Does our tape water need to be filter?

[clowntrigger]

Hi guys

Over in the west, people always use RO water for top up or making new sea water, is that needed in Singapore tape water? If yes, what is the most economical way of doing it? I have heard petmart is selling the fresh water purifier equipment and also Sealife have their own units, so which one is a better choice? Please take into consideration that you need to change the resin for both equipment after some usage when making the selection, thanks.

clowntrigger

[loonz]

Hi,

I stay sort of in the west too. I am using a DI unit (which supposedly works better than RO,but if u have both, that'd be ideal) to clean up the tap water. You could get it at Marinelife at the west coast. Claims to filter up to 1600 litres before recharging....HTH

[clowntrigger]

loonz, how much does the DI cost and also how much to recharge it? Do you have a pic to show it? Thanks.

[derf]

is the diamond energy water filter considered a kind of tap water filter?

[LiveRock]

Yes, diamond energy water is filtered water and I have used it for over a year but the problems with this filter are:

(a) It is very big and heavy; using 6 filters canister

( Have to monitor when to change these 6 filters

© Basically a 'carbon' type of filter

I have since discovered the best type of water purifier, called the structured matrix, which uses (a) microstraining, ( Molecular capture and © electrostatic removal.

When combined, they keep the bad stuffs out (chorine, choramines, bacterial, cyts, virus, odours, compounds, etc.) and good stuff remains (essential minerals, etc.)

It is small, and when it is time change cartridge, it just stop functioning so you know extactly when to do it.

Cheers!

[Phang]

Live Rock,

Do u have pics of these...?

and how much it cost to set this up?

[derf]

liverock,

thks, glad to know dat it does the same as the other filtration gadgets. it's not a prob for me cos my mum installed it so we cld jus drink water directly from the tap. so i jus tompang n use it for my water top up.

[Achilles Tang]

I wish we could get our PUB's new patented 'Sai zhui' or 'jamban juice' direct for use in our reef tanks!

[ep4546]

I hear from my friend say that RO cleanse the water too clean and if your fish is use to it. next time any changes in the quality of tap water will affect your fishes. don't know whether true or not??? but i am using a DI currently

[LiveRock]

Hello Phang

The structured matrix filter costs abt S$1500! Not cheap but consider it is used for humans, fishes, plants, etc., it is worth it because we consider it as our third kidney. You know, if our kidney fails because of prolonged contamination due to food, water and stuffs we dumped into our bodies, not even $1 mil. will ever compensate.

RO does not keep virus, bacterial, chlorine, odors away. And if the membrane has a tiny crack (which you can't detect), the incubation germs and bacterial polution can actually explode due to high amount of concentrate on the unfiltered side. This is very very harmful.

What I think is that we should get the best quality water possible, mix our high quality salt in it so we get almost exactly what we want and do not have to guess what is in it.

Does it make sense?

[hongqixian]

I wish we could get our PUB's new patented 'Sai zhui' or 'jamban juice' direct for use in our reef tanks!

Ya I want the jamban juice for my tank leh! Save me all the diatoms and cost of distilled water. Anyone lives near an MRT station, best is eastern side and has a good R/O(not cellulose acetate! The one that uses a membrane) or DI unit I can buy water from.

[rrrobt]

IM USING RO/DI STAYING IN MARINE PARADE, HEHE

[CKS]

i just checked the water parameter from

http://www.pub.gov.sg/ws_potable_water.htm

NO3 and Silica seems high..but still do we really need RO/DI unit?

anyone here solved their algae problem after using Ro/DI water?

[hongqixian]

How near the MRT?