We Enjoy your videos very much! We 💕Love💕 our plants, and You are Very Interesting, and provide much needed advice, for them! Thankyou, (from us and our many plants!) 😀 🌱🪴🌿🍀🌾🌴🪴🌱🌿😀
There should be an award for meaningful information/enrichment on TH-cam, I believe this tip is extremely valuable game changer. Thank you so very much from New York to you in Sheffield, England.
Very glad the stress coat worked for you. Give it a good mix 15 minutes into the settle, just swish the jug a bit, and it will help the metals settle a bit better. For fertilizer, alternate with 75/25 distilled water and fertilizer drops. Add the fertilizer drops to the distilled water then mix with stress coat treatment that has already settled. From what I can gather this is about what my companion does for their Prayer Plant.
My buddy claims the distilled water is a more gentle delivery for the fertilizer, since the roots are stressing already, and there's nothing loss because there is plenty mineral deposit from typical watering.
Nice to see the plant community discovering the aquarium community little secret about water conditioning. I water all my plants with my tank water and the all seem very pleased.
Yeah, in addition to any conditioner you may use, it's also full of nitrogen from the fish waste. The best stuff to use should be the murky stuff you get when you "vacuum" the junk out of the gravel/bottom filter.
I love how you demonstrate in your videos that you ‘throw’ your plants in the bin: before letting them go, carefully position them so they will arrive on their ‘feet’ and they will survive the trip. Disclaimer: no plant babies were harmed in the making of this video 😊💚
I am a retired old man aquarium hobbyist. I water my plants with aquarium water which is chlorine and chloramine free. I have city water so it is necessary to remove these chemicals because they are toxic to my fish. Your idea is great and stress-coat is a great product but with many aquariums it is a bit expensive for me to use. The main ingredient in all chorine-chloramine neutralizers is sodium Thiosulfate. I purchased a 5 Lbs. bag on line for around $35.00 and used half of it to make my own chorine-chloramine remover. It made enough to last me for decades and I still have enough left in the Crystal form to mix up that much again. Like any commercial chlorine remover you need to shake it up well before using it as the Sodium Thiosulfate tends to separate from sitting on the shelf. I keep mine in glass bottles so that I can see when it has been shaken up well. It is easy to make. Here is the recipe below. To make aquarium Dechlorinator mix 500 grams of Sodium Thiosulfate to a gallon of water. 1 drop will treat a gallon of water, 1 milileter will treat 10 gallons of water. One gallon of this mixture will treat up to 40,000 gallons of water. Pool Dechlorinator Sodium Thiosulfate Pentahydrate 5 lbs by Cesco Solutions - Premium Chlorine Neutralizer for Pools, Aquarium, Pond - Technical-Grade Chlorine Remover for Hot Tubs - Bulk Package 4 tablespoons of Safe Power to 1500 ml of water will treat 14,400 gallons of water, The complete and concentrated conditioner for both fresh and salt water Removes chlorine Chloramine and ammonia Converts ammonia into a safe nontoxic form that is readily removed by the tank's Bio Filter May be used during Tank cycling to alleviate ammonia and nitrite toxicity; non acidic and will not impact pH nor will it over activate skimmers Safe is the dry version of prime and shares all of its advantages, however safe is even more concentrated
I do the same thing. I only water my plants with aquarium water or my carnivorous plants with reverse osmosis. I use Seachem Safe (powder) vs Seachem Prime (liquid) because it's so concentrated I'll maybe never get through a $10 bottle in my whole life.
2 months late for this video, but I have a freshwater planted aquarium, and I've never heard or seen mentioned in aquarium keeping communities that water conditioner could affect fertilizers. My tank is a 3-year-old walstad (use potting soil covered by a layer of aquarium substrate), and now that the soil is depleted I've been using liquid and tablet fertilizer along with Seachem Prime water conditioner and I have never seen any adverse reactions. From what I've also seen, aquarium water is also good for plants. I use the dirty water from cleaning my filters and tank water change to water the little piece of lawn outside my back door, and boy does the grass grow like crazy. That water has all the fish waste and a bunch of filtering microbes and other biomedia, so it does wonders to plants
As an aquarium enthusiast, I can confirm that stresscoat does not interfere with fertlizing. After all the fertilizing routines in heavy hightech aquariums require micros and macros added every day. It would be detrimental if it cancelled NPK added. Funny thing is I have API at hand, never considered using it in plants since I have mix RO water with tap. Will try it in though! It makes sense.
When I do water changes for my aquarium, I use that water for my plants - they love it! (don't use aquarium water if you have salt water tank) I also have been using the "stress coat" or another version of that (for aquarium) for my plants when I don't use the aquarium water. I have not had any issues.
@@abernathymonsoon4638 I gave my son a propagated HOYA. Mine was 15 years old and had never flowered. He was giving his water from his fish tank, and it flowers all the time. Grrrr. I also gave him a Sambach Jasmine not doing well, and it went nuts flowering and scenting up his apt. from fish water.
I bought a 2.5-gallon beverage dispenser with a tap from Amazon. I fill it with water, add the conditioner, and fill my watering can from the tap. It's clear, so it doesn't look bad on my counter.
@srobinett1 I follow the directions on the bottle and do the math to come up with the correct amount. For the brand I use, it is 1/4 tsp for 2.5 gallons.
Just as I was half way through this video I realised I don't want to use tap water on my new plants. I only got them a week ago and have been noticing them slowly drying out. Then suddenly it started bucketing down rain, so I ran out and got every container I could find to catch the rain water. One 25 Lt bucket filled up under a leaking gutter in just 5 mins. 😃
I live in the humid tropics with pure water coming out of the tap and had the same problems with my calathea. I put the calathea outside in a shady spot and it didn't get better, and worse, something has been eating the leaves. My solution is to never buy a calathea again. I can easily live without it.
Not only does rain dissolve and carry pollutants it passes through in the air on its way to earth, if you collect it off a roof or other similar surface it'll pick up all the nitrates, phosphates, bacteria etc. from the rotting moss, algae and bird and insect poo that's covering it. For most plants that shouldn't be a problem but it absolutely does contain 'minerals'. Whatever you do, don't drink it without boiling it first just in case!
Thank you for this awesome suggestion. I’ve used this solution for only one month and have already noticed a dramatic difference in my Calathea and Spider plants. As a result, all of my houseplants are now watered with this solution added. My bamboo plant seems to have grown much more in one month than I have seen in the last six months. THANKS AGAIN for sharing.
Take your banana peels, throw in a jug with water let sit for a couple of days. Potassium is in the peals, the plants love it. Same as rice water or coffee grounds.
Only rice water is no longer recommended for the quantity of starch in it. It lowers soil’s quality and makes it smelly overtime and you do not want to smell rotten starch. It’s awful.
@@hana.the.writer5074rice water is very good for orchids. My mom dilutes it with water and sprays on orchids. They bloom all round the year. The high humidity (Southern part of India)is an additional boon.
Or Azote in rain- water? Banana peels:Thank you for a 0$ tip. I used coffee grounds, but did not know why. Will definitely give banana peels a second life. (Our water is barely treated...)
I live in south australia. I have calatheyas and they are thriving. Massive leaves, no browning, and im just watering them, and every so often feeding them
Oh that's for my fish tanks! Bonus tip, if you have a fish tank and then change the water about 1 x a month take the old fish tank water and use it for the plants. 😍
I just saw this video and immediately bought this product. This seems like the solution I need for browning tips on my otherwise beautiful spider plant. Everyone on line says that’s just the way spider plants are. I mostly use rain water but I don’t always have access to that. Then I use distilled. But this seems to be the better solution. Thanks so much
I have just started using a water conditioner to water my alocasia black velvet! there was no reason I could find for some of the tips on her leaves to turn brown, and after some research found out that the chlorine might have been the issue. It's doing very well now and perfectly happy! super cheap and quick solution
Amazon has a deal right now on API stress coat. Just $8.46 U.S. for a 16 ounce bottle. I just ordered mine :) Thank you so much for the tip! Maybe my spider plant will behave now :). I really enjoy your channel. I’ve learned a lot!
