thenamshow
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can i use distilled water in my fish tank? and if i do, do i have to add the dechlorination stuff?
distilled water?
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i used distilled all the time, that i get right out of the gallon jug at wally world
thenamshow
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i did know that it does not conduct electricity. its because its pure...guess you do learn something in chemistry class
bang guy
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Originally Posted by joeram
i read on here that distilled is not a good choice because it does not have the essential elements that water should have.
one can purchase the di/ro water at wally world for 62 cents a galon.
Ro/DI doesn't have any essential elements either. The idea is to use pure water and let your salt mix provide what's needed.
i read on here that distilled is not a good choice because it does not have the essential elements that water should have.
one can purchase the di/ro water at wally world for 62 cents a galon.
Ro/DI doesn't have any essential elements either. The idea is to use pure water and let your salt mix provide what's needed.
bpd
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Originally Posted by thenamshow
i did know that it does not conduct electricity. its because its pure...guess you do learn something in chemistry class
It will conduct very little. Electricity is conducted by electrodes (stuff IN the water), like salts or metals. Distilled water doesnt have those.
Still.. I wouldnt recommend dropping your hair dryer in a tub of distilled water to test it out.
i did know that it does not conduct electricity. its because its pure...guess you do learn something in chemistry class
It will conduct very little. Electricity is conducted by electrodes (stuff IN the water), like salts or metals. Distilled water doesnt have those.
Still.. I wouldnt recommend dropping your hair dryer in a tub of distilled water to test it out.
bang guy
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Originally Posted by bpd
It will conduct very little. Electricity is conducted by electrodes (stuff IN the water), like salts or metals. Distilled water doesnt have those.
Still.. I wouldnt recommend dropping your hair dryer in a tub of distilled water to test it out.
Good post.
This is also how TDS meters work, they test the conductivity of the water. 0 TDS or 0 Ms means that the water does not conduct electricity and is therefore pure water.
It will conduct very little. Electricity is conducted by electrodes (stuff IN the water), like salts or metals. Distilled water doesnt have those.
Still.. I wouldnt recommend dropping your hair dryer in a tub of distilled water to test it out.
Good post.
This is also how TDS meters work, they test the conductivity of the water. 0 TDS or 0 Ms means that the water does not conduct electricity and is therefore pure water.
thenamshow
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then i will have to get a lot of distilled water...i have been using tap water =(
thenamshow
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29 gallons, not a lot as in my tank is big, but just like be able to have it handy
yacobito
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When you deionize water you get ride of both foreign ions, such as Na(+1) and Cl(-1), and any EXCESS OH and H3O. You will always have some OH and H3O that you can't take out. I work in a Nanofabrication facility, so I get my water from here. The DI water system we have takes water to 20 MOhms and higher (which pretty much isn't conductive at all). Thats some pretty clean water! I have been using it for all my water changes for a couple years now without any problems.