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title: "I saw a video a while back that told me that Marantas need filtered…"
description: "I saw a video a while back that told me that Marantas need filtered water, can anyone confirm?"
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author: "Union Leo"
published: "2026-05-29T20:08:29.872863Z"
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# I saw a video a while back that told me that Marantas need filtered…

_Posted by Union Leo on 2026-05-29_

I saw a video a while back that told me that Marantas need filtered water, can anyone confirm?

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## 8 comments

### Christina commented on 2026-05-29

Yes- the chemicals in tap will build up and they will suddenly decline quickly after that using tap water. I speak from experience😬. Took me a lot of work and many months to bring mine back after switching to distilled.

#### Union Leo replied on 2026-05-29

Thank you 🙏🏻🙏🏻

### Cris commented on 2026-05-29

YES!!! 😅🤣

### Springvision commented on 2026-05-29

Totally agree, I was using filtered water and it still threw a hissy fit. I'm still trying to get it to look nice again now I'm using distilled water.

### Amanda commented on 2026-05-29

Using distilled water on all my plants now

### Aroidmama commented on 2026-05-30

Yes, they are sensitive to lime and salt buildup. Use rainwater R.O. or distilled for the best results.

### Yara commented on 2026-05-30

It turns out that tap water was the reason my marantas developed dry, brown tips. I was so frustrated because the humidity was high and the light wasn’t too intense, so I couldn’t figure out what was wrong. Apparently, marantas can be sensitive to tap water. Filtered water works much better, and I like to add a little fertilizer to it when I water them. Letting water sit only helps remove chlorine—it doesn’t remove the minerals and salts that may still cause issues over time.

### Dondoo52 commented on 2026-05-30

They also like indirect light and burn easily. The leaves that are in the direct path of the sunlight may be getting sunburned.

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