If not RO water, then what???

jeff10

jeff10

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Having a problem with cyano and nitrates in both 46 gallon tanks are low as well as phosphates. one is a FO/FOWLR the other is a full on FOWLR.
 
I do not have a RO device, never could afford it and was told by quite a few its nice to have but you can get away with it. I do eventually wish to get one but recently my water out of the tap has tasted bad and now that red algae and cyano (if I am spelling that right) are coming around. So should I buy the "milk" things of distilled water for my water changes?
 
For my birthday my friend offered to buy me a fish and I want to replace my Gramma that died of Ich about 2 months ago :( I cant afford a RO device at the moment and wont be able to until next year which is why I am not buying fish at the moment just maintaining what I have.
 
Your advice and opinions are always appreciated
 
socalnano24

socalnano24

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Some grocerey stores have a purified water fill up in front of the store; which depending on the type of filtration would probably be better than your tap water(it's usually like 50 cents a gallon or something). This should be cheaper than buying prepackaged jugs of water.
 
kylev

kylev

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Quote:
Originally Posted by SocalNano24 http:///forum/thread/380151/if-not-ro-water-then-what#post_3307923
Some grocerey stores have a purified water fill up in front of the store; which depending on the type of filtration would probably be better than your tap water(it's usually like 50 cents a gallon or something). This should be cheaper than buying prepackaged jugs of water.
 
+1 (socalnano beat me to my previous post)
 
monsinour

monsinour

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Its Walmart water for me. I cant convince the wife to spend the $170 for the RO/DI unit. Probably wont get it for a few months, maybe an xmas present or something. But walmart charges me $0.39 a gallon. The big rip-off is the price they charge for the jugs to carry them home. Today, for my daughter's FW tank, I paid $1.72 for to milk jugs (1 gallon) and the water. Its a bit redonkulous, but this should save her tank. We lost the snail yesterday, and the cory cat is looking fine.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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When you have to lug the water from the store day after day......for w/c's and top offs......that $170 ro/di will start looking really good

 
the first time you have an issue late at night, and have no water at home...and have to HOPEFULLY run out to a Walmart in your p.j.'s...the $170 ro/di will look EVEN BETTER LOL
 
monsinour

monsinour

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Quote:
Originally Posted by meowzer http:///forum/thread/380151/if-not-ro-water-then-what#post_3307954
When you have to lug the water from the store day after day......for w/c's and top offs......that $170 ro/di will start looking really good

 
the first time you have an issue late at night, and have no water at home...and have to HOPEFULLY run out to a Walmart in your p.j.'s...the $170 ro/di will look EVEN BETTER LOL
you are preaching to the choir sister. Now just get my wife to understand this and we are all set.
 
I can hear my wife's response - walmart is 5 minutes away and you will have 2 jugs for 10 gallons and 2 other jugs for another 2 gallons, what kind of emergency will you run into that the 75 GPD RO/DI unit will be able to solve that the 10 minute round trip to walmart and 12 gallons wont?
 
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