ro water additive?

r0bin · 03/08/2007, 12:04 PM

After you get water from your ro or ro/di machine what do you need to add back to the water to make it useable besides your salt mix?

papagimp · 03/08/2007, 12:07 PM

Just the saltmix. Salt mix is designed to be used with RO/DI water to add all the neccessary "stuff" back to the water.

drummereef · 03/08/2007, 12:07 PM

Nope. Your saltmix will add everything you need. Unless you use IO like me, then I add 70ppm of calcium chloride to boost the calcium.

r0bin · 03/08/2007, 12:15 PM

what about if using it for top off?

AZDesertRat · 03/08/2007, 01:05 PM

Still nothing.

drummereef · 03/08/2007, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by r0bin
what about if using it for top off?

I add nothing to my top-off water.

grips · 03/08/2007, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by AZDesertRat
Still nothing.

Agreed.

r0bin · 03/08/2007, 01:44 PM

Ok thanks everyone.

puffer21 · 03/08/2007, 01:57 PM

You can add something called osmo-prep that you add to the RO water that has a little cal, alk, mag and stuff like that. It is really great stuff to add and if you add it with your top off then it adds a little extra buffer.

03/08/2007, 12:04 PM	#1
r0bin Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Earth Posts: 1,132	ro water additive? After you get water from your ro or ro/di machine what do you need to add back to the water to make it useable besides your salt mix?

03/08/2007, 12:07 PM	#2
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	Just the saltmix. Salt mix is designed to be used with RO/DI water to add all the neccessary "stuff" back to the water. __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011

03/08/2007, 12:07 PM	#3
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	Nope. Your saltmix will add everything you need. Unless you use IO like me, then I add 70ppm of calcium chloride to boost the calcium. __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

03/08/2007, 01:57 PM	#9
puffer21 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,006	You can add something called osmo-prep that you add to the RO water that has a little cal, alk, mag and stuff like that. It is really great stuff to add and if you add it with your top off then it adds a little extra buffer. __________________ I have never been one for guidelines Current Tank Info: 20g Turtle Tank and 58g OC Ultimate Reef :)

03/08/2007, 12:15 PM	#4
r0bin Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Earth Posts: 1,132	what about if using it for top off?

03/08/2007, 01:05 PM	#5
AZDesertRat Moved On Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: NW Phoenix Posts: 16,621	Still nothing.

03/08/2007, 01:44 PM	#8
r0bin Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Earth Posts: 1,132	Ok thanks everyone.