question on RO/DI???

[den04]

I did a search n can't seem to find any info on this in our forum...

Looking at the angmo's tank setup, it seem many of them use RO/DI....

Just wondering if any sg uses it? Does it make a diff? how costly is it?

Is it crucial esp for sps?

[den04]

hmm no reply?

[terryansimon]

RO/DI water. hmm

I don't know many people who use it. the only major difference is that the water is much purer because of the removal of certain heavy metals. trace elements as well.

I think.

[Tanzy]

Generally speaking, the purity level of Singapore's tap water is good enough to not require a RO/DI unit. Water in UK tends to have a lot of magnesium and calcium, therefore making it very hard, affecting the dissolution of salt that's why they have to use RO/DI or distilled water. In some parts of US, the ground water that get's pumped up contains high levels of nitrates and phosphates.

[den04]

Ic Ic.... Tanzy

so i guess its not worth the cost?

ermmmm My mum got this DIamond water system installed leh....says it purifies water for better heatlh bleh bleh bleh....

tat considered RO/DI mah?

[terryansimon]

urh that one is just filtered water through carbon or something.

[blueheaven]

i using ultrapure water

[surfedelic]

Not quite sure about the quality of the water from our tap. As far as I know, whenever I do a water change, I always have a slight diatom bloom. I observed many times before I come to this conclusion. I am using tropic Marin salts - might be from the salts also.

I understand that different location yield different level of minerals in the water.

Used to know a friend who works with PUB, you will be surprise with what you could find in the strorage tank on the top of the HDB flat - bird shit , even dead rats (was told not sure whether it is true especially rats is hard to find nowsaday ).

But my RO/DI unit finally arrive.

[Terryz_]

So in conclusion... RO/DI unit is not need for us lar..