distilled water for water changes

grandmarm

Member
another water question -
if you do water changes with distilled water - does this water have phosphates in it? How does it compare to RO water.
thanks again for your help.
 

bigarn

Active Member
Well, distilled is definitely better than tapwater, but I'd only use it for topoffs. if you can't get RO, distilled would be the way to go for water changes also.
 

bigarn

Active Member
Originally Posted by grandmarm
do you know if distilled water has phosphates in it?
I believe the label should tell you .... I could be wrong though. You can always test it. :yes:
 

murph145

Active Member
distilled water shouldnt have any phjosphates in it.... i use it for my top offs and tested it with my phosphate test kit and it showed zero for the reading....
in my opinion it should be fine to use...
 

grandmarm

Member
i have a choice between distilled or ro water for water changes. since i have to buy either which would be better for tank?
once again, thanks.
 
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