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Is distilled water necessary?
    #10109488 - 04/05/09 09:29 AM (14 years, 11 months ago)

Is distilled water necessary to grow mushrooms? Or is tap water ok with hydrogen peroxide added?

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Re: Is distilled water necessary? [Re: AwakeAndAware]
    #10109552 - 04/05/09 09:45 AM (14 years, 11 months ago)

I've always used tap water for everything. Hydrogen peroxide is not necessary.


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Re: Is distilled water necessary? [Re: AwakeAndAware]
    #10109553 - 04/05/09 09:46 AM (14 years, 11 months ago)

dont add hydrogen peroxide.  I use tap water for EVERYTHING so dont worry

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Re: Is distilled water necessary? [Re: AwakeAndAware]
    #10109611 - 04/05/09 09:59 AM (14 years, 11 months ago)

most of the time it depends on where you live. i use tap water. btw dont use peroxide in your spore solution. it will kill them.

i've read that mushrooms mycelium makes its own peroxide to fight of competitors. so you can always use it later but not more than 3% solution or it will cause burns. at least that is wat i have read.


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Re: Is distilled water necessary? [Re: virus1824]
    #10109734 - 04/05/09 10:31 AM (14 years, 11 months ago)

im going to make the switch to distilled only

my water kills plants :lol:


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Re: Is distilled water necessary? [Re: just me]
    #10109773 - 04/05/09 10:40 AM (14 years, 11 months ago)

I always use tap water and I don't let it sit out overnight or anything like that...chances are the chlorine levels aren't high enough to bother anything...I have never bought distilled water ever...


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Re: Is distilled water necessary? [Re: rizingfire]
    #10109786 - 04/05/09 10:43 AM (14 years, 11 months ago)

I usually just boil my tap and let cool for half an hour if i have the time but i have def just used straight from the faucet and hasn't hurt me. Prob safer to use distilled but tap works fine as well

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Re: Is distilled water necessary? [Re: Unique]
    #10109806 - 04/05/09 10:47 AM (14 years, 11 months ago)

Distilled water is not recommended for fungi for the same reasons it's harmful to humans to drink.  Nobody says to use distilled except the noobs who wrote half the 'teks' after a single grow(if that), apparently just to see their name in print.  Use tap water and NO peroxide.  Peroxide is toxic to fungi, so only use it to control cobweb mold.  It has no other use other than to sanitize tools if you can't find 70% alcohol.
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