Do I need conditioned water for planted tank?

[Slaphppy7]

Do you condition your houseplant water? If so, does it seem to help them grow better?

Nah, I just use tap, or old tank water for my plants outside...fish-poop water is nutritious, lol

 

[Sunnyspots]

Nah, I just use tap, or old tank water for my plants outside...fish-poop water is nutritious, lol

Yes, my strawberries are doing very well!

 

[Slaphppy7]

Yes, my strawberries are doing very well!

As are my roses and hibiscus....

 

[Sunnyspots]

There is no harm to aquarium plants from chlorinated water. Chlorine is actually a plant nutrient, though in a very small amount as it is a micro-nutrient. But if fish are not present, I never dechlorinate water for the aquarium. My "QT" for new fish acquisitions runs without fish for several months (depending when I acquire fish) and I do regular water changes with tap water without conditioner. The plants remain alive and healthy, although the lack of ammonia/ammonium due to there being no fish creating organics and ammonia is noticeable, until new fish are added.

This is a rollercoaster of answers! But I think this trumps everyone because of your plant expertise. The fish-free aquascape 'tank' (bowl) will have unconditioned water, unless I get shrimp in the future.

 

[Sunnyspots]

As are my roses and hibiscus....

Blood is great for roses. In the old days I knew people who took home excess blood from the hospital for their roses!

 

[Slaphppy7]

Blood is great for roses. In the old days I knew people who took home excess blood from the hospital for their roses!

Seriously?

"Excess blood" from a hospital?

What kind of "old days" are we talking about here, lol...you may be older than I imagined...

 

[Sunnyspots]

Probably!? It was the late 1980s.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Probably!? It was the late 1980s.

Was that back when Dwayne Johnson still had hair? Or when the dinosaurs roamed the earth?

 

[Sunnyspots]

I can't imaging Dwayne Johnson ever having hair. Bald suits him.

 

[NannaLou]

I don’t condition the water for my heavily planted tank and everything is growing like mad! I’m hoping to go chemical free and once I get the fish, will use a bucket to let the water stand for 24 hours before adding to the tank so that the chlorine will have gassed off…

 

[itiwhetu]

I don’t condition the water for my heavily planted tank and everything is growing like mad! I’m hoping to go chemical free and once I get the fish, will use a bucket to let the water stand for 24 hours before adding to the tank so that the chlorine will have gassed off…

I have never used dechlorinator, If you have a heavily planted tank that is slightly acidic you can safely do 25% water changes once a week with no ill effects.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

I can't imaging Dwayne Johnson ever having hair. Bald suits him.

I know right.