An t-iasg
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Hi everyone,
I mix RO water with my tap water -- about half and half. I get the water from a machine in the grocery store. The machine is gone, and the store is remodeling. They said it may be 3 weeks before it comes back.
In the meantime, I've tested the bottled spring water that we get to drink.
Here are the parameters, of the bottled water and the RO water:
Bottled water: pH 6.6, KH 2, GH 3
RO water: pH 6.2, KH 1, GH 1
Would you use the bottled water, mixed with tap, for water changes? Is the difference too significant? Keep in mind that it could be 3 weeks or more until the RO machine is back up, and all the RO water in the tanks would be long gone. The tanks are 5.5 gallons. Also, I'd have to adjust my ratio and use maybe 3/4 bottled water to 1/4 tap to get the pH and hardnesses to better match what's in the tank now.
I could drive about 50 minutes one way, to the hatchery where I got the bettas, to get some of their RO water. That's the only other source of RO water I know of.
Would you feel comfortable using the bottled water, or would you go get the RO water?
I mix RO water with my tap water -- about half and half. I get the water from a machine in the grocery store. The machine is gone, and the store is remodeling. They said it may be 3 weeks before it comes back.
In the meantime, I've tested the bottled spring water that we get to drink.
Here are the parameters, of the bottled water and the RO water:
Bottled water: pH 6.6, KH 2, GH 3
RO water: pH 6.2, KH 1, GH 1
Would you use the bottled water, mixed with tap, for water changes? Is the difference too significant? Keep in mind that it could be 3 weeks or more until the RO machine is back up, and all the RO water in the tanks would be long gone. The tanks are 5.5 gallons. Also, I'd have to adjust my ratio and use maybe 3/4 bottled water to 1/4 tap to get the pH and hardnesses to better match what's in the tank now.
I could drive about 50 minutes one way, to the hatchery where I got the bettas, to get some of their RO water. That's the only other source of RO water I know of.
Would you feel comfortable using the bottled water, or would you go get the RO water?