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Jenn4a
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Water TDS test
RO first read: 102 ppm
Tap: 416 ppm
RO second read: 91 ppm
Kroger bottled water: 002 ppm
charcoal RO test: 80 ppm
RO first: The first read wasn't in a rinsed out cup, so it's straight from the dishwasher and dried. Salt and soap from the dishwasher? Obviously the dishwasher is hooked up to the tap and not the RO just to be clear.
RO second: after testing the tap, I rinsed the cup out with RO and then filled the cup to retest the RO. The result from the second reading is probably more accurate.
Bottled water: I was curious, and I bet that the bottled water is 000-001. The RO water before testing the bottled water probably increased the ppm very slightly.
Charcoal RO water test:
Okay so I'm a complete newbie when it comes to water quality. I love doing experiments, hide the plants! I cleaned an apple juice plastic 1/2 Gal container, and I filled it 50-60% RO water. I added about 1-2 Tablespoons of charcoal. I may have giving the container 8 oz every couple of days, inconsistently.
NOTE: I used some of this water for my phrag Caudatum and Caudatum hybrid a couple days ago. I added a drop or two of pH down. The pH before adding the pH down was 6.95. The altered pH read 5.9. (The seedlings are in a LECA mix.)
So even though I added pH down, the TDS of the charcoal RO water is slightly less than just the RO water alone after around 8 days of sitting in the container. (This isn't a very good experiment.. Pretty uncontrolled and relaxed. I just found it interesting.)
I know this experiment is "flawed" and isn't precise. Maybe this is interesting in the least?
As far as my RO water alone, do you guys think it is safe? I have a water softener but it looks like the RO is still working, more or less.
**For my Phrags and Paphs, I plan to use water from the Charcoal RO container. This time I'll add some bottled water to lower the TDS.
Thanks in advance for reading this post. I hope it isn't too stupid..
RO first read: 102 ppm
Tap: 416 ppm
RO second read: 91 ppm
Kroger bottled water: 002 ppm
charcoal RO test: 80 ppm
RO first: The first read wasn't in a rinsed out cup, so it's straight from the dishwasher and dried. Salt and soap from the dishwasher? Obviously the dishwasher is hooked up to the tap and not the RO just to be clear.
RO second: after testing the tap, I rinsed the cup out with RO and then filled the cup to retest the RO. The result from the second reading is probably more accurate.
Bottled water: I was curious, and I bet that the bottled water is 000-001. The RO water before testing the bottled water probably increased the ppm very slightly.
Charcoal RO water test:
Okay so I'm a complete newbie when it comes to water quality. I love doing experiments, hide the plants! I cleaned an apple juice plastic 1/2 Gal container, and I filled it 50-60% RO water. I added about 1-2 Tablespoons of charcoal. I may have giving the container 8 oz every couple of days, inconsistently.
NOTE: I used some of this water for my phrag Caudatum and Caudatum hybrid a couple days ago. I added a drop or two of pH down. The pH before adding the pH down was 6.95. The altered pH read 5.9. (The seedlings are in a LECA mix.)
So even though I added pH down, the TDS of the charcoal RO water is slightly less than just the RO water alone after around 8 days of sitting in the container. (This isn't a very good experiment.. Pretty uncontrolled and relaxed. I just found it interesting.)
I know this experiment is "flawed" and isn't precise. Maybe this is interesting in the least?
As far as my RO water alone, do you guys think it is safe? I have a water softener but it looks like the RO is still working, more or less.
**For my Phrags and Paphs, I plan to use water from the Charcoal RO container. This time I'll add some bottled water to lower the TDS.
Thanks in advance for reading this post. I hope it isn't too stupid..