It definitely helps with aquarium plants, please keep in mind that use outside of aquariums falls under off-label use so don't go using it for food plants and I wouldn't use anything other than the dosing they put on the bottles: API Tap water conditioner dosing comes out to 3 drops per gallon of water. API Stress Coat conditioner dosing comes out to 10 drops (0.5mL) per gallon. Both of these remove chlorine, chloramine, and detoxify heavy metals from tap water.
Fertilizers that provide metals (think supplementing iron) will become chelated by the use of conditioners like this. Chelated metals from fertilizers will precipitate out of the water but will still be available in the soil. Don't trust chat GPT lol If you use a conditioner that says it removes/detoxifies ammonia, nitrite, or nitrate - you will absolutely remove the available nitrogen to the plant, reducing its fertilization. So avoid conditioner products with that wording/feature
And don't use any conditioner that says that it removes/detoxifies ammonia,nitrites, or nitrates as that absolutely will mess up your macro fertilizers
@@KatarinaS.the dosage is flexible. According to the label of API stress coat it’s 5ml(1 tsp) per 10 gallon but can be used up to 10ml per 10 gallon which would benefit the fish even more. So let’s say we use 5ml(1 tsp) per 10 gallon. I use a 0.5 gallon pitcher most of the time, and my smallest measuring spoon is 1/4 tsp. I put my stress coat in a dropper bottle, using that dropper bottle to fill my 1/4 tsp measuring spoon I need 14 drops. 1/4 tsp is roughly 1.25ml, to get 0.5ml you’ll need 5.6 drops, round that up that’s 6 drops for half gallon(2 quarts) of water. There you go, use 6 to 12 drops for your 2 quarts of water. I use 6 drops.
I’ve been using this water conditioner for a couple months now. I purchased from Amazon after seeing the suggestion on your channel. I’ve only a few sensitive plants but I’m looking forward to healthy new growth. I certainly have not had any adverse reaction. I use on all my plants. Thanks for this tip from all who suggested it. 🌱❤
I also started using it recently, bc I saw the same video lol. I haven't seen a noticeable difference yet, but I have only been using it about a month. My water is very very hard and gross so I'm sure it will help lol! Wish I knew about it sooner I have a feeling the hard water was partially to blame for some fungus problems, that I am finally getting a hold on! Who knew tap water was so problematic 😂
@@barbarapalmer268 I have a 2 gallon watering can and I use a quarter of the cap. Admittedly, I was using too much when I first tried it but there was no adverse reaction to my plants. The small bottle should last you for a good while.
I have aquariums and never thought about this. We should be doing this for all plants. Not just the sensitive ones. This is genius. This is some of the most beneficial plant info I've ever seen.
This video came along at the exactly right time. I was just googling water distillers last night and trying to determine the time needed to process so much water and the counter space I would need for the equipment. I just received another African Mask and very much want it to flourish so thank you, thank you. I am so happy to know there is something that will improve my plants water,Sheffield never fails
I grow Calatheas from the top of the aquarium! Like some people grow pothos and the fertilized water from my aquarium has also helped them grow amazingly! I’ve wanted to share this with others
I use the water from my tank changes on my houseplants, and it works a TREAT! Pothos, philodendrons, calatheas all go NUTS submerged. My Cthenthe Grey Star has tripled in size since I changed to treated water 😂
I agree with everything in this video, but just a heads up Chat GPT will make stuff up out of whole cloth so I would double check anything you read on there.
Thanks for the tip. For watering my plants, I also use water droplets from my window air conditioning unit. Since I live in a tropical country, it only takes overnight to fill my 16 liter bucket.
I started using this on my plants about ten months ago at your recommendations and they have never been happier. Bright green glossy leaves and thriving. Thank you for the suggestion. I've just read my previous comment from one year ago.
Based on your videos I recently bought a bottle of this and shared it out with my daughter - i decanted it into two dropper bottles - so can count one drop, two drops etc depending on size of watering vessel.
I literally just threw a bottle of water conditioner away because I have not had fish in over three years. What a great idea… Guess I need to make a trip to the pet store!! Thank you so much for your informative videos, my plants 🪴 and I love you! 💕
I used to keep fish for over a decade and used Stress coat for everything it never occured to me to let other people know about it thank you for spreading the word!
So I bought this after watching your video and I'm hoping this will make a difference. Not all of my plants have a crispy leaf issue but some of the more sensitive ones do and I feel confident that this will help. It cost about $5 for a really small bottle here in Canada but it will probably last me a really long time. Thank you for the tip.
My calathea hates tap water but thrives with supermarket bottled still water 😊. When seeing what a huge difference it made, I started using it for all my plants and all of them are doing even better 😊
You had mentioned using water conditioner before, and so I took your advice and it has been working well so far. Thank you for making this separate, more in depth video that clarifies some concerns I have thought of. Your content is fantastic! 💖🌱💖🌱💖🌱
Brought a calathea home, my first plant! Then I decided to check up on it. My heart sank, not bought a plant for years because I either over watered or under watered them. So I bought a trusty water meter and water conditioner. Had no bother at all with the calathea, so I bought some more easy going plants. I’m still having better results with the calathea, got to figure out the best spots for other plants. Thank you for all your advise, there’s definitely one calathea that’s sighing a breath of relief that I watched your videos. Had the calathea at least 3 months and the others about 2 month and I’m happy to report, not one dead plant in the house. Life changing advise (especially for the plants!)
This video and your whole channel is so helpful, thank you! I don't have a great track record with plants. I live in an apartment with no outdoor workspace and I inherited 5 houseplants in February. It's been almost 6 months and they haven't croaked!
Thank you so much Mr Sheffield, I am amazed and happy that you’ve shown us all about the importance of the water conditioners for our plant water. It’s so very helpful and useful too. And I for one have just brought a Calathea and I’m going to spread the word to everyone who has a lot of p,ants too. Please stay safe and well too xxxx Mags ❤❤❤❤
My God your channel has grown so much since the last time I watched a video! More than double! Congrats! Wish to your subscribers' plants the same growth! 😅
Because the measurement of stress-coat for a gallon of water is so small it is hard to measure, even with the nifty measuring cap provided. I pour approximately 4 times the amount needed for a gallon into the cap, then carefully fill up the cap with water. I pour a quarter of the liquid in the cap into each gallon when I fill up my watering can. This makes the measurement easier for me. Perhaps it will for you and your followers as well. Thanks for all your tips.
I should have paid better attention when buying the stress coat. I bought an entire gallon before realizing i only needed a drop. But really appreciate your guidance, wit and information. My plants are starting to look better slowly but surely. I got the grow lights as well and I'm seeing new leaves! Thank you!
Thanks so much for this. My husband bought me a beautiful Calathea when we moved into our new home last year. I don't think he realized exactly what he got me into!! Anyway, I've been watching your multiple videos over the past few days. I hope i can bring her back to how she originally looked. Cheers from Beautiful British Columbia. Canada
Good advice! Also, if you have a water softener, you will also be adding salt to the water. Although small amounts, it can build up in the soil of your plants. If you can't use rain or distilled water, at a minimum, try to get your water before it enters the water softener. This may not be possible in an apartment, but with most homes there is an outdoor faucet where the main water line comes into the home. This is usually before any water softener. Getting your water before the water softener will assure there is no extra salt in the water. If you will just put water in a bucket and let it set for a couple of days, a lot of the chlorine and fluoride will evaporate out of the water. The water conditioner is a good solution that is easy to use, but these other considerations can help too.
