is reverse osmossis water the same or equal to

[FishRFrndsNotFd]

tap water that has been dechlorinated?

thanks!

 

[seaham358]

Ro water it much better then that.... it has been run through several filters.... Dechlorinated is just water with a chemical added to remove chlorine and some have stress reducer. NO replacement for filtered water.......
RO/DI is the best we can get for our fish.....

 

[E Angel]

Can you recommend a brand of water you can buy from the grocery store that is RO/DI water??

 

[RMPD109]

I use distilled water from the store. Stay away from the spring or drinking waters sold though.

 

[E Angel]

Iknow that water will evaporate from my tank every week. Does that mean that every time I refill my tank I will have to use RO/Di water??

 

[EJS4]

yes, that's why people end up buying their own RO/DI system.

 

[FishRFrndsNotFd]

are they expensive? and what does the system consist of? is it a filter that can go on my faucet or something more complicated (ha ha like any of this could be simple).....

 

[nickthapainter]

just under $200.00 for a decent system (just received mine in the mail today from CaptiveReefs.com)

http://www.captivereefs.com/captivereefs/listcatbrand.asp?CatID=ro&brandID=aqfx

 

[nickthapainter]

d'oh!
forgot to add that it can be plumbed directly to the end of a faucet

 

[seaham358]

ebay sells them for under $100..... have severl guys I know that have got them and they love them..... Not sure which company on ebay but the buy now price was like $79.. filtersdirect??????
RO/DI is the way to go.....

 

[PumaKrieg]

RO is much better