Comments on: Caring For Bromeliads – Part Four – Water http://www.bromeliads.info/archives/caring-for-bromeliads-part-four-water Bromeliad information, pictures, care, types, and tips on growing bromeliads. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:19:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andy http://www.bromeliads.info/archives/caring-for-bromeliads-part-four-water#comment-360645 Andy Sat, 04 Jun 2011 15:21:26 +0000 http://www.bromeliads.info/archives/caring-for-bromeliads-part-four-water#comment-360645 It's been a while since this question was posted but if you leave normal tap water out in a container for a few days (or use a fish tank pump and arstone in it for about a day) all the chlorine will evaporate anyway so no need to dechlorinate if you don't mind the wait. I don't know what affect treating the water will have on the plants. But don't forget, removing the chlorine will not remove any dissolved salts which can be harmful to the plant so its best to use rain or distilled water unless you know for sure your water is soft (low dissolved salts content). It’s been a while since this question was posted but if you leave normal tap water out in a container for a few days (or use a fish tank pump and arstone in it for about a day) all the chlorine will evaporate anyway so no need to dechlorinate if you don’t mind the wait. I don’t know what affect treating the water will have on the plants.

But don’t forget, removing the chlorine will not remove any dissolved salts which can be harmful to the plant so its best to use rain or distilled water unless you know for sure your water is soft (low dissolved salts content).

]]> By: Saeng http://www.bromeliads.info/archives/caring-for-bromeliads-part-four-water#comment-78827 Saeng Mon, 04 Feb 2008 05:20:46 +0000 http://www.bromeliads.info/archives/caring-for-bromeliads-part-four-water#comment-78827 hi, i was wondering if using dechlorinated water is ok for plants? (by dechlorinated water, i mean the tap water that i treat with a dechlorinator such as the ones for fish...but not the dechlorinator type that "promotes" gill slime coating) Thanks! hi, i was wondering if using dechlorinated water is ok for plants? (by dechlorinated water, i mean the tap water that i treat with a dechlorinator such as the ones for fish…but not the dechlorinator type that “promotes” gill slime coating) Thanks!

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