Great video and sound advice. I keep tropical fish and have 3 aquariums, I'd have more is space allowed ;). All my plants are watered from the tanks and have the benefits of conditioned water, fish waste products within the water and a stable temperature of around 25deg C. The aquariums benefit from regular water changes, so it's a win win. I even use the same water to mist spray plants and air plants, they seem to love it.
I wondered about doing this. Do you know if it is safe/good for succulents, mesembs, lithops, carnivorous plants, and orchids? Do you happen to know about any of these? Thank you!
@@melissaaldosari8024 I have some succulents, just hens and chicks but they LOVE it, I recently acquired a Phalaenopsis Orchid and have watered that too without ill effect. I can't really see how it can be detrimental if it's from a standard tropical tank ( Obv's NOT saltwater) as the water parameters are stable. I live in a very hard water area and as plants won't take up nutrients in hard water with high PH the aquarium water is very beneficial to me.
Thank you for this video! You mentioned this stuff in one of your previous videos and I've had it in my amazon basket since then but only after watching this one I finally ordered it. I also bought a soil moisture meter following your advice and it was money well spent. I used to think that plants are not for me as I'd always kill them but it just takes some time and research (videos like yours!) to be a good plant parent. I've got lots of plants now, I've been also rescuing poorly plants and they all seem to be happy with me 🙂 thanks once again.
I use water filter for my tap water and I've been using the same filtered water for my plant the last 4 months. I never had such a lovely collection. no brown effect at all
As an aquarist I take the proses one step farther by only using ex-fish tank water. I take it one step farther still by syphoning/concentrating my filter cleaning water down to mud that I can selectively use on my plants.
Same here. 7 running planted fresh water tanks. I water with top water throughout the month and once a month I water with the dirty gravel vacuumed or filter cleaned water with all the black gunk. Inhabitants are small fish (tetras, a betta in each tank, various snail species).
@@legaltenderradfem Yes ,the mixture of tap water treatment ,"fish tank plant fertilizer", un eaten food and fish poo can't be beaten. I also suspect that as I have verry deep substrate made of plant growth soil, sand etc I get anaerobic filtration which finishes the proses of organic backdown to the Elementary level .
I only use distilled water in my fish tank. All these people say "never use distilled water!"...but my fish never complain and the tank sure stays clear! The same as me, only drink distilled water for over 40 years! The so-believed "needed" minerals in tap water, or anything besides distilled for that matter, is dissolved stone...the same thing that creates stalactites and stalagmites in caves! Is there any possible way we could use THAT in our bodies?! We do though...in the form of bladder and kidney stones, and cataracts in our eyes. I'll pass on that, thank you! It was recently discovered that ONLY distilled water forms crystals (think snowflakes!) and they tested every water known to man! If you have ever owned and run a water distiller, in only one 24 hour run, the distiller is coated in a thick lawyer of minerals that must be soaked overnight in straight white vinegar to remove, and it comes off in sheets. I had this book about water, and it had a picture of a man standing next to a pile of dirt as tall as himself, and it said, "This is the amount of dirt and minerals your kidneys will have to deal with in a lifetime." ...not a very pleasant thought! I'm an expert on bought distilled water too, and I've found that Target brand distilled water is the very BEST! (And no, I do not work for Target!) Well, take this information seriously, as it's meant to be taken, and save your eyes, your kidneys and your bladder...and oh, your veins from hardening of the arteries! (I forgot to add that one!) For Big TRUTH! kristi
@@kristilindley7849 for yourself distilled water is grate, but for your fish it comes with a danger . It's Kh and Gh are both 0, which means it has 0 buffering capacity. In other words any acid or alkaline can dramatically change the ph. of your water. Having said that my water is like that naturally so although it comes out of the tap with a ph of 6.8 it naturally sits in my tank at 5.3 ph due to fish, plants, etc without going into the exponential nature of the ph scale that is huge.
This video is an eye-opener. 2 years ago twice I purchased Calatheas and had the same problem with brown leaves, gradually the plant died so will buy some more and try this conditioner. I have 35 other plants which seem OK but will use this on all of them I am sure they will appreciate it. I assume it does not interfere with BTI tablets I use at every watering to stop fungus gnats. Thank you so much for this informative video I have ordered my API stress coat already.
Hi everyone, as a fish keeper, I can confirm there is no impact on fertiliser. I use the APT 3 fert in my tanks alongside Stress Coat and CO2 and no issues at all.
Im in the aquarium hobby also, and the water conditioner do not so much with the nitrogen compounds (ammonia, nitrit, nitrate,...), it can help fishes to survive ammonia poisoning, but its not eliminate it. When chloramine is treated, it breaks down chlorine and ammonia, so it actually make ammonia but it is not that much anyway. Truly a great stuff :D
When it isn't frozen solid, I use rain water from the garden's rain collection system, and everyone around me/that witnesses me going outside and hauling water inside for my indoor plants, acts like I am choosing to make things more difficult for myself, for no reason. 🙄😂 I especially appreciate the validation! 😅 It is nice to know that it is more than just me and the plants that know. Others that side eye me never bothered to ask or look it up, and they either dont have plants or have a brown thumb. 😅 I was tired of all the spider plants having brown tips. Switched to rain water. The build up on the soil was important for me to learn, quite a few plants had it.
I used this water process on a cutting I took off a dying plant in a restaurant but it wouldn't root for two weeks: I used this mix and I had a root in three days. AND a new leaf appeared. I was able to transplant to a pot. So far (now two months later from obtaining it) so good.
Indeed. And our tap water is doing the same to us, making us “brown and crispy with yellowing edges” on the inside! (Sickness, disease, cancers, etc. ). It’s not just chlorine. Heavy metals, fluoride, antibiotics, etc. etc. are there. Water filters are a must for any home in these times.
Might have to give it a try. I distill a lot of my own water but its a pain, time consuming and cost but my water is not the friendliest to plants plus I have a softener system.
After watching this video today I ordered API stress coat from Amazon. Thank you for the valuable and useful information. I love your channel, and always learn something new.
Thank you for the recommendation! I love how you are not one of these 'Look what I discovered!' but instead gave credit to the viewers who recommended the product. I remember the original video with the comments and made a mental note to myself, but quickly forgot to get some. I've been collecting rain water and have actually written down the name of the conditioner so I remember to get it. I won't have to store gallons of rain water in my garage anymore.
I always refill my indoor plant jugs with tap water after I water. Then let the water in the jugs dissipate the chlorine naturally for a couple days or more before watering my indoor plants again. My outdoor plants get water from my rain water collection. Works great.
I have a pond and use the powder to remove the chlorine. Mostly the pond water is changed by rain water. When you showed us the difference it clicked. I just ordered a bottle of the stress coat. In my area, my water pH is 8.5!!!!! God only knows what they are adding. Thank you for letting me know that the pH will rise with the water conditioner. So.. like I said, I purchased the stress coat instead.
Been using this for several months now, and yes it makes a huge difference Thanks to you, I know got both magic potions and a magic wand aka the Moisture Meter 👍🏻😃
I have an aquarium and I water my house plants with water straight out of the tank. I has all the beneficial bacteria that plants seem to love. When i do tank maintenance, i pous the used tank water on my outside plants to keep them healthy and blooming as well.
I recently started growing venus fly traps, they need pure water. I invested in a zero water filter. I got the 22 cup filter jug and it gives me 100% pure water that registers a 0 on the TDS meter. It really removes everything. We give it to all of our plants & pets.
