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Re: TDS (total dissolved solids) of Water in Various Locatio
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 12:11 pm
by tommyr
Domnu7 wrote:Anyone happen to know the TDS for Seattle WA? I've ordered a meter but its not due to arrive for a while and I'm tired of running to the store for distilled water several times a month. I'm also new to these forums so, hello all 
You can also use rainwater which is what I use most of the time.
Re: TDS (total dissolved solids) of Water in Various Locatio
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2016 1:10 am
by Shadowtski
Milwaukee, Wisconsin metro area.
Tap water 119 - 150 ppm.
Pick & Save steam distilled water 0 - 1 ppm. ($0.75 / Gallon)
Tester: HM Digital, model TDS - 4
Re: TDS (total dissolved solids) of Water in Various Locatio
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2016 4:29 am
by Leathal_Traps
NYC Lower Manhattan- 73 ppm
Note: I use my tap water for all my carnivorous plants including sphagnum moss and they grow great!
Re: TDS (total dissolved solids) of Water in Various Locatio
Posted: Thu May 12, 2016 4:25 pm
by jaester
San Diego, CA 92116 - 412ppm
Re: TDS (total dissolved solids) of Water in Various Locatio
Posted: Thu May 12, 2016 5:22 pm
by tommyr
jaester wrote:San Diego, CA 92116 - 412ppm
Holy s**t that's REALLY high.
Re: TDS (total dissolved solids) of Water in Various Locatio
Posted: Fri May 13, 2016 4:16 pm
by Teye01
Den Bosch, the Netherlands
Tap water 205 ppm
Pond (unnatural) 138ppm
Pond (natural) 20 ppm (my unlimmited water source and I am hoping for carnivorous plants to pop up)
Rain 14 ppm
Demineralised water 3 ppm
Groundwater 232 ppm
Re: TDS (total dissolved solids) of Water in Various Locatio
Posted: Thu May 19, 2016 5:47 am
by jaester
tommyr wrote:jaester wrote:San Diego, CA 92116 - 412ppm
Holy s**t that's REALLY high.
I know! Damn Colorado River water. Lol
Re: TDS (total dissolved solids) of Water in Various Locatio
Posted: Thu May 19, 2016 3:08 pm
by entropy81
Chicago, IL.
Using my fancy Bluelab TDS meter I get:
Tap water - 180ppm (I've seen 170-190 in different suburbs).
Rain water off the roof - 0 ppm, I've only tested after at least 10-15 minutes of heavy rain.
Re: TDS (total dissolved solids) of Water in Various Locatio
Posted: Sun May 22, 2016 7:23 pm
by polyakov
We have two readings from Vancouver in this topic. Would you guys say downtown tap water is ok for CP?
Re: TDS (total dissolved solids) of Water in Various Locatio
Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 6:25 pm
by Abeginner
Athens, Ohio
Tap, 630ppm
Rain water off roof, 0-32ppm depends how much rain we get and how often
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Re: TDS (total dissolved solids) of Water in Various Locatio
Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 7:26 pm
by tommyr
Abeginner wrote:Athens, Ohio
Tap, 630ppm
Rain water off roof, 0-32ppm depends how much rain we get and how often
WOW! New highest reading in the thread I think. That's really bad tap.
Re: TDS (total dissolved solids) of Water in Various Locatio
Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 7:30 pm
by Abeginner
The zero water website has it at 560!
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Re: TDS (total dissolved solids) of Water in Various Locatio
Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 5:27 am
by falconstrike
Kepong, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) of several water sources
1) Tap Water - 10ppm
2) Tap Water + Amway eSpring - still 10ppm (I use this for my VFTs)
3) Spritzer Mineral Water (bottled) - 7ppm (yes, it is 7ppm)
4) RO water from office - 1ppm
Re: TDS (total dissolved solids) of Water in Various Locatio
Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 12:22 am
by Sakaaaaa
Wow. I wonder if my tap water in Indonesia is also low ppm
Re: TDS (total dissolved solids) of Water in Various Locatio
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 8:19 am
by falconstrike
Sakaaaaa wrote:Wow. I wonder if my tap water in Indonesia is also low ppm
How about yours?
