I recently ran out of Distilled Water and since I cannot drive, I decided to test and see what my local tap water levels were. Here's some of the results:
TDS (Membrane Solutions TDS/EC Meter):
-50 ppm - 64 ppm
(n=6) *denotes how many times the water was tested with the TDS meter.
PH (using Aquarium Pharmaceuticals Freshwater Master Test Kit):
-6.8
(n=2) *denotes how many times the water was tested with the PH indicator solution.
Chlorine (ppm) --> Alkalinity (ppm) --> PH --> Calcium Hardness (ppm) (using Leisure Time Spa & Hot Tub Test Strips):
-1.0 ppm at 9:00 PM last night and 0.5 ppm at 12:30 PM today (this is from the tap water I've stored in two used distilled water jugs)
-40 ppm at both times I tested.
-6.8 at both times I tested.
-100 ppm at both times I tested.
(n=6) *denotes how many test strips used.
I hear the horror stories of people using tap water on their CPs, but I was wondering if this water would be acceptable for the tray method with H. Purpurascens, D. Spatulata and a variety of Nepenthes? Will using this water via the tray method lead to salt accumulation, or is that threat not as prevalent at my current TDS? I'm also going to attach some data of my local utility board's 2017 water report to show a few extra values I could not test for. Thanks for the help, and Happy Late Thanksgiving!
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TDS (Membrane Solutions TDS/EC Meter):
-50 ppm - 64 ppm
(n=6) *denotes how many times the water was tested with the TDS meter.
PH (using Aquarium Pharmaceuticals Freshwater Master Test Kit):
-6.8
(n=2) *denotes how many times the water was tested with the PH indicator solution.
Chlorine (ppm) --> Alkalinity (ppm) --> PH --> Calcium Hardness (ppm) (using Leisure Time Spa & Hot Tub Test Strips):
-1.0 ppm at 9:00 PM last night and 0.5 ppm at 12:30 PM today (this is from the tap water I've stored in two used distilled water jugs)
-40 ppm at both times I tested.
-6.8 at both times I tested.
-100 ppm at both times I tested.
(n=6) *denotes how many test strips used.
I hear the horror stories of people using tap water on their CPs, but I was wondering if this water would be acceptable for the tray method with H. Purpurascens, D. Spatulata and a variety of Nepenthes? Will using this water via the tray method lead to salt accumulation, or is that threat not as prevalent at my current TDS? I'm also going to attach some data of my local utility board's 2017 water report to show a few extra values I could not test for. Thanks for the help, and Happy Late Thanksgiving!
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