Thanks! This is a great tip. About a year ago I started watering exclusively with spring water. That made a huge difference. I live in a totally different world over here in Miami Florida. My plants live year round on my balcony, and from what you’ve described I probably have to water them twice as often as they get near constant 80°F (26°C) and 80% humidity here. We moved in March and a month ago we got a dehumidifier to supplement the air conditioning in our new apartment, and I started saving the runoff water and using it for my plants. I think they’re even more healthy now. I might have to try this stress coat stuff come November when the humidity drops off here and my supply of dehumidifier water dwindles.
You just gave me the idea. I live in a house. Easy for me to capture AC runoff! I am in Central FL so AC runs ALL year! I am going to buy an appropriare container ASAP. Thank you for mentioning this!!!
OMG! I bought an orange chlorophytum too about a month ago because I fell in love with its looks online, but it has been on the struggle bus since coming through my door. If you just solved my issue with this plant then you're a saint! Canonized and everything (for whatever that means coming from a non-Catholic person lol).
As someone with aquariums, I’ve wondered about this for some time, but never tried it. Glad to hear it works. As to affecting fertilizer, the same companies that make the water conditioners also make fertilizers and I’ve never read where they suggest the two have any affect on each other. I’m guessing it could be tested by taking two plants and fertilizing only one, but using the conditioner in both to see if the fertilizer still has an effect. Great video.
I live in Fl. I have a dehumidifier in my home. I use this water, pulled straight out of the air to water my plants. They seem to like it, but I will definitely use stress relief in the water. Thank you for all your fabulous ideas.
Everybody listen up!!!!! I bought the tap water conditioner and not the STRESS COAT. I'd had new leaves on my Fiddle Leaf and then instantly after using the water conditioner, I lost several of my perfectly matured leaves. I'm going to purchase the STRESS COAT NOW. Just a cautionary tale and hoping to save this community some leaves and plants by using the Stress Coat, and not the water conditioner. Thanks and Happy Planting everyone!
OMG! Once again you saved the day!!! I have a well and will start using well water for the inside plants! But I sent your video to my neighbor who has been having the brown edge problem and she is going to start using API stress coat Thank you so much!
Great video. I’ve been using that water conditioner for a couple of weeks now and look forward to some results. I bought an eyedropper with 0.25 mL measurements so I could better control the dose for my smaller watering can.
@@SheffieldMadePlants I know the feeling 🤦♂😳 It's such a simple and obvious solution to the problem, but it never crossed my mind either... Thank you @d.thomas1463 Like I said earlier, amazing and helpful community here ❤
Hey there! Great idea. Will be digging out an old dropper from somewhere. I'm sure I must have one hanging about from when my children were little. I've been meaning to purchase the water conditioner since it was mentioned, but I just haven't gotten around to it. 🙄😑
Thanks. I have an aquarium with live plants and have found I can use the aquarium fertiliser with the water conditioner with no problems at all. However I've never thought of using the conditioner in the water for my plants. What is really good also is using the water from your aquarium to water the plants during a water change.
Thanks mate for this information as I have the same problem . The great news is I have tropical fish’s and I will now use the old water for all my plants. 😊
Have been watching your channel for a while now and I will say it's very enjoyable and educational at the same time, I finally subscribed. Some of my plants are now over 60 years old now and I have never thought of the water conditioner trick. Until the last few years I've always had well water and I can notice the unfortunate difference with public water now, great idea. Keep up the great media information!!!
I thought I wouldn’t be able to get the same conditioner as you because I live in Mexico City but I just bought it from Amazon! I’m so happy! Can’t wait to try it on both my diefenbachias, they throw brown leaves non stop…
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now I know why my plants don't get brown leaves on my plants. I use the water from my aquarium water changes to water them.
Great stuff 👍
Me too .
Old fresh water aquarium water is great for plants and Hydroponics. There are hydroponic setups with live fish part of the system.
I've been watering my plants with this conditioner and yes, my plants love it. My spider plant has given me flowers 😍
Great stuff 👍
Im sure you could say theyre very thankful 😂🌻
I appreciate your frankness cuz it makes you more trustworthy.
Thank you 😊
There should be an award for meaningful information/enrichment on TH-cam, I believe this tip is extremely valuable game changer. Thank you so very much from New York to you in Sheffield, England.
Wow, thanks!
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Very glad the stress coat worked for you. Give it a good mix 15 minutes into the settle, just swish the jug a bit, and it will help the metals settle a bit better. For fertilizer, alternate with 75/25 distilled water and fertilizer drops. Add the fertilizer drops to the distilled water then mix with stress coat treatment that has already settled. From what I can gather this is about what my companion does for their Prayer Plant.
My buddy claims the distilled water is a more gentle delivery for the fertilizer, since the roots are stressing already, and there's nothing loss because there is plenty mineral deposit from typical watering.
Tried it. It works. Better than plant food. Yahoo. Thank you
Great to hear!
I started using this a month ago and it has changed everything...Everybody's a lot healthier and happier! 😅
Everybody? 😁
You are by far, my favorite plant person.. thank you..
Wow, thank you!
Nice to see the plant community discovering the aquarium community little secret about water conditioning. I water all my plants with my tank water and the all seem very pleased.
😁
All this time i threw it away 😮 not any more😂
Yeah, in addition to any conditioner you may use, it's also full of nitrogen from the fish waste. The best stuff to use should be the murky stuff you get when you "vacuum" the junk out of the gravel/bottom filter.
Excellent way of recyclng water.
I love how you demonstrate in your videos that you ‘throw’ your plants in the bin: before letting them go, carefully position them so they will arrive on their ‘feet’ and they will survive the trip. Disclaimer: no plant babies were harmed in the making of this video 😊💚
I’m reasonably careful 😅
I am a retired old man aquarium hobbyist. I water my plants with aquarium water which is chlorine and chloramine free. I have city water so it is necessary to remove these chemicals because they are toxic to my fish. Your idea is great and stress-coat is a great product but with many aquariums it is a bit expensive for me to use. The main ingredient in all chorine-chloramine neutralizers is sodium Thiosulfate. I purchased a 5 Lbs. bag on line for around $35.00 and used half of it to make my own chorine-chloramine remover. It made enough to last me for decades and I still have enough left in the Crystal form to mix up that much again. Like any commercial chlorine remover you need to shake it up well before using it as the Sodium Thiosulfate tends to separate from sitting on the shelf. I keep mine in glass bottles so that I can see when it has been shaken up well. It is easy to make. Here is the recipe below. To make aquarium Dechlorinator mix 500 grams of Sodium Thiosulfate to a gallon of water. 1 drop will treat a gallon of water, 1 milileter will treat 10 gallons of water. One gallon of this mixture will treat up to 40,000 gallons of water.
Pool Dechlorinator Sodium Thiosulfate Pentahydrate 5 lbs by Cesco Solutions - Premium Chlorine Neutralizer for Pools, Aquarium, Pond - Technical-Grade Chlorine Remover for Hot Tubs - Bulk Package
4 tablespoons of Safe Power to 1500 ml of water will treat 14,400 gallons of water,
The complete and concentrated conditioner for both fresh and salt water
Removes chlorine Chloramine and ammonia
Converts ammonia into a safe nontoxic form that is readily removed by the tank's Bio Filter
May be used during Tank cycling to alleviate ammonia and nitrite toxicity; non acidic and will not impact pH nor will it over activate skimmers
Safe is the dry version of prime and shares all of its advantages, however safe is even more concentrated
That’s very interesting thanks for the tip
So interesting…🤗
I do the same thing. I only water my plants with aquarium water or my carnivorous plants with reverse osmosis. I use Seachem Safe (powder) vs Seachem Prime (liquid) because it's so concentrated I'll maybe never get through a $10 bottle in my whole life.
