Distilled Water

[pensky]

Should I use distilled water that you buy from wal mart to do my water changes or should I use the bottle labeled drinking water? Which one is better for my FOWLR tank?

 

[who dey]

distilled, ok. RO/DI is best

 

[drew2005]

Originally Posted by pensky
Should I use distilled water that you buy from wal mart to do my water changes or should I use the bottle labeled drinking water? Which one is better for my FOWLR tank?
The bottle labeled drinking water is the RO water. You can use either one but the RO is better.

 

[dskidmore]

Some distillers use copper pipes, and can leave trace copper in the water. RO units are usually plastic and don't have that problem. Total disolved solids is usualy lower in RO water than in distilled, although distilled is a good sight better than tap.