Water?

[lihp001]

In adding water to my tank, I have well water instead of a local water supplier, and I'm not near enough to the ocean to find a pet store there.. Is it better to use the well water or should I still get distilled water?

 

[mr . salty]

Well water can,and usually does,contain all kind of nasty stuff that WILL harm your tank. Distilled water is better,But RO is best...

 

[@knight]

Why not go to one of those fill your own jug water dispensers all over the place. Theres one in just about every wal-**** or grocery store. Usually they will say that their water is both RO and DI. The ones I use are .21 / gal .
Mr. Salty, Wouldn't using Distilled water cause die-off??? To distill water, it must be steamed or boiled, and that rremoves all of the O2. I've been afraid to use it from what I learned in biology about distilled H2O. I remember one brand in paticular had a high copper content as they used copper tubing in their distillation process.
[ May 30, 2001: Message edited by: @knight ]

 

[tacks]

It depends on how big your tank is as far as getting water from the "fill your own jug". This could be a pain in the *** if you have a 125g.
RO is definately the best choice. Wise investment!!

 

[lihp001]

RO water? Is that Run Off water?

 

[twoods71]

RO = Reverse osmosis.