Water
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salt_for_brains
Alabama Reefer
RO/DI water is the best we can put in our tanks. No, it is not the same as drinking water you buy in the stores.
Neno reefs
Reefing newb
Neno reefs
Reefing newb
The gallon jugs you see at the store that say "disttiled water" is what people buy to drink. And thats what a lot of peopl use on there tanks.
A lot of fish stores sell it some even have the salt premixed.
I thought about doing this this way, but did not like the idea on drive in Utah's winters to the fish store to get water so I bought my own system. In the long run cheaper, and no extra buying at the pet store.
I thought about doing this this way, but did not like the idea on drive in Utah's winters to the fish store to get water so I bought my own system. In the long run cheaper, and no extra buying at the pet store.
salt_for_brains
Alabama Reefer
RO/DI water and distilled water are not the same and use different processes to achieve their end product. Distilled water can remove more minerals and RO/DI can remove more chemicals found in the water.
BL1
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There is a difference in RO and Distilled, RO/DI and Distilled are basically the same. Just two different processes to get the same result.
There are two kinds of water sold in stores, Spring and Distilled, Distilled is the one you'd want to use in your tank.
There are two kinds of water sold in stores, Spring and Distilled, Distilled is the one you'd want to use in your tank.
mariobrothersleeve
squirrel
Do not use distilled water for your fish tank. Large distillers do use copper pipes to distill. Spring water, is distilled water and then they add minerals from the mineral loss of the distilling process. Just go to you lfs to get your rodi water. I live in a town that has ro water and my tbs is 128 from the faucet. I use the rodi to bring it to 0. It is worth every dollar to go get the system. It will cost you now and later
Ted
Living one day at a time
I have used tap water, didnt go well. Filtered water from the tap, one of those faucet things you buy at the store, wasnt as bad as tap but still had issues. Distilled from the store worked great but is expensive. Ro water from the machines, actually works really well and is cheap and ro/di from the fish store. Cost a few cents more but if I am going there anyway I take the jugs with me. For my tank now I use the machine at the store or I get it at the fish store. So far I have had no algae or diatom issues. The machine costs $1 a gallon. The fish store it costs 27 cents a gallon. I will buy a unit for the house eventually just have to figure where to put it. The other issue is San Antonio has very high water restrictions in the summer, I dont want the "water police" knocking on the door asking why I use more water then my neighbors. So when I do get a unit I will have to get a high efficiency unit with two membranes so I dont waste as much with a regular unit.
mariobrothersleeve
squirrel
Ted, you should save all the "waste" water and hall it up stairs and hook it up to your shower. Good idea aye, made it up when i was writing! :-)
Ted
Living one day at a time
I had though about installing it next to the washing machine to fill the washer. Also though about trucking it outside to water the vegetable garden. I will find a use for it and not let it go down the drain.....just because I dont like to waste any resource. I figure when I get back from my cruise in June it will be my next major purchase.
mariobrothersleeve
squirrel
If the ship breaks, poop off the side.
grozier
something smells fishy
walmart sells ro/di water. it's the purple cap.88. I also buy water from the grocery store thats ro/di water as well for .79 for a gallon
Neno reefs
Reefing newb
Well you cant drink RO/DI water (it can hurt you) so grocery stores dnt sell RO/DI water. Realy i ee no problem with buying/useing distilled water.
grozier
something smells fishy
Is this ro/di water?
it sure looks like it to me, I mean it says it right there on the label.
it sure looks like it to me, I mean it says it right there on the label.
