Budget Conscious Water Filtration

ebliss1 · 02/15/2007, 01:04 PM

Hi all, just a quick question for all you aquatic gods and goddesses:

If I have a small tank (12 gallons) and do 2-gallon water changes, would it be ok to just pick up one of those Brita or Pur filtered water pitchers to get my water rather than plunking down $150+ for an RO/DI system?

Thanks

jecarl2 · 02/15/2007, 01:35 PM

Buy the 2.5 gallon jugs of drinking water or spring water from walmart. Thats what I use for top offs and water changes.

Joshua1023 · 02/15/2007, 02:37 PM

Distilled water is cheaper. Usually 99 cents a gallon. Probrably a better bet for your mixed water because you will know exactly what is in your salt water after you mix it.

Bebo77 · 02/15/2007, 02:48 PM

or try asking someone local to you if you can buy 5 gallons of rodi water... i have given away water to locals who need it..

TekCat · 02/15/2007, 03:11 PM

your local LFS probably sells RO water. Mine does it for 35cents per gallon.

AZDesertRat · 02/15/2007, 04:18 PM

If you are buying bottled get distilled water, bottled RO is usually packaged as drinking water and has minerals added back in for taste andspring water can be very high in minerals and other things, thats why it tastes so good!
Brita and Pur are strictly taste and odor filters for drinking water and do very little actual treatment other than carbon.
If you choose to buy from a LFS make sure thay check the TDS coming from their storage containers in your presence. Lots of LFS tend to fall down on the cleaning and maintenace of their systems and leave a lot to be desired.

bertoni · 02/15/2007, 05:18 PM

I'd used distilled water or RO-DI from a good source, and probably get a TDS meter to check its quality, when the money became available.

02/15/2007, 01:04 PM	#1
ebliss1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 13	Budget Conscious Water Filtration Hi all, just a quick question for all you aquatic gods and goddesses: If I have a small tank (12 gallons) and do 2-gallon water changes, would it be ok to just pick up one of those Brita or Pur filtered water pitchers to get my water rather than plunking down $150+ for an RO/DI system? Thanks

02/15/2007, 02:37 PM	#3
Joshua1023 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reading PA Posts: 1,526	Distilled water is cheaper. Usually 99 cents a gallon. Probrably a better bet for your mixed water because you will know exactly what is in your salt water after you mix it. __________________ Only bad things happen fast. Only bad thing happen fast. Only bad things happen fast. Man,I'm friggen hard-headed!!! Current Tank Info: 90 gl tank,Coralife 14K MH lights,2 Current dual daylight/actinic 40 watt fixtures, tidepool sump,Coralife SS 220 protein skimmer,six inch sand bed w/ plenum, Current Prime Tower 1/3 hp Chiller,RedSea ozonizer w/ orp

02/15/2007, 02:48 PM	#4
Bebo77 Premium Nonpaying Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Lost Posts: 14,377	or try asking someone local to you if you can buy 5 gallons of rodi water... i have given away water to locals who need it.. __________________ Gabriel Current Tank Info: 300 Gal Envision Tank(98Lx30Wx26T) 120 Gal SoCalCreations Sump, Deltec TC2560, 2 LumenarcsMini 1 Reg on a light mover W Radiums 250& 400, Gallaxy ballasts, Red Dragon 10m3 return W/ 2 WavySeas, 2 6155 Tunze streams

02/15/2007, 05:18 PM	#7
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	I'd used distilled water or RO-DI from a good source, and probably get a TDS meter to check its quality, when the money became available. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

02/15/2007, 01:35 PM	#2
jecarl2 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Near Memphis Posts: 121	Buy the 2.5 gallon jugs of drinking water or spring water from walmart. Thats what I use for top offs and water changes.

02/15/2007, 03:11 PM	#5
TekCat Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: MN Posts: 3,130	your local LFS probably sells RO water. Mine does it for 35cents per gallon.

02/15/2007, 04:18 PM	#6
AZDesertRat Moved On Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: NW Phoenix Posts: 16,621	If you are buying bottled get distilled water, bottled RO is usually packaged as drinking water and has minerals added back in for taste andspring water can be very high in minerals and other things, thats why it tastes so good! Brita and Pur are strictly taste and odor filters for drinking water and do very little actual treatment other than carbon. If you choose to buy from a LFS make sure thay check the TDS coming from their storage containers in your presence. Lots of LFS tend to fall down on the cleaning and maintenace of their systems and leave a lot to be desired.