Rainwater

[timo]

Anybody ever consider rainwater as a substitute? Isn't it farily clean? Cheaper, at least!

 

[sea goblin]

Depending on where you live rain water can be verry bad..."acid rain". Besides that, it collects any kind of particle in the atmosphere, lead, mucury, just to name a few. I would not tust rain water for my aquarium... but thats just my opinion....if its messing up the lakes up north of me a little bit then its not gonna be good around me iether.

 

[joerdie]

what about acid rain?

 

[goldrush]

Rain clean? You must be kidding. Don't do it.

 

[kpogue]

Unless you live in Alaska I wouldn't do it. Also rain water is very soft and has a very low PH.

 

[nacl-h2o]

I would think if you lived in the back woods of Montana it's probably safe, but if you live in downtown LA it's unusable. You have to gauge the polution levels in your area.

 

[timo]

Terrible storm yesterday got me thinking..A bit more and I would have realized all the things you guys said. Just a whimsical question.
Thanks people!
Tim

 

[jarvis]

I know its good for plants. it must work wonderfull for breeding hair algae. I dont think thats what your trying to acomplish.

 

[fshhub]

It does not matter where you live, the only place that may be safe, is maybe the mountains of USSR and China, rain water travels many many many miles before it hits the ground, if it rains here in PA, the water probably came from cali or something, adn water being a great filter, it picks up everything. Definitely not safe for a tank at all.

 

[wamp]

The best water to use would be Sea water that is SLOWLY frozen. When water is frozen at an extremely slow rate, all impurties are squezed out. It is the purest water can be. Even more so than RO.
I read about this in an article about Glacier formation.

 

[joerdie]

do you happen to have link to that artical? i would like to read it.

 

[wamp]

I will dig it up when I get home.

 

[joerdie]

thanx i would appreciate it!!

 

[timo]

Are you talking milennia slow, or at a humanly rate? This is getting to be an interesting discussion!

 

[wamp]

Have not fogot about you. Trying to find it.. It was slower than a snail climbing up a greesed ladder... I mean slow....