Nutrients Distilled Water on Seedlings???

[Give Pizza Chants]

Hiya,

My seed co said to use distilled water to germinate the seeds in the paper towel trick.

Was wondering if distilled water was more beneficial / safer for seedlings after they are put in the soil.

????

If so, when should I stop using it exclusively?

Thankya
Thankyaverymuch

 

[MickJ]

I have used aged tap water and distilled water, doesn't seem to make a difference. So I just use tap water now, my local tap is 7.5ph.

Hiya,

My seed co said to use distilled water to germinate the seeds in the paper towel trick.

Was wondering if distilled water was more beneficial / safer for seedlings after they are put in the soil.

????

If so, when should I stop using it exclusively?

Thankya
Thankyaverymuch

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[Give Pizza Chants]

I have used aged tap water and distilled water, doesn't seem to make a difference.

Can you elaborate on what is considered "aged" tap water?
Do you pour it in a 5 gallon bucket to sit and settle or what??
Tanks

 

[MickJ]

Can you elaborate on what is considered "aged" tap water?
Do you pour it in a 5 gallon bucket to sit and settle or what??
Tanks

I use 2 litre coke bottles. Fill them up, leave the top off and let sit for 24 hours, the small amount of chlorine will then burn off. I use the bottles for mixing my nutrients but a bucket works too. Some people use bubblers as well but if you let it stand is good enough.

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[MrGoat]

Can you elaborate on what is considered "aged" tap water?
Do you pour it in a 5 gallon bucket to sit and settle or what??
Tanks

I "age" and "oxygenate" my tap water. I use a couple of gallon jugs, fill up with tap water. I have an air pump with dual outputs and an airstone on each. I leave airstone in each for 24 hours or more, when needed, grab 1 gallon and replace with a 2nd.
Oxygenated water can have a big impact on growth, since I started using the O water, root development has increased dramatically. 24 hours evaporates any chlorine elements.

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[Give Pizza Chants]

I "age" and "oxygenate" my tap water. I use a couple of gallon jugs, fill up with tap water. I have an air pump with dual outputs and an airstone on each. I leave airstone in each for 24 hours or more, when needed, grab 1 gallon and replace with a 2nd.
Oxygenated water can have a big impact on growth, since I started using the O water, root development has increased dramatically. 24 hours evaporates any chlorine elements.

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Does the water need to be constantly oxygenated after initial 24 hours?
Say - I've got seedlings only needing a little out of a 5 gal bucket.
Keep the bubbler running??

 

[MrGoat]

Does the water need to be constantly oxygenated after initial 24 hours?
Say - I've got seedlings only needing a little out of a 5 gal bucket.
Keep the bubbler running??

Always, keep bubbling till used. I usually have other gallon jugs ready to fill in. However i do mix that gallon with nutes into smaller 16 oz bottles which i store on a labeled shelf.
It may make more sense in that I have a perpetual grow going, so there are always 4-6 plants in the tent, and generally all at different stages in their cycles.
If I have 3 plants in full flower mode, i easily can go through 2-3 gallons a day. I generally feed my plants 2-3 times daily.
If they are flowering, they sux it down like no tomorrow.
I generally detail all this in my journals., if u need to read up more on it
Hope this helps.
MrGoat

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[Kadotamain]

That is all I use on my seedlings even though it is 0 ppm I believe , it usually does me just right I believe if it already had a lot of anything in it my ppm runoff would be thru the roof due to my medium so I believe in certain circumstances it can be great in my case my women love it