distilled water. Pure H2O.
golddog
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The water left in the pot, after you have boiled it will have all of the heavies & nasties which are eliminated by distilling.
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Canabian420
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lol gotcha. thats funny though. i always heard of ppl saying you boil water and its safe to drink usually but that doesnt make any sense lol. youd be drinking everything you thought u wer getting rid of.
so if you boiled it and had the steam drip down then that would be distilled?? although buying it would be alot easier.
so if you boiled it and had the steam drip down then that would be distilled?? although buying it would be alot easier.
justparanoid
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i bought an electric distiller from amazon, makes a gallon at a time. i hate buying the jugs of water just to make nutrient solution. So i mix my nutrients in this distilled gallon and it works great.
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golddog
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Depending on how much water you need, you might think about getting a water filter.
I use tap water.
doc111
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The main reason people boil their water is to rid it of pathogens (bacteria, viruses, cysts, etc.). Boiling has little affect on hardness. Boiling will help some chemicals, like chlorine, evaporate and gas off but dissolved solids stay behind and depending on how long you boil it for, you can actually concentrate the dissolved solids, therefore your water will actually be harder than before you started boiling it. It is going to depend on your specific situation but usually reverse osmosis is the most efficient manner of ridding your tapwater of dissolved solids. If you want to learn more about water and purification methods, you can click on the link in my signature. Happy growing my friend!
Canabian420
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so what if water is filtered by. sediment filters, activated carbon filters, reverse osmosis, and then goes through an ultraviolet light? lol is that good to use?
guy incognito
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You will probably need to add calcium and magnesium since that will be removed in the process.
carl.burnette
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Boiling kills the living nasties (ie ecolie, bugs etc) so its better that way, but it concentrates the impurities.. Ie mercury, toxins that sort of thing.
So you wont get diahreah but you will die from heavy metal poisoning
When camping, your concerned about the shits.. not cancer 25 years down the road
So you wont get diahreah but you will die from heavy metal poisoning
When camping, your concerned about the shits.. not cancer 25 years down the roadCanabian420
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lmao .
Canabian420
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so basically you need a calcium, manganese nute?
golddog
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If you use Reverse Osmosis or Distilled water, the Calcium & Magnesium will need to be replaced.
Serapis
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The main reason people boil their water is to rid it of pathogens (bacteria, viruses, cysts, etc.). Boiling has little affect on hardness. Boiling will help some chemicals, like chlorine, evaporate and gas off but dissolved solids stay behind and depending on how long you boil it for, you can actually concentrate the dissolved solids, therefore your water will actually be harder than before you started boiling it. It is going to depend on your specific situation but usually reverse osmosis is the most efficient manner of ridding your tapwater of dissolved solids. If you want to learn more about water and purification methods, you can click on the link in my signature. Happy growing my friend!
Another great response!!
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ok so if your tap was fine to use and u let it sit out for a few days. would it be better to mix the two? would it spread out the stuff in the tap water?
Serapis
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I saw several posts where people said they mixed tap water with RO water just so they had Ca and Mg in their water. So yes, it is fine to mix the two up, just do as you stated and leave the tap water out for a minimum of 24 hours.
doc111
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Yes! That would be very good water to use! As already mentioned, you may need some cal-mag but it's worth it IMO. If water is too hard it can interfere with nutrient uptake and possibly build up minerals in your soil. Using r/o water takes a potential headache out of the equation.
golddog
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Setting out is fine. But you want to see if they just use Chlorine or Chloramines or add ammonia to your water.
Chlorine will disipate Chloramines (Chlorine + ammonia = Chloramines) won't.
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