Using bottle water?
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rigdon87
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Originally Posted by tr1gger
http:///forum/post/3065845
NO NO AND NO!!!! LOL. The only water "bottled" than you can use is distilled.
even with distilled its not very cost effective it would be a better investment to get a ro/di system it's alot cheaper and easier to use
http:///forum/post/3065845
NO NO AND NO!!!! LOL. The only water "bottled" than you can use is distilled.
even with distilled its not very cost effective it would be a better investment to get a ro/di system it's alot cheaper and easier to use
tr1gger
Member
Originally Posted by Rigdon87
http:///forum/post/3065856
even with distilled its not very cost effective it would be a better investment to get a ro/di system it's alot cheaper and easier to use
It wasnt a question of cost, but a question of quality.
Originally Posted by alix2.0
http:///forum/post/3065870
distilled water can have copper in it.
Myth
If you read the Berkley study it was because the Distilled water was held in a Tin container in which copper leached into the water.Just a Reference from Wikipedia... "Some people use distilled water for household aquariums because it lacks the chemicals found in tap water supplies. It is important to supplement distilled water when using it for fishkeeping; it is too pure to sustain proper chemistry to support an aquarium ecosystem"
chilwil84
Active Member
it is too pure to sustain proper chemistry to support an aquarium ecosystem"
this is what we want in saltwater aquariums. we want the salt to add all of the minerals, etc in our water. it might be problematic in freshwater due to lack of minerals that help to buffer ph and keep the water parameters constant we add all of that with our salt.
some distilleries may still be using copper pipes to handle the water.
this is what we want in saltwater aquariums. we want the salt to add all of the minerals, etc in our water. it might be problematic in freshwater due to lack of minerals that help to buffer ph and keep the water parameters constant we add all of that with our salt.
some distilleries may still be using copper pipes to handle the water.
tr1gger
Member
Originally Posted by chilwil84
http:///forum/post/3066507
some distilleries may still be using copper pipes to handle the water.
As are the pipes that feed your RO/DI unit. Once distilled, just like be DeIonzided (de-mineralized) there are no copper traces. Once distilled they are placed into pre sanitized food grade plastic containers.
http:///forum/post/3066507
some distilleries may still be using copper pipes to handle the water.
As are the pipes that feed your RO/DI unit. Once distilled, just like be DeIonzided (de-mineralized) there are no copper traces. Once distilled they are placed into pre sanitized food grade plastic containers.
geridoc
Well-Known Member
Originally Posted by tr1gger
http:///forum/post/3066142
RO/DI isnt the purest form of water from what i have read. The purest water is DDW (Double Distilled Water) which is used by scientist etc. At any rate, the question was about using bottled "spring" water and the answer is still no.
Very few labs use DDW anymore since RODI is just as pure, and far less costly to make. DDW requires heating the water to steam, condensing the steam back to water, and repeating the process again. Labs that use this technology then typically run the water through deionizing cartridges anyway, and call it DDW (distilled deionized water). The resistance of such water (a good measure of actual purity) is 18 megaohms, which represents pure water. RODI alone is capable of producing 18 megaohm water also, at far less cost and effort.
http:///forum/post/3066142
RO/DI isnt the purest form of water from what i have read. The purest water is DDW (Double Distilled Water) which is used by scientist etc. At any rate, the question was about using bottled "spring" water and the answer is still no.
Very few labs use DDW anymore since RODI is just as pure, and far less costly to make. DDW requires heating the water to steam, condensing the steam back to water, and repeating the process again. Labs that use this technology then typically run the water through deionizing cartridges anyway, and call it DDW (distilled deionized water). The resistance of such water (a good measure of actual purity) is 18 megaohms, which represents pure water. RODI alone is capable of producing 18 megaohm water also, at far less cost and effort.
chilwil84
Active Member
Originally Posted by tr1gger
http:///forum/post/3066579
As are the pipes that feed your RO/DI unit. Once distilled, just like be DeIonzided (de-mineralized) there are no copper traces. Once distilled they are placed into pre sanitized food grade plastic containers.
not every company has switched to plastic piping to transport the water after it has been distilled
http:///forum/post/3066579
As are the pipes that feed your RO/DI unit. Once distilled, just like be DeIonzided (de-mineralized) there are no copper traces. Once distilled they are placed into pre sanitized food grade plastic containers.
not every company has switched to plastic piping to transport the water after it has been distilled