H2o ?

[GrimReefer82]

like you said it has to be distilled correctly....the company that sells water to walmart does not sell water filters and by the way they show the actual results on their site. they cannot lie on these tests because it breaks federal law. however some companies can make claims like "nothing but pure water" like brita for example but the test results are controlled similarly to an MSDS. explain to me why when i use distilled water in my tanks I always have an algae outbreak on my glass within 24 hours. true distilled water is probably more pure than ro but by the time we get it it's no longer pure or never was in the first place. at least with ro water you know it is safe and pure because you make it yourself.

 

[freddy4130]

In, the EPA does not regulate bottled water. Well they didn't use to. So I'm not sure any laws are being broken. What do you suppose happens once distilled water gets sealed into a bottle and shipped to a store? What is the name of that company BTW?

 

[sweetrav18]

heated topic

 

[Dcon912]

What exactly is the difference between RO and DI? For my tank I am using an API tap water filter, which makes DI water. My tank hasn't been up for very long at all but, I see no problem with it. Wasn't really planning on keeping corals but added two frags a couple days ago. The next day they were almost fully opened. Wasn't expecting them to do so well, considering I'm not using RO.

 

[Anemonebuff]

Some distillers use copper tubing. If any copper gets into the tank you are in a world of hurt.

 

[ludnix]

You don't have to be a plumber to setup a RO/DI unit. I set mine up when I was 17 years old with no plumbing knowledge. I have mine connected to a T on my cold water line under my kitchen sink. You just connect it using the 1/4" line and the RO/DI unit will automatically shutoff when not in use.

For added convenience I connected the RO/DI unit to a 2.5gallon bladder tank that will provide up to 2.5 gallons of RO/DI water on demand. This is great for when I need to top-off the tank. We also have it connected to a faucet and use the RO/DI unit for drinking water and making coffee.

 

[freddy4130]

Moonshine stills use copper. Water stills use stainless and the water is usually stored in glass or plastic.

 

[GrimReefer82]

I haven't bought water from walmart in over a year and i can't remember the suppliers name. However where each store gets its water from varies by region and I was in Idaho at the time.

People pee and spit in coke cans at the factory so it would be stupid to assume that something similar doesn't happen to store bought water of any kind. Most people can probably use it without issue but I'm not. Additionally walmart has been caught selling toxic water from the las vegas water supply and selling it as sams choice drinking water. Just not taking the chance.

 

[andrewk529]

i've used distilled water with 0 problems aside from cyano which was corrected with flow

 

[laugh]

This debate will go on forever. People are going to advocate what they use. No one that has spent $$ on a RODI unit and is satified with it is going to say distilled is better. One thing said by Freddy that is correct is do your own research, there is a whole mess of missinformation in this hobby. A good place to start would be this months issue of reefkeeping mag. There is a good article about myths of the hobby.

 

[sweetrav18]

seems like th hinckley springs distilled water im thicking of using has a good report card. <5 TDS