Water purification
 

What do people generally use to purify the tap water before mixing the water with salt?

R/O unit.

Steve

R/O
 

Aren't those pretty expensive? I thought there was some sort of Canister filter you can use that only costs around $100.

I think the first thing to find out about before necessarily buying an RO unit is to find out what kind of quality water you are starting out with.

For my first year in the hobby with a fish only tank while living in California I used a standard water tap purifier with no problems whatsoever. However when I went to a reef setup there was no doubt that the RO/DI unit was my next investment.

There are some great deals on RO units through one of the ebay vendors who is apparently based out of Vancouver and does sell direct (do asearch on this board I remember something pretty recent). If you go this route, my suggestion though is to buy a minimum of a 50gpd but for the price difference I would go with a 100gpd (I wish I had done that when I bought mine!)

Good luck,

Rob

R/O
 

Is this what you were talking about because this sounds like a pretty good deal.

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...300111183&rd=1

Re: R/O
 

yes that, and yes we need water purification in Victoria.

Steve

R/O
 

Cool, thanks for the help everyone.

In the office there is a drinking water tap hooked up to some sort of filtration, what would this be?

RO.....they will notice you leaving the building with big jugs however.. :lol:

They wouldn't mind! It's very casual around the studio.

I'm picking up some jugs and bringing water home. Where could I buy those?

Re: R/O
 

Are you thinking of the Tap Water Purifier by (I think) Aquarium Pharmaceuticals? It's a DI unit (de-ionizer) and it's a pretty good deal. Remember that you'll have to replace the cartridge regularly, though, so the cost might add up.