NormanNugget Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Requesting someone with experience to check out my tap water quality report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanNugget Posted January 28 Author Share Posted January 28 Hi all, as above I have found the water quality report for my area. Can someone who understands all this check over to see if there’s anything to be concerned about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanNugget Posted January 28 Author Share Posted January 28 From what I understand, ph is 7.64 on average, which seems fairly good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanNugget Posted January 28 Author Share Posted January 28 I’ll be growing in BioBizz Allmix, from what I’ve read on here the compost should give me some tolerance and even out the ph anyway. Should I be leaving my water out to stand before watering? Not sure how having a couple buckets of water sitting about in the bathroom will go down.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr mcgregor Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Is their any mention of calcium and magnesium levels on page 2 ...? As these are the most important.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MistYGr33n Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 you leave water out for 24 hours to let the chlorine in the water to dissipate. MistY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slippy One Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 If it’s all mix, and the biobiz nutrients, good luck. From my experience over a decade ago, they suck. Water quality might be the least of your concerns. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slippy One Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 2 minutes ago, MistYGr33n said: you leave water out for 24 hours to let the chlorine in the water to dissipate. MistY This is what noobs do. Temperature and the golden 3>1 cal mag ratio is what the pros do. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanNugget Posted January 28 Author Share Posted January 28 11 minutes ago, Mr mcgregor said: Is their any mention of calcium and magnesium levels on page 2 ...? As these are the most important.. Hi @Mr mcgregor page 2 is sort of tagged to the top of page 1. No mention of Calcium or Magnesium unfortunately. Our water is hard and we get loads of limescale so kind of worried about that. Was considering buying 25l drums of distilled water but ideally don’t want to resort to that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanNugget Posted January 28 Author Share Posted January 28 5 minutes ago, Slippy One said: If it’s all mix, and the biobiz nutrients, good luck. From my experience over a decade ago, they suck. Water quality might be the least of your concerns. Thanks @Slippy One. Hopefully things have changed in the last 10 years eh! I’ll make a diary and we’ll see how it goes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanNugget Posted January 28 Author Share Posted January 28 3 minutes ago, Slippy One said: This is what noobs do. Temperature and the golden 3>1 cal mag ratio is what the pros do. I was planning to leave it out to reach ambient temp in the room where my tent is. What do I use to measure the cal mag ratio? I assume I can then adjust this as necessary. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanNugget Posted January 28 Author Share Posted January 28 @Mr mcgregor a little more research and I have found this.. our water is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MistYGr33n Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 38 minutes ago, NormanNugget said: I was planning to leave it out to reach ambient temp in the room where my tent is. What do I use to measure the cal mag ratio? I assume I can then adjust this as necessary. I let it sit for 24 hours to let the chlorine evaporate but ive done this for years it doesnt do any harm to let it warm to room temp. Personally i have never had to add cal or mag but for now i wouldnt worry. If you think you may have a problem go to the sick plants section later down the line. Your PH is good. MistY 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanNugget Posted January 28 Author Share Posted January 28 Thanks MistY. Probably just over thinking it as usual! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aphatspliff Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Ecothrive do a product called Neutralise that instantly treats the chlorine and chloramine in your water. Just add 1 drop a litre before adding your nutes. I use it myself for peace of mind but I’ll be honest I’m not sure it makes any difference to when I didn’t use it. But sod leaving buckets out overnight all the time, then you gotta get the temp right if it’s been left in a cold room. What did make a difference though was getting the cal mag ratio right as Slippy said. I got my water tested by Growers Ark and they told me how much Epsom salts I needed to correct it. Well worth doing for £30 or whatever it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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