Anyone use ther RO/DI to

[ReefRaff]

Water house plants? or am i being silly?

 

[reefrunner69]

The waste water

The waste water is much better for your plants than the RO/DI....................................................................................

 

[smilla4]

I guess that would get rid of the white crusty buildup... I'm curious why you would try it.

 

[ReefRaff]

I guess that would get rid of the white crusty buildup

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[ReefRaff]

thanks Reef

 

[dralarms]

I use my fw waste water for my plants. Are you saying I can use my sw waste for the same? I thought it would kill the plants. :?

 

[reefrunner69]

I meant the RO/DI waste water, RO wastes 2-3 gallon for each gallon of "good" water. The water that is wasted down the drain is excellent for plants and washing clothes too

 

[dralarms]

Oh, I use my fw that I take out of my tank in my wife's flower bed. Is that ok? I mean is there any benefit?

 

[reefrunner69]

Nope, nothing wrong with it, unless your using very hard water in your fish tanks, but I'm not enough of a plant person to know if that would matter.

 

[fishfreek]

I usually fill my washing machine with waste water. Makes doing laundry a little longer of a job but it saves some water on the ol water bill.

 

[TankGirl]

FW tank waste water is most excellent for plants!! It is generally high in nitrate, which is fertilizer, and tank water is better than Miracle-Gro, IMO. You can tell the difference in your houseplants.

 

[ReefRaff]

Makes doing laundry a little longer of a job but it saves some water on the ol water bill.

this i do already. dosen't hurt anything. although I restrict my waste water washing to colors only, as I use only hot on the whites.

 

[ReefRaff]

FW tank waste water is most excellent for plants!! It is generally high in nitrate, which is fertilizer, and tank water is better than Miracle-Gro, IMO. You can tell the difference in your houseplants.

sounds good I usualy do a 50% change on my FW tank once a month. That will give me ten or so gallons.

what is funny to me is, I sit and pull my hair out over my SW tank, and think, GOSH is it time again to clean the tank? But with my FW tank I can literaly Ignore the tank, besides feeding, and never have to worry about anything but feeding the fish (which is 5 years old in this very tank) and change water.