RO excess water usage

[DongShenYin]

Can the water that's been filtered out of a RO unit be used for freshwater tanks? Or are the impurities so concentrated that it would kill the FW fish? How about mixing the excess water with tap water? Or how about using the excess water on hardwater species, like African Rift Lake cichlids?

 

[[JWS]wasabi]

I wouldnt do anything with it if I were you. I dont know if it would kill the freshwater fish, but it cant be a good thing for their health... it would be about the same if your drinking in a smokey bar all the time... it wont make you any healthier.

oh wait... thats what I do. crap!

 

[rickytsui]

sure u can use ro water in the fw tank i use ro water with all my tank

 

[nyfireman3097]

i throw my waste water in my washer machine and use it on my laundry
Nick

 

[DongShenYin]

rickytsui--What kind of FW tank? Rift Lake Cichlids? Livebearers? Or tetras?

 

[rickytsui]

i have a 75g arowana tank and 29 discus tank

 

[Justin_NY]

thats even better. discus and arowana need soft water, specially low ph. i used to have discus before i have reef tank. trust me ro unit is one of the bigest thing u need.

 

[DongShenYin]

Whoops, I read that wrong... thought he meant he put the wastewater in the FW tanks! Whooops.

 

[dragonwrasse]

I wouldn't use it in FW tanks. At least on a TDS basis, it's very concentrated. Use the waste water anywhere clean water isn't necessary: laundry, mopping floors, flushing toilets, soaking dishes, watering plants, etc.

 

[alrha]

i too use it for my washing machine. you can also use it to water your garden, mop your floors, take a bath, pour on your neighbor's steps in below freezing temperatures to ice them up...

[ January 31, 2005, 01:39 PM: Message edited by: alrha ]

 

[LiquidBlues]

i know what how you feel tho...
pouring this clear water away... its a 3:1 ratio most of the time with the waste water...

[ February 08, 2005, 11:20 PM: Message edited by: LiquidBlues ]