eastcoastbeast
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Hi
So for my place I have a drilled well. Raw has a good amount of heavy metals, but main issue is arsenic. Filtered it's clean as a whistle except for the trace salts in solution from the softening.
Which one of those would be better and/or how much trouble would the best option cause?
I've got a 5 micron filter and have been looking at reverse osmosis... but it's expensive, takes up space, and just seems excessive to have one grow room dedicated.
My other choice is I have a pond in my backyard I can try to pump from. I'm not sure how I would set that up yet... I'd need an indoor pump/control, and a way to keep the hose/line from freezing. I could potentially trench + bury the hose... but does it need to get so serious??
Arsenic raw is about 30 ug/ml, main other element being filtered is manganese in the softener. The salt would be a pretty standard concentration for this situation.
So for my place I have a drilled well. Raw has a good amount of heavy metals, but main issue is arsenic. Filtered it's clean as a whistle except for the trace salts in solution from the softening.
Which one of those would be better and/or how much trouble would the best option cause?
I've got a 5 micron filter and have been looking at reverse osmosis... but it's expensive, takes up space, and just seems excessive to have one grow room dedicated.
My other choice is I have a pond in my backyard I can try to pump from. I'm not sure how I would set that up yet... I'd need an indoor pump/control, and a way to keep the hose/line from freezing. I could potentially trench + bury the hose... but does it need to get so serious??
Arsenic raw is about 30 ug/ml, main other element being filtered is manganese in the softener. The salt would be a pretty standard concentration for this situation.