I do the same mate. And it's healthy for the plants due to the fish waste etc so they kinda get a mini fertilise each time 😊
Water conditioner
2 months late for this video, but I have a freshwater planted aquarium, and I've never heard or seen mentioned in aquarium keeping communities that water conditioner could affect fertilizers. My tank is a 3-year-old walstad (use potting soil covered by a layer of aquarium substrate), and now that the soil is depleted I've been using liquid and tablet fertilizer along with Seachem Prime water conditioner and I have never seen any adverse reactions. From what I've also seen, aquarium water is also good for plants. I use the dirty water from cleaning my filters and tank water change to water the little piece of lawn outside my back door, and boy does the grass grow like crazy. That water has all the fish waste and a bunch of filtering microbes and other biomedia, so it does wonders to plants
Thanks for confirming 👍
I really like your videos because you get to all the points quickly and without a lot of fluff.
Awesome thank you 😊
Yesss!
seemed to take awile for me
It’s fantastic, not too much yachedy yack, I love it.
As an aquarium enthusiast, I can confirm that stresscoat does not interfere with fertlizing. After all the fertilizing routines in heavy hightech aquariums require micros and macros added every day. It would be detrimental if it cancelled NPK added.
Funny thing is I have API at hand, never considered using it in plants since I have mix RO water with tap. Will try it in though! It makes sense.
Cool thanks for confirming
When I do water changes for my aquarium, I use that water for my plants - they love it! (don't use aquarium water if you have salt water tank)
I also have been using the "stress coat" or another version of that (for aquarium) for my plants when I don't use the aquarium water. I have not had any issues.
Awesome!
Thanks a lor for this info
@@abernathymonsoon4638 I gave my son a propagated HOYA. Mine was 15 years old and had never flowered. He was giving his water from his fish tank, and it flowers all the time. Grrrr. I also gave him a Sambach Jasmine not doing well, and it went nuts flowering and scenting up his apt. from fish water.
Thank you started using conditioner about 4 weeks ago . And it's amazing. No brown anywhere on any of my plants . Thank you 😊
Wonderful!
I bought a 2.5-gallon beverage dispenser with a tap from Amazon. I fill it with water, add the conditioner, and fill my watering can from the tap. It's clear, so it doesn't look bad on my counter.
Ooo very good 👍
How much conditioner per gallon?
@srobinett1 I follow the directions on the bottle and do the math to come up with the correct amount. For the brand I use, it is 1/4 tsp for 2.5 gallons.
This is actually a brilliant idea, thanks! Just have to remember to label mine so nobody accidentally takes a drink from it lol.
@@noctoiI don’t think it would hurt them.
Just as I was half way through this video I realised I don't want to use tap water on my new plants. I only got them a week ago and have been noticing them slowly drying out. Then suddenly it started bucketing down rain, so I ran out and got every container I could find to catch the rain water. One 25 Lt bucket filled up under a leaking gutter in just 5 mins. 😃
I live in the humid tropics with pure water coming out of the tap and had the same problems with my calathea. I put the calathea outside in a shady spot and it didn't get better, and worse, something has been eating the leaves. My solution is to never buy a calathea again. I can easily live without it.
It's a shame but I get it 😅
Have you considered rain water doesn’t contain minerals? It doesn’t.
Check it out. I've heard all rain still carries pollutants.
Same here my clathea gives me hard time I m just beginner when I bought my kids were so happy because it looks so good but now I’m fed up 😢
Not only does rain dissolve and carry pollutants it passes through in the air on its way to earth, if you collect it off a roof or other similar surface it'll pick up all the nitrates, phosphates, bacteria etc. from the rotting moss, algae and bird and insect poo that's covering it. For most plants that shouldn't be a problem but it absolutely does contain 'minerals'. Whatever you do, don't drink it without boiling it first just in case!
As a spider plant lover I needed to hear this. Im gonna try this for my babies ❤
You’ve got this ✊
It's working out great for my spider plants!!!
@@msbettyofnewark5812 I can't wait to try! I've grown quite attached to the three I have and I'm even trying to propagate some babies now.
Definitely the kindest and most educated plant videos I've ever came across. I love all your valuable information 🌸🌹🌿🌵
Wow, thank you!
Thank you for this awesome suggestion. I’ve used this solution for only one month and have already noticed a dramatic difference in my Calathea and Spider plants. As a result, all of my houseplants are now watered with this solution added. My bamboo plant seems to have grown much more in one month than I have seen in the last six months. THANKS AGAIN for sharing.
Glad it helped!
Take your banana peels, throw in a jug with water let sit for a couple of days. Potassium is in the peals, the plants love it. Same as rice water or coffee grounds.
Only rice water is no longer recommended for the quantity of starch in it. It lowers soil’s quality and makes it smelly overtime and you do not want to smell rotten starch. It’s awful.
@@hana.the.writer5074rice water is very good for orchids. My mom dilutes it with water and sprays on orchids. They bloom all round the year. The high humidity (Southern part of India)is an additional boon.
Oh okay, thanks.@@hana.the.writer5074
Or Azote in rain- water? Banana peels:Thank you for a 0$ tip.
I used coffee grounds, but did not know why. Will definitely give banana peels a second life. (Our water is barely treated...)
I live in south australia. I have calatheyas and they are thriving. Massive leaves, no browning, and im just watering them, and every so often feeding them
Oh that's for my fish tanks! Bonus tip, if you have a fish tank and then change the water about 1 x a month take the old fish tank water and use it for the plants. 😍
Good tip!
I have been struggling with this issue with my peace lilies for like 10 years and I thought it was hopeless. Thank you! Such a great tip!
Excellent!
Peace lilies are one of the plant that you can use as an aquaponics in aquarium. TH-cam have lots of video's
Me too!!!!
Spot on! I use a aquarium dechlorinator for all of mine and sometimes aquarium water as it has fish waste in it.
Perfect 👌
I have now been using this for several months, and he is right. This works quite well.👏🏽👍🏼💡
Great to hear!
I just saw this video and immediately bought this product. This seems like the solution I need for browning tips on my otherwise beautiful spider plant. Everyone on line says that’s just the way spider plants are. I mostly use rain water but I don’t always have access to that. Then I use distilled. But this seems to be the better solution. Thanks so much
Great stuff 👍
Could you please share with me the link to purchase?
@@jdprasad2489 . I’m in the U.S. I bought it on Amazon. Less then $10 for 16oz but it may have been on a markdown price.
I have just started using a water conditioner to water my alocasia black velvet! there was no reason I could find for some of the tips on her leaves to turn brown, and after some research found out that the chlorine might have been the issue. It's doing very well now and perfectly happy! super cheap and quick solution
Cool glad it worked out 👍
Never heard of this, I’m so glad to learn about water conditioner . It makes perfect sense!
You’ve got this ✊
Amazon has a deal right now on API stress coat. Just $8.46 U.S. for a 16 ounce bottle. I just ordered mine :) Thank you so much for the tip! Maybe my spider plant will behave now :). I really enjoy your channel. I’ve learned a lot!
Fantastic!
I also bought mine from Amazon. My plants are happy. I don’t have to buy any water. Thanks
Godbless u my good man. Sharing is caring
I appreciate that
It definitely helps with aquarium plants, please keep in mind that use outside of aquariums falls under off-label use so don't go using it for food plants and I wouldn't use anything other than the dosing they put on the bottles: API Tap water conditioner dosing comes out to 3 drops per gallon of water. API Stress Coat conditioner dosing comes out to 10 drops (0.5mL) per gallon. Both of these remove chlorine, chloramine, and detoxify heavy metals from tap water.
Fertilizers that provide metals (think supplementing iron) will become chelated by the use of conditioners like this. Chelated metals from fertilizers will precipitate out of the water but will still be available in the soil.
