mellowmama
New Member
I just completed my first grow ever, hydroponically, and starting my second. I made some mistakes first time, such as not monitoring water temperature, not checking TDS and unable to control wild PH swings. In spite of my ignorance I still got a small harvest from two indica girlies, 73 grams of dried bud, 22 grams of trim. At least I got something besides some hard lessons!
I've been reading up and bought some equipment to help me take care of these things. But I'm on the fence about my water. My TDS meter, which I have calibrated, tells me my tap water is 250 ppm.
I see some charts here and there that classify that as moderately hard. Is it too hard? Would you experienced growers recommend an RO system in this case? Or would you just adjust the nute soup to work with the existing 250 ppm? Or should I complete this second grow and see how things turn out?
Thanks!
I've been reading up and bought some equipment to help me take care of these things. But I'm on the fence about my water. My TDS meter, which I have calibrated, tells me my tap water is 250 ppm.
I see some charts here and there that classify that as moderately hard. Is it too hard? Would you experienced growers recommend an RO system in this case? Or would you just adjust the nute soup to work with the existing 250 ppm? Or should I complete this second grow and see how things turn out?
Thanks!