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Distilled water right from the start.
QUOTE(spanko @ Sep 10 2007, 12:36 PM) 
Distilled water right from the start.
+1
brand = Wissahickon. I called them to find out about their distilling apparatus, and it's entirely glass and stainless steel, no copper anywhere. FYI.
RO/DI need to replace it with new filters...while I get pre-mixed salt water from the LFS. I dont have to deal with the mixing mess.
wow what an old thread but ill jump in
i go the ro/di route
i go the ro/di route
Wal-Mart Distilled
rarejul
Today, 12:19 PM Post #54
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wow. talk about being frugal with one's posts!
i think the only one to beat that is juin's (class of '01) recent foray into NR this year.
Today, 12:19 PM Post #54
Posts: 5
Joined: 20-October 03
From: Philly burbs
Member No.: 5,167
wow. talk about being frugal with one's posts!
i think the only one to beat that is juin's (class of '01) recent foray into NR this year.
RO/DI
The wet kind
HEB RO
HEB RO
What kind of water do you use?
Salted water...
(RO/DI
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Salted water...
(RO/DI
)
the kind my boyfriend brings home from the shoppe (he works at a local fish store).
I get my water out of a Milli-Q system: http://www.millipore.com/catalogue.nsf/docs/C7658
Considering the input water is DI, you can imagine the output is pretty pure.
Considering the input water is DI, you can imagine the output is pretty pure.
My LFS has Catalina seawater for $0.55/gallon and their own synthetic saltwater for $0.95/gallon. Think I'll probably go with Catalina just mix in some calciums and trace.
DJ
DJ
QUOTE (Christopher Marks @ Apr 19 2004, 06:28 PM)
What kind of water do you use?
The wet kind!
dasani lol
playin..ro/di
playin..ro/di
QUOTE (blooper74 @ Sep 15 2006, 08:44 PM)
I use distilled from Walmart. It is $0.36 a gallon jug here. I have used it for over a year now, why does everybody say you can't or shouldn't use it in large aquariums? I want to know that for future projects.
thats the majority of what i use on my 75...no problems, have also used water from my tap, but i am on a well and tested it prior to using it
I use this water:
http://www.asq.org/qualitynews/qnt/execute...tup?newsID=2943
Also great for getting your cycle going!
http://www.asq.org/qualitynews/qnt/execute...tup?newsID=2943
Also great for getting your cycle going!
Filtered Ocean water from my LFs. Not the cheapest way to do it. It costs basicly $2 a gallon. But hey whats better than real sea water? I top off with the Wal-Fart stuff. Gives me a reason to go in that crap store anyway.
I buy 4 gallons a week(with 1 gallon free to fill a 5 gallon bucket), so $32 a month on water(unless I need a huge water change then a tad bit more). But to me so worth it. Don't have to mix anything, ph is right where it should be ect ect ect.
I buy 4 gallons a week(with 1 gallon free to fill a 5 gallon bucket), so $32 a month on water(unless I need a huge water change then a tad bit more). But to me so worth it. Don't have to mix anything, ph is right where it should be ect ect ect.
Distilled.
As soon as I figure out how this RO thing works that a buddy gave me, ill be using RO water.
As soon as I figure out how this RO thing works that a buddy gave me, ill be using RO water.
R/O water, which I use 8 litres a week over 1 week (2 water changes a week)
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