[b said:
Quote[/b] (PiranhaPlant @ Oct. 15 2004,1:19)]I also have a question about water, but not bottled water. Can I use water from my water cooler, I have some little device that I plug into my tap water and I guess it purifies the water, is this ok for plants? I'm still using distilled/rainwater but I will like to know if this is ok, I guess the only bad thing is that the water is kinda cold
no, thats no good..
those little purification things dont *remove* the dissolved solids that make water hard..the minerals are still there..
distilled and Reverse Osmosis is PURE water...H2O only..
thats what you want for CP's!
its very simple really..
there are
only 3 kinds of water that are absolutely safe.
Distilled Water
Reverse Osmosis water
rain water.
NOTHING else can be considered safe, unless you test it first for TDS (total dissolved solids) and you know for a fact if it is safe or not..
if its not Distilled, RO or rain, and you dont know if its safe, DONT use it! simple as that..
if its filtered tap water, absolutely dont use it..
(unless you know for a fact you have VERY soft tap water..very few people do)
if its any kind of bottled drinking water, dont use it..
distilled water can be bough easily at grocery and drug stores.
RO water you can make yourself if you buy a RO unit..
rain water you can collect yourself..
I go with rain water myself, I probably collected and used 50 gallons this summer.
Scot