Water And Ph ?

willgrow1day

New Member
hi, what kind of water do i use, boiled water, tap water or bottled water.
AND HOW DO I USE THE PH TESTER ITS THE MANUAL LIQUID ONE WITH THE COLOUR COMPAIR CARD
 

mywayorthehighway

Active Member
whatever you can afford... if you want to boil it first that is up to you... just make sure you let it cool right down first, lol.

The liquid litmus is used by taking a sample of your water in a test tube (or other similar object) and pouring in a couple of drops of litmus. The water will change colour, and from the colour you will be able to determine the pH of your water fairly accurately by checking it against a colour chart.

If you're in soil look for an orange colour with a slight yellow to it. So it will be a light orange and not a dark one. In hydro (although in hydro you should really get a digital meter) you're looking for an orange colour with more brown in it.

digital is better and they are only cheap these days.
 

nozthedon

Well-Known Member
man invest in a real digital tester only way to know the exactly what your ph is and second you need either water that has gone threw the reverse osmosis process or you can put tap water in a 1 or 5 gallon container and leave it with the cap off for 24 hours that should get rid of the chlorine which is harmful to your babies. if i helped fell free to send some rep my way . happy harvest:joint::hump:
 

FilthyFletch

Mr I Can Do That For Half
I use tap water right out the tap just ph it and add my nutes and rock and roll.I dont have chlorine issues and dont like ro water.Yes a digital ph pen will save you a ton of time frustration and money.On ebay for abut $28 delivered.
 

nozthedon

Well-Known Member
dude don,t listen to this rook do what i said. the only thing wrong with RO water is that its always going to be acidic and you need to get rid of the chlorine for sure trust me
 

FilthyFletch

Mr I Can Do That For Half
noz your right I guess the 15 years of using tap water in every known growing method makes me a rookie who doesnt know how to grow lol keep learning.Chlorine is minimal unless you live in a city that has really really bacteria filled water which if you have that then I assume you dont drink it. RO water plays havoc with ph stablized nutes and your general ph as it has no buffers as its been stripped no to mention you loose the small calcium it provides making another microelement you now have to buy add and monitor
 
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