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OfflineAdamantis
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Distilled water
    #12568063 - 05/15/10 04:07 PM (14 years, 8 months ago)

I have an unlimited access to distilled/reversed osmosis water. I have good but pretty hard water with high pH in my town. Also quite high copper levels.

Should I use distilled water to all my projects? Should I add something like calcium carbonate?

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Re: Distilled water [Re: Adamantis]
    #12568069 - 05/15/10 04:09 PM (14 years, 8 months ago)

Hard water is fine for growing mushrooms.  In fact, the minerals are beneficial.  If the pH is too high, brew it into coffee first and use weak coffee to hydrate the grains or cakes.  Slightly high pH water is usually OK for bulk substrates because most are acidic anyway.  The use of gypsum will tend to keep substrates at around pH 7 or slightly lower.
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Re: Distilled water [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #12568173 - 05/15/10 04:31 PM (14 years, 8 months ago)

Think my pH is as high as 8.5..

So then I'll only use distilled water to spore syringes, liquid cultures, humidifiers and my reef aquarium..?

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Re: Distilled water [Re: Adamantis]
    #12568426 - 05/15/10 05:27 PM (14 years, 8 months ago)

How much coffee do you recommend? One pot of brewed coffee to a cettle of soaking rye, and the rest water perhaps..?

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Re: Distilled water [Re: Adamantis]
    #12570101 - 05/15/10 10:40 PM (14 years, 8 months ago)

Make it half or less drinking strength.  Even 1/4 drinking strength will help.  Get some good pH test strips and add a touch of lemon juice if your water is above 8.
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