advice on purifying water?

[danfish]

right now i dont have a ro/di unit , is ther any products out there
that will treat tap water suitable for an aquarium? i heard that
seachem prime will do the job. anybody ever used this b4 or advice
on other products. thx

 

[House of Laughter]

nothing will do the same as RO/DI -

Better to buy great bear water at a CVS or distilled RO water for .89 a gallon

FWIW

House

 

[nemo]

I also don't have an RO/DI unit. For the past three years, Ive been relying on buying Poland Springs water or distilled water at $0.89 gallon.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Prime is just like stress coat and cycle it's a de-chlorinator that you have to add to the water and circulate to get rid of the chlorine that is added to your tap water. It also suposedly has bacteria in it that will help jumpstart your cycle if needed. I would steer clear of it and either go RO/DI or Distilled h2o.

 

[bad coffee]

If you live in the city, you can just go with DI. The tds here in brooklyn is 38, and most of that is solids. Two prefilters and a carbon, then DI to clean it up.

B

 

[herman]

I also don't have an RO/DI unit. For the past three years, Ive been relying on buying Poland Springs water or distilled water at $0.89 gallon.

Damn, thats gotta get expensive!! id be paying close to 3 bucks a day. Get an RODI, it pays for itself.

 

[reefman]

$ is nothing, i wouldn't wanna b carrying all that water home:biglaugh:

 

[loismustdie]

.89 a gallon??? Makes no sense. Buy an RO/DI filter. You can get them for $100. If you can't afford an RO/DI system, then you can't afford livestock.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

.89 a gallon??? Makes no sense. Buy an RO/DI filter. You can get them for $100. If you can't afford an RO/DI system, then you can't afford livestock.

waiting for someone to say it :lol2: lmaooooooo

 

[meschaefer]

I used the aquarium pharacuticles tap water purifier for a number of years with good success. It makes DI water, and with the quality of city water it is more than enought to get the job done. That being said, I eventually got a RO/DI unit as it was cost efficient over the long run.

 

[charliethetuna88]

ro/di is a must whatta diffrence thatas my opion

 

[Buckeye Field Supply]

Is there some reason you're deciding against getting an RO/DI?