ro/di water ????????

danfish · 10-29-2006, 09:18 PM

my ro water system broke down and i ordered a new one today but in the mean time i used purified water form great bear, it says is purified using ro method, i would need to top the water level off with this for about a week and i use 1 gal a day. do you think is ok ? the label on the water doesnt say how pure it is or anything like that just says "purified with RO"

thx in advance

Cougra · 10-29-2006, 09:40 PM

It'll be alright. It's hard to say how pure it's going to be but it'll be better then tap water until you are able to fix your RO unit

lcstorc · 10-29-2006, 11:02 PM

Agree w/cougra. Better than tap at least. If you are really concerned test it. That would give you some idea anyway.

mtfish · 10-30-2006, 02:29 AM

Another option would be distilled water. I would think there would be less worry about purity there. But like others have said, that RO water would be better than tap water.

Cougra · 10-30-2006, 10:17 AM

Actually distilled water isn't a great option as a lot of the distilleries use copper coils to cool and condense the water again which could cause slight copper contaminations. Unless you know the source and how they condence the water again then RO/DI water is probably a safer option. Of course you can test the water with a TDS meter as well.

mtfish · 10-30-2006, 11:23 AM

Oh good point, I'm use to the stuff done in glass so I didn't even think of the copper.

saltcreep · 10-30-2006, 11:41 AM

DO NOT USE DISTILLED use RO but got to test for TDS if there are traces of TDS go to LFS for RO/DI i'ts the best way

Charlie97L · 10-30-2006, 01:48 PM

i've used distilled many times with no ill effects.

but the copper is noted. hmm. maybe i'll check it out.

10-29-2006, 09:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
danfish Midas Blenny Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 85 View Gallery Karma Komment	ro/di water ???????? my ro water system broke down and i ordered a new one today but in the mean time i used purified water form great bear, it says is purified using ro method, i would need to top the water level off with this for about a week and i use 1 gal a day. do you think is ok ? the label on the water doesnt say how pure it is or anything like that just says "purified with RO" thx in advance

10-29-2006, 09:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cougra Dragon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 2,216 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: ro/di water ???????? It'll be alright. It's hard to say how pure it's going to be but it'll be better then tap water until you are able to fix your RO unit __________________ Michelle Just because something CAN be done, it doesn't mean that it SHOULD be done!

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lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: ro/di water ???????? Agree w/cougra. Better than tap at least. If you are really concerned test it. That would give you some idea anyway. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

10-30-2006, 02:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
mtfish Fire Coral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Montana Posts: 66 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: ro/di water ???????? Another option would be distilled water. I would think there would be less worry about purity there. But like others have said, that RO water would be better than tap water.

10-30-2006, 10:17 AM	#5 (permalink)
Cougra Dragon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 2,216 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: ro/di water ???????? Actually distilled water isn't a great option as a lot of the distilleries use copper coils to cool and condense the water again which could cause slight copper contaminations. Unless you know the source and how they condence the water again then RO/DI water is probably a safer option. Of course you can test the water with a TDS meter as well. __________________ Michelle Just because something CAN be done, it doesn't mean that it SHOULD be done!

10-30-2006, 11:23 AM	#6 (permalink)
mtfish Fire Coral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Montana Posts: 66 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: ro/di water ???????? Oh good point, I'm use to the stuff done in glass so I didn't even think of the copper.

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saltcreep Fire Coral Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 82 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: ro/di water ???????? DO NOT USE DISTILLED use RO but got to test for TDS if there are traces of TDS go to LFS for RO/DI i'ts the best way

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Charlie97L Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Bethesda, MD Posts: 1,288 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: ro/di water ???????? i've used distilled many times with no ill effects. but the copper is noted. hmm. maybe i'll check it out. __________________ 40 Breeder, 20H Frag Aquactinics T5s, CPR Fuge, Deltec AP600, AC Jr, WavySea

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