Is anyone using distilled water in there reef?

[Bryan]

I thought distilled water was not a good way to go as many use copper tubes for the heating and copper ions can end up in the output.

[Bob]

I use a distiller...I also run the water through a carbon filter first...although mine is a larger one...also runs off my hotwater tank..might be more expensive tham ro...but no waste water and cleaner....you might have to add tracce elements to your tank...always good anyway

[mike31154]

Hmm, what else do suppose may be distilled with that little unit? Wasn't aware that such small distillers were out there. I've read a lot about vodka dosing but could never figure out why anyone would waste perfectly good vodka on their fish tank. Now if this little distiller could.....

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by Bryan

I thought distilled water was not a good way to go as many use copper tubes for the heating and copper ions can end up in the output.

Cheep ones may, but expensive ones would get away from copper. as for how much copper you would get into the distilled water I woudl say it would be nothing to worry about as the copper is usaly the cooling side not the heating. the heating surface would be the same in that little one as your kettle.

Steve