Aqua-Safe Advice

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

I agree. The tank takes up extra space but it is nice to have that extra reservoir. I usually use the water to top up & for the kettle. What I do is fill it up at night & it shuts off after the tank is full.

Anthony

[Matt]

A tank-equipped model it is, then. Thanks for the advice, all.

Matthew

[SJSobczyk]

Drinking RO/DI water is fine, a lot of bottled water in the store is DI water. You would only have to be worried if it was the only thing you drank/ate. (In which case you would have more serious problems to worry about)

Wait whats the problem with drinking RO/DI? Isnt the main purpose of these units for drinking water?

Thanks

Steve

[Veng68]

4 gallons......... you call that a tank............ now this is a tank http://www.aquariumwaterfilters.com/...age_tanks.html

Cheers,
Vic[veng68]

[crusty1]

Originally Posted by SJSobczyk

Wait whats the problem with drinking RO/DI? Isnt the main purpose of these units for drinking water?

Thanks

Steve

I learned about this in an RO seminar for industrial water conditioning a couple of years ago. I can't explain it very well so I did some looking. Take it all with a grain of salt. http://www.waterionizer.org/site/898596/page/463876
I work in a boiler room that gets pretty hot in the summer, have you ever noticed that when you are hot and drink a lot of bottled water it never satisfies your thirst? I do, and now I make sure I mix the bottled water with a little gatorade. It makes a huge difference.
Is this bad for your fish? No, you cleaned all the gunk out with your RO/DI unit and replaced it with the salt mix, making ideal sea water for your tank!
There is a whole lot more to it with the chemistry and biology aspect I am no expert in either of these fields so I'll leave it up to you to decide!