Using pure drinking water for salt mixing?

[Admiraltian]

Anyone used Dasani brand pure drinking water to mix synthetic salt for water change? Any side or ill effects?

[xiggie]

Check out the mineral content , should have bout 20mg of sulfate in mineral water not quite sure but can check should be written on the bottle . It should be better if u used those bottled distilled or RO drinking water.

I've used Giant brand distilled water for topups/wC without any drastic ill effects.

[Firestarter]

Do not use mineral water. Use distilled water instead. Dasani is mineral water if I remember correctly.

[Admiraltian]

Dasani pure drinking water, all contents stated on labels is 0. But when I tested the TDS is 84. There's another brand called Ice Cool pure drinking water which I tested was 2ppm. Now I'm unsure why they label as pure but inside TDS level so high??

[Admiraltian]

Actually I am not using for salt mix, I mixing it for my ESV 2part concentrated formula. Looking for a second opinion.

[sherman]

The high TDS reading can be due to mineral added

[Admiraltian]

The label on the bottle is misleading.

[moonwater]

i'm using the NTUC life distilled water to mix for my ESV 2 part

[resser]

I use this for diluting carbon source and 2 parts. It gets expensive fast if you use it for saltmix or top up.

[Firestarter]

Pure drinking water and distilled water are totally different. Your tds is high because there are minerals in the water. Try to test on ntuc or life distilled water and the reading shld be close to 0.

[Admiraltian]

I see, thanks for all the comments & advises, bros.

[Planted]

Life distilled 1.5litre has added Na. May not be as "distilled" as it is. I'm using ntuc although didn't get to measure tds. Corals appearing fine for the time being. Anyone measured tds for ntuc pure drinking water before?

[Williamhan]

Me too...Using NTUC bottled water....see how it go new few weeks

[Williamhan]

But I didn't do any test

[Williamhan]

Hi Planted...Euphyllia ....Have you done test on the NTUC bottled water? what is the result..do you mind sharing

[Planted]

Hi Planted...Euphyllia ....Have you done test on the NTUC bottled water? what is the result..do you mind sharing

Life from NTUC shows about 5-6 ppt. Need to explore what is that few ppt..

[Damianiac]

Can I use tap water?

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[pcw]

Dasani has magnesium sulfate added. Tap water is usually unacceptable due to the levels of phosphates dissolved

[Damianiac]

Dasani has magnesium sulfate added. Tap water is usually unacceptable due to the levels of phosphates dissolved

Thanks for the advice. Think i have to stock up from NTUC once i start reefing.

[reefsea]

me using distilled (machine) water so far so good..

[oceania]

I use Aerees distilled

[calvin f.h]

Life distilled 1.5litre has added Na. May not be as "distilled" as it is. I'm using ntuc although didn't get to measure tds. Corals appearing fine for the time being. Anyone measured tds for ntuc pure drinking water before?

im using life distilled also .but im using went my salinity shot up. Only thing so far is after top up to much may need to check on the PH. For me is it happen . The PH drop alot.

I using to up my my tanks went the salinity shot up. But need to check on the PH went using to much of top up.

im using to top up my tank went salinity

[calvin f.h]

Hi sorry double posting.

[Nox]

Hm why don't you guys invest in a ro Di filter? I think over time it is very worthwhile as buying water costs money and lots of effort

[flankell]

looks like the drinking water added mineral as the TDS is high. better use distilled water...