Boiling city water?

[Odie-O]

Ok i have determined that i have a phoshorus def with my veg and flowering plants.but have no problem with my small cloned plants.the tell tale sign's in stich's post are the same.anyway i have 2 quick question's to ask.

1.Can boiling my tap water help take out any unwanted chemical's.(city water and no sure what they put in this stuff.)

2.where can i buy these ph test strip's i read about in the forum's all the time.
(no i don't have a ph tester.i also have used the hydro store's to buy all my stuff from so if you could please keep the info directed to these store's.i have no hydro store in my crappy town so i buy online.i want to test the runoff.)

if it help's at all i'm growing NLxBB and W.Rhino from nirvana.i left out alot of the spec's cause i only need to know about the 2 question's above for now.

thank's in advance and have a nice day

 

[Lady 420]

I doubt you have phosphorus deficiency unless your ferts lack it. Plants require very little p to grow or bloom.

There is nothing harmful in your city water. Hey, they intend on you drinking it. Some people claim chloroamine can hurt your plants. This is when chlorine and ammonia nitrogen combine into a new molecule that is toxic. There is so little chlorine (it's not a swimming pool) that little of this toxic substance is formed if any. The problem you may encounter with the water is high calcium. Calcium carbonate is added to prevent pipe rusting. Call the water company and ask for the hardness or ppms of calcium. You can reduce the calcium in your nutrient solution to compensate for high ca water. ex: gh flora hardwater micro

Ph test strips you might find at the aquarium section of a petstore. Walmart? Also, brew your own beer wine stores may sell some. Ph meters are surprisingly affordable if your ordering online. Be sure to get storage solution if its a store wet model and callibration solution. (should be able to callibrated)

 

[NuggyBuds]

Boiling water will not remove anything from the water except the water itself. the reason people boil water is to kill bacteria and pathogens.

I'm not sure why Lady 420 would doubt that you have P def, Phosphorus will get locked out with high/low PH. Judging from your second question you are not currently testing and adjusting PH.

good luck

 

[Odie-O]

ok going to go get some test strips at the local walmart and let you know what i come up with.
and now i can stop bothering boiling the water since it does no good.
gonna try to get some picture's of how these plants look.once my daughter gets a new cd for her camera.

thanks again for your replies

 

[Odie-O]

ok my wife brought me some fish tank ph test strips.and the color was yellow.since these dont have any number for the yellow patch im looking at a ph lower than 6.2

this indicate's its acidic.but i cant even guess at what the exact number is.
name of the test strip is Quick Dip 5 in 1.it also told me i have hard water.not sure how accurate this test strip is for my problem since it's not a fish tank water.

guess its time to read on what to do with acidic soil and hard water any advice is welcome'd.

thank again

 

[Living_KoAn22]

Some chemicals, like chlorine are very volatile and boil away much quicker than water.

My Biology professor always advised us to boil our water.

 

[Guest]

dude, you got a sears store around you? they have decent ph testers and they're only around 25-30 bux. you'll probably have better results if you know the right numbers.

 

[Lady 420]

guess its time to read on what to do with acidic soil and hard water any advice is welcome'd.

thank again

Do you really have soil or is it peatmoss, vermiculite, perlite, bark, etc...? Soilless mixes need to be quite acidic like 5.5 to 6.3 Looks like you will need a better way to test ph or different test strips with a lower range.

Call the water company and ask how hard the water is in ppms.

 

[Odie-O]

yeah looks like im gonna have to get a better ph tester.have to solve this browning leaf problem.looks just like the ph def. ever since spring i had this and it's giving me a bad outlook on growing now.about to call it quit's to be honest.losing alot of bud cause i can't figure out the problem.didnt want to spend ton's of cahs on growing since it used to be so simple.seem's now it's more of a headache then it's worth.

well lady 420 its a seedling mixture.it's really airy and fluffy if you know what i mean.good ventalation and drainage.my clone's grow great in it.it all goes sour when i put them in the hydrohut to flower.have aircooled hood and tempts are in the lower to mid 70's.ventilation is also good.i'm just stumped.gotta be a nute lockup or something.trying to break it down before i say screw the whole thing.

well thanks again for your time.i'm gonna look around for a better tester and see whats that tells me

 

[Guest]

boiling will speed up chlorine removal. It may concentrate other chemicals.

 

[Rosy Cheeks]

Lady 420 nailed the essentials. Chlorine is actually a beneficial substance to plants, in such small amounts you find in tap water. In larger amounts, it causes leaves to wilt and drop prematurely.

 

[inflorescence]

There is nothing harmful in your city water. Hey, they intend on you drinking it.

Since when do humans and plants drink alike?

My Tap:

Not to mention the pH is 8.6. That's where the real danger is (too much buffer [carbonates]).


Nice rack BTW.

 

[reefa cheefa]

leaving your water out uncovered for 24hrs using an air stone will rid u of the chlorine. it not only isnt good for the plants it kills the beneficial microbes in ur soil.