The spoon probably would stand up if I was brave enough to make anything I planned to drink with this water. The concentration is so high that precipitates form - before I had the softener my skin would tingle after a shower from the microtrauma. Anything glass in the dishwasher would be permanently etched. The softener has been a godsend - a salty salty godsend!

The canna nutes finally came in so I did another water/nute change. And you were right - the pH is much more stable with these nutes!

The plants continue to do well although I'm down to only 2 now as the other 2 declared themselves male .