New Grower A question about water...

[Trapper]

So the wife and I are moving in a couple weeks...our new place is in the mountains and has an on-property well...

In the garage there is a salt filtration system and pump, I assume to soften the water. I've been told the water
up there has a relatively high amount of sulphur....I assume it has a high level of mountain-based minerals as well.

Q: Is water with a high sulphur level detrimental to AF's?

Q: Should I use the "post salt-filtered" water?

If this isn't enough information, what information about the water should I be seeking out?


Cheers!

 

[Magic]

Check out this link
http://www.ilovegrowingmarijuana.com/chlorine-sulfur-sodium-hard-soft-water/

 

[Trapper]

Thank you, sir...

 

[Roodels]

Hi Trapper

Sulfur is known as a secondary macro nutrient for plants ( it aids in disease resistance , growth and seed formation) in general hence why most fertilisers do not contain it . with your ground having a high level of sulfur you will most likely find that you have a low pH level , so if I were you I would just test the pH of the water as you would most likely just need to bump it up a bit.

 

[Grey Bear]

You should have your straight out of the well water tested to see what you have.

The sulfer could affect your cannabis plants without regard to photosensitivity.

As to using your salt softened water on your cannabis or other plants. I would not.
Most systems have a bypass for watering plants and such.
You may need to get or make a RO filter if your well water is too hard.
You can buy them now for dirt cheap, so shop around, If you aren't using some serious quantities of water a personal sized filter is totally adequate.

 

[Ronin]

I'd look into getting one of these. Run your softened water through it.
This filter and a Homer bucket= $25 gravity filter.
I have one that I used at one of my last places that had horrible water.
Filter usually lasts for 2500 gallons.

 

[Darth Vapour]

Hey trap, since it's on a well they most likely get it tested once in a while so you can also try and ask for the reports and see what info they contain

After checking out that link (cheers IDS) I've had some leaves on my auto that show high sulphur

 

[Magic]

hey darth-vap you may want to check out this link
http://www.autoflowering-cannabis.com/secondary-nutrients-calcium-magnesium-sulfur-for-cannabis.html

sulfer toxicity is actually a rarer def and may cause other forms of def which can be hard to spot it as the underlining source of problems.

 

[Magic]

hey darth-vap you may want to check out this link
http://www.autoflowering-cannabis.com/secondary-nutrients-calcium-magnesium-sulfur-for-cannabis.html

sulfer toxicity is actually a rarer def and may cause other forms of def which can be hard to spot it as the underlining source of problems.

 

[Dr Who]

Trapper, I assume that the "salt filtration system" is actually performing an ion-exchange process (probably with a pre-filter to protect the ion-exchange resin). What these usually do is soften the water by swapping calcium (and magnesium) for sodium, they need to have the ion-exchange resin refreshed with salt periodically. Where this type is fitted it is often to protect domestic appliances from scale, and often the main drinking water supply bypasses the system (i.e. you don't drink the water because there is way too much sodium in it). If you have this type of system then you might want to think about using the un-softened water, although I would have thought that rainwater would probably be preferable if you can collect it.

Sulphur could be sulphate (SO4 (^-2), no problem) or sulphide (S (^-2), probably not good). Sulfide would be associated with anoxic water which might have the classic "bad egg" smell. I'll have a think to see if I can recall any easy tests for this, although I can't guarantee I will remember any, or remember to post them if I do.
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