Bottled Water?

Ok so I have found my tap water to be complete and utter crap, not that I didnt know that before, but there must be alooooot of dissolved solids, it doesnt seem to matter how much ph-down I add, it never goes below like 7
So, rather than go and buy 20 different kinds of bottled water and test them all to find one thats good, I figured I'd take the easy road and ask those who probably know
Anyone know if there is a brand of bottled water that you can buy thats already around 6.5ish ph? I have gone through $20 in ph down in only a few weeks just to find its doing nothing but poisoning my plants
Any help would be great

i dont know where you live but i know around me the walmarts have RO water machines that are a $0.55 a gal.

i buy the biggest, cheapest jugs of distilled water i can find

^ agree distilled is your best bet (just water)

I use Deer Park Natural Spring Water....Shoot, that was my 420th post! Whoooo Hoooo

I would buy a reverse osmosis machine and filter your tap water. Getting water gets old real fast. Ya can only have 1 or 2 plants as well.

Yeah I only have a small grow to water, and certainly dont want to spend the kind of money they ask for a ro system, and I have heard that the cheap ones are prety ineffective at removing chlorine and dissolved solids and such
I was thinking distilled myself, what I was really hoping for was a sure fire way where I dont always have to ph test and adjust before watering

stay away from bottled water if you give a shit about your environment. think of all of the waste produced from bottling our most abundant and used natural resource, and that's waste that doesn't break down over time.

all i know is calistoga water has co2 in it naturally from the geysers, it would be expensive to use unless you lived next to a geyser like myself. But the advantages are endless

ISmokePotBecauseItsCool said:

Ok so I have found my tap water to be complete and utter crap, not that I didnt know that before, but there must be alooooot of dissolved solids, it doesnt seem to matter how much ph-down I add, it never goes below like 7
So, rather than go and buy 20 different kinds of bottled water and test them all to find one thats good, I figured I'd take the easy road and ask those who probably know
Anyone know if there is a brand of bottled water that you can buy thats already around 6.5ish ph? I have gone through $20 in ph down in only a few weeks just to find its doing nothing but poisoning my plants
Any help would be great

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IsmokePotbecauseItsCool.... Consider the following sources of free water : Catch rainwater.... or get it from a local stream....(not near a big factory - of course)... a local Pond, River or Lake.......
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FDA rules require the makers of bottled water to list the ingredients on the bottle or jug, so it's easy to determine if they have added chlorine.
Walmart has those big 2.5 gallon jugs for a few bucks and buying them - throws up no red flags.
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Keep it Real...& lean towards free water.....

submachinegun said:

stay away from bottled water if you give a shit about your environment. think of all of the waste produced from bottling our most abundant and used natural resource, and that's waste that doesn't break down over time.

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yeah but the bottles at the store have already been made and if he dont buy it someone else will so he might as well get what he needs.

What are you using to try to bring down the pH or your tap water? Vinegar and lime are unstable and often won't work. Try a commercial pH down for plants like Earth Juice Natural Down. It should work.

Regarding bottled water - it's usually high in pH, distilled or not. Distillation does not affect pH much. Remember that any water marketed or prepared for drinking (potable) is going to have an elevated pH, usually above 7 so that bacteria, slime, etc. won't grow in it. I tested some Ice River Springs water from Osprey TWP. in Canada, this stuff is shipped under many names all over the US. After sitting out for two days it tests at pH 7.4 which it too high for regular waterings.

Always test the water.

Batman407 said:

yeah but the bottles at the store have already been made and if he dont buy it someone else will so he might as well get what he needs.

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that fuels the demand to make more!!!