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whitetrash6 · #1 (**permalink**) 08-30-2008, 09:45 PM

we have been recently lucky enuff to get a huge rain storm here where i am. almost had a flood! well i collected about 20 gals of rain water and curently useing a airpump and stone in the water in the dark. so far i have seen much better growth and heatlh of my mj anyone else do the same? i was wonting to build rain water collector off my shop anyone have any pics of a DiY job???

dursky · #2 (**permalink**) 08-30-2008, 11:10 PM

I have had problems with my plants getting sick for 6 grows. it was not to recently I figured out it was from my CITY tap water. I started filtering it because I could not think what else it could possibly be. The same thing was still happening so as a last ditch efford I stated buying bottled spring water.
These plants are perfect with none of the spotting and kind of a nuke burn look. They would not finish.. the tricks would start to turn amber and that was it.
Any way that is what I think was happening, I just went 12-12 with my Blue moonshine and delahaze and am hoping these finish and go amber.

jangel · #3 (**permalink**) 08-31-2008, 07:51 AM

yup it was your water. Did you also let it sit for 24 hrs to let all the cholorine and floride go out of it? Have you ever checked the ph of the water? I have to use bought water also. I sympathize.

Peace

dursky · #4 (**permalink**) 08-31-2008, 08:50 AM

I did let it sit and always adjusted the ph. I heard that there is crap in your water that filtering and sitting do not get rid of. So its bottled water for the rest of this grow.

jangel · #5 (**permalink**) 08-31-2008, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by dursky

I did let it sit and always adjusted the ph. I heard that there is crap in your water that filtering and sitting do not get rid of. So its bottled water for the rest of this grow.

It works for me as well. It is either buy it or get an osmosis filter for the water. Can't do that right now so I buy it. Don't foreget to use rain water if you can.

Also, any water from a dehumifier. It is just like distilled water, pure as pure can be. It really cuts down on the jugs of water you have to buy.

Peace

scott06 · #6 (**permalink**) 08-31-2008, 12:43 PM

what huge differences in the tap water around the USA and Canada...I lucked out...just have to let it sit for 24 to evolve off the chlorine....many municipalities publish their water purity reports....folks can check to see what they have

jangel · #7 (**permalink**) 08-31-2008, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by scott06

what huge differences in the tap water around the USA and Canada...I lucked out...just have to let it sit for 24 to evolve off the chlorine....many municipalities publish their water purity reports....folks can check to see what they have

I am on a well, and our water tastes great, just very hard and full of calcium. Oh well. Such is life!