TDS 750 water

gardenerksa · April 28, 2015

hi every one,

Am new here, am planning on putting up green house.
i would like to ask about water TDS 750 is this good?
what are recommended TDS for green house (tomato) hydroponics system.
what can i do to make it right, i've seen solutions to neutralize water
but i only have few ideas. Any recommendation or advice guys?

Thanks all in advance
gardenerksa

Cranky · May 8, 2015

750 tds should not be a problem. Tds has nothing to do with pH. As far as neutralizing your water whether you want to add acid or base, it will increase tds, but you can only know how much by knowing what your starting ph is.

Why would you want a greenhouse in Arabia? It is probably too hot there to grow tomatoes anyway. Are you planning on air conditioning it. The tomatoes will be very expensive.

Stvrob · May 8, 2015

750 is fairly high, assuming you are talking about ppm or mg/L. (In US, The drinking water limit is 500 ppm). That being said, it really depends on which ions in solution are contributing to the TDS.

I assume this is well water, can you tell a little bit about the aquifer from which it came from?

Cole_Robbie · May 8, 2015

Some nutrient lines like General Hydroponics Flora series also come in hard water versions.

A reverse osmosis filter is probably worth the money, considering it looks like you are making other investments in this project as well.

April 28, 2015	#1
gardenerksa Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Saudi Arabia Posts: 1	TDS 750 water hi every one, Am new here, am planning on putting up green house. i would like to ask about water TDS 750 is this good? what are recommended TDS for green house (tomato) hydroponics system. what can i do to make it right, i've seen solutions to neutralize water but i only have few ideas. Any recommendation or advice guys? Thanks all in advance gardenerksa

May 8, 2015	#2
Cranky Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Northwest Posts: 11	Tds 750 tds should not be a problem. Tds has nothing to do with pH. As far as neutralizing your water whether you want to add acid or base, it will increase tds, but you can only know how much by knowing what your starting ph is. Why would you want a greenhouse in Arabia? It is probably too hot there to grow tomatoes anyway. Are you planning on air conditioning it. The tomatoes will be very expensive.

May 8, 2015	#3
Stvrob Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,413	750 is fairly high, assuming you are talking about ppm or mg/L. (In US, The drinking water limit is 500 ppm). That being said, it really depends on which ions in solution are contributing to the TDS. I assume this is well water, can you tell a little bit about the aquifer from which it came from?

May 8, 2015	#4
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Some nutrient lines like General Hydroponics Flora series also come in hard water versions. A reverse osmosis filter is probably worth the money, considering it looks like you are making other investments in this project as well.