RO / DI water?

[Woden]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#I've been buying jugs of distilled water and using that for top off and water changes. Is this OK and where does this fit in to the RO / DI water thing?#ed_op#IMG onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#C6D3EF';this.style.bo rder='1px solid #3169C6'; " style="BORDER-RIGHT: #3169c6 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #3169c6 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #3169c6 1px solid; CURSOR: pointer; BORDER-BOTTOM: #3169c6 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #c6d3ef" onclick="InsertImage('/richedit/smileys/10.gif');" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor=''; this.style.border=''" src="http://www.captivereefing.com/richedit/smileys/10.gif" align=absMiddle#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#OH! and buy the wayif anyone had read my question in the help section....my small clown did go to fishy heaven.#ed_op#IMG src="http://www.captivereefing.com/richedit/smileys/Sad/2.gif"#ed_cl# still holdin out to see if the others are gonna make it through this Ichy Ich.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[dakar]

Think you'll find dropping $100 and buying your own RO/DI for higher quality water will pay for itself in short order, depending on how oftern you are doing water changes and how much you have to top off for evaporation. RO removes a lot of crud, but the final DI stage is where the real difference comes in. If you have access to a TDS meter test the disolved solids in the RO water you are purchasing it may surprise you.

[jerryc]

I bought RO water for a long time and it was ok don't have a lot of problems.

But the refilling and getting it home was a Paine so you will wont to look at your own
RODI as Dakar stated their a big improvement both water and convenience

[Woden]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Cool, I'll add that to the budget. My first step, cure the ich prob I have that I had asked about in the "help" section (by the way, my small clown did die, trying to save the rest). Then I'm gonna build a refuge sump and I am planning to finaly get a #ed_op#U#ed_cl#good #ed_op#/U#ed_cl#skimmer. #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#