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This is common knowledge among people growing potted plants to use tap water that stood for a few days in open container.
by ajuc 6y ago
This is common knowledge among people growing potted plants to use tap water that stood for a few days in open container.
- msrenee 6y agoFish keepers too. However it's not recommended in areas that use chloramines in addition to chlorine, as those are less volatile.
- kqr 6y agoHuh, I always heard this as "a few hours" and assumed it was about getting the right temperature. (And from my darkroom days, I'm fairly good at nailing 20 °C with my fingers, so I just waited for the tap to give me the right temperature and then poured it straight into the pots.)