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Do you use RO/DI?


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Do you think RO/DI is a must?  

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  1. 1. Do you think RO/DI is a must?

    • Yes, RO/DI is a must
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    • No, it is not important and I have no algae problem
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    • No, it is not important and I don\'t care about algae jungle.
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You know After I started adding Kalk to tap water 2 years back. It din't take me long to invest in a distiller. :sick: have you seen the brownish residue after adding Kalk :ph34r:

anyway I drink water I distill and use it for my tank too now.

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RO water produces super pure water but the RO device is damn expensive to maintain.

DI water, from what I've heard, is devoided of heavy ions and nutrients. The water will actually try to balance itself out by absorbing depleted ions and nutrients from the surroundings or living tissues. Thus, it'll be best to treat the DI water with trace elements before adding into the tank.

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im using distilled water LIFE from NTUC :)

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RO water produces super pure water but the RO device is damn expensive to maintain.

DI water, from what I've heard, is devoided of heavy ions and nutrients. The water will actually try to balance itself out by absorbing depleted ions and nutrients from the surroundings or living tissues. Thus, it'll be best to treat the DI water with trace elements before adding into the tank.

I am not a chemist but i once heard a colleague mentioned that you cant drink DI (de-ionised) water as it will extract "calcium" from your bones.

Not good for health.

So i think it applies for our corals too.. You need to treat it before adding to tank. Probably the calcium in the tank will balance the side-effects..

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im using distilled water LIFE from NTUC <img src="http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

Sheng siong selling DI 1.5 l per carton of 12 bottles at $5. I think this is the cheapest among all supermarket. Correct me if I'm wrong. :)

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What test kit you use to measure your PO4 and NO3?

I get near 0 reading for my PO4 3 months ago.

But still have red slime.

Get another test kit (Same brand) still the same near 0 reading.

Then one day a nice reefer help me to measure my PO4 with his Hanna PO4 tester

and the reading was so high. 0.48

So be very careful the reliability of the test kit you use.

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