Don't trust chat GPT lol
If you use a conditioner that says it removes/detoxifies ammonia, nitrite, or nitrate - you will absolutely remove the available nitrogen to the plant, reducing its fertilization. So avoid conditioner products with that wording/feature
And don't use any conditioner that says that it removes/detoxifies ammonia,nitrites, or nitrates as that absolutely will mess up your macro fertilizers
Very helpful as I make my mozzie tea in one gallon jugs and wasn't sure on Stress Coat dosage.
So if I understand you correctly, if using the stress coat we can use up to 10 drops per gallon of water. According to Mr Sheffield we should use
@@KatarinaS.the dosage is flexible. According to the label of API stress coat it’s 5ml(1 tsp) per 10 gallon but can be used up to 10ml per 10 gallon which would benefit the fish even more. So let’s say we use 5ml(1 tsp) per 10 gallon. I use a 0.5 gallon pitcher most of the time, and my smallest measuring spoon is 1/4 tsp. I put my stress coat in a dropper bottle, using that dropper bottle to fill my 1/4 tsp measuring spoon I need 14 drops. 1/4 tsp is roughly 1.25ml, to get 0.5ml you’ll need 5.6 drops, round that up that’s 6 drops for half gallon(2 quarts) of water. There you go, use 6 to 12 drops for your 2 quarts of water. I use 6 drops.
As a new plant enthusiast, your advice has been invaluable..
I’ve been using this water conditioner for a couple months now. I purchased from Amazon after seeing the suggestion on your channel. I’ve only a few sensitive plants but I’m looking forward to healthy new growth. I certainly have not had any adverse reaction. I use on all my plants. Thanks for this tip from all who suggested it. 🌱❤
Great stuff 👍 thanks!
I also started using it recently, bc I saw the same video lol. I haven't seen a noticeable difference yet, but I have only been using it about a month. My water is very very hard and gross so I'm sure it will help lol! Wish I knew about it sooner I have a feeling the hard water was partially to blame for some fungus problems, that I am finally getting a hold on! Who knew tap water was so problematic 😂
How much do you use, when watering?
@@barbarapalmer268
I have a 2 gallon watering can and I use a quarter of the cap. Admittedly, I was using too much when I first tried it but there was no adverse reaction to my plants. The small bottle should last you for a good while.
@@barbarapalmer268 I use 3 drops per gallon
I have aquariums and never thought about this. We should be doing this for all plants. Not just the sensitive ones. This is genius. This is some of the most beneficial plant info I've ever seen.
Great stuff 👍
Use the aquarium water to water your plants every time you do a water change. Way better than just using the water conditioner.
This video came along at the exactly right time. I was just googling water distillers last night and trying to determine the time needed to process so much water and the counter space I would need for the equipment. I just received another African Mask and very much want it to flourish so thank you, thank you. I am so happy to know there is something that will improve my plants water,Sheffield never fails
This option definitely won’t take up so much space 😁
Ived been using this for 2months now and my plants are very happy no crispy edges no brown spots very please
Thanks for sharing
I grow Calatheas from the top of the aquarium! Like some people grow pothos and the fertilized water from my aquarium has also helped them grow amazingly! I’ve wanted to share this with others
That is awesome!
I use the water from my tank changes on my houseplants, and it works a TREAT! Pothos, philodendrons, calatheas all go NUTS submerged. My Cthenthe Grey Star has tripled in size since I changed to treated water 😂
I agree with everything in this video, but just a heads up Chat GPT will make stuff up out of whole cloth so I would double check anything you read on there.
😂 very true
Thanks for the tip. For watering my plants, I also use water droplets from my window air conditioning unit. Since I live in a tropical country, it only takes overnight to fill my 16 liter bucket.
Interesting!
I started using this on my plants about ten months ago at your recommendations and they have never been happier. Bright green glossy leaves and thriving. Thank you for the suggestion. I've just read my previous comment from one year ago.
Great to hear!
Based on your videos I recently bought a bottle of this and shared it out with my daughter - i decanted it into two dropper bottles - so can count one drop, two drops etc depending on size of watering vessel.
I’ve done that now too 👍
I poke a hole in the safety seal with a toothpick because I only make it a gallon at a time. Then I drop it in the 1ml part in the cap.
@@devilmecare JUST A DROP IN A GALLON OF WATER? IT SAYS 1ML PER 20 GALLON. I GOT LOST TRYING TO CONVERT HOW MUCH IN A GALLON OF WATER.
Can someone please tell me the correct ratio I should use (ml), really struggling to work it out 😳.
@@NotYourBabyG hi - I tend to use two drops in 1 and half lites of water which is the size of my watering vessel. Hope that helps.
Just bought a bottle I don’t have a water softener but never thought of the water treatment chemicals I learned something today Thank you
I literally just threw a bottle of water conditioner away because I have not had fish in over three years. What a great idea… Guess I need to make a trip to the pet store!! Thank you so much for your informative videos, my plants 🪴 and I love you! 💕
Glad it was helpful!
I used to keep fish for over a decade and used Stress coat for everything it never occured to me to let other people know about it thank you for spreading the word!
You bet!
So I bought this after watching your video and I'm hoping this will make a difference. Not all of my plants have a crispy leaf issue but some of the more sensitive ones do and I feel confident that this will help. It cost about $5 for a really small bottle here in Canada but it will probably last me a really long time.
Thank you for the tip.
You bet!
My calathea hates tap water but thrives with supermarket bottled still water 😊. When seeing what a huge difference it made, I started using it for all my plants and all of them are doing even better 😊
Oh wow!
My plants hate sink water, I purchased water from the supermarket and my plants love it. So pretty and green and I live on the hot desert.
I never use tap water for my indoor plants , only bottled still water . And someone suggested that for gardenias , use distilled water
@@SheffieldMadePlantsI never use tap water for my indoor plants. Always bottled still water . I will try Distilled water for my Gardenias
@@SheffieldMadePlants I subscribed to your channel , and I enjoy watching all your videos . 👍😍💐😊
You are so dedicated and hardly a public figure. Just the man next door. Good on you. 👋🏻☺️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 🌾 Keep those plants thriving. 🌸🍃
I appreciate that
@@SheffieldMadePlants A pleasure
@SheffieldMadePlants
Fascinating videos 😃
I often used peroxide when watering and it helped stopping browning edges.
Ratio, please🙏.
You had mentioned using water conditioner before, and so I took your advice and it has been working well so far. Thank you for making this separate, more in depth video that clarifies some concerns I have thought of. Your content is fantastic! 💖🌱💖🌱💖🌱
Fantastic!
Brought a calathea home, my first plant! Then I decided to check up on it. My heart sank, not bought a plant for years because I either over watered or under watered them. So I bought a trusty water meter and water conditioner. Had no bother at all with the calathea, so I bought some more easy going plants. I’m still having better results with the calathea, got to figure out the best spots for other plants. Thank you for all your advise, there’s definitely one calathea that’s sighing a breath of relief that I watched your videos. Had the calathea at least 3 months and the others about 2 month and I’m happy to report, not one dead plant in the house. Life changing advise (especially for the plants!)
This video and your whole channel is so helpful, thank you! I don't have a great track record with plants. I live in an apartment with no outdoor workspace and I inherited 5 houseplants in February. It's been almost 6 months and they haven't croaked!
Great stuff 👍
Thank you so much Mr Sheffield, I am amazed and happy that you’ve shown us all about the importance of the water conditioners for our plant water. It’s so very helpful and useful too. And I for one have just brought a Calathea and I’m going to spread the word to everyone who has a lot of p,ants too. Please stay safe and well too xxxx Mags ❤❤❤❤
Glad it was helpful!
