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So I am seeing salt deposit and possibly chlorine effects on the leaves of my potted tropicals and want to switch over to a rain barrel system. I have read several posts on letting city water sit for at least 24 hrs which will dissipate the chlorine. In lieu of nice steady rains to keep it full, can I use city water to refill the barrel as needed if the water sits for the time period described? Any other concerns to think about?
What type of filter would be effective? Thanks for all the replies---today's rains will be helpful as well.
What's sodium thiosulfate? Sounds familiar.I was told that fish farmers use vitamin C tablets to remove chloramine. That's ascorbic acid I think.
A good filter will remove chloramines as well other "who-knows-what-stuff".
I was referencing anything else that could be in the water.
Quote from: Doglips on May 05, 2016, 11:11:53 AMI was referencing anything else that could be in the water.Gotcha, I am more concerned about water I drink than tap water for my plants. So a water filter for potted large plants seems excessive to me.
How do you use sodium thiosulfate, i assume fill barrel with tap and apply dosage. Is there an inline hose solution?
Is there an inline hose solution?