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Tap Water in Hydroponics
Water is the most important aspect of hydroponics. Should you use tap water in hydroponics? Without soil, it is the circulating water that delivers nutrients to your plants. Ideally, you should be using the purest water available when growing hydroponically. Big commercial grow operations can afford to use massive water purification systems. But systems like distillation and reverse osmosis may be impractical or too expensive for hobbyist and smaller grows. That leaves most growers using tap water from the local municipal supply. Lately, municipal water supplies have come under a lot of scrutinies in many parts of the U.S. for high contamination levels ranging from high lead content to high residual prescription drug levels. Yes, some of those reports of chemical and biological contamination are extreme outliers. But most tap water that is recognized as safe for drinking contains varying levels of chemicals and dissolved minerals. So is it safe to use tap water in your hydroponics garden? There are
