ashwin1224 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Hi all, This is my first post here. I am in the process of startin a 30G reef tank. Ive read in many places that you need to use RO/DI water for reefs. But, I am bit short on funds so its not possible to invest in an RO/DI system. So i was thinking of using distilled water, or battery water. Its relatively cheap for me and is easily available.Also, I am from india so many terms we use here maybe different from terms used elsewhere. Is this idea safe? Anyone tried this before? Link to comment
Ezsharkman Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 I use it and have had no probs=) I am saving up for a RODI unit but have been using distilled water for over 8 months. Link to comment
ashwin1224 Posted October 17, 2011 Author Share Posted October 17, 2011 That was quick! thanks!!! Link to comment
pablom617 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 As long as their isn't any copper used in the distillation process (you can call the distillery) you should be fine. The Ph will be a little low but no big deal. I used distilled also. Link to comment
BocaIvan Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 +1 Thanks pablo for doing all the research. Link to comment
Ferrari_Jones Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I use it, never had any problems with it at all. Link to comment
ashwin1224 Posted October 18, 2011 Author Share Posted October 18, 2011 Thanx all! Gonna start my tank soon! Link to comment
forrestp38829 Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 May be different availability for you, but I find that local big box stores like Wal-Mart, or similar, have RO/DI water for around $0.30/gal. I would check around. Here distilled is around $0.80-1.00/gal. GOod luck Link to comment
joeyhatch11 Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I use distilled for top offs but my LFS has RO/DI for $.50 a gallon so I'm in luck. But I will check Wal-Mart to see if they have Gallons for $.50 or less. Would be nice for top off rather than buying cases of bottled water. Link to comment
metrokat Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 He's in India. No walmart. Link to comment
BocaIvan Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I use the distilled water from wallmart, purple cap, $0.80 per gal. Be careful with LFS ro/di water. If they are not maintaining the unit properly, changing filters, it could be crap. LFS here couldn't answer questions about their setup... Link to comment
ashwin1224 Posted October 18, 2011 Author Share Posted October 18, 2011 He's in India. No walmart. True. But I get distilled water for 10rupees/ liter, approx $0.08/G. And if i buy in bulk, then I can bargain to about 0.06$/G I get them from automobile repair shops. They usually have their own system, big ones, and they bottle it to sell to truckers who refill their own batteries. Link to comment
Reef Hollister Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 He's in India. No walmart. You're telling me there is someplace without a WalMart. Amazing! Seriously, there is good info in the thread. No problems with distilled, but heed the copper warning. Link to comment
ashwin1224 Posted October 18, 2011 Author Share Posted October 18, 2011 Seriously, there is good info in the thread. No problems with distilled, but heed the copper warning. And you also learnt that there is no Walmart in India Link to comment
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