I bet them same critters, poop and lay eggs into that spring also !! Good afternoon to you, Mr. Duggan !! i'm gonna take a ride too look at that spring now.Good morning Puffer, Gray and friends. I have been in touch with doc over this whole water thing last night.
Everyone please take note.......the issue with our city tap water is not so much the chlorine , because it dissipates quite quickly when left to sit out a few days.....The issue is the chloramine..it needs to be removed before using it. Keep in mind there are other factors that make tap water undesirable also , like the other chemicals and solids that MAY be in that water . I hope this explains things somewhat better for members.
I would like to also add ...if leaving your tap water out , uncovered for at least 3 days, outside, critters will love to lay eggs etc in it, so be aware of that too. Cheers gang!...have a great Sat.
Oh ya...Puffer, glad you found that spring...
I've posted it before, but here's that filter I use.
You can find it on 'zon and elsewhere. Search for "carbon hose water filter". There are a half dozen choices. Some even use "eco" in their names.
Krip....or Gray..can u guys see on the filter somewhere if it says it removes chloramine?
Thats wat we need out of the water. doc just contacted me again today about this matter and said that chlorine is not the big problem, as it does dissipate very quickly , especially with pouring back and forth between containers and or aeration. It still has to sit out for at least two days for all the chlorine to evaporate.
He did add that the chloramine is very bad and a definite not good for our soil. cheers eh.
Also , by looking at those in line filters...one could run two of those in series , correct! Just make up a short section of hose to go between them and u would have double the effectiveness?
Perfect Krip,..understood . Thank you. I'm going to explore this some more....i need to get my tap water , properly analyzed , dig a bit deeper. Having 4 or 5 pales sitting around may help low RH during these winter months too. I'm gonna check more on specific filters and cost , etc.
No boys this weekend,...Mare's coming over ....time for a serious chat....
thanks !!I've posted it before, but here's that filter I use.
You can find it on 'zon and elsewhere. Search for "carbon hose water filter". There are a half dozen choices. Some even use "eco" in their names.
It says that it removes chlorine, but not chloramine . I got both. The other one for 36$ says it eliminates chloramine. I looked at distilled water at Wally world today, 88 cents a gal..I use a similar one but the ones I use are actually made for an RV which, as it turns out, uses a standard hose hookup. And, it's made to filter drinking water so goes down to a pretty low micron# and was much less money than the filters made for the garden. That filter you showed sells for $36.95. I picked up a 2-pack of these for $17.64 but it looks like the best deal, right now, is a 4-pack for $44.95:
If you search the Q&A on the RV unit for "Chloramine", you'll see the question was asked and answered by the manufacturer. According to them, it removes chloramines, too!
That's a real good deal !! If that's true, I'm getting one for my hose. How often you replace it ? Every 100 gal., 1000 gal ?If you search the Q&A on the RV unit for "Chloramine", you'll see the question was asked and answered by the manufacturer. According to them, it removes chloramines, too!
i'm thinking of cutting a hose and making it fit over my bathroom cold water faucet and run it thru the filter, into my containers. is this a possibility? For my little 3, 4x4 tent operation only uses about 10 gal a week, or less.
I will make it work, and thank you so much. now i'm gonna go nose around your current thread.
) and re-cook. Treat your auto soil just like the photo soil. Add it to the mix and re-cook it.
When done with the first harvest, mix the old soil with another bag of EWC and First Run Ammendment (even though it's 2nd run!
