My tap water is 39 ppm!!!

My tap water is 39 ppm!!!#335051

By Artchic528 -  Sat Apr 27, 2019 7:07 am
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- Sat Apr 27, 2019 7:07 am #335051

Just measured my tap water and it came out to be a whopping 39 ppm!! This is about 10 ppm lower than it was a year or so ago. I guess I'm lucky to have a readily available supply of water for my flytrap's for now.

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Re: My tap water is 39 ppm!!!#335087

By Cross -  Sat Apr 27, 2019 9:08 pm
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- Sat Apr 27, 2019 9:08 pm #335087

Artchic528 wrote:Just measured my tap water and it came out to be a whopping 39 ppm!! This is about 10 ppm lower than it was a year or so ago. I guess I'm lucky to have a readily available supply of water for my flytrap's for now.

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I measured mine this morning and it was 35 to 45. Yes!

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Re: My tap water is 39 ppm!!!#335088

By javaliz59 -  Sat Apr 27, 2019 10:28 pm
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- Sat Apr 27, 2019 10:28 pm #335088

How did you measure your tap water?

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Re: My tap water is 39 ppm!!!#335089

By Cross -  Sat Apr 27, 2019 10:37 pm
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- Sat Apr 27, 2019 10:37 pm #335089

javaliz59 wrote:How did you measure your tap water?

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Re: My tap water is 39 ppm!!!#335094

By _-SphagnumFromHell-_ -  Sat Apr 27, 2019 11:32 pm
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- Sat Apr 27, 2019 11:32 pm #335094

I did the same and got 40-47. I haven't used my tap water yet though. I'm a little afraid to even though I know I won't hurt them.

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Re: My tap water is 39 ppm!!!#335110

By twitcher -  Sun Apr 28, 2019 3:28 am
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- Sun Apr 28, 2019 3:28 am #335110

Just remember that if you are using the tray method, evaporation will raise the tds of the water in the tray over time. This could take the tds over 50 within a short period when your tap water is this high. Check the water in the tray to keep it in the safe range.

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