what does to/di water mean

[87espinoza]

What does to/di water mean

 

[87espinoza]

Srry ro/Di water mean

 

[FTMMWS]

Reverse Osmosis /Deionized

 

[jcolon]

See the link below for a list of AA acronyms ... but it stand for

Reverse osmosis, followed by de-ionization which is a way of purifying water

Aquarium Advice - Aquarium Forum Community - FAQ: Acronyms and Abbreviations

 

[87espinoza]

What exactly is that process because I see Lot of people talking about it and I'm fairly new to the hobby . I currently have a thirty gallon sw n its been doing fine so far and hopefully it continues to stay that way eventually I plan on getting a 75gal when I move to reno

 

[FTMMWS]

You have to buy an RO/DI unit...to purify the water..

 

[87espinoza]

Ok thanks for that information. Is something like that a necessity or more of preference sort of item

 

[FTMMWS]

Touchy subject to say the least,,,..When i first started i was all in,,spent tons of money on all the stuff..later on i discovered i had great tap water(TDS about 30)and started an algae scrubber a few years ago(google those too)....I don't have a reef,mainly because of the fish i want to keep,but, I've been using tap for a couple years and never looked back...I would test your tap first and go from there...I'm not saying to do one VS. the other ,,but i don't think its 100% necessary(there, i said it! )to have an RO/DI unit IF you have good tap,,few do,,but good tap is out there,,and i use it...

 

[87espinoza]

Ok cool because i used only tap water with he usual tap water conditioner and my fish have been doing fine

 

[87espinoza]

But thanks again all info is always appreciated

 

[austinsdad]

RO/Di is more critical only if you do reef. Tap is likely fine for fish only applications.

 

[87espinoza]

So it is recommended for reef I eventually want to go that route

 

[Bige]

I would suggest using ro/di for reef. But if you have fish only now then go with tap to get started.