I mix half tap and half rain when I fertilize. Otherwise, they get our 145 ppm tap water.
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Rain Water (as much as possible)
R/O water
Purified (purchased drinking water)
Tap water
Well water
Mixture of some of the above
Water?? Maybe THAT'S why they always die!!
Let's see what is the most popular... I use unfiltered Southern California tap water... I don't seem to have much trouble, except with water spotting.
I mix half tap and half rain when I fertilize. Otherwise, they get our 145 ppm tap water.
I use water out of the canal or tap for a change. I let Mother Nature water when she feels like it and in the summer I use the drip water out of the AC.
Cin
Arkansas has great water. So tap it is for my fish tank and orchids.
Cheers,
BD![]()
If there's RO left over from the fish, the the plants get a treat. Otherwise tap water.... and as we are having pH issues oin the tank at the moment we are not even using the RO water for them.
I use bottled drinking water. Tap water in Athens is chlorinated with lots and lots of minerals. I also use an aquarium ph downer and bring it from 7.5 to 6.0.
rainwater is collected off the greenhouse roof via a gutter system and is stored in a cistern under the floor. For the ones I keep at home, well water is used. I could bucket water up from the pond or collect rainwater at home but it is too much of a pain and impossible in the winter.
Tap water here is naturally pretty soft so that's mostly what I use after I let it stand for a day or two to get rid of chlorine. Occasionally I use fishtank water as well.
I use rain water if it does not rain Ro. Gin