Thanks James
I hope so. I'd be very happy knowing I made a positive contribution. Thank you for saying that 
Do you ever use snow?Day 33 Flower
Hey all. A bit late with my update today as I've spent the day doing some harvesting. This morning the readings were:
PPM : 570
PH : 5.9
EC has crept up a little from the 550 it was at light out, while PH has stayed pretty steady. I emptied the system today. I went to fetch my rain water from outside...
Here they are from this morning:
The ladies had a couple of hours of draught today while the water warmed up up enough to melt the ice and so that it was warm enough not to shock them.
Audrey
After a couple of hours, when the water was in a range where I could give it to them, they didn't seem phased by the drought. I topped up with:
Week 6 Recipe
(base)
Starting water : Rain water
- Solar Green Power (Silica) @recommended
- TA CalMag (Ca + Mg) -> 0.3ec/150ppm
- Botanicare Sweet (Mg + S) -> 0.5ec/250ppm
- Canna Aqua Flores -> 1.1ec/550ppm
(boost)
- Buddhas Tree PK918 -> 1.4eh/700ppm (bloom boost)
- Buddhas Tree Metaboost -> 1.5ec/750ppm (amino acids, kelp)
Diluted down to 0.9ec
PH Adjusted to 5.8
- Hydroguard @ recommended
Readings after refill:
PPM : 520
PH : 5.8
Snow the two feet of it outside my door or something else?
Rain, snow, whatever. I’m pretty sure I had hail stones in my last top up. When it melts its 0ec (~20ppm) that’s the important thing for me.
Coming along nicely
Looking great in here brother. I hope all is well and your plants look wonderful.Day 37 Flower
Hey guys
This morning, the readings were:
PPM : 440
PH : 5.8
EC is down and PH hasn't moved overnight - that's what we want to see. Beautiful.
Shots from this morning:
Audrey
Later (or tomorrow) I'll be topping up with a solution of ~0.8ec/400ppm. The same recipe as my last feed.
My RO system arrived yesterday and I have that working. I couldn't find an efficient worktop one, so i ordered reasonably priced a 3-stage RO system, I'm just going to mount it to a board so i can use it when i need to, as I'm just using a diverter valve on the tap. I'm so impressed with it though that I'll be investing in a permanent one for under the sink in the kitchen.
I also did an experiment with my cat, who went for the RO over regular tap every time.
Thanks for the nudge to get one @Tokin Roll
Thank you brother! All is well this end, I hope all is good your end!
Wow! Thank you for sharing that @KCCO 77. I'll definitely be keeping them on RO with that in mind. It didn't even occur to me before now.
All good brother. Not sure how it is working with rain water but the RO setup will be money. If or when funds r available get a pressure tank and have it stored on tap. How’s your plumbing?? They have between 10 L and 100 L whatever you want. plumb into your system with a pressure switch and it’s perfect.Thank you brother! All is well this end, I hope all is good your end!
Wow! Thank you for sharing that @KCCO 77. I'll definitely be keeping them on RO with that in mind. It didn't even occur to me before now.
I've been using rain water for the ladies up until now, which has worked well, at least compared to my tap water. I'm glad to have an RO system now though
My setup is in the basement because most of my weekly RO water is used down there for my growing. I run my waste line hose down my laundry sink. I’m on a well and waters free but if I wasn’t there’s a device in the grow store that turns waste water from 1 filtered and 2 waste to 2 filtered and 1 waste.Hey @GoogleGenie Just wanted to stop in and say hey! Beautiful plants as always
We have a RO system under our sink that our cats and ourselves have been drinking for years. no issues with us either! And as @KCCO 77 those urinary tract issues in older male cats are no joke. We've got a 19yr tabby that i swear wouldn't be alive right now if it wasn't for RO water and the right food.
What do you do with the waste line if you don't mind me asking?
That sounds great. I think I understand the type of set up you're talking about. Please, forgive my dumbass lingo and silly questions for these things, but just so i understand, haha...
Is a "pressure switch" the thing that keeps the little tank full when the pressure is low? So on the incoming water line?
Welcome @Michael HuntHey @GoogleGenie Just wanted to stop in and say hey! Beautiful plants as always
We have a RO system under our sink that our cats and ourselves have been drinking for years. no issues with us either! And as @KCCO 77 those urinary tract issues in older male cats are no joke. We've got a 19yr tabby that i swear wouldn't be alive right now if it wasn't for RO water and the right food.
What do you do with the waste line if you don't mind me asking?
Glad you could stop by. And thank you
That sounds very cool, and great for minimising waste. I will see if there is something similar around my way
Thank you Nugz, she is indeed! Thanks for stopping byAudrey is looking fiiiine!
Welcome @Michael Hunt
At the moment it's just going down the drain into the sink. But I've just seen what KCCO said about the 2 filters which is interesting, and means less waste. What do you do with yours?
