9.0 Ph 250 ppm

[smokedoja]

That is what my tap water is, do you guys think that's viable for my plants to flourish in?

please help considering r/o filter but I dont think I need one :/

 

[bterzz]

Hey. Leave your tap water out in the sun for 24 hours to get rid of all the chlorine. PH it, and check it again.

9.0 is sky high but if you let the tap water sit out for a day and fix the PH problem i dont see any reason it wouldnt work.

best of luck!

 

[bendoslendo]

Yeah those are way out of what I've read most people consider acceptable. Bterzz has a good idea. If you cant get the water outside, try letting it sit in the house, maybe with an airstone in it if you have one. Goodluck bro!

 

[Hydro-Soil]

My water is around 250ppm but it's from a diseased nasty well.


The most predictable and reliable results are obtained through using RO water. The sooner you get yourself a machine, the better. Besides.... don't you want loads of fresh clean drinking water?

 

[Oldmac]

Hydro-Soil has it right Smokedoja, you are a prime canidate for an RO filter system for both your plants and yourself. Plants nor humans will flourish at a PH of 9 and 250 PPM of unknown stuff.

BTW, I don't care how long you leave it out, or where you leave it out or how much air you pump thru it....the PH and PPM are NOT going to change. Maybe bterzz or bendoslendo would like to explain to the class what thier scientific reasoning is here?

As to "...out in the sun for 24 hrs....." exactly which planet you from son?

 

[Marshmello]

Go with the R.O.

$.o2

 

[Dramajic]

General Hydro sells some great pH up and down. I prefer the powered version. Go get a bottle of plain vinegar and add to the rez. A pH of 6 is a good number to hit. Nutes tend to drag pH down, however.

And I love my new Turbogarden ebb and flow to veggie before they hit my Eurogrower to flower.

Man, you got some strange-ass water.

 

[Spanishwilly]

My tap water is that high too, and it even kills outdoor plants.

 

[bendoslendo]

Maybe bterzz or bendoslendo would like to explain to the class what thier scientific reasoning is here?

Firstly I misread the original post, I thought R/O was not an option. It's obviously the way to go with such hard water.

The airstone would hasten the off gassing of chlorine and chloramine, simply by agitating the solution. As would the UV rays from the sun. Because these two chemicals probably only comprise a few ppm (or less) of TDS, there would be no significant or even observable effect. However, their removal is still desired.

I was just looking for a way to make a bad situation a little better. My reasoning was not scientific, based on innacurate info and not even properly thought through. It happens. Even to excellent scientists

In conclusion, sorry there teach...

 

[Oldmac]

No problem bendoslendo, we all make mistakes now and then, even me.

I would like to take this opportunity to clear up a small misconception you and many others have about chloramine. You can filter it out just like chlorine with the use of a charcoal filter, but you can not remove it from solution just by setting it out or running air thru it. Which btw is a good thing, chloramine is not harmfull to plants and is in fact a good additive for root health (maybe not organic growers), it kills all types of pathogens and nasty single cell organisms. Many DWCers swear by it.

 

[Outportgrower]

Dang, must suck to have such poor water right outta the tap. Worst I have seen mine read is 60ppm at a ph of 6.9. Most day's I can pull a ph of 6.0 and 50ppm. Even with this range I have been considering a proper RO system to make the switch to organics, but will keep playing with what I have since it has shown no real decreases in yield or potency from others in the area that run an RO organic system. Seems that if you know what your doing you can make just about anything work, just takes a little time to learn your strain and conditions to know what will work best. I tend to run about 400ppm under the manufactures recommendations and have been able to see better growth and not a speck of tip burn till I ramp up above that amount. Anything over 750pmm with the Technaflora line starts to show tip burn with my water and systems.

 

[smokedoja]

thanks guys for all the advice, my choice is to go with the r/o system

cheers

 

[FreezerBoy]

Go get a bottle of plain vinegar and add to the rez. A pH of 6 is a good number to hit..

Vinegar is good for the 20 minutes it takes to get to the store and back with legitimate pH down. It's a bad choice for maintenance.

 

[RugerBaby]

wow!! I typed in 9.0 ph 250 ppm in the search bar..lmao!! Im in the exact same situation with my tap water. I'm gonna try it with some coco and heads/lucas formula. I'll just use ph down.. we'll see what happens

 

[superultramega]

Vinegar is good for the 20 minutes it takes to get to the store and back with legitimate pH down. It's a bad choice for maintenance.

seconded.

 

[highonmt]

seconded.

Thirded? Vinegar is for pickles. You can make your own down solution by going to the autoparts store and buying some battery acid; its Sulfuric acid works great. I use a solution in water and it is fast with the added plus of no colors or unneeded crap and it's cheap. Or you can go buy some acidic water with food coloring and stabilizers added for $$$. Then when your done making or buying ph down go buy an RO system and the bottle will last for years...
HM