distiled water

jbkcutshaw · 07/25/2006, 07:55 PM

To keep my salinity regulated should I use distiled water?
I get my saltwater from the gulf.
I just started my tank on the first of july.

jdieck · 07/25/2006, 07:59 PM

It will be better if you can find a good source of RO/DI water or get your own RO/DI unit.
Some distilled water may contain traces of Copper from the process piping

sir_dudeguy · 07/25/2006, 08:17 PM

;ya dont use distilled...and you can go to like, watermart or whatever you guys have there and get ro water for cheaper than distilled i think...i pay like a buck for each waterchange lol...not too bad...hasnt caused me to want an ro unit yet

07/25/2006, 07:55 PM	#1
jbkcutshaw Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: florida Posts: 1	distiled water To keep my salinity regulated should I use distiled water? I get my saltwater from the gulf. I just started my tank on the first of july.

07/25/2006, 07:59 PM	#2
jdieck Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maumee, OH Posts: 15,673	It will be better if you can find a good source of RO/DI water or get your own RO/DI unit. Some distilled water may contain traces of Copper from the process piping __________________ Did I write what I wrote? What the heck am I talking about! Well..... Nevermind. Current Tank Info: 225 gal reef, DSB, 40 g sump w/ LRT100 return, 37 g pre-sump, 3 MH 250 W 15K, 4 96 W PC dual actinic,ETS 1500 Skim.w/LRT70, 20 lb Ca R., 40 W UV, 1/3 HP chiller, two 350 W Htrs, Neptune II Cont., 330 P LR/ 330 P LS. 55 gal Refugium

07/25/2006, 08:17 PM	#3
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	;ya dont use distilled...and you can go to like, watermart or whatever you guys have there and get ro water for cheaper than distilled i think...i pay like a buck for each waterchange lol...not too bad...hasnt caused me to want an ro unit yet __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!