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Now on the flipside, if your tap/city water comes out of the faucet at (or below) say 60 PPM you may
be able to get away with using an activated carbon filter (see the single carbon filter in the picture) to re-
move the chloramine and the fluoride. The trick here is to let the water flow
slowly
through the filter unit,
because how effectively/thoroughly these elements are removed is determined by the length of time the
water is in contact with the carbon filter. I also have used a dual version of the filter in the picture which
allowed me to thoroughly remove the chloramine and fluoride while also allowing me to run the water
more quickly through the filters, and this comes in handy in larger grows.
Single carbon filters can work with low PPM water
Dehumidifier and Rainwater
Water collected by dehumidifiers is essentially distilled water, and is fine to use in my experience as long
as you keep the unit clean around the collection areas. Rainwater is my number one favorite to use in TLO
growing, and if you have that option then use it, you lucky devil! If you collect rainwater off your roof,
do some checking into the type of roof you have, because there are types of shingles that will leach out
chemicals into the rainwater. If your roof is all good, by all means set yourself up to collect the water from
there into storage tanks under or above ground where the water can be stored while being aerated with air
pumps.
There are many resourceful ways to collect rainwater, and when I was a guerrilla grower outdoors, we
would even set up collectors made from tarps tied to trees. We would then fill waterbed mattresses. Where
there's a will, there's a way! Rainwater is the best you can get in my opinion, and is full of all kinds of
beneficialelementsandevenmicrobiallife.Icoulddevotealotofpagestorainwater,butlet'sjustsaythat
this isthe water youseek forthe ultimate five star connoisseur buds,inmyhumble opinion. IfIownedmy
own house I would for sure set up a rain collection system, but for now I use reverse osmosis water and
get cannabis that smokes great. So as long as your water source is a pure one, for the most part, your final
product will be suited for the connoisseur!
