Using distilled water?

Chwonz

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I'm growing an AK 47 auto and I just bought distilled water at the store thinking it would be healthier for her than my tap water but there seems to be a lot of controversy over the fact. Can anyone tell me whether i should use the distilled water or continue to use my tap water?

Thanks :)
 

Tupapa

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I'm growing an AK 47 auto and I just bought distilled water at the store thinking it would be healthier for her than my tap water but there seems to be a lot of controversy over the fact. Can anyone tell me whether i should use the distilled water or continue to use my tap water?

Thanks :)
If u supply secondary nutrients like cal/mag and others u will be aight with dw, but if u dont supply micros then eventually u will run into deficiencies. GL
 

Chorse

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I have read that distilled water also has less dissolved Oxygen than say tap or spring water. I think all can be oxygenated to improve that. Our roots like that dissolved oxygen.

But yeah, it will work but if your tap water is not softened then it probably is better than the distilled.
 
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Why don't you just urinate on the soil of the plants? Let us know what happens?
You didn't have to go buy distilled water just leave water in a bottle with the cap open all night. It gets rid of the chemicals in the water.
 

OldMedUser

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Gets rid of chlorine but not chloramine which a lot of places use instead of chlorine. All the other minerals in the tap water are still there and 90% of the pH and other problems I've seen over the years are water quality related.

For the RO I use since my distiller died and the distilled water when I had it I keep a 5 gal jug handy with a small airstone bubbling all the time so when I water my plants I know it's full charged with O2. Not important with the DWC as the stones in the tub will charge it up fast.

You should also contact your city to get a copy of their water analysis. Should be free and they can likely email it to you. Post it up here or copy/paste it in a PM to me and I'll let you know what's in there for ya and what to watch out for.

Minerals in your water will build up in the soil then pH is impossible to control and all the extra Ca and Mg, which hard water has lots of, will lock out other nutes like P and K. Could be high in sodium, iron, manganese etc but you won't know until you get a report.

Anything over 150ppm or so will eventually cause problems.

:peace:
 

Tupapa

Well-Known Member
Gets rid of chlorine but not chloramine which a lot of places use instead of chlorine. All the other minerals in the tap water are still there and 90% of the pH and other problems I've seen over the years are water quality related.

For the RO I use since my distiller died and the distilled water when I had it I keep a 5 gal jug handy with a small airstone bubbling all the time so when I water my plants I know it's full charged with O2. Not important with the DWC as the stones in the tub will charge it up fast.

You should also contact your city to get a copy of their water analysis. Should be free and they can likely email it to you. Post it up here or copy/paste it in a PM to me and I'll let you know what's in there for ya and what to watch out for.

Minerals in your water will build up in the soil then pH is impossible to control and all the extra Ca and Mg, which hard water has lots of, will lock out other nutes like P and K. Could be high in sodium, iron, manganese etc but you won't know until you get a report.

Anything over 150ppm or so will eventually cause problems.

:peace:
Thats good advice, and dont pay attention to others giving stupid advice and trolling around so. GL bruh
 
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