Water: The Most Essential Compound

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hoffa

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When i water, i always freeze the water, to re-structure it. Thaw the water naturally, then add nuts, or just water at room temp tho.
 
nubbis1020

nubbis1020

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Hey doc. I am having a water related problem with my plants and was wondering if you would be able to help me out. If I provide the necessary info.
 
48martin

48martin

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Does it help when watering your plants in soil to have a water pump/air stone condition the water before feeding. I see a lot of people using that with Teas and wondered if it would help put O2 in water even without additives before feeding your plants. Is there any real benefit or just a waste of money.
 
doc111

doc111

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48martin said:
Does it help when watering your plants in soil to have a water pump/air stone condition the water before feeding. I see a lot of people using that with Teas and wondered if it would help put O2 in water even without additives before feeding your plants. Is there any real benefit or just a waste of money.
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This is one of those questions with no real good answer. Most growers want to do everything they can to help their plants along. Aerating the water in hydro is a really good idea (if not essential) but for soil it's probably not necessary. That said, aquarium pumps and airstones are mad cheap! I aerate my water before watering my soil plants and have been doing so for nearly 20 years. I've tried it both ways (aerated and un-aerated) and there has been no noticeable difference in health, quality or yield. I guess what I'm trying to say is it's personal preference whether to aerate or not. If you use a well aerated, high quality potting mix you shouldn't NEED to aerate your water, but it never hurts. Hope this helps.:leaf:
 
48martin

48martin

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Thanks for the quick reply. Thanks again for the great info!


doc111 said:
This is one of those questions with no real good answer. Most growers want to do everything they can to help their plants along. Aerating the water in hydro is a really good idea (if not essential) but for soil it's probably not necessary. That said, aquarium pumps and airstones are mad cheap! I aerate my water before watering my soil plants and have been doing so for nearly 20 years. I've tried it both ways (aerated and un-aerated) and there has been no noticeable difference in health, quality or yield. I guess what I'm trying to say is it's personal preference whether to aerate or not. If you use a well aerated, high quality potting mix you shouldn't NEED to aerate your water, but it never hurts. Hope this helps.:leaf:
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doc111

doc111

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fashion master said:
The four main elements needed to live are carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen. In addition to these, we need small amounts of phosphorus, calcium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, chlorine and sulphur. There are also trace elements needed such as iron, cobalt, iodine and selenium.

The main compounds needed are water, carbohydrates (as energy source), fats (as stored energy in the body), nucleic acids (used to store and copy genetic information, and proteins (huge variety of purposes). There are also more specialised proteins, fats and carbohydrates present in small quantities which have very specific purposes. There is also carbonated hydroxylapatite, which is the calcium compound in bones. There are also specialised organic molecules such as hormones, neurotransmitters and vitamins.
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Ummm, thank you for the information, but this thread is about WATER.;-)

Welcome to RIU. :leaf:
 
tui

tui

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Hey people, Its a weed been growing for thousands of years you don't need a degree to grow good weed just the fundamentals water food light:lol: and common sense
 
tui

tui

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I have been growing my own on and of for thirty years outside with just a little common sense 8)
 
loophole68

loophole68

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tui said:
I have been growing my own on and of for thirty years outside with just a little common sense 8)
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Haha reminds me of some growers who even used methods that would get them flamed today... only if internet existed those days.
But as technology advances, so does science ;)
:peace:
 
doc111

doc111

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tui said:
I have been growing my own on and of for thirty years outside with just a little common sense 8)
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That's great!:roll:

Outdoor growing is NOT the same as indoor growing............not even close. This thread is about helping growers understand the water they use. The different types of water, the impurities which can cause growers problems, the filtration and purification methods which growers can employ should their water quality be sub-par, etc. Just because a grower has grown for 30 years without problems doesn't mean others are in the same boat. Some folks simply want to plant a seed, water it, maybe feed it a little and harvest it. Others want to experiment with different techniques and are constantly striving for improvements in yield and quality. We are all different and our situations are different. ;-)

BTW, welcome to RIU.:leaf:
 
doc111

doc111

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haven.hatty said:
I see a lot of people using that with Teas and wondered if it would help put O2 in water even without additives before feeding your plants. Is there any real benefit or just a waste of money.
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I will refer you to a previous post (post #432).;-)

doc111 said:
This is one of those questions with no real good answer. Most growers want to do everything they can to help their plants along. Aerating the water in hydro is a really good idea (if not essential) but for soil it's probably not necessary. That said, aquarium pumps and airstones are mad cheap! I aerate my water before watering my soil plants and have been doing so for nearly 20 years. I've tried it both ways (aerated and un-aerated) and there has been no noticeable difference in health, quality or yield. I guess what I'm htrying to say is it's personal preference whether to aerate or not. If you use a well aerated, high quality potting mix you shouldn't NEED to aerate your water, but it never hurts. Hope this helps.:leaf:
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DRHBONES

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I always try to use rain water i get an EC reading of 0.03 which is good guess it depends where you live though. If I have to use tap water it reads 0.25 on the EC meter and it is soft water so I add H2O2 to help "clean" some of the disolved salt as the extra Oxygen molecule displaces and binds to some of these elements. Link for more info...www.using-hydrogen-peroxide.com/peroxide-garden.html
 
lahadaextranjera

lahadaextranjera

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Hey! What a great thread/journal. I have also wondered about my water. I had to buy a RO filter as the tap water was EC 0.45. I tried to switch to coco and was unsure about whether to add tap water to EC 0.2 or mono nutes, Ca to EC 0.2, then Mg to EC 0.4 then N (for veg) to EC 0.5 then the nutes. One person even told me to do both?
If I only add mono nutes, isn't EC 0.4 too high in Ca and Mg for my veg period if I'm on EC 0.8 - 1.0 ??I've gone back to soil in the meantime.

What shall I add ?? Please help !!! Thank you
 
dirtycows

dirtycows

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I have a question about water... Ive been using the water you can get refills at the vending (crystal w/e) machine is that good or what?
 
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