My God your channel has grown so much since the last time I watched a video! More than double! Congrats!
Wish to your subscribers' plants the same growth! 😅
Thank you so much!! But why aren't you watching all my video? Joking of course! 😁
@@SheffieldMadePlants hahaha! 😆
I finished with all my replanting and caring projects two months ago. Enjoy the rest of the summer! 😁
Because the measurement of stress-coat for a gallon of water is so small it is hard to measure, even with the nifty measuring cap provided. I pour approximately 4 times the amount needed for a gallon into the cap, then carefully fill up the cap with water. I pour a quarter of the liquid in the cap into each gallon when I fill up my watering can. This makes the measurement easier for me. Perhaps it will for you and your followers as well. Thanks for all your tips.
I’ve switched to filtered water for watering thanks to you, it’s helped immensely….thanks!
Glad it helped!
I should have paid better attention when buying the stress coat. I bought an entire gallon before realizing i only needed a drop. But really appreciate your guidance, wit and information. My plants are starting to look better slowly but surely. I got the grow lights as well and I'm seeing new leaves! Thank you!
You always have the most helpful tips! I’ve been getting a little sick of always having to harvest rainwater, will be trying this out right away
Great stuff 👍
Thanks so much for this. My husband bought me a beautiful Calathea when we moved into our new home last year. I don't think he realized exactly what he got me into!! Anyway, I've been watching your multiple videos over the past few days. I hope i can bring her back to how she originally looked. Cheers from Beautiful British Columbia. Canada
Great stuff 👍
Good advice! Also, if you have a water softener, you will also be adding salt to the water. Although small amounts, it can build up in the soil of your plants. If you can't use rain or distilled water, at a minimum, try to get your water before it enters the water softener. This may not be possible in an apartment, but with most homes there is an outdoor faucet where the main water line comes into the home. This is usually before any water softener. Getting your water before the water softener will assure there is no extra salt in the water. If you will just put water in a bucket and let it set for a couple of days, a lot of the chlorine and fluoride will evaporate out of the water. The water conditioner is a good solution that is easy to use, but these other considerations can help too.
vinegar also remove chlorine.
Great video and sound advice. I keep tropical fish and have 3 aquariums, I'd have more is space allowed ;). All my plants are watered from the tanks and have the benefits of conditioned water, fish waste products within the water and a stable temperature of around 25deg C. The aquariums benefit from regular water changes, so it's a win win. I even use the same water to mist spray plants and air plants, they seem to love it.
That is awesome!
I do this too. I have several well established tanks. This water is liquid gold.
I wondered about doing this. Do you know if it is safe/good for succulents, mesembs, lithops, carnivorous plants, and orchids? Do you happen to know about any of these? Thank you!
@@melissaaldosari8024 I have some succulents, just hens and chicks but they LOVE it, I recently acquired a Phalaenopsis Orchid and have watered that too without ill effect. I can't really see how it can be detrimental if it's from a standard tropical tank ( Obv's NOT saltwater) as the water parameters are stable. I live in a very hard water area and as plants won't take up nutrients in hard water with high PH the aquarium water is very beneficial to me.
@@haitch04 Thank you so much! This is fabulous help!
Thank you for this video! You mentioned this stuff in one of your previous videos and I've had it in my amazon basket since then but only after watching this one I finally ordered it. I also bought a soil moisture meter following your advice and it was money well spent.
I used to think that plants are not for me as I'd always kill them but it just takes some time and research (videos like yours!) to be a good plant parent. I've got lots of plants now, I've been also rescuing poorly plants and they all seem to be happy with me 🙂 thanks once again.
Awesome and great job 👍
I use water filter for my tap water and I've been using the same filtered water for my plant the last 4 months. I never had such a lovely collection. no brown effect at all
Oh wow! Thanks for sharing
As an aquarist I take the proses one step farther by only using ex-fish tank water.
I take it one step farther still by syphoning/concentrating my filter cleaning water down to mud that I can selectively use on my plants.
Pro moves 👌
Same here. 7 running planted fresh water tanks. I water with top water throughout the month and once a month I water with the dirty gravel vacuumed or filter cleaned water with all the black gunk. Inhabitants are small fish (tetras, a betta in each tank, various snail species).
@@legaltenderradfem Yes ,the mixture of tap water treatment ,"fish tank plant fertilizer", un eaten food and fish poo can't be beaten.
I also suspect that as I have verry deep substrate made of plant growth soil, sand etc I get anaerobic filtration which finishes the proses of organic backdown to the Elementary level .
I only use distilled water in my fish tank. All these people say "never use distilled water!"...but my fish never complain and the tank sure stays clear! The same as me, only drink distilled water for over 40 years! The so-believed "needed" minerals in tap water, or anything besides distilled for that matter, is dissolved stone...the same thing that creates stalactites and stalagmites in caves! Is there any possible way we could use THAT in our bodies?! We do though...in the form of bladder and kidney stones, and cataracts in our eyes. I'll pass on that, thank you! It was recently discovered that ONLY distilled water forms crystals (think snowflakes!) and they tested every water known to man! If you have ever owned and run a water distiller, in only one 24 hour run, the distiller is coated in a thick lawyer of minerals that must be soaked overnight in straight white vinegar to remove, and it comes off in sheets. I had this book about water, and it had a picture of a man standing next to a pile of dirt as tall as himself, and it said, "This is the amount of dirt and minerals your kidneys will have to deal with in a lifetime." ...not a very pleasant thought! I'm an expert on bought distilled water too, and I've found that Target brand distilled water is the very BEST! (And no, I do not work for Target!) Well, take this information seriously, as it's meant to be taken, and save your eyes, your kidneys and your bladder...and oh, your veins from hardening of the arteries! (I forgot to add that one!) For Big TRUTH! kristi
@@kristilindley7849 for yourself distilled water is grate, but for your fish it comes with a danger .
It's Kh and Gh are both 0, which means it has 0 buffering capacity.
In other words any acid or alkaline can dramatically change the ph. of your water. Having said that my water is like that naturally so although it comes out of the tap with a ph of 6.8 it naturally sits in my tank at 5.3 ph due to fish, plants, etc
without going into the exponential nature of the ph scale that is huge.
This video is an eye-opener. 2 years ago twice I purchased Calatheas and had the same problem with brown leaves, gradually the plant died so will buy some more and try this conditioner. I have 35 other plants which seem OK but will use this on all of them I am sure they will appreciate it. I assume it does not interfere with BTI tablets I use at every watering to stop fungus gnats. Thank you so much for this informative video I have ordered my API stress coat already.
Hi everyone, as a fish keeper, I can confirm there is no impact on fertiliser. I use the APT 3 fert in my tanks alongside Stress Coat and CO2 and no issues at all.
Thanks for the info!
Im in the aquarium hobby also, and the water conditioner do not so much with the nitrogen compounds (ammonia, nitrit, nitrate,...), it can help fishes to survive ammonia poisoning, but its not eliminate it. When chloramine is treated, it breaks down chlorine and ammonia, so it actually make ammonia but it is not that much anyway.
Truly a great stuff :D
Cool thanks for clarifying
When it isn't frozen solid, I use rain water from the garden's rain collection system, and everyone around me/that witnesses me going outside and hauling water inside for my indoor plants, acts like I am choosing to make things more difficult for myself, for no reason. 🙄😂
I especially appreciate the validation! 😅 It is nice to know that it is more than just me and the plants that know. Others that side eye me never bothered to ask or look it up, and they either dont have plants or have a brown thumb. 😅
I was tired of all the spider plants having brown tips. Switched to rain water. The build up on the soil was important for me to learn, quite a few plants had it.
