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Can I used commercial water?
Hey guys,
I was wondering if it's safe to use drinking water like Alhambra for a reef tank. Would I still need to add water conditoners? |
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what?
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Most likely its RO water but I'm not familiar with that product (which is one of several names from the same company).
Purity could also vary greatly. Test for TDS at a minimum. Looking it up I found that a '99 study showed that: ...1,000 bottles of water were sent to three independent labs, found that between 25 percent and 40 percent is re-packaged municipal tap water. As a result of the above mentioned study, several companies (including Alahambra) were named in a lawsuit for violating health standards. Their website lists no information about their process or purity. Its cheaper and easier in the long run to just get your own RO/DI unit.
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It should be free of chlorines and phosphates depending on the type.
I assume you mean for top off water right? YOu can use it to make water to, just add the appropriate salt etc.
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You'll find the general consensus will be to just use RO/DI water or distilled that you know has not been drawn off copper tubing.
Some people have tap water that works fine, but that's not the norm. I'm sure some bottled water would fall into that same category but you don't know unless you test it all the time. Of course, you could always run the Alhambra through a RO/DI unit and then you'd be good to go!
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I tried some gallon jugs of a national brand drinking water and just for top offs....got an algae outbreak. Went back to distilled and algae is gone. IMHO...dont use it.
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Be careful. Remember in Europe they refuse to drink Aquafina because it's tap water. Not worth the risk IMO.
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How do I test for TDS? What would be a safe reading?
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The "Drink More Water" product is RO/DI water.
I THINK the only way to get it is to have it delivered.
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