This is my 1st grow. I live in a state that allows recreational grows. I have read that city water is not good for cannabis plants. How do I rid the water of chemicals and test and adjust the waters ph.
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Some city water is safe to grow with but the only way to know if your water is good to grow with it is to have an analysis’s done And sometimes they can be expensive.
My water is too hard to grow with and I have tried on several occasions. I have grown and gotten decent Yields but the quality of the Bud was not there.
You can do your own analysis’s with one of These
TDS Meter Digital Water Tester, Lxuemlu Professional 3-in-1 TDS, Temperature and EC Meter with Carrying Case, 0-9999ppm, Ideal ppm Meter for Drinking Water, Aquariums and More
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079DN9DRS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_bhYBCbH6YA75V
The problem is is they don’t truly tell you what’s in the water but don’t give you an indication of whether or not it is “hard”
Sometimes what is in the water can actually produce Numbers that tell you the water is hard However the bio availability of what’s in the water might not be there. Its possible that’s in the water is to large and might not break down top the point to be available to the plant but it will still conduct electricity showing numbers top be high but the plant can’t use it.
@bogleg Home water is only 50 ppm and something like that would be great to grow however my water pushes almost 400 ppm.
If you ever do come to the conclusion that your water is too hard and would like to remove some of the stuff out of it then you need to start looking at A reverse osmosis system similar to this
Aquatic Life RO Buddie Three Stage Reverse Osmosis, 50-Gallon
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DOG63OY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_UlYBCbGMKCFK6
They can be much more expensive and produce much more water then what this one produces in a timely manner
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Yeah, I believe the editing feature has become more limited recently because, you know, as a result of a few people we can’t have nice things or something.
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Huh, I’ll have to be more precise in my post the first time around
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You get a little bit of time to edit… I haven’t figured out how much yet… and if someone were to reply right after you I’m not sure you could at all. I mean, that would be the best solution. Don’t let anyone edit if someone has replied already.
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Mine is 550!
I have and use the R/O buddie. I’m having a hard time right now because I want to run it and the ambient temps are too low. But I’m using it outside. Other than that I have used the crap out of it.
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@BEP If you do use municipal water, don’t forget to leave the water out for 24 hours to allow for chlorine evaporation.
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An air stone and pump do a good job of removing chlorine. Letting water sit out for 24+ hours also helps remove chlorine.
These methods will not work with chloramine, so be sure of what your municiple water contains.
@Myfriendis410 what do you do with the waste water left over? Would you recommend the unit, or something else? I’m seriously looking at the r/o buddy. For $55 it sounds like a cheap investment. My tap water isn’t bad (pH 7.15 ppm 85), but I’m always looking at ways to improve the grow.
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Safe assumption. There is a window, say you posted and were reviewing your post and realized you wanted correct spelling or grammer. If your post takes more than few minutes to get through, i would try to get in habit of proof reading before posting. @TDubWilly
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I hook mine up to the hose bib outside and run the waste line out to the yard. I like the unit and your water may be low enough to not need to. There are chloramine removers for ponds and aquariums that work really well.
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I run mine to a 19 gallon drainage bucket in my garage and once it’s full i take it out and dump it in the yard
So, basically nothing. 
I may have to hook it up at work, since water/sewer rates here are ridiculous.
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I had it running into my septic then decided i didn’t need to add the extra water there so just decided to start dumping it in the yard
I will say before i got an RO system, i had one of these
Spa Marvel X10 Water Filter
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JC73OWS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Wf2BCb137YTMX
It dropped my ppm 50 points and removes chlorine. On top of that the water comes out at full pressure so you don’t have to wait a day or so for chlorine to evaporate @Covertgrower
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Thanks @TDubWilly the inconveniences of using city water. Well water (no chlorine) is great. I got spoiled.
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