I used this water process on a cutting I took off a dying plant in a restaurant but it wouldn't root for two weeks: I used this mix and I had a root in three days. AND a new leaf appeared. I was able to transplant to a pot. So far (now two months later from obtaining it) so good.
Indeed. And our tap water is doing the same to us, making us “brown and crispy with yellowing edges” on the inside! (Sickness, disease, cancers, etc. ). It’s not just chlorine. Heavy metals, fluoride, antibiotics, etc. etc. are there. Water filters are a must for any home in these times.
I just bought this and I’m so excited to see the improvement in my plant babies! Also just started repotting some plants in water only🙏🙏
Might have to give it a try. I distill a lot of my own water but its a pain, time consuming and cost but my water is not the friendliest to plants plus I have a softener system.
Definitely easier to do this
After watching this video today I ordered API stress coat from Amazon. Thank you for the valuable and useful information. I love your channel, and always learn something new.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for the recommendation!
I love how you are not one of these 'Look what I discovered!' but instead gave credit to the viewers who recommended the product.
I remember the original video with the comments and made a mental note to myself, but quickly forgot to get some. I've been collecting rain water and have actually written down the name of the conditioner so I remember to get it. I won't have to store gallons of rain water in my garage anymore.
Cool thanks! Gotta give props to those in the know 😁
I always refill my indoor plant jugs with tap water after I water. Then let the water in the jugs dissipate the chlorine naturally for a couple days or more before watering my indoor plants again.
My outdoor plants get water from my rain water collection. Works great.
Most water supplies use chloramine, a comdo molecule of chlorine and ammonia. They do this so it does not evaporate easily
Same as I do, let Tap water sit out 1-2 days.
I have a pond and use the powder to remove the chlorine. Mostly the pond water is changed by rain water. When you showed us the difference it clicked. I just ordered a bottle of the stress coat. In my area, my water pH is 8.5!!!!! God only knows what they are adding. Thank you for letting me know that the pH will rise with the water conditioner. So.. like I said, I purchased the stress coat instead.
Great stuff 👍
Been using this for several months now, and yes it makes a huge difference
Thanks to you, I know got both magic potions and a magic wand aka the Moisture Meter 👍🏻😃
Great to hear! I can't take the credit for the water conditioner though. That's the viewers on this channel 😁
@@SheffieldMadePlants There's a great and helpful community here for sure 👍🏻 It's a nice little oasis of plant lovers
I have an aquarium and I water my house plants with water straight out of the tank. I has all the beneficial bacteria that plants seem to love. When i do tank maintenance, i pous the used tank water on my outside plants to keep them healthy and blooming as well.
Thanks to you, my plants are thriving with this 😊
Wonderful!
I recently started growing venus fly traps, they need pure water.
I invested in a zero water filter. I got the 22 cup filter jug and it gives me 100% pure water that registers a 0 on the TDS meter. It really removes everything.
We give it to all of our plants & pets.
Thanks! This is a great tip. About a year ago I started watering exclusively with spring water. That made a huge difference. I live in a totally different world over here in Miami Florida. My plants live year round on my balcony, and from what you’ve described I probably have to water them twice as often as they get near constant 80°F (26°C) and 80% humidity here. We moved in March and a month ago we got a dehumidifier to supplement the air conditioning in our new apartment, and I started saving the runoff water and using it for my plants. I think they’re even more healthy now. I might have to try this stress coat stuff come November when the humidity drops off here and my supply of dehumidifier water dwindles.
Dehumidifier water is a great hack 👍
You just gave me the idea. I live in a house. Easy for me to capture AC runoff! I am in Central FL so AC runs ALL year! I am going to buy an appropriare container ASAP.
Thank you for mentioning this!!!
I bought this 2 weeks ago and really just started using it, your review has convinced me this was the right choice for my plants!
Great to hear!
OMG! I bought an orange chlorophytum too about a month ago because I fell in love with its looks online, but it has been on the struggle bus since coming through my door. If you just solved my issue with this plant then you're a saint! Canonized and everything (for whatever that means coming from a non-Catholic person lol).
😂 hope it helps!
Thanks!
Thank you 😊
As someone with aquariums, I’ve wondered about this for some time, but never tried it. Glad to hear it works. As to affecting fertilizer, the same companies that make the water conditioners also make fertilizers and I’ve never read where they suggest the two have any affect on each other. I’m guessing it could be tested by taking two plants and fertilizing only one, but using the conditioner in both to see if the fertilizer still has an effect. Great video.
Thank you 😊. I’m satisfied they don’t affect each now 👍
I live in Fl. I have a dehumidifier in my home. I use this water, pulled straight out of the air to water my plants. They seem to like it, but I will definitely use stress relief in the water.
Thank you for all your fabulous ideas.
My pleasure 😊
Everybody listen up!!!!! I bought the tap water conditioner and not the STRESS COAT. I'd had new leaves on my Fiddle Leaf and then instantly after using the water conditioner, I lost several of my perfectly matured leaves. I'm going to purchase the STRESS COAT NOW. Just a cautionary tale and hoping to save this community some leaves and plants by using the Stress Coat, and not the water conditioner.
Thanks and Happy Planting everyone!
Thank You for sharing. What’s the difference in the two?
@@denisef1153 The Water Conditioner darn near killed my Fiddle Leaf Fig. All the green leaves fell off.
OMG! Once again you saved the day!!! I have a well and will start using well water for the inside plants! But I sent your video to my neighbor who has been having the brown edge problem and she is going to start using API stress coat Thank you so much!
Glad I could help!
I purchased API after you recommended it a few months ago. It really seems to be helping my plants. Excellent video.
Great to hear!
Great video. I’ve been using that water conditioner for a couple of weeks now and look forward to some results. I bought an eyedropper with 0.25 mL measurements so I could better control the dose for my smaller watering can.
Great idea with the eyedropper 👍🏻 I have to get one as well
Genius idea. Kicking myself for not thinking of that
@@SheffieldMadePlants I know the feeling 🤦♂😳
It's such a simple and obvious solution to the problem, but it never crossed my mind either...
Thank you @d.thomas1463
Like I said earlier, amazing and helpful community here ❤
Hey there! Great idea. Will be digging out an old dropper from somewhere. I'm sure I must have one hanging about from when my children were little. I've been meaning to purchase the water conditioner since it was mentioned, but I just haven't gotten around to it. 🙄😑
I asked at the pharmacy for a dosage syringe and was given one for free. But the eye dropper is an excellent alternative idea.
So glad I stumbled across this video and excited to try this tip out. Thank you :)
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks. I have an aquarium with live plants and have found I can use the aquarium fertiliser with the water conditioner with no problems at all. However I've never thought of using the conditioner in the water for my plants. What is really good also is using the water from your aquarium to water the plants during a water change.
Absolutely 💯
Is the same as anti-chlorine solution for aquarium?
Thanks mate for this information as I have the same problem .
The great news is I have tropical fish’s and I will now use the old water for all my plants.
😊
I use the PUR (a line over the U) water purifier you attach to your kitchen tap. Seems to really help. Great video. Thanks.
I have been doing this for years. Started doing it to condition the water when making compost tea for my outdoor plants.
Have been watching your channel for a while now and I will say it's very enjoyable and educational at the same time, I finally subscribed. Some of my plants are now over 60 years old now and I have never thought of the water conditioner trick. Until the last few years I've always had well water and I can notice the unfortunate difference with public water now, great idea. Keep up the great media information!!!
Awesome, thank you!
Thank you for this video my plants have been struggling the past year and I don't know why but will give this a go.
Hopefully this works for you
I thought I wouldn’t be able to get the same conditioner as you because I live in Mexico City but I just bought it from Amazon! I’m so happy! Can’t wait to try it on both my diefenbachias, they throw brown leaves non stop…
It’s helped mine a ton!